WVMB-LP

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WVMB-LP

| logo =

| city = Madison, Alabama

| area = Athens, Alabama

| branding =

| airdate = 2004

| frequency = 107.9 MHz

| format = Defunct (was Christian)

| erp = 41 watts

| haat = 46.1 meters (151 feet)

| class = L1

| facility_id = 133368

| coordinates = {{coord|34|49|30|N|86|54|24|W|type:landmark_region:US-AL|display=inline}}

| callsign_meaning = Voice of Madison Baptist

| former_callsigns =

| owner = Madison Baptist Church, Inc.

| licensee =

| sister_stations =

| webcast = [http://radio.madisonbaptist.com/ Listen Live]

| website = [https://madisonbaptist.com/ministries/wvmb.html WVMB-LP Online]

| affiliations =

| licensing_authority = FCC

}}

WVMB-LP (107.9 FM) was a low power FM radio station licensed to serve the community of Madison, Alabama. The station, established in 2004, was last owned and operated as a ministry of Madison Baptist Church Inc.

Programming

WVMB-LP broadcast a Christian radio format to Madison and Athens, Alabama. Programming includes Gospel music, teaching programs, sermons, and a limited amount of Spanish language programming.

History

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 . The new station was assigned call sign "WVMB-LP" on December 3, 2002. After construction and testing were completed in May 2004, the station was granted its broadcast license on June 9, 2005. Its license was deleted on April 9, 2025.

References

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{{cite web |work=Alabama Broadcast Media Page |title=Alabama LPFM & Translators |url=http://www.almediapage.info/lpfm.html |access-date=December 27, 2011}}

{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BNPL-20010615ASW) |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=566416 |date=November 18, 2002 |access-date=December 27, 2011}}

{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Call Sign History |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=133368&Callsign=WVMB-LP |date=December 3, 2002 |access-date=December 27, 2011}}

{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BLL-20040517ACO) |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=993855 |date=June 9, 2005 |access-date=December 27, 2011}}

{{cite web |publisher=Madison Baptist Church |title=WVMB |url=http://www.madisonbaptist.com/ministries/wvmb/index.html |access-date=December 27, 2011}}

}}

External links

[http://www.madisonbaptist.com/ WVMB-LP official website]
[https://maps.google.com/?q=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/contourplot.kml?gmap=2%26appid=993855%26call=WVMB-LP%26freq=107.9%26contour=60%26city=MADISON%26state=AL WVMB-LP service area per the FCC database]

VMB-LP

Category:Radio stations established in 2004

Category:2004 establishments in Alabama

Category:Radio stations disestablished in 2025