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{{Infobox Radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WTCF
| name = WTCF
| image =
| logo = KLOVE 2014.svg
| city = [[Wardensville, West Virginia]]
| logo_size = 200px
| city = [[Wardensville, West Virginia]]
| area = Northern [[Shenandoah Valley]]
| area = {{ubl|Northern [[Shenandoah Valley]]|[[Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia]]|[[Potomac Highlands of West Virginia]]}}
| branding = ''"The Cross FM"''
| branding = ''K-LOVE''
| slogan =
| airdate = August 15, [[2012 in radio|2012]]
| airdate = [[2012 in radio|2012]]
| frequency = {{Frequency|[[103.3 FM]]|[[MHz]]}}
| translators = {{Radio Relay|98.9 MHz|W255CK|[[Front Royal, Virginia|Front Royal]]}}
| frequency = 103.3 [[Megahertz|MHz]]
| format = [[Dark (broadcasting)|Silent]]<br><small>to be [[Contemporary Christian]]/[[Christian Rock]]</small>
| format = [[Contemporary Christian]]<ref name="Arbitron"/>
| power = 350 [[watt|Watts]]
| power = 350 [[watt]]s
| erp =
| haat = {{convert|410|m|ft|sp=us}}
| haat = {{convert|410|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = A
| class = A
| facility_id = 189559
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| facility_id = 189559
| coordinates = {{coord|39|10|58.0|N|78|23|23.0|W|type:landmark}}
| coordinates = {{coord|39|10|58.0|N|78|23|23.0|W|type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning = '''W''' '''T'''he '''C'''ross '''F'''M
| callsign_meaning = "The Cross FM" (former branding/format)
| former_callsigns =
| former_callsigns =
| owner = Alex Media, Inc.<br><small>(''sale pending to Timber Ridge Ministries, Inc.'')</small>
| owner = [[Educational Media Foundation]]
| licensee =
| licensee =
| sister_stations =
| sister_stations = [[WAIW (FM)|WAIW]], [[WLVW]], [[WLZV]]
| webcast = [http://www.thecrossfm.com/THECROSSFM.wpl WTCF Webstream]
| webcast = {{listenlive|http://www.klove.com/listen/player.aspx}}
| website = [http://www.thecrossfm.com/ WTCF Online]
| website = {{URL|http://www.klove.com/}}
| affiliations =
| affiliations = [[K-LOVE]]
}}
}}


'''WTCF''' is a [[Dark (broadcasting)|Silent]] [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] [[radio station]] licensed to [[Wardensville, West Virginia]], serving the Northern [[Shenandoah Valley]]. WTCF is owned and operated by Alex Media, Inc, though operated under a Time Brokerage Agreement by Timber Ridge Ministries, Inc.
'''WTCF''' is a [[Contemporary Christian]] formatted [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] [[radio station]] licensed to [[Wardensville, West Virginia]], serving the Northern [[Shenandoah Valley]] in [[Virginia]] and the [[Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia|Eastern Panhandle]] and [[Potomac Highlands of West Virginia|Potomac Highlands]] of [[West Virginia]].<ref name="Arbitron"/><ref name="Coverage"/> WTCF is owned and operated by [[Educational Media Foundation]].<ref name="FCC"/>


==Pre-Broadcast History==
==Pre-broadcast history==
On May 23, 2011, the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) annouced Alex Media, Inc. as the highest bidder for the 103.3 FM frequency to be located in Wardensville, West Virginia as part of Auction 91.<ref name="Auction91">{{cite web|url=http://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/default.htm?job=release&id=103&y=2011|title=FCC FM Broadcast Auction - Auction ID: 91 - Winning Bids|date=May 23, 2011|accessdate=May 2, 2012|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]}}</ref> On August 17, 2011, Alex Media filed a construction permit for a radio station to broadcast on 103.3 FM and transmit from Little North Mountain in Western [[Frederick County, Virginia]].<ref name="OrgCP">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101429207&qnum=5260&copynum=1&exhcnum=1|title=Exhibit 27 - Engineering Statement Regarding Section 73.315|accessdate=May 2, 2012|last=Delawder|first=Darryl K.|publisher=Delawder Communications, Inc.}}</ref>
On May 23, 2011, the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) announced Alex Media, Inc. as high bidder and winner of the auction for the 103.3 FM frequency to be located in Wardensville, West Virginia, part of Auction 91.<ref name="Auction91"/> Alex Media filed a [[construction permit]] on August 17, 2011, for a radio station to broadcast on that frequency and transmit from [[North Mountain (Virginia-West Virginia)|Little North Mountain]] in western [[Frederick County, Virginia]].<ref name="OrgCP"/>


