| WFRW-FM | |
| City: | Kingston Springs, Tennessee |
| Area: | Nashville metropolitan area |
| Branding: | Family Radio |
| Frequency: | 93.7 MHz |
| Airdate: | 1991 |
| Format: | Christian radio |
| Erp: | 1,150 watts |
| Class: | A |
| Facility Id: | 18714 |
| Coordinates: | 36.1361°N -86.9844°W |
| Callsign Meaning: | Family Radio |
| Former Callsigns: | WYYB (1991–2003) WFFI (2003–2024) |
| Owner: | Educational Media Foundation (Sale pending to Family Radio) |
| Webcast: | Listen Live |
| Website: | familyradio.org |
| Affiliations: | Family Radio |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WFRW (93.7 MHz) is an FM radio station broadcasting in the Middle Tennessee area. WFRW is licensed to Kingston Springs, with the station serving the Nashville metropolitan area.
The station is currently owned by the Educational Media Foundation, with the sale pending to Family Radio. The station broadcasts a Reformed Christian teaching format with programs by noted pastors such as John MacArthur and R.C. Sproul. It also plays a mix of Christian contemporary and Christian hymns by artists such as Michael W. Smith, Marty Goetz, Keith & Kristyn Getty, and Sovereign Grace Music.
WFFI was previously operated under the callsign WYYB, and was a simulcast of WRLG (Now WAIV-FM), which broadcast the active rock format under "Thunder 94", the AAA format under "The Phoenix", and was briefly a simulcast of WRLT.[1] [2] Prior to this, it was briefly the FM affiliate of WDKN, a community-oriented station in Dickson, Tennessee, to which it was originally licensed.
Shortly before the sale to Salem Media Group, WYYB began simulcasting then-sister station WRLT. WYYB anolg with WRLG would be sold to Salem Media on August 14, 2002, and would switch to the Contemporary Christian format branded as "The Fish" the next day on August 15, and would change its callsign to WFFI.[3]
On March 21, 2024, Salem Media Group announced that they were selling their Nashville Christian AC "Fish" brands to Educational Media Foundation for $7 million, those stations being WFFH, WFFI and WBOZ. A Network Affiliation Agreement took effect on May 1 ahead of closing the sale.
At the stroke of midnight on May 1, 2024, WFFI along with WBOZ (Now WLVN) began airing the national K-LOVE radio feed without explanation, following the implementation of a local marketing agreement between Salem Media and Educational Media Foundation. [4] The Sale of the three Stations were Finalized on June 7,2024.[5] Salem's Today's Christian Music/The Fish format continues to be heard online only at The Fish Website.[6] [7] [8]
On October 2, 2024, Franklin, Tennessee based Family Radio announced that they will acquire WFFI from Educational Media Foundation for $2.1 million. With this acquisition, not only Family Radio will enter and have its first station in the Middle Tennessee area; it will also finally have a Flagship Station in the area as well. The deal includes WFFI’s tower property, and a network affiliation agreement will take effect on Tuesday, October 15 with the station launching its “Family Radio” Christian Preaching programming, and will also change WFFI's callsign to WFRW in the process.[9] On Monday October 7, 2024, WFFI suspended K-Love Programming & ran a repeating looping message, redirecting listeners to WLVU 97.1 FM & WLVN 104.9 FM, which continues to play the K-Love Format. The Family Radio Christian Format officially began permanently on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at the stroke of midnight, and changed its call sign officially to WFRW in the process.