WRFG (89.3 FM) is a non-

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. It calls itself Radio Free Georgia and is owned by the Radio Free Georgia Broadcasting Organization, featuring a

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. WRFG airs a variety of musical styles not heard on most Atlanta radio stations, including

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, bluegrass,

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, R&B,

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and

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. News programs include "

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," "

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" and some shows from

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. The station's operations are funded by listener donations, with periodic fundraising drives heard during the year.

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In October 1995, WRFG increased its

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(ERP) to 100,000 watts. On October 23, 2007, the station improved its broadcast coverage area by operating from a new antenna and tower location with 65,000

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(ERP) at 148 meters (468 feet) in

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(HAAT). Its

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is atop a tower near

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, known as the Richland Tower site. It is shared by several FM and TV stations including

WANF WANF (channel 46) is a television station in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, affiliated with CBS. It is the flagship property of locally based Gray Media and is co-owned with CW affiliate WPCH-TV (channel 17) and low-power, Class A Telemun ...

-TV,

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, WUVG-TV,

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-FM, WZGC-FM, and

WKHX-FM WKHX-FM (101.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Marietta, Georgia, featuring a country music format known as "New Country 101.5". Owned by Cumulus Media, the station serves the Atlanta metropolitan area. WKHX-FM's studios are loca ...

. WRFG's

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s and offices are located in the

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Community Center, east of

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References

External links

WRFG official website
* {{Atlanta FM RFG Community radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1973 1973 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)

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