Summary
WFHB 91.3 FM is a community radio FM station in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. The station has three translators serving southern Indiana: 98.1 in Bloomington, 100.7 in Nashville and 106.3 in Ellettsville.
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| Broadcast area | Bloomington, Ellettsville, Nashville, Indiana |
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| Frequency | 91.3 MHz |
| Branding | Volunteer powered community radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Community Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bloomington Community Radio Inc. |
| History | |
Call sign meaning | FireHouse Broadcasting |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 5878 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 1,600 watts |
| HAAT | 119.0 meters (390.4 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°1′18.00″N 86°36′5.00″W / 39.0216667°N 86.6013889°W |
| Translator(s) | 98.1 (Bloomington) 106.3 (Ellettsville) 100.7 (Nashville) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wfhb.org |
WFHB has a small paid staff and over 150 volunteers, who perform a range of duties, from office administration to music and news programming. The station is supported financially by contributions from listeners and program underwriting by local businesses, as well as by community service grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.[1][2]
Station history edit
The idea for WFHB began in 1974, conceived by Mark Hood, Jeffrey Morris, and Craig Palmer. They founded a 501c3 non-profit organization the same year called Community Radio Project (CRP) in order to establish a community radio station in Bloomington, Indiana. In June 1976, CRP organizers Mark Hood, Robyn Carey, and Jim Manion attended NARC II, the second National Alternative Radio Conference, held in Telluride, Colorado. NARC II was organized by the recently established National Federation of Community Broadcasters and hosted by KOTO, Telluride’s community radio station, which had begun broadcasting in 1975.
Community radio organizers from around the US were in attendance and the CRP organizers became more aware of the nascent community radio movement. Upon returning from the conference, CRP began the process of applying for a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) license and raising the necessary funds. Nineteen years later, on January 4, 1993, following numerous applications and several court cases, WFHB began broadcasting on 91.3 MHz from their transmitter site in rural Monroe County, Indiana. In February 1994, station operations moved to a former city fire station in downtown Bloomington.
Translators edit
In addition to its main frequency, WFHB is relayed by three translators to widen its broadcast area.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
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| W251AG | 98.1 FM FM | Bloomington, Indiana | 250 | D | FMQ |
| W264BP | 100.7 FM FM | Nashville, Indiana | 27 | D | FMQ |
| W292DD | 106.3 FM FM | Ellettsville, Indiana | 38 | D | FMQ |
Local News and Public Affairs Programs edit
- Activate!
- Artbeat
- Better Beware
- Bicentennial Journal
- Big Talk
- BloomingOUT
- Bring It On!
- Brown County Hour
- CATSweek
- EcoReport
- Hola Bloomington
- Interchange
- Kite Line
- Local News
- Standing Room Only
- Voices in the Street
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "CPB Adds Ten Radio Stations to its Community Service Grant Program". Corporation for Public Broadcasting news release. August 5, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
- ^ "Volunteer Power". WFHB website. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
External links edit
- WFHB in the FCC FM station database
- WFHB in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- BRING IT ON
- Daily Local News
- Interchange
- Standing Room Only
- EcoReport
- bloomingOUT
- Hola Bloomington
- Bloomington Storytelling Project
- Harvest Home
- What's The Juice?
- Brown County Hour
- CATSweek
- Sweatbox
- Specials