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.