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Radio station in Harrington, Delaware, United States

This article is about the Christian radio station in Harrington, Delaware. For the radio station formerly with this call sign in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, see [WLVZ](/source/WLVZ).

WKNZ Harrington, Delaware United States Broadcast area Dover, Delaware Frequency 88.7 MHz Branding The Bridge Programming Format Christian adult contemporary Ownership Owner The Bridge of Hope, Inc. Sister stations WNJB-FM WNJH WNKZ-FM History First air date 2009 (2009) Technical information[1] Licensing authority FCC Facility ID 90270 Class B1 ERP 25,000 watts (vert.) HAAT 98.1 meters (322 ft) Transmitter coordinates 38°53′30″N 75°34′48″W / 38.89167°N 75.58000°W / 38.89167; -75.58000 Translators 94.9 W235DD (Ocean City, Maryland) 100.1 W261AE (Templeville, Maryland) Repeaters 89.3 WNJB-FM (Bridgeton, New Jersey) 92.5 WNKZ-FM (Pocomoke City, Maryland) 105.5 WNJH (Cape May Court House, New Jersey) Links Public license information Public file LMS Webcast Listen live Website www.wearethebridge.org

**WKNZ** (88.7 [FM](/source/FM_broadcasting)) is a [non-commercial educational](/source/Non-commercial_educational) broadcast radio station licensed to [Harrington, Delaware](/source/Harrington%2C_Delaware), United States. WKNZ is owned and operated by The Bridge of Hope, Inc. WKNZ programming can also be heard on [WNJB-FM](/source/WNJB-FM) in [Bridgeton, New Jersey](/source/Bridgeton%2C_New_Jersey); [WNJH](/source/WNJH) in [Cape May, New Jersey](/source/Cape_May%2C_New_Jersey); [WNKZ-FM](/source/WNKZ-FM) in [Pocomoke City, Maryland](/source/Pocomoke_City%2C_Maryland); and on [FM translators](/source/FM_translator) on 100.1 (W261AE) in [Templeville, Maryland](/source/Templeville%2C_Maryland), and on 94.9 (W235DD) in [Ocean City, Maryland](/source/Ocean_City%2C_Maryland).

## Programming

WKNZ broadcasts an adult [Contemporary Christian music](/source/Contemporary_Christian_music) format, serving Central [Delmarva](/source/Delmarva_Peninsula).[2][3] The primary focus of the station is to bring people of different Christian denominations together, to strengthen families and churches through positive and uplifting music and to offer hope to people trying to find their way through difficult situations.[4]

## History

This station received its original [construction permit](/source/Construction_permit) from the [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) on January 25, [2008](/source/2008_in_radio).[5] The new station was assigned the call letters WKNZ by the FCC on June 9, 2008.[6]

In July 2009 the station unveiled its new name, logo and slogan: 88.7fm The Bridge, Connecting, Strengthening. Originally planned to launch in the first quarter of 2010, WKNZ began regular broadcast operations on Tuesday, December 7, 2010, at 10:00 a.m.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FCC-LMS-90270_1-0)** ["Facility Technical Data for WKNZ"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityTechDetails.html?facilityId=90270). *Licensing and Management System*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Varrine, Patrick (September 17, 2008). ["Georgetown chamber economic development notes"](http://www.sussexcountian.com/archive/x1005749781/Georgetown-chamber-economic-development-notes). *Sussex Countian*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Making Moves: Monday Afternoon"](http://www.radio-info.com/news/making-moves-monday-afternoon--19). *Radio-Info.com*. July 14, 2008. A group led by Christian broadcaster Bill Sammons will launch a non-commercial religious station in Harrington, Delaware outside of Dover, on WKNZ-FM (88.7).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bt101119_4-0)** ["About Us/Contact Info"](http://www.887thebridge.com/site/about/). 88.7 The Bridge. Retrieved November 19, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-fccp_5-0)** ["Application Search Details (BPED-19980320MD)"](https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1082473). FCC Media Bureau. January 25, 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-fcc1_6-0)** ["Call Sign History"](https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=90270&Callsign=WKNZ). FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.

## External links

- [WKNZ official website](http://www.887thebridge.com)

- [WKNZ construction blog](https://z887.blogspot.com/)

- [Facility details for Facility ID 90270 (WKNZ)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=90270) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [WKNZ](https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU26&band=fm&callLetter=WKNZ) in [Nielsen Audio](/source/Nielsen_Audio)'s FM station database

v t e Radio stations in Dover, Delaware (Kent County) By AM frequency 930 1410 By FM frequency 88.7 90.5 91.1 91.7 92.9 94.7 97.7 101.3 101.7 LPFM 96.1 Translators 100.1 102.1 106.7 Digital radio by frequency & subchannel 92.9-1 92.9-2 94.7-1 94.7-2 By call sign W261AE W271CX W294BN WAFL WCHK-FM WDDE WDEL-FM WDOV WDSD HD2 WIHW-LP WKHS WKNZ WNCL WRDX HD2 WRTX Defunct WRJE (1600 AM) Nearby regions Atlantic City-Cape May Baltimore Philadelphia Salisbury-Ocean City Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton Wilmington See also List of radio stations in Delaware

v t e Religious radio stations in the state of Delaware Stations WIHW-LP – Dover WKNZ – Harrington WLBW – Fenwick Island WVCW – Wilmington WXHL-FM – Christiana WXHM – Middletown See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Delaware See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

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