![]() | |
Broadcast area | Wilson – Wilson County |
---|---|
Frequency | 97.3 (MHz) |
Branding | "97.3 WBIC" |
Programming | |
Format | Christian Radio |
Affiliations | Fundamental Broadcasting Network, Salem Radio Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | Tabernacle Baptist Church |
History | |
First air date | October 14, 2015 |
Call sign meaning | We Believe In Christ |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 191641 |
Class | L1 |
ERP | 100 watts |
HAAT | 29 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°44′11.2″N77°58′37.1″W / 35.736444°N 77.976972°W |
Links | |
Webcast | tunein radio |
Website | wbicwilson.com |
WBIC is a low power radio station licensed to Wilson, North Carolina. The station's studio is located at Tabernacle Baptist Church and its transmitting facility is located across Airport Boulevard on the campus of Wilson Christian Academy.
Tabernacle Baptist Church and its pastor, Joe Shakour, applied for a low power radio station license from the Federal Communications Commission in the fall of 2013 and were awarded a construction permit the following year. [1] The church filed for a license to cover the construction permit on October 14, 2015, and its license was granted on October 19, 2015. [2]
WBIC airs traditional Christian music. Most songs are in the public domain, and many are hymns. Hourly newscasts are from the Salem Radio Network and forecasts are from staff meteorologist Tom Churchill. In addition, WBIC broadcasts all Tabernacle Baptist Church worship services live.
![]() |
Christian radio is a Christian media radio format that focuses on programming with a Christian message. Many such broadcasters play contemporary Christian music, though many programs include sermons, radio dramas, as well as news and talk programming covering popular culture, economic, and political topics from a Christian perspective.
John F. Walvoord was a Christian theologian, pastor, and president of Dallas Theological Seminary from 1952 to 1986. He was the author of over 30 books, focusing primarily on eschatology and theology including The Rapture Question, and was co-editor of The Bible Knowledge Commentary with Roy B. Zuck. He earned AB and DD degrees from Wheaton College, an AM degree from Texas Christian University in philosophy, a Th.B., Th.M., and Th.D. in Systematic Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary, and a Litt.D. from Liberty Baptist Seminary.
Charles Frazier Stanley is Pastor Emeritus of First Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, after serving as senior pastor for 49 years. He is the founder and president of In Touch Ministries, which widely broadcasts his sermons through television and radio. He also served two one-year terms as president of the Southern Baptist Convention, from 1984 to 1986.
Religious broadcasting, sometimes referred to as faith-based broadcasts, is the dissemination of television and/or radio content that intentionally has religious ideas, religious experience, or religious practice as its core focus. In some countries, religious broadcasting developed primarily within the context of public service provision, whilst in others, it has been driven more by religious organisations themselves. Across Europe and in the US and Canada, religious broadcasting began in the earliest days of radio, usually with the transmission of religious worship, preaching or "talks". Over time, formats evolved to include a broad range of styles and approaches, including radio and television drama, documentary, and chat show formats, as well as more traditional devotional content. Today, many religious organizations record sermons and lectures, and have moved into distributing content on their own web-based IP channels.
KPXN-TV is a television station licensed to San Bernardino, California, United States, broadcasting the Ion Television network to the Los Angeles area. It is owned and operated by the Ion Media subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company alongside Inglewood-licensed Bounce TV station KILM. KPXN-TV and KILM share offices on West Olive Avenue in Burbank; through a channel sharing agreement, the two stations transmit using KPXN-TV's spectrum from an antenna atop Mount Wilson. Despite San Bernardino being KPXN-TV's city of license, the station maintains no physical presence there.
WJWD is a non-commercial FM radio station licensed to Marshall, Wisconsin and serving the Madison metropolitan area. It is owned by the Calvary Radio Network, an Indiana nonprofit corporation based in Valparaiso, Indiana. WJWD broadcasts that network's lineup of Christian talk and teaching programs with some Contemporary Christian music, mostly modern praise and worship and Christian rock and pop. Calvary Radio is the radio outreach of several non-denominational churches focused on the "inerrancy of the Bible" and the "expository teaching from Genesis to Revelation".
WRMK-LP is a low power broadcasting radio station in Augusta, Georgia. The station is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100 watts. The station is co-located with Good News Church at 400 Warren Road, Augusta, Georgia. The FM signal covers a radius of four to six miles around the transmitter location on Warren Rd which allows the station to cover a majority of Augusta/Richmond County and parts of Columbia County, Georgia; as well as a small portion of Aiken County, South Carolina. WRMK broadcasts the Word of Faith message, and powerful praise and worship music 24 hours a day in the CSRA.
KJAY is a commercial AM radio station in Sacramento, California. The station is owned by KJAY, LLC. KJAY airs a World Ethnic radio format consisting of mostly Hmong language programs with some Russian language shows and religious programming on Sundays.
WAAO-FM is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Andalusia, the county seat of Covington County, Alabama. The station, established in 1987, is owned by Three Notch Communications, LLC.
WMFT is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. The station, which began licensed broadcasting in 2005, is owned by the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.
WFBM-LP was an American low-power FM radio station licensed to serve the community of Beaver Springs, Pennsylvania. The station's broadcast license was held by Beaver Springs Faith Baptist Church, Inc.
WFBH-LP was a radio station licensed to serve Hamilton, Alabama. The station was owned by First Baptist Church Hamilton. It aired a Christian radio format. While largely locally originated, a portion of the station's programming was derived from the Moody Broadcasting Network.
WFRF-FM is an American non-commercial educational radio station in Florida, United States. The station, established in 1989 as WJPH, is currently owned and operated by Faith Radio Network, Inc. Its studios are located in unincorporated Leon County, Florida, near Tallahassee, close to Lake Jackson and its transmitter is based in Jefferson County, Florida.
WTBI is a non-commercial Religious station serving the Upstate, including Greenville and Spartanburg, as well as Anderson, South Carolina. The station carries Southern Gospel music and various preaching/teaching programs. Its current slogan is "The Bright Spot on Your Radio Dial."
WVMB-LP is an American low power FM radio station licensed to serve the community of Madison, Alabama. The station, established in 2004, is owned and operated as a ministry of Madison Baptist Church Inc.
William Henry "Will" Houghton was an evangelist and the fourth president of Moody Bible Institute, in Chicago. Biographer Wilbur Smith said of him: "Two primary passions possessed the soul of Will H. Houghton: From the beginning of his ministry to the end… evangelism, and the study of the word of God." Houghton was known for his fundamentalist Christianity.
KAAJ-LP is a Religious formatted broadcast radio station. The station is licensed to and serving Monticello in Utah. KAAJ-LP is owned by First Baptist Church of Monticello, Utah and operated under their First Baptist Church licensee.
WFBM 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.
Francisco Olazábal (1886–1937) was a Pentecostal evangelist, who conducted an evangelistic healing ministry and founded the Interdenominational Mexican Council of Christian Churches in 1923, later renamed as Latin American Council of Christian Churches or Concilio Latino Americano de Iglesias Cristianas (CLADIC). Francisco Olazábal committed 30 years to his evangelistic healing ministry. Olazábal held healing campaigns across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Mexico.
WYNE-LP is a Christian radio station licensed to Wayne, New Jersey and serves the Passaic County area. Its broadcast license is held by Preakness Valley United Reformed Church. The station is part of the New York City radio market, serving primarily the western third of its more than 16 million listeners with a broadcast reaching those in Passaic, Bergen, Morris and Essex counties in New Jersey.