WMFT
Encyclopedia
WMFT is a non-commercial educational
radio station
licensed
to serve Tuscaloosa, Alabama
, USA. The station, which began licensed broadcasting in 2005, is owned by the Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago.
WMFT broadcasts a religious radio format. The station derives a significant portion of its programming from Moody Radio.
from the Federal Communications Commission
on June 11, 2002
. The new station was assigned the call letters WMFT by the FCC on July 13, 2004.
WMFT launched regular programming on June 13, 2005. The station received its license to cover
from the FCC on December 22, 2005.
This full-power station replaced a 10-watt
broadcast translator that retransmitted the programming of sister station WMBV
in Dixons Mills, Alabama
.
Non-commercial educational
The term non-commercial educational applies to a radio station or TV station that does not accept on air advertisements , as defined in the United States by the Federal Communications Commission . NCE stations do not pay broadcast license fees for their non-profit uses of the radio spectrum...
radio station
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 Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa is a city in and the seat of Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama . Located on the Black Warrior River, it is the fifth-largest city in Alabama, with a population of 90,468 in 2010...
, USA. The station, which began licensed broadcasting in 2005, is owned by the Moody Bible Institute
Moody Bible Institute
Moody Bible Institute is a Christian institution of higher education and related ministries that was founded by evangelist and businessman Dwight Lyman Moody in 1886. Since its founding, MBI's main campus has been located in the Near North Side of Chicago. MBI's primary ministries are education,...
of Chicago.
WMFT broadcasts a religious radio format. The station derives a significant portion of its programming from Moody Radio.
History
This station received its original construction permitConstruction permit
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from the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
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on June 11, 2002
2002 in radio
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. The new station was assigned the call letters WMFT by the FCC on July 13, 2004.
WMFT launched regular programming on June 13, 2005. The station 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...
from the FCC on December 22, 2005.
This full-power station replaced a 10-watt
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
broadcast translator that retransmitted the programming of sister station WMBV
WMBV
WMBV is a radio station broadcasting a Religious Radio format. Licensed to Dixons Mills, Alabama, USA, the station serves the Demopolis, Alabama, area...
in Dixons Mills, Alabama
Dixons Mills, Alabama
Dixons Mills is an unincorporated community in Marengo County, Alabama, United States. The community was named for a group of mills operated by Joel B. Dixon in the 19th century. Dixons Mills has a post office utilizing the 36736 ZIP code.-History:...
.