WMCB-LP
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WMCB-LP
| logo =
| city = Greenfield, Massachusetts
| area =
| branding =
| airdate = May 2008
| frequency = 107.9 MHz
| format = Community
| erp = 100 watts
| haat = {{convert|-36.1|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = L1
| facility_id = 134902
| coordinates = {{coord|42|36|18|N|72|36|16|W|region:US-MA_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning = Western Massachusetts Community Broadcasting
| former_callsigns =
| owner = Greenfield Community Television, Inc.
| licensee =
| sister_stations =
| webcast = {{listenlive|http://www.wmcb.net/Listen.html}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.wmcb.net/}}
| affiliations =
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WMCB-LP (107.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Greenfield, Massachusetts. The station is owned by Greenfield Community Television, Inc. It airs a community radio format.{{cite web |work=LPFM Database |title=LPFM Massachusetts |url=http://www.angelfire.com/nj2/piratejim/lpfm3.html |accessdate=2008-06-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080318111605/http://www.angelfire.com/nj2/piratejim/lpfm3.html |archive-date=2008-03-18 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/ |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301134627/http://www.arbitron.com/ |archivedate=March 1, 2010 }} The station first aired in May 2008.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wmcb.net/WMCB%20FAQ.html|title=WMCB-LP Frequently Asked Questions|date=December 3, 2018|website=wmcb.net|access-date=December 3, 2018}}
WMCB-LP previously shared the 107.9 MHz frequency with religious broadcaster WLPV-LP (now at 97.3), with WMCB-LP broadcasting from noon to midnight and WLPV-LP broadcasting from midnight to noon.{{cite news |work=Greenfield Recorder |title=GCTV ready to order radio equipment |date=2008-02-28 |first=Anita |last=Fritz}} This ended in the winter of 2020, when WLPV-LP moved to its own frequency and began full 24-hour operations.
The station was assigned the WMCB-LP call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on July 7, 2006.{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=134902&Callsign=WMCB-LP |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.wmcb.net/ WMCB-LP official website]
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{{Other Radio Stations in Massachusetts}}
Category:Community radio stations in the United States
Category:Mass media in Franklin County, Massachusetts
Category:Greenfield, Massachusetts
Category:Radio stations established in 2008
Category:2008 establishments in Massachusetts
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