WMFT
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| City of license | Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
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| Broadcast area | Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Branding | Moody Radio South |
| Frequency | 88.9 MHz |
| First air date | June 13, 2005[1] |
| Format | Religious |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 159 meters |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 83088 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 33°20′19″N 87°21′32″W / 33.33861°N 87.35889°W |
| Callsign meaning | W Moody For Tuscaloosa[2] |
| Affiliations | Moody Radio |
| Owner | The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago |
| Sister stations | WMBU, WMBV, WRNF |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | moodyradiosouth.fm |
WMFT (88.9 FM, "Moody Radio South") is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. The station, which began licensed broadcasting in 2005, is owned by the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.
WMFT broadcasts a religious radio format.[3] The station derives a significant portion of its programming from Moody Radio.
History
This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on June 11, 2002.[4] The new station was assigned the call letters WMFT by the FCC on July 13, 2004.[5]
WMFT launched regular programming on June 13, 2005.[1] The station received its license to cover from the FCC on December 22, 2005.[6]
This full-power station replaced a 10-watt broadcast translator that retransmitted the programming of sister station WMBV in Dixons Mills, Alabama.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "NewsChannel Jan/Feb/Mar '05". The Christian Radio Homepage. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sitton, Philip A. (August 6, 2002). "Christian radio station may 'educate, edify and evangelize'". Crimson White (Tuscaloosa, Alabama: The University of Alabama).
- ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ↑ "Application Search Details (BPED-19960819MC)". FCC Media Bureau. June 11, 2002.
- ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ↑ "Application Search Details (BLED-20050513AAR)". FCC Media Bureau. December 22, 2005.
External links
- WMFT official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WMFT
- Radio-Locator information on WMFT
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WMFT
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