WFMV

WFMV
City	South Congaree, South Carolina
Broadcast area	Columbia & The Midlands
Branding	"Gospel 95.3"
Slogan	"Columbia's Inspiration Station"
Frequency	95.3 MHz
Translator(s)	95.9 W240AX (Columbia)
First air date	October 29th, 1993
Format	Urban contemporary gospel
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	100 meters (328 feet)
Class	A
Facility ID	24376
Transmitter coordinates	33° 53' 58" N, 81° 13' 29" W
Owner	Glory Communications, Inc.
Sister stations	WGCV, WQXL, WLJI
Website	wfmv.com

For the Richmond, Virginia radio station, see WFMV (defunct).

WFMV, known as "Gospel 95.3", is a full-time urban contemporary gospel station simulcast located in the Midlands region of South Carolina. WFMV is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to South Congaree, a small village located near Columbia to broadcast on 95.3 FM. WFMV broadcasts with 6 kW. of power. Its studios are located just east of downtown Columbia and the transmitter is in Red Bank.

Programming

WFMV offers mostly contemporary gospel music with some classics, from artists such as CeCe Winans, Smokie Norful, Mary Mary, Shirley Caesar, John P. Kee, The Georgia Mass Choir, and Kirk Franklin.

Informational programming includes "The Morning Inspirations", "Wellness Watch", "Real Power" (for voters), "Kid's Korner" and "Watchdog" (for consumers). On weekends, "I-95" covers community issues.

WFMV is part of the Glory Radio Network along with WTUA, WLJI, WPDT and WSPX.^[1]

Translator

WFMV is relayed by an additional translator to widen its broadcast area.

Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	ERP W	Class	FCC info
W240AX	95.9	Columbia, South Carolina	13	D	FCC

History

In early 1991, WKWQ (now known as WZMJ) changed frequencies from 95.3 to 93.1, leaving the 95.3 frequency open. The frequency was reallocated to South Congaree by the FCC and after 2 years, the license was awarded to Glory Communications, a group led by former WWDM sales manager/media specialist Alex Snipe. WFMV signed on the air October 29, 1993 with its present format.^[2] The call letters, WFMV, had been previously assigned to an FM radio station in Blairstown, New Jersey.

WFMV was named Southeast Music Award station of the year in 1995.^[1] On March 24, 1997, WLJI signed on the air as a full-time simulcast of WFMV.

References

1 2 "About Glory Communications, Inc.". Retrieved 2011-10-12.
↑ "Contemporary Gospel Station Makes Debut Today", The State, October 29, 1993.

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WFMV

Radio-Locator information on WFMV

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WFMV

Radio stations in the Columbia, South Carolina market

By AM frequency	560 620 840 890 1170 1230 1320 1400 1470

By FM frequency	88.1 88.5 89.7 90.5 91.3 92.1 93.1 93.5 93.9 94.3 95.3 95.9 96.7 97.5 98.3 98.5 99.3 100.1 101.3 102.3 103.1 103.9 104.7 106.7 107.5

By callsign	WARQ WBAJ WCEO WCOS WCOS-FM WDEK WFMV WGCV WHXT WISW WLJI WLTR WLTY WLXC WMFX WMHK WNKT WNOK WOIC WOMG WQXL WRJA-FM WSCZ WTCB WUSC WVOC WWDM WWNQ WWNU WXBT WXRY-LP WYFV WZMJ

South Carolina radio markets Charleston Columbia Florence Greenville–Spartanburg Myrtle Beach Rock Hill Other South Carolina radio regions Hilton Head See also List of radio stations in South Carolina

Coordinates: 33°53′58″N 81°13′29″W / 33.89944°N 81.22472°W / 33.89944; -81.22472

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