WBFZ (105.3 FM) is a

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to serve

Selma, Alabama Selma is a city in and the county seat of Dallas County, in the Black Belt region of south central Alabama and extending to the west. Located on the banks of the Alabama River, the city has a population of 17,971 as of the 2020 census. About ...

, United States. The station is owned by Imani Communications Corporation, Inc. It airs an urban contemporary/gospel format.

History

This station received its original

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from the

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on June 17,

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

. The new station was assigned the call letters WBFZ by the FCC on August 10, 1998. WBFZ received its license to cover from the FCC on August 16, 2001. The station has expanded its reach to over 100,000 listeners throughout the Black Belt daily.

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* BFZ Radio stations established in 2001 Gospel radio stations in the United States Dallas County, Alabama {{Alabama-radio-station-stub