Broadcast area | Athens, Alabama |
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Frequency | 107.9 MHz |
Programming | |
Format | Christian |
Ownership | |
Owner | Madison Baptist Church, Inc. |
History | |
First air date | 2004 |
Call sign meaning | Voice of Madison Baptist |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 133368 |
Class | L1 |
ERP | 41 watts |
HAAT | 46.1 meters (151 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°49′30″N 86°54′24″W / 34.82500°N 86.90667°W |
Links | |
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.
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]
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]