Editing Family Radio (section)

==== Aftermath and network reorganization ====
On August 3, 2011, the radio industry website Radio-Info.com reported that Family Radio was putting two of its full-powered FM stations up for sale. These stations were: [[WKDN (AM)|WKDN]] in [[Camden, New Jersey]] (covering [[Philadelphia]]), and WFSI in [[Annapolis, Maryland]] (covering [[Baltimore]] and [[Washington, D.C.]]). The article indicated that the network may have sold the stations to pay off "operating deficits accumulated over the last several years".<ref>"Round 3 of the bidding for Family Radio FMs in two markets", News article from Radio-Info.com, {{cite web |url=http://www.radio-info.com/news/round-3-of-the-bidding-for-family-radio-fms-in-two-markets |title=News : Round 3 of the bidding for Family Radio FMS in two markets &#124; Radio-Info.com |access-date=August 9, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111224105148/http://www.radio-info.com/news/round-3-of-the-bidding-for-family-radio-fms-in-two-markets |archive-date=December 24, 2011 }} August 3, 2011; retrieved August 8, 2011.</ref> WFSI would be purchased in November 2011 by [[CBS Radio]], which converted the station to a [[Spanish language]] [[dance music]] format under the [[WLZL]] [[call sign]]. Merlin Media, LLC struck a deal in December 2011 to acquire WKDN,<ref>[http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/54677/wkdn-philadelphia-sold/#.Tt9eXtU9Fr9 "WKDN Philadelphia Sold,"] from Radio Insight, June 12, 2011</ref> which was relaunched with a [[Talk radio|talk]] format under the [[WKVP|WWIQ]] call sign.<ref>Fybush, Scott (April 16, 2012). [http://www.fybush.com/nerw-4162012-merlin-hopes-for-high-iq-in-philadelphia/ Merlin hopes for high IQ in Philadelphia] (free preview). ''NorthEast Radio Watch''. Retrieved April 16, 2012.</ref> WWIQ was later sold to [[Educational Media Foundation]] in late 2013, and became [[WKVP]], a [[K-Love]] affiliate station.

In January 2012, Family Radio applied to the FCC to change the license of station WFME in [[Newark, New Jersey]], near [[New York City]], from non-commercial to [[commercial broadcasting|commercial]]. The application quickly prompted conjecture from radio industry monitors that the station would soon be sold. The application was approved in February.<ref name=tri1>{{cite news|last=Taylor|first=Tom|title=New York scramble?: Is New York-market WFME (94.7) for sale? Family Radio applies to change its crown jewel to commercial operation.|url=http://www.radio-info.com/newsletter/html/tri-01092012.html|access-date=January 10, 2012|newspaper=TRI: Taylor on Radio-Info|date=January 9, 2012}}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=tri2>{{cite news|last=Taylor|first=Tom|title=Gotham guessing game: Yes, Family Radio's New York-market WFME (94.7) will be for sale. But not just yet.|url=http://www.radio-info.com/newsletter/html/tri-01102012.html|access-date=January 10, 2012|newspaper=TRI: Taylor on Radio-Info|date=January 10, 2012}}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=ri1>{{cite web|last=Venta|first=Lance|title=WFME Applies to Go Commercial, Prepares for Sale|url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/55227/wfme-applies-to-go-commercial-prepares-for-sale/|work=Radio Insight|access-date=January 10, 2012|date=January 7, 2012}}</ref> Those rumors were confirmed on October 16, 2012, when it was announced that Family Stations would sell WFME to [[Atlanta]]-based [[Cumulus Media]] for an undisclosed price.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cumulus buys WFME/New York.|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/111440/cumulus-buys-wfme-new-york|access-date=October 16, 2012|newspaper=ALL Access Music Group|date=October 16, 2012}}</ref> A November message from Camping posted on the Family Radio website admitted, "Either we sell WFME or go off the air completely." The 94.7 signal would be relaunched as [[Country music|country-formatted]] station, [[WXBK|WNSH]]. Concurrent with 94.7's sale to Cumulus, Family Radio purchased FM station WDVY in [[Mount Kisco, New York]] from Cumulus, which would soon after adopt Family Radio's programming and the [[WYMK|WFME-FM]] callsign.

