WFBV
WFBV (90.1 FM) is an American non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve the community of Selinsgrove, a borough in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. The station's broadcast license is held by Beaver Springs Faith Baptist Church, Inc.
| City | Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Selinsgrove/Sunbury |
| Frequency | 90.1 MHz |
| Branding | Wonderful Faith Bible Ministries 90.1 & 90.5 FM |
| Slogan | "A Light In Our Community" |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Southern Gospel |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Beaver Springs Faith Baptist Church, Inc. |
| WFBA, WFBM | |
| History | |
First air date | January 2012 |
Call sign meaning | Wonderful Faith Bible Ministries |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 175641 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 1,450 watts |
| HAAT | 106 meters (348 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°50′30″N 76°53′57″W |
| Links | |
| Website | wfbm.org |
WFBV broadcasts a Southern Gospel music format as a sister station of WFBM (90.5 FM) in Beaver Springs, Pennsylvania and WFBA (90.1 FM) in Kulpmont, Pennsylvania.[1]
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 July 6, 2011, with a scheduled expiration date of July 6, 2014.[2] The new station was assigned call sign "WFBV" on July 13, 2011.[3] After construction and testing were completed in January 2012, the station was granted its broadcast license on January 23, 2012.[4]
References
- "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- "Application Search Details (BNPED-20071017ABA )". FCC Media Bureau. July 6, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. U.S. Federal Communications Commission Media Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- "Application Search Details (BLED-20120118AFT)". FCC Media Bureau. January 23, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
External links
- WFBV in the FCC's FM station database
- WFBV on Radio-Locator
- WFBV in Nielsen Audio's FM station database