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.

WFBV
Broadcast areaSelinsgrove/Sunbury
Frequency90.1 MHz
BrandingWonderful Faith Bible Ministries 90.1 & 90.5 FM
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatSouthern Gospel
Ownership
OwnerBeaver Springs Faith Baptist Church, Inc.
WFBA, WFBM
History
First air date
January 2012
Call sign meaning
Wonderful Faith Bible Ministries
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID175641
ClassA
ERP1,450 watts
HAAT106 meters (348 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°50′30″N 76°53′57″W / 40.84167°N 76.89917°W / 40.84167; -76.89917
Links
Public license information
Websitewfbm.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.[2]

History

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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.[3] The new station was assigned call sign "WFBV" on July 13, 2011.[4] After construction and testing were completed in January 2012, the station was granted its broadcast license on January 23, 2012.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFBV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  3. ^ "Application Search Details (BNPED-20071017ABA )". FCC Media Bureau. July 6, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  4. ^ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. U.S. Federal Communications Commission Media Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  5. ^ "Application Search Details (BLED-20120118AFT)". FCC Media Bureau. January 23, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
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