WFBM-LP (100,1 FM) was an American low-power FM

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licensed to serve the

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. The station's broadcast license was held by Beaver Springs Faith Baptist Church, Inc. WFBM-LP broadcast a

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, from September 2004 until January 2012.

History

In June 2001, Beaver Springs Faith Baptist Church applied to the

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(FCC) for a

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for a new low-power FM radio station. The FCC granted this permit on May 12, 2003, with a scheduled expiration date of November 12, 2004. The new station was assigned

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"WFBM-LP" on May 20, 2003. After construction and testing were completed in September 2004, the station was granted its broadcast license on May 12, 2005. Beaver Springs Faith Baptist Church, Inc., received a license for full-power WFBM (90.1 FM) so, per FCC regulations, surrendered its low-power broadcast license. The station's license was cancelled on January 23, 2012, and the WFBM-LP call sign was deleted from the FCC database.

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* {{Religious Radio Stations in Pennsylvania Defunct religious radio stations in the United States FBM-LP FBM-LP Radio stations established in 2004 Radio stations disestablished in 2012 Snyder County, Pennsylvania Defunct radio stations in the United States 2004 establishments in Pennsylvania 2012 disestablishments in Pennsylvania FBM-LP