WFBH-LP
Encyclopedia
WFBH-LP is a radio station
licensed
to serve Hamilton, Alabama
. The station is owned by First Baptist Church Hamilton. It airs a Christian radio
format. While largely locally originated, a portion of the station's programming is derived from the Moody Broadcasting Network
.
by the Federal Communications Commission
on November 18, 2001. The new station was assigned the WFBH-LP call letters by the FCC on December 3, 2002. WFBH-LP began regular broadcast operations on December 10, 2002, and received its license to cover
on April 10, 2003.
Originally licensed to broadcast at 103.5 MHz, the station petitioned the FCC in August 2005 to change frequencies as its signal suffered interference from WKGL
in Russellville, Alabama
, and WMXV
in Littleville, Alabama
. The FCC authorized the change in October 2005 and WFBH-LP began broadcasting at the current 96.7 MHZ in July 2006.
Radio station
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licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve Hamilton, Alabama
Hamilton, Alabama
Hamilton is a city in Marion County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 6,786. The city is the county seat of Marion County.-Geography:Hamilton is located at , along the Buttahatchee River....
. The station is owned by First Baptist Church Hamilton. It airs a Christian radio
Christian radio
Christian radio is a category of radio formats that focus on transmitting programming with a Christian message. In the United States, where it is more established, many such broadcasters play popular music of Christian influence, though many programs have talk or news programming covering...
format. While largely locally originated, a portion of the station's programming is derived from the Moody Broadcasting Network
Moody Broadcasting Network
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.
History
This station was granted its original construction permitConstruction permit
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by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
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on November 18, 2001. The new station was assigned the WFBH-LP call letters by the FCC on December 3, 2002. WFBH-LP began regular broadcast operations on December 10, 2002, and received its license to cover
Broadcast license
A broadcast license or broadcast license is a specific type of spectrum license that grants the licensee the privilege to use a portion of the radio frequency spectrum in a given geographical area for broadcasting purposes. The licenses are generally straddled with additional restrictions that...
on April 10, 2003.
WKGL
WKGL-FM is a radio station serving the Rockford, Illinois area with a Classic rock format. It broadcasts on FM frequency 96.7 MHz and is under ownership of Cumulus Media. Prior to being WKGL-FM, the station had an oldies format as WKMQ and a country format as WLUV-FM.-External links:*...
in Russellville, Alabama
Russellville, Alabama
Russellville is a city in Franklin County in the U.S. state of Alabama. At the 2000 census, the population of the city was 8,971. The city is the county seat of Franklin County.-History:...
, and WMXV
WMXV
WMXV is a radio station licensed to St. Joseph, Tennessee. WMXV broadcasts as part of the Florence/Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Arbitron radio market...
in Littleville, Alabama
Littleville, Alabama
Littleville is a town in Colbert County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Florence - Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Statistical Area known as "The Shoals". As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 978.-Geography:...
. The FCC authorized the change in October 2005 and WFBH-LP began broadcasting at the current 96.7 MHZ in July 2006.