Mars Hill Network

Mars Hill Network

Company type	Non-commercial, listener-supported radio network
Industry	Christian broadcasting
Founded	1969 (1969)
Headquarters	Syracuse , United States
Area served	Northern New York, Ontario, Quebec
Products	Christian teaching, talk shows, music programming

The Mars Hill Network is a Christian broadcasting system headquartered in Syracuse, New York, catering to audiences in Northern New York as well as regions of Ontario and Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1969, this network delivers a combination of Christian teaching, talk shows, and music programming. Its primary station is WMHR 102.9 FM, located in Syracuse. All stations within the network function as non-commercial, listener-funded entities, with production facilities situated on Makyers Road in Syracuse.

Programming

The Mars Hill Network presents content from well-known religious figures including James Dobson, Jim Daly, John MacArthur, Erwin Lutzer, Adrian Rogers, J. Vernon McGee, Alistair Begg, and Charles Stanley. News segments are supplied by the SRN News service.

History

The network’s inaugural station, WMHR 102.9 FM, began broadcasting in 1969. Subsequent expansion saw the addition of WMHN 89.3 FM in Webster near Rochester in 1988; WMHI 94.7 FM in Cape Vincent close to the US-Canada border in 1991; and WMHQ 90.1 FM serving Malone and Franklin County near Quebec starting in 2003.

Further developments included launching WMHU 91.1 FM in Cold Brook (Herkimer County) during 2011, followed by two stations introduced in 2019: WMHY 88.5 FM in Richfield Springs (Otsego County) and WMHH 96.7 FM in Clifton Park, which shifted from an oldies music format to cover Albany and the Capital District region.

Additionally, the network manages over a dozen low-power FM translators throughout New York State, extending its reach to areas such as Eastern Long Island.

Repeaters

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	Class	ERP (W)	Height (m/ft)	Transmitter coordinates
WMHI	94.7 FM	Cape Vincent, New York	40435	A	5,800	101 m (331 ft)	44°04′42″N 76°15′26″W
WMHH	96.7 FM	Clifton Park, New York	30571	A	4,700	100 m (328 ft)	42°52′44″N 73°51′47″W
WMHU	91.1 FM	Cold Brook, New York	174468	A	560	143.2 m (470 ft)	43°12′1″N 74°53′17″W
WMHQ	90.1 FM	Malone, New York	89863	A	2,700	108 m (354 ft)	44°49′41″N 74°22′43″W
WMHY	88.5 FM	Richfield Springs, New York	174409	A	610	116 m (381 ft)	42°55′11″N 74°57′0.5″W
WMHN	89.3 FM	Webster, New York	40430	A	1,000	44 m (144 ft)	43°13′45″N 77°26′52″W

Each call sign reflects a variation of "Mars Hill".

Translators

To amplify its broadcast footprint, the network operates fifteen translators:

• W241CM (96.1 FM) Cortland rebroadcasts WMHR
• W300DG (107.9 FM) Greece rebroadcasts WMHN
• W270DY (101.9 FM) Ithaca rebroadcasts WMHR
• W262AC (100.3 FM) Little Falls rebroadcasts WMHU
• W250AD (97.9 FM) Long Lake rebroadcasts WMHQ
• W220BO (91.9 FM) Lowville rebroadcasts WMHR
• W213AR (90.5 FM) Lyons Falls rebroadcasts WMHR
• W249AS (97.7 FM) Norwich rebroadcasts WMHR
• W263CE (100.5 FM) Ogdensburg rebroadcasts WMHI
• W290AN (105.9 FM) Ogdensburg rebroadcasts WMHI
• W213BL (90.5 FM) Oneonta rebroadcasts WMHR
• W202CI (88.3 FM) Richville rebroadcasts WMHR
• W215BT (90.9 FM) Riverhead rebroadcasts WMHR
• W270BX (101.9 FM) Rochester rebroadcasts WMHN
• W254CY (98.7 FM) Saranac Lake rebroadcasts WMHQ

These translators play a strategic role in expanding the network’s market penetration and strengthening its presence throughout New York State by targeting specific regional areas for coverage enhancement.

See also

• 1969 in radio broadcasting