WFBM (FM)

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WFBM
WFBM-FM logo.jpg
Broadcast area McClure/Thompsontown
Frequency 90.5 MHz
BrandingWonderful Faith Bible Ministries 90.1 & 90.5 FM
Programming
Language(s) English
Format Southern Gospel
Ownership
OwnerBeaver 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″N77°09′52″W / 40.71111°N 77.16444°W / 40.71111; -77.16444
Links
Public license information
Website wfbm.org

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.

Contents

WFBM broadcasts a Southern Gospel music format. [2] 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. [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]

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WFBM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron . Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  3. "Application Search Details (BNPED-20071017ABC)". FCC Media Bureau. January 15, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  4. "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. U.S. Federal Communications Commission Media Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  5. "Application Search Details (BLED-20120118AFS)". FCC Media Bureau. January 23, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  6. "Call Sign History for DWFBM-LP". CDBS Public Access Database. U.S. Federal Communications Commission Media Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2012.