WJFM (88.5 FM) is a non-commercial radio station broadcasting a

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format. Licensed to

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, the station is currently owned by

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Ministries. The listener-supported station is run by SonLife Radio, a ministry of Jimmy Swaggart Ministries. Its programming is also broadcast full-time on co-owned KCKR (91.1 FM) serving

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, WQUA (102.1 FM) serving the Mobile Alabama area; WJYM (730 AM) serving

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area; and WFFL (91.7 FM) serving

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; and WGSG (89.5 FM) serving

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. SonLife Radio is also broadcast full-time on a growing network of broadcast translators around the U.S., mostly in the south and west. The station has been programming this format since 1995, and offers programming from the Family Worship Center and Jimmy Swaggart Ministries.

History

For nearly 30 years (1962–1992), The WJFM calls were assigned to Western Michigan's 320,000-watt powerhouse FM station 93.7FM. However, when the station was sold and switched formats, the WJFM calls were dropped and changed to

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Translators

In addition to the main station, WJFM is relayed by an additional 40 translators nationwide:

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