A potential problem of the new station and existing station [[WLTK]] (which also broadcasts on 103.3) was corrected on August 17, 2011. Alex Media, Inc. asked the FCC to file a "Show Cause" notice asking [[WLTK]] to move to vacant frequency 102.9 FM.<ref name="OrgCP"/><ref name="ShowCause">{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=27731|title=Notice of Show Cause|date=August 17, 2011|accessdate=May 2, 2012|last=Crawford|first=Susan N.|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]}}</ref> On November 7, 2011, WLTK filed to move from 103.3 FM to 102.9 FM, which will allow Alex Media to begin broadcasting on 103.3 FM without undue interference to WLTK.<ref name="WLTKApp">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101441160&formid=301&fac_num=12600|title=Application for Construction Permit for Commerical Broadcast Station|date=November 7, 2011|accessdate=May 2, 2012|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]}}</ref>
A potential problem between the new station and existing station [[WLTK]], which was also broadcasting on 103.3, was corrected after Alex Media asked the FCC to file a "Show Cause" notice asking [[WLTK]] to move to vacant frequency 102.9 FM.<ref name="OrgCP"/><ref name="ShowCause"/> On November 7, 2011, WLTK filed to move from 103.3 FM to 102.9 FM, allowing Alex Media to begin broadcasting on 103.3 FM without interference.<ref name="WLTKApp"/> On June 15, 2012, the owners of WLTK applied for and were granted a new [[broadcast license]] moving it from 103.3 to 102.9, but from the same location and tower, at the same power and over the same coverage area as previously.<ref name="fcclicapp"/> On June 19, 2012, WLTK officially switched frequencies from 103.3 to 102.9&nbsp;MHz.


The [[call sign]] WTCF was awarded on March 19, 2012,<ref name="CallSign"/> and on June 21, 2012, it was announced on "The Cross FM", a web-only radio station broadcasting from [[WTRM]]'s studios in [[Winchester, Virginia]], that it would launch on WTCF in "45 to 60 days".<ref name="Announcement"/>
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On March 19, 2012, the station was given the callsign WTCF.<ref name="CallSign">{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/callsign/query.hts?Form_Level=callsign&Call_Sign=WTCF|title=Call Sign Desk - Query|accessdate=May 2, 2012|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]}}</ref>


On June 25, 2012, Alex Media entered into an Option Agreement to sell WTCF to [[WTRM]] owners Timber Ridge Ministries, Inc. for $650,000.<ref name="Option"/> A [[local marketing agreement|time brokerage agreement]] was also entered on the same date.<ref name="Time"/> On the same day, Alex Media applied for a construction permit to move to another tower, {{convert|100|ft|m|sp=us}} from the authorized tower, with an increase in power, from 340 watts to 350 watts.<ref name="TowerMove"/> One day later on July 26, 2012, the station announced via their official Facebook page, that they would be launching on September 4, 2012, but will be in "testing mode" during the month of August.<ref name="Launch"/> At 10:00am, on August 15, 2012, WTCF began operations in "testing mode".<ref name="Launch2"/>
On June 15, 2012, the owners of WLTK applied for and were granted a new broadcast license moving it from 103.3 to 102.9, but from the same location and tower, at the same power and over the same coverage area as previously.<ref>[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101503522&formid=1&fac_num=12600 Application for FM Broadcast Station License]</ref>. On June 19, 2012, WLTK officially switched frequencies from 103.3 to 102.9.


