WFSH-FM
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Called "104.7 the Fish", WFSH-FM is an FM radio station in Atlanta, Georgia
broadcasting at 104.7 MHz. The station format is called "Safe For The Whole Family", a hybrid of Christian pop and clean secular music with a mainstream feel. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas day, the station plays all Christmas music
.
WFSH-FM transmits from the tallest radio masts and towers
in Georgia (2000 feet or 600m) in Loganville
, 30 miles (48 km) east of Atlanta. This new tower allows 104.7 to better penetrate office buildings in Atlanta.
Prior to its current designation, the frequency was occupied by Cox Radio
's WALR-FM
, the R&B format "Kiss 104.7" from the mid-1990s until 2000. The once local Athens signal of 50,000 watts at 104.7, which had been Top 40 WJSR/WAGQ since the 1970s, was upgraded to class C1 to serve Atlanta in the late 80s. They debuted as Music Radio 104.7 with a Hot AC format. In late 2000, Kiss moved to 104.1 as "Kiss 104.1", to make room for Christian AC "104.7 the Fish". This was an asset
exchange between Cox Houston and Salem Communications
, which now owns and operates WFSH-FM.
Salem also operates AM stations WNIV, WGKA, WLTA, and WAFS
in Atlanta. Its sister station
is KFSH-FM
in Los Angeles, California
.
The station presents "Celebrate Freedom Atlanta" each year on Labor Day Weekend. The free outdoor concert features 15 - 20 artists and takes place at the Georgia International Horse Park
in Conyers
. The concert had an attendance of 42,000 in the first ever event in 2007.
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
broadcasting at 104.7 MHz. The station format is called "Safe For The Whole Family", a hybrid of Christian pop and clean secular music with a mainstream feel. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas day, the station plays all Christmas music
Christmas music
Christmas music comprises a variety of genres of music normally performed or heard around the Christmas season, which tends to begin in the months leading up the actual holiday and end in the weeks shortly thereafter.-Early:...
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WFSH-FM transmits from the tallest radio masts and towers
Radio masts and towers
Radio masts and towers are, typically, tall structures designed to support antennas for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television. They are among the tallest man-made structures...
in Georgia (2000 feet or 600m) in Loganville
Loganville, Georgia
Loganville is a city located mostly in Walton County with a small portion of the city located in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. The population was 10,963 at the 2009 census.-Geography:...
, 30 miles (48 km) east of Atlanta. This new tower allows 104.7 to better penetrate office buildings in Atlanta.
Prior to its current designation, the frequency was occupied by Cox Radio
Cox Radio
Cox Radio, Inc. is a division of Cox Enterprises that holds a number of radio stations. Cox Radio is headquartered at 6205 Peachtree Dunwoody Road in Sandy Springs, Georgia....
's WALR-FM
WALR-FM
WALR-FM is an urban adult contemporary-formatted radio station owned by Cox Media Group. WALR-FM is licensed to Greenville and broadcasts on a class C0 100-kilowatt signal on the 104.1 megahertz frequency...
, the R&B format "Kiss 104.7" from the mid-1990s until 2000. The once local Athens signal of 50,000 watts at 104.7, which had been Top 40 WJSR/WAGQ since the 1970s, was upgraded to class C1 to serve Atlanta in the late 80s. They debuted as Music Radio 104.7 with a Hot AC format. In late 2000, Kiss moved to 104.1 as "Kiss 104.1", to make room for Christian AC "104.7 the Fish". This was an asset
Asset
In financial accounting, assets are economic resources. Anything tangible or intangible that is capable of being owned or controlled to produce value and that is held to have positive economic value is considered an asset...
exchange between Cox Houston and Salem Communications
Salem Communications
Salem Communications is a U.S. radio broadcaster, Internet content provider, and magazine and book publisher specializing in evangelical Christian and conservative political talk radio. It owns 99 commercial radio stations, 65 of which are in the top 25 markets. Salem is the fifth largest U.S....
, which now owns and operates WFSH-FM.
Salem also operates AM stations WNIV, WGKA, WLTA, and WAFS
WAFS (AM)
WAFS AM is a local Atlanta area AM broadcasting station that broadcasts business news talk radio programming. It broadcasts at a frequency of 1190 kHz with 25,000 Watts of power during the daytime and 2,300 Watts during critical hours using a non-directional antenna...
in Atlanta. Its sister station
Sister station
In broadcasting, sister stations or sister channels are radio and/or television stations operated by the same ownership....
is KFSH-FM
KFSH-FM
KFSH-FM is a radio station in the Los Angeles metropolitan area broadcasting on the FM dial at 95.9 mHz with a contemporary Christian music format full time. It is owned by Salem Communications and is known as "The Fish"...
in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
.
The station presents "Celebrate Freedom Atlanta" each year on Labor Day Weekend. The free outdoor concert features 15 - 20 artists and takes place at the Georgia International Horse Park
Georgia International Horse Park
The Georgia International Horse Park is located in Conyers, Georgia, United States, 30 miles east of Atlanta.-History:...
in Conyers
Conyers, Georgia
Conyers is the only city in Rockdale County, Georgia, USA. It is twenty-four miles east of Atlanta. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 10,689. Census estimates of 2005 indicate a population of 12,205. The city is the county seat of Rockdale County. By 2009, the reported population was...
. The concert had an attendance of 42,000 in the first ever event in 2007.
Personalities
104.7 The Fish is 10 years old as of September 2010. The weekday personality line-up has been steady for a decade.- Kevin & Taylor mornings (since debut)
- Parks Stamper middays (since debut)
- Dan Ratcliffe afternoons (since debut)
- Mike Stoudt evenings (started on weekends but replaced Wendy Templeton soon after debut)
Awards
- 2002 Gospel Music AssociationGospel Music AssociationThe Gospel Music Association was founded in 1964 for the purpose of supporting and promoting the development of all forms of Gospel music. There are currently about 4,000 members worldwide...
Station of the Year - 2002, 2003 and 2005 Georgia Association of BroadcastersGeorgia Association of BroadcastersThe Georgia Association of Broadcasters represents radio and television broadcasters across the U.S. state of Georgia. It is affiliated with the National Association of Broadcasters....
Station of the Year - Kevin and Taylor in the Morning, 2003 and 2004 Radio and Records Personalities of the Year
- Kevin and Taylor in the Morning, 2006 and 2007 Atlanta Journal-Constitution BEST MORNING DRIVE SHOW.
- Kevin and Taylor in the Morning, 2008 Best Radio Talk Show Hosts [WSB]