WFHB 91.3 FM is a

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FM station in Bloomington,

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. The station has three

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serving southern Indiana: 98.1 in Bloomington, 100.7 in Nashville and 106.3 in Ellettsville. WFHB has a small paid staff and over 150 volunteers, who perform a range of duties, from office administration to music and news programming. The station is supported financially by contributions from listeners and program underwriting by local businesses, as well as by community service grants from the

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Station history

The idea for WFHB began in 1974, conceived by Mark Hood, Jeffrey Morris, and Craig Palmer. They founded a 501c3 non-profit organization the same year called Community Radio Project (CRP) in order to establish a community radio station in Bloomington, Indiana. In June 1976, CRP organizers Mark Hood, Robyn Carey, and Jim Manion attended NARC II, the second National Alternative Radio Conference, held in Telluride, Colorado. NARC II was organized by the recently established National Federation of Community Broadcasters and hosted by KOTO, Telluride’s community radio station, which had begun broadcasting in 1975. Community radio organizers from around the US were in attendance and the CRP organizers became more aware of the nascent community radio movement. Upon returning from the conference, CRP began the process of applying for a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) license and raising the necessary funds. Nineteen years later, on January 4, 1993, following numerous applications and several court cases, WFHB began broadcasting on 91.3MHz from their transmitter site in rural Monroe County, Indiana. In February 1994, station operations moved to a former city fire station in downtown Bloomington.

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In addition to its main frequency, WFHB is relayed by three

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s to widen its broadcast area.

Local News and Public Affairs Programs

Activate!

Artbeat

Better Beware

Bicentennial Journal

Big Talk
* BloomingOUT
Bring It On!

Brown County Hour

CATSweek

EcoReport

Hola Bloomington

Interchange

Kite Line

Local News

Standing Room Only

Voices in the Street

Station history

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Local News and Public Affairs Programs

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