On August 28, 2012, Alex Media filed an "Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station" for WTCF in advance of the station's September 4 launch.<ref name="License1"/> It would not be until one month later, on September 28, that WTCF would apply for and be granted an FM broadcast license.<ref name="License2"/> WTCF ended their "testing mode" programming and officially launched on September 4, 2012 at 9:00 am.<ref name="Launch3"/>
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On June 21, 2012, it was announced on "The Cross FM", a web-only radio station broadcasting from [[WTRM]]'s studios in [[Winchester, Virginia]], that it would launch on WTCF in "45 to 60 days".<ref name="Announcement">{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/TheCrossFM/posts/335378043206526|title=In case you missed...|date=June 22, 2012|accessdate=July 14, 2012|publisher=The Cross FM/Timber Ridge Ministries, Inc.}}</ref> The announcement was posted on the station's official Facebook page one day later.<ref name="Announcement"/>


==Sale of WTRM==
On June 25, 2012, Alex Media, Inc. entered into an Option Agreement to sell WTCF to [[WTRM]] owners Timber Ridge Ministries, Inc. for $650,000.<ref name="Option">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101504023&qnum=5030&copynum=1&exhcnum=1|title=Option Agreement|accessdate=June 25, 2012|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]}}</ref> A Time Brokerage Agreement was also entered on the same date.<ref name="Time">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101504023&qnum=5030&copynum=1&exhcnum=2|title=Time Brokerage Agreement|accessdate=June 25, 2012|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]}}</ref>
On February 6, 2013, Timber Ridge Ministries sold then-sister station WTRM to the [[American Family Association]] for $1.1 million.<ref name="Sale1"/><ref name="Sale2"/><ref name="Sale3"/> The sale was approved by the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) on March 28, 2013<ref name="Sale4"/> and was closed on April 11, 2013.<ref name="Sale5"/> At 8:30 pm on April 11, 2013, WTRM officially switched to [[American Family Radio]] programming with "Southern Light" programming remaining online on a Timber Ridge Ministries owned website.<ref name="WTRMSwitch"/>


WTCF was not part of the sale and programming on WTCF was not affected.<ref name="Sale2"/>
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Also on June 25, 2012, Alex Media, Inc. applied for a construction permit to move to another tower, 100 feet from the authorized tower, with an increase in power, from 340 watts to 350 watts.<ref name="TowerMove">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101504023&formid=301&fac_num=189559|title=Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station|accessdate=June 25, 2012|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]}}</ref>


==Sale of WTCF==
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The station announced on July 26, 2012, via their official Facebook page, that they would be launching on September 4, 2012, but will be in "testing mode" during the month of August.<ref name="Launch">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossFM/posts/349318725145791|title=The Cross FM OFFICIAL LAUNCH on Your FM DIAL: September 4th!|date=July 26, 2012|accessdate=July 26, 2012|publisher=The Cross FM/Timber Ridge Ministries, Inc.}}</ref>
Alex Media, Inc. filed an Asset Purchase Agreement with the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) on July 5, 2013, beginning the process of selling WTCF to Timber Ridge Ministries for $650,000.<ref name="Sale6"/> Alex Media had previously entered into an Option Agreement to sell WTCF to Timber Ridge Ministries for $650,000 back on June 25, 2012.<ref name="Option"/> An application to assign the WTCF license to Timber Ridge Ministries was filed on August 26, 2013,<ref name="Sale7"/> and was consummated on September 1, 2013.


==References==
==Format Flip==
WTCF signed off its hybrid [[contemporary Christian]]/[[Christian rock]]/[[Christian hip hop]] after just 18 months on the air, switching to [[Southern Gospel]] as "Southern Light" at 12Noon on March 27, 2014.<ref name="FormatFlip1"/> The "Southern Light" format was previously heard on former sister-station [[WTRM]].<ref name="FormatFlip2"/>
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{{reflist|2}}


==External Links==
==Sold again==
On May 19, 2014, [[Educational Media Foundation]] (EMF) purchased WTCF, from owner Timber Ridge Ministries, for $425,000.<ref name="EMFSale1"/><ref name="EMFSale2"/> Timber Ridge sold the station for $175,000 less than what they purchased it for in 2013.<ref name="Sale6"/> In its filing with the FCC, EMF announced plans to make WTCF an affiliate of their [[K-LOVE]] network.<ref name="EMFSale3"/>
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* [http://www.thecrossfm.com/ The Cross FM Online]
* [http://www.facebook.com/TheCrossFM The Cross FM on ''Facebook'']
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* {{FM station data|WTCF}}


