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.
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| Broadcast area | McClure/Thompsontown |
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| Frequency | 90.5 MHz |
| Branding | Wonderful Faith Bible Ministries 90.1 & 90.5 FM |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Southern Gospel |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Beaver Springs Faith Baptist Church, Inc. |
| WFBA, WFBV | |
| History | |
First air date | January 2012 |
Call sign meaning | Wonderful Faith Bible Ministries |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 174681 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 70 watts |
| HAAT | 380 meters (1,250 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°42′40″N 77°09′52″W / 40.71111°N 77.16444°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | wfbm.org |
WFBM broadcasts a Southern Gospel music format.[2] WFBM is part of a simulcast with WFBA and WFBV.
History
editIn 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.[3] The new station was assigned call sign "WFBM" on January 26, 2010.[4] After construction and testing were completed in January 2012, the station was granted its broadcast license on January 23, 2012.[5]
The full-powered station replaced the church's low-power FM station, WFBM-LP, which broadcast from 2004 to January 2012.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFBM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "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
edit- WFBM official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 174681 (WFBM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WFBM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database