After 40 years on the air, [[WYFR]], Family Radio's shortwave station located in Okeechobee, Florida, ceased operations on July 1, 2013. In December 2013, [[WRMI|Radio Miami International]], purchased the shortwave transmission complex and began broadcasting from there; the complex now operates under the [[WRMI]] call letters.<ref>McLane, Paul. "[https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/wrmi-beefs-up-big-time WRMI Beefs Up, Big Time]", ''Radio World''. January 3, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2024.</ref>

Harold Camping died from a fall on December 15, 2013, in his home in [[Alameda, California]]. His death was confirmed by an employee of the network. Following Camping's death, the network reaffirmed its commitment to his teachings, specifically the belief that all churches had become apostate, and that true Christians should not attend church.<ref name="MG12314">{{cite news |last1=Gryboski |first1=Michael |title=Change Family Radio, Says Spokesman |url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/harold-campings-death-will-not-change-family-radio-says-spokesman-113267/ |access-date=July 23, 2024 |work=[[The Christian Post]] |date=January 23, 2014}}</ref>

On November 21, 2014, [[The Walt Disney Company]] announced it would sell WQEW in New York City to Family Radio for $12.95 million, part of Disney's decision to end terrestrial distribution of the [[Radio Disney]] format. The sale was approved on February 10, 2015, and the station returned on the air on February 27 as the new [[WFME (AM)]], thus giving Family Radio full coverage of the New York City metropolitan area for the first time in two years. Concurrent with the sale, the FCC converted WFME's broadcasting status from commercial to non-commercial. WFME has since been taken off the air, following Family Radio's sale of its transmitter site.

During 2016, Family Radio moved its corporate offices and main studios from Oakland, where it had been based since the network's inception, to the adjacent East Bay city of Alameda.

In September 2018, Family Radio formally ceased airing all programs featuring the voice of Harold Camping and discontinued the distribution of his literature.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-28 |title=End Of The World For Harold Camping's Voice On Family Radio - RadioInsight |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/170870/end-of-the-world-for-harold-campings-voice-on-family-radio/ |access-date=2025-12-18 |website=radioinsight.com |language=en-US}}</ref> This decision was a two-fold effort to move away from Camping's unorthodox theology and to reintroduce programming from outside Bible teaching ministries into the network's schedule.<ref>{{Cite web |editor=Gryboski, Michael |date=2018-09-27 |title=Harold Camping Programs Canceled by Family Radio, Says Teachings 'Not Scriptural' |url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/harold-camping-programs-canceled-by-family-radio-says-teachings-not-scriptural.html |access-date=2025-12-18 |website=Christian Post |language=en}}</ref> The shift included new programming from noted Calvinist teachers such as [[John MacArthur (American pastor)|John MacArthur]], [[John Piper (theologian)|John Piper]], and [[R. C. Sproul|R.C. Sproul]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pitzer |first=Rod |date=2023-05-31 |title=MINISTRY SPOTLIGHT: Family Radio |url=https://ministrywatch.com/ministry-spotlight-family-radio/ |access-date=2025-12-18 |website=MinistryWatch |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2019, Family Radio announced that it would be moving its headquarters from Alameda, California, to [[Franklin, Tennessee]].<ref>[http://www.hisair.net/family-radio-building-new-headquarters/ Family Radio Building New Headquarters] (via hisair.net)</ref> Following the move, in 2024, parent entity Family Stations was reorganized; its assets were transferred to a new Tennessee-based entity, Loam Media, with no change in ownership or management.<ref name="ri-familystationtoloammedia">{{cite news |last1=Venta |first1=Lance |title=Station Sales Week of 10/11 |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/284052/station-sales-week-of-10-11-3/ |access-date=July 6, 2025 |work=RadioInsight |date=October 11, 2024}}</ref>