The FCC granted the sale of WTCF on July 2, 2014.<ref name="EMFSale4"/> Timber Ridge closed on a sale of nearby station, [[WVRS]], on July 3, 2014.<ref name="WVRS1"/> Four days later, the station began simulcasting its [[Southern Gospel]] format on WVRS.<ref name="WVRS2"/>
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At 12:00am on August 1, the simulcast of WVRS and WTCF ended.<ref name="WVRS3"/> The Southern Gospel format remained on WVRS, with [[K-LOVE]] programming beginning on WTCF.<ref name="KLOVE"/> The sale of WTCF to EMF was closed on September 2, 2014.<ref name="EMFClosed"/>

==References==
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{{reflist|2|refs=
<ref name="FCC">{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WTCF|title=WTCF Facility Record|access-date=July 7, 2013|work=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="Arbitron">{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=WI14&band=fm&callLetter=WTCF|title=Arbitron Station Information Profiles|access-date=August 1, 2014|work=[[Nielsen Audio]]/[[Nielsen Holdings]]}}</ref>
<ref name="Coverage">{{cite web|url=https://maps.google.com/?q=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/contourplot.kml%3Fgmap%3D2%26appid%3D1512244%26call%3DWTCF%26freq%3D103.3%26contour%3D60%26city%3DWARDENSVILLE%26state%3DWV.kml|title=60 dBu Service Contour for WTCF, 103.3 MHz, Wardensville, WV|access-date=July 6, 2013|work=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="Auction91">{{cite web|url=http://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/default.htm?job=release&id=103&y=2011|title=FCC FM Broadcast Auction - Auction ID: 91 - Winning Bids|date=May 23, 2011|access-date=May 2, 2012|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="OrgCP">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101429207&qnum=5260&copynum=1&exhcnum=1|title=Exhibit 27 - Engineering Statement Regarding Section 73.315|access-date=May 2, 2012|last=Delawder|first=Darryl K.|publisher=Delawder Communications, Inc.}}</ref>
<ref name="ShowCause">{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=27731 |title=Notice of Show Cause |date=August 17, 2011 |access-date=May 2, 2012|last=Crawford|first=Susan N.|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="WLTKApp">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101441160&formid=301&fac_num=12600|title=Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station|date=November 7, 2011|access-date=May 2, 2012|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
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<ref name="CallSign">{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/callsign/query.hts?Form_Level=callsign&Call_Sign=WTCF|title=Call Sign Desk - Query|access-date=May 2, 2012|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="fcclicapp">[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101503522&formid=1&fac_num=12600 Application for FM Broadcast Station License]</ref>
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<ref name="Announcement">{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/TheCrossFM/posts/335378043206526|title=In case you missed...|date=June 22, 2012|access-date=July 14, 2012|publisher=The Cross FM/Timber Ridge Ministries, Inc.}}</ref>
<ref name="Option">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101504023&qnum=5030&copynum=1&exhcnum=1|title=Option Agreement|access-date=June 25, 2012|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="Time">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101504023&qnum=5030&copynum=1&exhcnum=2|title=Time Brokerage Agreement|access-date=June 25, 2012|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
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<ref name="TowerMove">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101504023&formid=301&fac_num=189559|title=Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station|access-date=June 25, 2012|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
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<ref name="Launch">{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/TheCrossFM/posts/349318725145791|title=The Cross FM OFFICIAL LAUNCH on Your FM DIAL: September 4th!|date=July 26, 2012|access-date=July 27, 2012|publisher=The Cross FM/Timber Ridge Ministries, Inc.}}</ref>
<ref name="Launch2">{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/TheCrossFM/posts/355659377845059|title=The time is here....|date=August 15, 2012|access-date=August 16, 2012|publisher=The Cross FM/Timber Ridge Ministries, Inc.}}</ref>
<ref name="License1">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101504023&formid=301&fac_num=189559|title=Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station|date=August 28, 2012|access-date=September 29, 2012|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="Launch3">{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/TheCrossFM/posts/362247313852932|title=As of...|date=September 3, 2012|access-date=September 3, 2012|publisher=The Cross FM/Timber Ridge Ministries, Inc.}}</ref>
