WBGW-FM
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{{Infobox radio station
| logo =
| name = WBGW-FM
| airdate =
| frequency = {{Frequency|101.5 FM|MHz}}
| city = Fort Branch, Indiana
| area = Evansville, Indiana
| format = Christian Radio
| owner = Music Ministries Inc.
| licensee =
| power =
| erp = 2,100 watts
| haat = {{convert|171|m|sp=us}}
| facility_id = 47099
| coordinates =
| branding = Thy Word Network
| former_callsigns = WBGW (1989–2016)
| class = A
| webcast = [http://streamdb8web.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/WBGW Listen Live]
| website = https://thyword.media
| callsign_meaning =
| sister_stations = {{hlist|WBHW|WBJW}}
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WBGW-FM is a Christian radio station licensed to Fort Branch, Indiana, broadcasting on 101.5 MHz FM. The station serves the Evansville Metropolitan Area. WBGW-FM is owned by Music Ministries Inc.,[https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WBGW FM Query Results: WBGW-FM], fcc.gov. Retrieved October 15, 2018. and is an affiliate of Thy Word Network.
The WBGW tower facilities, located in Gibson County, Indiana, are also licensed for use by NOAA's National Weather Service All Hazards Radio network, KIG76, from Paducah, Kentucky.{{Cite web |last=US Department of Commerce |first=NOAA |title=NOAAWeatherRadio |url=https://www.weather.gov/pah/NOAAWeatherRadio |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=www.weather.gov |language=EN-US}}
Simulcasts
The station is simulcast on 88.7 WBHW in Loogootee, Indiana, 91.7 WBJW in Albion, Illinois, and 94.5 WBFW in Smith Mills, Kentucky.[https://thyword.media/schedule/ Schedule], Thy Word Network. Retrieved October 15, 2018. Thy Word Network is also heard in Owensboro, Kentucky through a translator on 106.5 FM and Tell City, Indiana through a translator on 93.7 FM.[https://thyword.media/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018-FM-Program-Schedule.pdf 2018 Program Schedule], Thy Word Network. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
{{RadioTranslators
| call1 = WBHW
| watts1 = 5,300
| haat1 = 145.9
| class1 = B1
| freq1 = 88.7
| city1 = Loogootee, Indiana
| call2 = WBJW
| watts2 = 1,700
| haat2 = 152
| class2 = A
| freq2 = 91.7
| city2 = Albion, Illinois
| call3 = WBFW
| watts3 = 5,400
| haat3 = 88.6
| class3 = A
| freq3 = 94.5
| city3 = Smith Mills, Kentucky
| call4 = W229BX
| watts4 = 80
| haat4 = 33.1
| class4 = D
| freq4 = 93.7
| city4 = Tell City, Indiana
| call5 = W293AT
| watts5 = 38
| haat5 = 67.4
| class5 = D
| freq5 = 106.5
| city5 = Owensboro, Kentucky
| fid1 = 47098
| fid2 = 76428
| fid3 = 184596
| fid4 = 141319
| fid5 = 138529
}}
References
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External links
- [https://thyword.media Thy Word Network's official website]
- {{FM station data|47099|WBGW-FM}}
{{Evansville Radio}}
{{Religious Radio Stations in Indiana}}
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Category:Radio stations established in 1992
Category:1992 establishments in Indiana
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