WMFT

WMFT (88.9 FM, "Moody Radio South") is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. The station, which began licensed broadcasting in 2005, is owned by the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.

For the Terre Haute, Indiana radio station which held the call sign WMFT from 1958 to 1963, see WIBQ.
WMFT
Broadcast areaTuscaloosa, Alabama
Birmingham metropolitan area
Frequency88.9 MHz
BrandingMoody Radio South
Programming
FormatReligious
AffiliationsMoody Radio
Ownership
Owner
WMBU, WMBV, WRNF
History
First air date
June 13, 2005[1]
Call sign meaning
W Moody For Tuscaloosa[2]
Technical information
Facility ID83088
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT159 meters (522 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
33°20′19″N 87°21′32″W
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitemoodyradiosouth.fm

WMFT broadcasts a religious radio format.[3] The station derives a significant portion of its programming from Moody Radio.

History

This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on June 11, 2002.[4] The new station was assigned the call letters WMFT by the FCC on July 13, 2004.[5]

WMFT launched regular programming on June 13, 2005.[1] The station received its license to cover from the FCC on December 22, 2005.[6]

This full-power station replaced a 10-watt broadcast translator that retransmitted the programming of sister station WMBV in Dixons Mills, Alabama.[2]

References
  1. "NewsChannel Jan/Feb/Mar '05". The Christian Radio Homepage. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
  2. Sitton, Philip A. (August 6, 2002). "Christian radio station may 'educate, edify and evangelize'". Crimson White. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: The University of Alabama.
  3. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. "Application Search Details (BPED-19960819MC)". FCC Media Bureau. June 11, 2002.
  5. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  6. "Application Search Details (BLED-20050513AAR)". FCC Media Bureau. December 22, 2005.
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