<ref name="License2">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101512244&formid=1&fac_num=189559|title=Application for FM Broadcast Station License|date=September 28, 2012|access-date=September 29, 2012|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="Sale1">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101540481&formid=314&fac_num=67125|title=Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License|date=February 6, 2013|access-date=February 8, 2013|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="Sale2">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101540481&qnum=5040&copynum=1&exhcnum=1|title=Asset Purchase Agreement|date=February 5, 2013|access-date=February 8, 2013|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="Sale3">{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/115130/virginia-noncomm-and-its-pennsylvania-translators-|title=Virginia Noncomm And Its Pennsylvania Translators Sold|date=February 8, 2013|access-date=February 10, 2013|publisher=All Access Music Group}}</ref>
<ref name="Sale4">{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1540481|title=Application Search Details|access-date=March 29, 2013|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="Sale5">{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/117309/georgia-am-sold|title=Georgia AM Sold|date=April 11, 2013|access-date=April 11, 2013|publisher=All Access Music Group}}</ref>
<ref name="WTRMSwitch">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/VARTV/statuses/322513162148663296|title=American Family Radio's newly...|date=April 11, 2013|access-date=July 5, 2013|publisher=Robert F. Corbin via Twitter}}</ref>
<ref name="Sale6">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101561164&qnum=5040&copynum=1&exhcnum=1|title=Asset Purchase Agreement|date=June 27, 2013|access-date=July 5, 2013|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="Sale7">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101570492&formid=314&fac_num=189559|title=Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License|date=August 26, 2013|access-date=October 17, 2013|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="FormatFlip1">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=613497245394603&set=a.129290637148602.30647.127886163955716&type=1&stream_ref=10|title=The Cross FM|date=March 27, 2014|access-date=March 27, 2014|publisher=The Cross FM/Timber Ridge Ministries, Inc.}}</ref>
<ref name="FormatFlip2">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/VARTV/status/449241256359911424|title=The southern gospel format...|date=March 27, 2014|access-date=March 27, 2014|publisher=Robert F. Corbin via Twitter}}</ref>
<ref name="EMFSale1">{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/129760/kentucky-trio-two-ams-in-washington-state-west-vir|title=Kentucky Trio, Two AMs In Washington State, West Virginia FM Sold|date=May 19, 2014|access-date=May 20, 2014|publisher=All Access Music Group}}</ref>
<ref name="EMFSale2">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101637182&formid=314&fac_num=189559|title=Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License|date=May 19, 2014|access-date=May 20, 2014|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="EMFSale3">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101637182&qnum=5170&copynum=1&exhcnum=1|title=Main Studio Waiver|access-date=May 20, 2014|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="EMFSale4">{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1637182|title=Application Search Details - BALED-20140516AAA|access-date=July 8, 2014|work=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="WVRS1">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101642973&formid=905&fac_num=122630|title=Consummation Notice|date=July 3, 2014|access-date=July 8, 2014|work=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="WVRS2">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/SouthernLight.us/posts/618987058208283|title=Please Make Note...|date=July 7, 2014|access-date=July 8, 2014|work=Timber Ridge Ministries/Facebook}}</ref>
<ref name="WVRS3">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/SouthernLight.us/posts/630444910395831|title=Starting August 1, 2014 we will only be...|date=July 28, 2014|access-date=July 29, 2014|work=Timber Ridge Ministries/Facebook}}</ref>
<ref name="KLOVE">{{cite web|url=http://www.klove.com/music/radio-stations/radio-station-download.aspx |title=K-LOVE Master Station List |access-date=December 23, 2014 |work=Educational Media Foundation |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516134527/http://www.klove.com/music/radio-stations/radio-station-download.aspx |archive-date=May 16, 2011 }}</ref>
<ref name="EMFClosed">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101649253&formid=905&fac_num=189559|title=Consummation Notice|date=September 3, 2014|access-date=September 4, 2014|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.klove.com/ K-LOVE Online]
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* {{FM station data|189559|WTCF}}


