WFHB

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.

WFHB
CityBloomington, Indiana
Broadcast areaBloomington, Ellettsville, Nashville, Indiana
Frequency91.3 MHz
BrandingVolunteer powered community radio
Programming
FormatCommunity Radio
Ownership
OwnerBloomington Community Radio Inc.
History
Call sign meaning
FireHouse Broadcasting
Technical information
Facility ID5878
ClassA
ERP1,600 watts
HAAT119.0 meters (390.4 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
39°1′18.00″N 86°36′5.00″W
Translator(s)98.1 (Bloomington)
106.3 (Ellettsville)
100.7 (Nashville)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewfhb.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

The idea for WFHB began in the summer of 1975, when radio enthusiasts from Bloomington attended the National Alternative Radio Konference in Madison, Wisconsin. After returning from the conference, they founded a non-profit organization to establish a community radio station and began the process of applying for a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) license and raising the necessary funds. Eighteen years later, on January 4, 1993, following numerous applications and several court cases, WFHB began broadcasting in a former city fire station in downtown Bloomington.[3][4]

Translators

In addition to its main frequency, WFHB is relayed by three translators to widen its broadcast area.

Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseERP
(W)		ClassFCC info
W251AG98.1 FMBloomington, Indiana250DFCC
W264BP100.7 FMNashville, Indiana27DFCC
W292DD106.3 FMEllettsville, Indiana38DFCC

Local News and Public Affairs Programs

See also

References
  1. "CPB Adds Ten Radio Stations to its Community Service Grant Program". Corporation for Public Broadcasting news release. August 5, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
  2. "Volunteer Power". WFHB website. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
  3. Howley, Kevin (October 2001). "Talking about Public Affairs Programming: WFHB and the Legacy of Listener-Sponsored Radio". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television (Vol. 21, No. 4). Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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