WFCV (1090 AM) is a

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located in

Fort Wayne, Indiana Fort Wayne is a city in Allen County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is west of the Ohio border and south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 at the 2020 census ...

, United States. It is one of a network of stations owned and operated by the Bott Broadcasting Company. WFCV broadcasts a

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format as a member of the

Bott Radio Network The Bott Radio Network is a network of Christian radio stations in the United States, broadcasting Christian talk and teaching programs. Programs heard on the Bott Radio Network include ''Love Worth Finding'' with Adrian Rogers, ''In Touch'' wi ...

. The station was assigned the WFCV

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by the

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on May 2,

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. The station debuted in 1968 as WFWR with a middle of the road music format, which was changed in 1971 to become the market's first

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station. Following a sale in 1976, the country format was changed to easy listening music, which continued until 1980, when Bott Broadcasting purchased WFWR and changed the calls to WFCV.

History of frequency

The 1090 kHz frequency in Fort Wayne was previously assigned to WFTW, which was a 1 kW daytime AM station owned by Fort Wayne Broadcasting, Incorporated. It began broadcasting August 10, 1947, with studios in the Purdue University Building, 220 E. Jefferson Street in Fort Wayne.

References

External links

WFCV official websiteBott Radio Network

FCC History Cards for WFCV
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