WFBM (FM)
WFBM (90.5 FM) is an American non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve the community of Beaver Springs, Pennsylvania. The station's broadcast license is held by Beaver Springs Faith Baptist Church, Inc.
City | Beaver Springs, Pennsylvania |
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Broadcast area | McClure/Thompsontown |
Frequency | 90.5 MHz |
Branding | Wonderful Faith Bible Ministries 90.1 & 90.5 FM |
Slogan | "A Light In Our Community" |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Southern Gospel |
Ownership | |
Owner | Beaver Springs Faith Baptist Church, Inc. |
Sister stations | WFBA, WFBV |
History | |
First air date | January 2012 |
Call sign meaning | Wonderful Faith Bible Ministries |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 174681 |
Class | A |
ERP | 70 watts |
HAAT | 380 meters (1,250 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°42′40″N 77°09′52″W |
Links | |
Website | wfbm.org |
WFBM broadcasts a Southern Gospel music format.[1] WFBM is part of a simulcast with WFBA and WFBV.
History
In October 2007, Beaver Springs Faith Baptist Church applied to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit for a new broadcast radio station. The FCC granted this permit on January 15, 2010, with a scheduled expiration date of January 15, 2013.[2] The new station was assigned call sign "WFBM" on January 26, 2010.[3] After construction and testing were completed in January 2012, the station was granted its broadcast license on January 23, 2012.[4]
The full-powered station replaced the church's low-power FM station, WFBM-LP, which broadcast from 2004 to January 2012.[5]
References
- "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- "Application Search Details (BNPED-20071017ABC)". FCC Media Bureau. January 15, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. U.S. Federal Communications Commission Media Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- "Application Search Details (BLED-20120118AFS)". FCC Media Bureau. January 23, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- "Call Sign History for DWFBM-LP". CDBS Public Access Database. U.S. Federal Communications Commission Media Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
External links
- WFBM official website
- WFBM in the FCC's FM station database
- WFBM on Radio-Locator
- WFBM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database