WBVM

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WBVM-FM
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City of license Tampa, Florida
Broadcast area Tampa Bay and Sarasota-Bradenton metropolitan areas
Branding "Spirit FM 90.5"
Frequency 90.5 (MHz)
First air date 1986
Format Christian radio
ERP 100 kW
HAAT 294 m (965 ft)
Facility ID 5373
Callsign meaning Blessed Virgin Mary
Owner Diocese of St. Petersburg, Florida
Sister stations WLMS-FM
Webcast Stereo 44 kbps (live)
Website http://www.spiritfm905.com

WBVM, branded as Spirit FM 90.5, is a Christian-based radio station in Tampa, Florida, broadcasting on 90.5 FM. It signed on in May 1986 and began broadcasting in HD in 2007. The station's signal covers the Tampa Bay Area cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater, as well as the Sarasota-Bradenton metropolitan area and Lakeland, Florida.

WBVM's programming is simulcasted in the Nature Coast area on WLMS 88.3 FM, which originates in Lecanto, Florida and reaches Ocala and Gainesville.

Both stations are owned by the Diocese of St. Petersburg. The station manager is John Morris.

Programming is primarily Christian Contemporary music, along with local diocesan speakers, traffic reports, and Spanish language programs in certain dayparts. Some syndicated programs are carried, such as Family Minute with James Dobson and Sacred Classics, a long-running Sunday morning program of traditional choral and organ music.

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