{{Winchester Radio}}
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[[Category:Contemporary Christian radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:K-Love radio stations]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 2012]]
[[Category:Educational Media Foundation radio stations]]
[[Category:Christian radio stations in West Virginia|TCF]]

Latest revision as of 09:31, 21 July 2024

WTCF
Broadcast area
Frequency103.3 FM MHz
BrandingK-LOVE
Programming
FormatContemporary Christian[1]
AffiliationsK-LOVE
Ownership
OwnerEducational Media Foundation
WAIW, WLVW, WLZV
History
First air date
August 15, 2012
Call sign meaning
"The Cross FM" (former branding/format)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID189559
ClassA
Power350 watts
HAAT410 meters (1,350 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
39°10′58.0″N 78°23′23.0″W / 39.182778°N 78.389722°W / 39.182778; -78.389722
Translator(s)98.9 MHz W255CK (Front Royal)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.klove.com

WTCF is a Contemporary Christian formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Wardensville, West Virginia, serving the Northern Shenandoah Valley in Virginia and the Eastern Panhandle and Potomac Highlands of West Virginia.[1][3] WTCF is owned and operated by Educational Media Foundation.[4]

Pre-broadcast history

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On May 23, 2011, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced Alex Media, Inc. as high bidder and winner of the auction for the 103.3 FM frequency to be located in Wardensville, West Virginia, part of Auction 91.[5] Alex Media filed a construction permit on August 17, 2011, for a radio station to broadcast on that frequency and transmit from Little North Mountain in western Frederick County, Virginia.[6]

A potential problem between the new station and existing station WLTK, which was also broadcasting on 103.3, was corrected after Alex Media asked the FCC to file a "Show Cause" notice asking WLTK to move to vacant frequency 102.9 FM.[6][7] On November 7, 2011, WLTK filed to move from 103.3 FM to 102.9 FM, allowing Alex Media to begin broadcasting on 103.3 FM without interference.[8] On June 15, 2012, the owners of WLTK applied for and were granted a new broadcast license moving it from 103.3 to 102.9, but from the same location and tower, at the same power and over the same coverage area as previously.[9] On June 19, 2012, WLTK officially switched frequencies from 103.3 to 102.9 MHz.

The call sign WTCF was awarded on March 19, 2012,[10] and on June 21, 2012, it was announced on "The Cross FM", a web-only radio station broadcasting from WTRM's studios in Winchester, Virginia, that it would launch on WTCF in "45 to 60 days".[11]

On June 25, 2012, Alex Media entered into an Option Agreement to sell WTCF to WTRM owners Timber Ridge Ministries, Inc. for $650,000.[12] A time brokerage agreement was also entered on the same date.[13] On the same day, Alex Media applied for a construction permit to move to another tower, 100 feet (30 m) from the authorized tower, with an increase in power, from 340 watts to 350 watts.[14] One day later on July 26, 2012, the station announced via their official Facebook page, that they would be launching on September 4, 2012, but will be in "testing mode" during the month of August.[15] At 10:00am, on August 15, 2012, WTCF began operations in "testing mode".[16]

On August 28, 2012, Alex Media filed an "Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station" for WTCF in advance of the station's September 4 launch.[17] It would not be until one month later, on September 28, that WTCF would apply for and be granted an FM broadcast license.[18] WTCF ended their "testing mode" programming and officially launched on September 4, 2012 at 9:00 am.[19]

Sale of WTRM

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On February 6, 2013, Timber Ridge Ministries sold then-sister station WTRM to the American Family Association for $1.1 million.[20][21][22] The sale was approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on March 28, 2013[23] and was closed on April 11, 2013.[24] At 8:30 pm on April 11, 2013, WTRM officially switched to American Family Radio programming with "Southern Light" programming remaining online on a Timber Ridge Ministries owned website.[25]

WTCF was not part of the sale and programming on WTCF was not affected.[21]

Sale of WTCF

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Alex Media, Inc. filed an Asset Purchase Agreement with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on July 5, 2013, beginning the process of selling WTCF to Timber Ridge Ministries for $650,000.[26] Alex Media had previously entered into an Option Agreement to sell WTCF to Timber Ridge Ministries for $650,000 back on June 25, 2012.[12] An application to assign the WTCF license to Timber Ridge Ministries was filed on August 26, 2013,[27] and was consummated on September 1, 2013.

