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-{{Infobox radio station
-| logo             =
-| name             = WXAF
-| frequency        = 90.9 [[Megahertz|MHZ]]
-| city             = [[Charleston, West Virginia|Charleston]], [[West Virginia]]
-| area             = [[Charleston WV metropolitan area|Charleston MSA]]
-| format           = [[Christian Music]]
-| owner            = [[Shofar Broadcasting Company]]
-| erp              = 800 [[watt]]s
-| haat             = 190 meters
-| facility_id      =
-| sister_stations  = [[WJJJ]]
-| airdate          = [[1991 in radio|1991]]
-| branding         = WXAF
-| class            = A
-| website          = https://sweetestsoundradio.org
-| callsign_meaning =
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-'''WXAF''' (90.9 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a religious-formatted [[radio station]] serving the [[Charleston, West Virginia metropolitan area]]. The station has an [[effective radiated power]] of 800 [[watt]]s.  The station is simulcasting the programming of [[WJJJ]] of [[Beckley, West Virginia]], which consists of Christian music. According to FCC filings, Shofar Broadcasting acquired the station from Maranatha Broadcasting in November 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Broadcasting_Cable/tM5aAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Shofar%20Broadcasting&dq=Shofar%20Broadcasting&printsec=frontcover|page=18|title=Broadcasting & Cable|publisher=[[RELX|Cahners Publishing Company]]|date=July 2008}}</ref>
-The station carries a Christian music format, broadcasting to the Charleston area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_West_Virginia_Encyclopedia/g0cUAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=WXAF+Charleston&dq=WXAF+Charleston&printsec=frontcover|page=611|title=The West Virginia Encyclopedia|publisher=West Virginia Humanities Council|date=2006|author=Ken Sullivan}}</ref>
-==History==
-The station received its construction permit to start broadcasting in 1991. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Broadcasting_Cable_Market_Place/gfoEoneWOIQC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=WXAF+Charleston&dq=WXAF+Charleston&printsec=frontcover|work=Broadcasting & Cable Market Place|title=The Industry Source for Radio, Television and Cable · Part 1|date=1991|page=452|publisher=[[R.R. Bowker]]}}</ref>
-The station received its license to cover on January 27, 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=188655|title=Application Search Details|work=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|accessdate=April 15, 2024}}</ref>
-In June 2003, the station was late filing its renewal application. Normally, stations that fail to renew their licenses on time face fines, however after consideration that the station served in the public's interest, it was renewed by the FCC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BPdcCj7-H6QC&lpg=PA15596&ots=mTJx8qcYb2&dq=wxaf%20charleston&pg=PA15596#v=onepage&q=wxaf&f=false|work=United States. Federal Communications Commission|page=15596|date=August 2004|title=FCC Record}}</ref>
-==References==
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-==External links==
-*{{FM station data|WXAF}}
-{{Charleston WV Radio}}
-{{Religious Radio Stations in West Virginia}}
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