WVMB-LP
City | Madison, Alabama |
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Broadcast area | Athens, Alabama |
Slogan | "The Voice of Madison Baptist" |
Frequency | 107.9 MHz |
First air date | 2004 |
Format | Christian |
ERP | 41 watts |
HAAT | 46.1 meters (151 feet) |
Class | L1 |
Facility ID | 133368 |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°49′30″N 86°54′24″W / 34.82500°N 86.90667°W |
Callsign meaning | Voice of Madison Baptist |
Owner | Madison Baptist Church, Inc. |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | WVMB-LP Online |
WVMB-LP (107.9 FM) 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.
Programming
WVMB-LP broadcasts a Christian radio format to Madison and Athens, Alabama.[1] Programming includes Gospel music, teaching programs, sermons, and a limited amount of Spanish language programming.[2]
History
In June 2001, Madison Baptist Church, Inc., applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit for a new low-power broadcast radio station. The FCC granted this permit on November 18, 2002, with a scheduled expiration date of May 18, 2004 .[3] The new station was assigned call sign "WVMB-LP" on December 3, 2002.[4] After construction and testing were completed in May 2004, the station was granted its broadcast license on June 9, 2005.[5]
References
- ↑ "Alabama LPFM & Translators". Alabama Broadcast Media Page. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
- ↑ "WVMB". Madison Baptist Church. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
- ↑ "Application Search Details (BNPL-20010615ASW)". FCC Media Bureau. November 18, 2002. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
- ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau. December 3, 2002. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
- ↑ "Application Search Details (BLL-20040517ACO)". FCC Media Bureau. June 9, 2005. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
External links
- WVMB-LP official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WVMB
- Radio-Locator information on WVMB-LP
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WVMB
- WVMB-LP service area per the FCC database