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Radio station in Coaling–Tuscaloosa, Alabama
WFFN
Broadcast areaTuscaloosa, Alabama
Frequency95.3 MHz
Branding95.3 The Bear
Programming
FormatCountry
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner
Sister stationsWQRR, WTBC, WALJ, WTSK, WTUG-FM
History
First air date1987
Former call signsWARF-FM (1/1987-4/1987)
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID54797
ClassC2
ERP17,500 watts
HAAT256 meters (840 feet)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Website953thebear.com

WFFN (95.3 FM, "95.3 The Bear") is a radio station licensed to serve Coaling, Alabama, United States, and broadcasting to the Tuscaloosa, Alabama, area. The station is owned by Townsquare Media. It broadcasts a country music format. In 2021, it became the home of the long-running, popular "Steve & DC Show". As of 2024, WFFN-FM's Steve & DC is by far the top-rated dominant show in mornings, with the all-important advertiser coveted Adults 25-54 demographic, according to the latest Nielsen Audio report.

The station was assigned the WFFN call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on April 15, 1987. The station changed its city of license from Cordova, Alabama, to Coaling, Alabama, in late 2005.

In June 2004, New Century Radio (Vachel L. Posey Jr., president) reached an agreement to transfer WFFN to Apex Broadcasting Inc. (Houston L. Pearce, chairman) in consideration of the costs to build the facilities related to the then-upcoming change in the community of license. The deal was approved by the FCC on June 24, 2004, and the transaction was consummated on June 30, 2004. At the time of the sale, the station broadcast an oldies music format.

In February 2005, Apex Broadcasting Inc. (Houston L. Pearce, chairman) reached an agreement to sell WFFN and six other radio stations in Alabama to Citadel Broadcasting Company (Farid Suleman, chairman/CEO) for a reported sale price of $29 million. At the time of the sale, the station broadcast an oldies music format. Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.

Former logo

Cumulus sold WFFN and its sister stations to Townsquare Media effective July 31, 2012.

References

  1. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for WFFN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. "Citadel moves country station from Jasper to Tuscaloosa". Birmingham Business Journal. July 14, 2005.
  4. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  5. "Application Search Details (BLH-20050603ABJ )". FCC Media Bureau. 2005-10-11.
  6. "Changing Hands - 10/18/2004". Broadcasting & Cable. 2004-10-18.
  7. "Application Search Details (BALH-20040607AEG)". FCC Media Bureau. 2004-06-30.
  8. "Deals - 2/21/2005". Broadcasting & Cable. 2005-02-21.
  9. "Cumulus now owns Citadel Broadcasting". Atlanta Business Journal. September 16, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011.

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  • **License held by a divestiture trust; sale pending.

33°03′14″N 87°32′56″W / 33.054°N 87.549°W / 33.054; -87.549


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