WXDB-LP

WXDB-LP
City of license Charleston, West Virginia
Broadcast area Metro Charleston
Frequency 95.7 FM MHz
First air date September 6, 2014[1]
Last air date October 20, 2014[2]
Format Silent
ERP 17 watts
HAAT 72 meters (236 ft)
Class L1
Facility ID 192983
Transmitter coordinates 38°22′34.0″N 81°39′24.0″W / 38.376111°N 81.656667°W
Former callsigns WXDB-LP (2014)[3]
Owner Roots Town Radio, Inc.

WXDB-LP (95.7 FM) was an Americana and Adult Album Alternative music formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Charleston, West Virginia and served Metro Charleston.[4] WXDB-LP was owned and operated by Roots Town Radio, Inc.[5]

History

The station's short history began on February 18, 2014 when Roots Town Radio, Inc. filed the initial paperwork for a Low-Power FM radio station.[6] The station was part of the Federal Communications Commission "LPFM filing window" in October of 2013.[7]

On February 21, Roots Town Radio began raising funds to construct the station through crowdfunding website Indiegogo.[8] The company also received a $9,000 grant from the Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation.[9]

The call sign WXDB-LP was issued for the station on February 25, 2014.[3] WXDB-LP was originally to begin broadcasting on August 25,[10] but instead launched on September 6, 2014.[1]

On October 20, 2014, WXDB-LP fell silent as owner Roots Town Radio, Inc. requested the station's construction permit and call sign be cancelled.[2][11] A message on the station's website stated the station was "off the air for good" and thanked the public for their support.[12]

Dysfunction within the station's leadership led to the station's demise.[2] Roots Town Radio President Dawn Warner and Vice President/Station Manager Burr Beard wrestled for control of the station in the weeks leading up to the station falling silent.[2] On-Air volunteers called the station a "toxic environment".[2]

Former volunteer DJs of WXDB-LP have agreed to join another Low-Power FM station once it launches.[2][13]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "WXDB-LP 95.7 Charleston". WVBroadcasting.net. September 6, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Harold, Zack (October 27, 2014). "Roots Town Radio goes silent after internal struggles". Charleston Daily Mail (Charleston, West Virginia: The Daily Gazette Company). Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  5. ↑ "WXDB Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Application for Construction Permit for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. January 23, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  7. ↑ "LPFM Window To Open In October 2013; Revised Form 318 Released". Federal Communications Commission, media bureau. June 17, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  8. ↑ "95.7 WXDB". Indiegogo. March 31, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  9. ↑ "The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation - Grant Recipients". The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  10. ↑ Harold, Zack (August 6, 2014). "Roots music station to launch Aug. 25". Charleston Daily Mail (Charleston, West Virginia: The Daily Gazette Company). Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Public Notice Comment - BNPL-20131108AGX". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  12. ↑ "WXDB.org". Roots Town Radio, Inc. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  13. ↑ "FM Query Results". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved October 29, 2014.

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