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| Broadcast area | Buffalo metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 101.7 MHz |
| Branding | The Station of the Cross |
| Programming | |
| Format | Catholic radio |
| Affiliations | EWTN Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Holy Family Communications |
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| History | |
First air date | November 9, 1977; 46 years ago (1977-11-09) |
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Call sign meaning | Our Lady of Fatima |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 2,800 watts |
| HAAT | 148 meters (486 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°46′59″N 78°27′29″W / 42.783°N 78.458°W / 42.783; -78.458 |
| Repeater(s) | WLGU 90.7 Lancaster, New York |
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| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | thestationofthecross |
WLOF (101.7 MHz) is a non-commercial FM radio station licensedtoElma, New York and serving the Buffalo metropolitan area. It broadcasts a Catholic talk and teaching radio format. Referred to as The Station of the Cross, WLOF is owned and operated by Holy Family Communications. The call sign represent Our Lady of Fatima, to whom this station is dedicated.
WLOF has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 2,800 watts. Programming is simulcastonWHIC 1460 AMinRochester, New York, and WLGU 90.7 FMinLancaster, New York. WLGU is powered at 1,000 watts. The stations rely on the EWTN Global Catholic Radio Network for much of their programming.
The station signed on the air on November 9, 1977; 46 years ago (1977-11-09).[1] The original call letters were WBTF and it called itself "BT Country," airing a country music format. It was the sister stationtoWBTA 1490 AMinBatavia, New York. WBTF was originally licensed to Attica.[2]
Beginning on February 13, 1998, 101.7 FM was acquired by Broben Communications, Inc. and used WXOX as its call sign. WXOX then required nearby station WHUG in Jamestown to change frequencies in an effort to gain coverage area. As WXOX, the station broadcast modern rock as "The Spot", supposedly covering "Attica, Amherst and Buffalo" and acting as a challenger to WEDG. It made a significant advertising blitz in the Buffalo media market and even created its own "Spotfest" music festival, but it never even registered a measurable audience in the ratings. WXOX had a weak signal in Buffalo and Niagara Falls.[3]
On August 15, 1999, Holy Family Communications acquired WXOX and began broadcasting Catholic programming as WLOF. It became the sixth Catholic radio station in the United States.[4]
On August 15, 2009, WLOF celebrated its tenth anniversary by hosting Fr. John Corapi, a member of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT), at the HSBC ArenainBuffalo, New York. Over 11,000 people attended this celebration.[5]
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