TV Technical Profile: WFRZ-LD

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Channel:
33

Programming:
34.1 - Local Religious
34.2 - Religious

Transmitter Location:
[map] [street view] [bird's eye] Along Sevenmile Creek, north of Wares Ferry Road in northeast Montgomery. Co-located with radio stations WXFX, WMXS, WLWI and WHHY.

Power (ERP):
15 kW

Height Above Average Terrain (HAAT):
459 feet

Antenna:
Omnidirectional

Other Information:

[FCC]
[FCCdata]
[RabbitEars.info]

[Wikipedia]

[Facebook] For the Frazer church
[Facebook] For Greater Love Television

Owned By:
Oasis Television Ministries, LLC

History:
This station dates back to a low power analog translator granted to Frazer Free Methodist Church in Montgomery, that first signed on in May of 1994 on channel 14, as W14BV.  In the year 2000 the station moved to channel 61 (as W61DH).  The station later applied for channel 53, before being pushed to channel 34 as part of the repacking plan with the advent of digital television.  The station achieved Class A status in 2003, and took on the WFRZ-CA calls to reflect that.  At this point, the station was running 20 kW (and later, nearly 30 kW) on channel 34.  In 2007 the station opted to flash-cut to digital on their existing channel; the digital facility was finally put on the air in February 2009. 

Around this time the station was noted to be airing a mix of local religious programming, but also aired showed from The Walk TV, Legacy TV and The Family Channel.  A second subchannel was added at an unknown point; it carried Inspiration TV for a while and was later noted to be airing the NRB Network. It's unclear if, as of 2025, the station is still carrying any of this network programming. The Wikipedia entry was deleted at some point, and the Rabbit Ears only lists "religious" on both subchannels as of July 2025.

The station began operating at low power at the end of March 2018 due to transmitter issues, and received an STA extension in November 2018 to keep operating at low power.  The station moved to RF channel 33 in September 2019. 

In mid-July 2025 Frazer Free Methodist Church filed a license transfer, selling the station to Oasis Television Ministries, owners of Greater Love TV.  As part of the asset list, it was noted the station is using an ERI ALP16L2-HSOC antenna, fed by a Hitachi 1 kW transmitter.  A price for the station was not disclosed.  Part of the agreement includes carrying Oasis' Greater Love Television for one hour a week for the next 45 years.