Format Flip

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WTCF signed off its hybrid contemporary Christian/Christian rock/Christian hip hop after just 18 months on the air, switching to Southern Gospel as "Southern Light" at 12Noon on March 27, 2014.[28] The "Southern Light" format was previously heard on former sister-station WTRM.[29]

Sold again

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On May 19, 2014, Educational Media Foundation (EMF) purchased WTCF, from owner Timber Ridge Ministries, for $425,000.[30][31] Timber Ridge sold the station for $175,000 less than what they purchased it for in 2013.[26] In its filing with the FCC, EMF announced plans to make WTCF an affiliate of their K-LOVE network.[32]

The FCC granted the sale of WTCF on July 2, 2014.[33] Timber Ridge closed on a sale of nearby station, WVRS, on July 3, 2014.[34] Four days later, the station began simulcasting its Southern Gospel format on WVRS.[35]

At 12:00am on August 1, the simulcast of WVRS and WTCF ended.[36] The Southern Gospel format remained on WVRS, with K-LOVE programming beginning on WTCF.[37] The sale of WTCF to EMF was closed on September 2, 2014.[38]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTCF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "60 dBu Service Contour for WTCF, 103.3 MHz, Wardensville, WV". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  4. ^ "WTCF Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  5. ^ "FCC FM Broadcast Auction - Auction ID: 91 - Winning Bids". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. May 23, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
  6. ^ a b Delawder, Darryl K. "Exhibit 27 - Engineering Statement Regarding Section 73.315". Delawder Communications, Inc. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
  7. ^ Crawford, Susan N. (August 17, 2011). "Notice of Show Cause". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
  8. ^ "Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. November 7, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
  9. ^ Application for FM Broadcast Station License
  10. ^ "Call Sign Desk - Query". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
  11. ^ "In case you missed..." The Cross FM/Timber Ridge Ministries, Inc. June 22, 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  12. ^ a b "Option Agreement". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  13. ^ "Time Brokerage Agreement". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  14. ^ "Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  15. ^ "The Cross FM OFFICIAL LAUNCH on Your FM DIAL: September 4th!". The Cross FM/Timber Ridge Ministries, Inc. July 26, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  16. ^ "The time is here..." The Cross FM/Timber Ridge Ministries, Inc. August 15, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  17. ^ "Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. August 28, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  18. ^ "Application for FM Broadcast Station License". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. September 28, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  19. ^ "As of..." The Cross FM/Timber Ridge Ministries, Inc. September 3, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  20. ^ "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. February 6, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  21. ^ a b "Asset Purchase Agreement". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. February 5, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  22. ^ "Virginia Noncomm And Its Pennsylvania Translators Sold". All Access Music Group. February 8, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  23. ^ "Application Search Details". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  24. ^ "Georgia AM Sold". All Access Music Group. April 11, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  25. ^ "American Family Radio's newly..." Robert F. Corbin via Twitter. April 11, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  26. ^ a b "Asset Purchase Agreement". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. June 27, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  27. ^ "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. August 26, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  28. ^ "The Cross FM". The Cross FM/Timber Ridge Ministries, Inc. March 27, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  29. ^ "The southern gospel format..." Robert F. Corbin via Twitter. March 27, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  30. ^ "Kentucky Trio, Two AMs In Washington State, West Virginia FM Sold". All Access Music Group. May 19, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  31. ^ "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. May 19, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  32. ^ "Main Studio Waiver". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  33. ^ "Application Search Details - BALED-20140516AAA". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  34. ^ "Consummation Notice". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. July 3, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  35. ^ "Please Make Note..." Timber Ridge Ministries/Facebook. July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  36. ^ "Starting August 1, 2014 we will only be..." Timber Ridge Ministries/Facebook. July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  37. ^ "K-LOVE Master Station List". Educational Media Foundation. Archived from the original on May 16, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  38. ^ "Consummation Notice". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. September 3, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
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