WIRB
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WIRB is a radio station
licensed
to serve Level Plains, Alabama
, USA, a suburb of Enterprise, Alabama
. The station is owned by Virgle Leon Strickland.
This WIRB is unrelated to the WIRB formerly licensed to Enterprise that broadcast at 600 kHz from 1948 to 1988. That station changed its call letters to WLHQ on May 11, 1988, before going off the air for good. It was deleted from the FCC database on May 13, 1992. This radio station is also unrelated to the television station in Melbourne, Florida
, that used the WIRB callsign from May 1, 1992, until February 13, 1998, when it became WOPX
.
format which is a blend of Southern Gospel
, Contemporary Christian, Contemporary worship music aka Praise & Worship, and Urban Gospel music.
The Ultimate Drive at 5 is a one-hour live show, hosted by Sir Travis and Kyle St. Andrews, that is aired each weekday afternoon. The Ultimate Drive was first aired on May 5, 2008.
from the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) on December 11, 2006.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
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 Level Plains, Alabama
Level Plains, Alabama
Level Plains is a town in Dale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,544.Mayor Tyrus L. Waters is the seventh mayor to serve since the town was incorporated on April 30, 1965....
, USA, a suburb of Enterprise, Alabama
Enterprise, Alabama
Enterprise is a city in the southeastern part of Coffee and Dale Counties in the southeastern part of Alabama in the Southern United States. The population was estimated to be 25,909 in the year 2009....
. The station is owned by Virgle Leon Strickland.
This WIRB is unrelated to the WIRB formerly licensed to Enterprise that broadcast at 600 kHz from 1948 to 1988. That station changed its call letters to WLHQ on May 11, 1988, before going off the air for good. It was deleted from the FCC database on May 13, 1992. This radio station is also unrelated to the television station in Melbourne, Florida
Melbourne, Florida
Melbourne is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. As of 2009, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 78,323. The municipal area is the second largest by size and by population in the county. Melbourne is a principal city of the Palm Bay – Melbourne – Titusville, Florida...
, that used the WIRB callsign from May 1, 1992, until February 13, 1998, when it became WOPX
WOPX
WOPX-TV is a television station based in Orlando, Florida, USA. An affiliate of the Ion Television network, it transmits its digital signal on UHF channel 48, from a transmitter located near Holopaw...
.
Programming
Gospel Radio WIRB broadcasts a Christian musicChristian music
Christian music is music that has been written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life and faith. Common themes of Christian music include praise, worship, penitence, and lament, and its forms vary widely across the world....
format which is a blend of Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
, Contemporary Christian, Contemporary worship music aka Praise & Worship, and Urban Gospel music.
The Ultimate Drive at 5 is a one-hour live show, hosted by Sir Travis and Kyle St. Andrews, that is aired each weekday afternoon. The Ultimate Drive was first aired on May 5, 2008.
History
This station received its original its license to coverBroadcast 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...
from the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
(FCC) on December 11, 2006.
External links
- Gospel Radio WIRB at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- Ultimate Drive at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....