WBIC is a
low power radio station
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licensed to
Wilson, North Carolina
Wilson is a city in and the county seat of Wilson County, North Carolina, United States. Located approximately east of the capital city of Raleigh, it is served by the interchange of Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 264. Wilson had an estimated p ...
. The station's studio is located at Tabernacle Baptist Church and its transmitting facility is located across Airport Boulevard on the campus of Wilson Christian Academy.
History
Tabernacle Baptist Church and its pastor, Joe Shakour, applied for a low power radio station license from the
Federal Communications Commission
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in the fall of 2013 and were awarded a construction permit the following year. The church filed for a license to cover the construction permit on October 14, 2015, and its license was granted on October 19, 2015.
Programming
WBIC airs traditional
Christian music. Most songs are in the
public domain
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, and many are
hymn
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s. Hourly newscasts are from the
Salem Radio Network
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Network information
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and forecasts are from staff meteorologist Tom Churchill. In addition, WBIC broadcasts all Tabernacle Baptist Church worship services live.
Select Long Form Programs
*
Daily In The Word' is produced by Dr. Paul Chappell, pastor of Lancaster (California) Baptist Church.
*
Faith for the Family' with Clarence Sexton helps listeners keep God as the Foundation for the Family.
* ''The Family Altar Program'' from
Lester Roloff
Lester Leo Roloff (June 28, 1914 – November 2, 1982) was an American fundamentalist Independent Baptist preacher and the founder of teen homes across the American South. The operation of those teen homes (primarily his Rebekah Home for Gir ...
is heard in a 15-minute version on weekdays and in its entirety on weekends.
* On
Fortress of Faith', Tom Wallace studies Islam and Muslim news from a Christian perspective.
*
Prophecy Today' is Jimmy DeYoung's weekly Bible study and prophecy Q&A.
* ''
Ranger Bill
''Ranger Bill'' is a Christian radio program from the 1950s, produced by Moody Radio. With over 200 episodes produced, Ranger Bill stars Miron Canaday as the title character and Stumpy Jenkins and Ed Ronne, Sr as Grey Wolf. The main character, Ran ...
'' is a family friendly
radio drama
Radio drama (or audio drama, audio play, radio play, radio theatre, or audio theatre) is a dramatized, purely acoustic performance. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine ...
from the Moody Radio archive.
*
Dr. Bob Shelton' presents the Gospel and Bible Prophecy every Sunday.
* ''Sounds of Joy'' features time-honored sacred music with host Dave Freeland.
*
The Spoken Word of God' - The Authorized Bible read by Alexander Scourby.
* ''Stories of Great Christians'' - These fifteen-minute radio dramas are from the Moody Radio archive.
* On ''The Truck Driver's Special'',
Brother Maze witnesses to "believers from border to border and coast to coast."
* ''
Unshackled!
''Unshackled!'' is a radio drama series produced by Pacific Garden Mission, in Chicago, Illinois, that first aired on September 23, 1950. It is one of the longest-running radio dramas in history and one of a very few still in production in the Un ...
'' is a radio drama from Pacific Garden Mission that first aired in 1950 and continues today with new episodes.
References
External links
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