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.

WFBM
Broadcast areaMcClure/Thompsontown
Frequency90.5 MHz
BrandingWonderful Faith Bible Ministries 90.1 & 90.5 FM
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatSouthern 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 ID174681
ClassA
ERP70 watts
HAAT380 meters (1,250 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°42′40″N 77°09′52″W / 40.71111°N 77.16444°W / 40.71111; -77.16444
Links
Public license information
Websitewfbm.org

WFBM broadcasts a Southern Gospel music format.[2] WFBM is part of a simulcast with WFBA and WFBV.

History

edit

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]

References

edit
  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.
edit