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Low-power broadcasting is broadcasting by a broadcast station at a low transmitter power output to a smaller service area than "full power" stations within the same region. It is often distinguished from "micropower broadcasting" and broadcast translators. LPAM, LPFM and LPTV are in various levels of use across the world, varying widely based on the laws and their enforcement.
The Prometheus Radio Project is a non-profit advocacy and community organizing group with a mission to resist corporate media consolidation and radio homogenization in the United States. Founded in 1998 by a small group of radio activists in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Prometheus has participated in the community radio movement by providing technical training, helping marginalized communities gain access to affordable media outlets, and creating a network of low power community radio stations. A lot of Prometheus' efforts have focused on legal advocacy for low-power FM (LPFM) stations.
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.
WHWS-LP is a low power FM (LPFM) radio station operated by Hobart and William Smith Colleges and broadcasting to Geneva, New York. It is primarily staffed by the students of HWS. The station was first owned by the Finger Lakes Regional Arts Council which manages The Smith Opera House in Geneva. The license was transferred to Hobart and William Smith Colleges on April 24, 2015. Hobart and William Smith Colleges also holds the license for WEOS in Geneva, which is primarily an NPR news/talk station operated in conjunction with the WXXI Public Broadcasting Council.
WUAC-LP was a radio station licensed to serve Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The station was owned by Crucifest Ministries. It aired a Christian rock format geared mainly toward alternative and rap. The station shared time with WTUS-LP, with WUAC broadcasting from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM daily, and WTUS broadcasting the remaining twelve hours of each day. A third Tuscaloosa LPFM licensee to this frequency, which would have had a Chinese language Christian format, returned its license to the FCC.
WAUF-LP is a radio station licensed to serve Auburn, Alabama. The station is owned by Core Radio Ministry, Inc. It airs a Christian rock and hip-hop radio format targeted at teens, college students, and young adults.
WQXD-LP was a radio station licensed to serve Athens, Alabama. The station was last owned by Emmanuel Full Gospel Ministries. It aired a Christian country music format.
WALW-LP is a radio station licensed to serve Moulton, Alabama. The station is owned by Community Information And Education Radio Inc. It once aired an Americana music format. It currently carries a 1960s-1980s based Classic Hits Format.
WWFC-LP was a radio station licensed to serve Bryant, Alabama. The station was owned by Floral Crest Broadcasting. It aired a Christian radio format. The station derived a portion of its programming as an affiliate of the Three Angels Broadcasting Network.
WKOC-LP was a low power FM radio station formerly licensed to serve Ider, Alabama, United States. Owned by Ider Educational Broadcasting, it aired a Christian radio format. It received a portion of its programming as part of the Three Angels Broadcasting Network.
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.
KPJN-LP was a radio station formerly licensed to serve Marshall, Arkansas. The station was owned by St. Therese Missionary Society. It aired a Catholic radio format. The station derived portions of its programming from the EWTN Global Radio Network and Starboard Broadcasting.
KHEL-LP is a radio station licensed to serve Rogers, Arkansas. The station is owned by New Covenant Church In America. It airs an Adult Hits music format.
WXOJ-LP is a non-profit, independent community radio station licensed to serve Northampton, Massachusetts as well as the central Pioneer Valley region. The station was first licensed to Foundation For Media Education Inc. until April 2010 when it was transferred to Valley Free Radio, inc. It airs a Public Radio format on its FM radio frequency, as well as through a live streaming service on its website. WXOJ is known as the original broadcast station of the nationally syndicated radio and television program The David Pakman Show and the nationally syndicated radio program "Madness Radio," and was the home of a popular current-events program hosted by then-business owner and current Northampton City Council member Bill Dwight. The station also hosts locally produced programming at its main studios in the village of Florence, Massachusetts, such as The Enviro Show, Occupy the Airwaves, Farm to Fork, Bread & Roses, The Warm Heart of Africa, Poison Ivy of the Mind, Press Start to Continue and more. As an affiliate, VFR airs other local and national content from the Pacifica Radio Network.
WXLJ-LP was a radio station licensed to serve East Harwich, Massachusetts. The station is owned by Cape Cod Christian Broadcasting. It aired a Christian rock music format.
WLHZ-LP is a radio station licensed to serve Springfield, Massachusetts. The station is owned by Pentecostal Church Refuge Of Salvation. It airs a Spanish-language religious radio format.
WNRC-LP is a radio station licensed to serve Dudley, Massachusetts. The station is owned by Nichols College. It airs a college radio format, 24/7 in stereo.
WMCB-LP is a radio station licensed to serve Greenfield, Massachusetts. The station is owned by Greenfield Community Television, Inc. It airs a community radio format. The station first aired in May 2008.
WIEH-LP 99.1 is an LPFM radio station licensed to serve Marietta, Georgia in the United States. The broadcast licensee is Ministério Semeadores de Boas Novas (MSBN), which translates to "Sowers of Good News Ministry", part of the Assembleia de Deus church in Marietta.
KPCG-LP is a low-power FM radio station broadcasting a non-denominational Christian religious format. Licensed to Edmond, Oklahoma, United States, the station serves the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma area. The station is currently licensed to Philadelphia Church of God, Inc. and broadcasts from the campus of Herbert W. Armstrong College.
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- ↑ "LPFM Massachusetts". LPFM Database. Archived from the original on 2008-03-18. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
- ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
Sermons are aired from area Church's such as North Leverett Baptist, Living Waters Assemblies of God and Moores Corner Church to name a few. Nationally aired programs include Ravi Zacharias & R.C. Sproul.
