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WFHB

Radio station in Bloomington, Indiana

39°1′18.00″N 86°36′5.00″W / 39.0216667°N 86.6013889°W / 39.0216667; -86.6013889Translator(s)98.1 (Bloomington)
106.3 (Ellettsville)
100.7 (Nashville)LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitewfhb.org

WFHB 91.3 FM is a community radio FM station in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. The station has three translators 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 Corporation for Public Broadcasting.^[1]^[2]

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 91.3 MHz from their transmitter site in rural Monroe County, Indiana. In February 1994, station operations moved to a former city fire station in downtown Bloomington.

Translators

In addition to its main frequency, WFHB is relayed by three translators to widen its broadcast area.

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	ERP (W)	Class	FCC info
W251AG	98.1 FM FM	Bloomington, Indiana	250	D	FMQ
W264BP	100.7 FM FM	Nashville, Indiana	27	D	FMQ
W292DD	106.3 FM FM	Ellettsville, Indiana	38	D	FMQ

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

References

^ "CPB Adds Ten Radio Stations to its Community Service Grant Program". Corporation for Public Broadcasting news release. August 5, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
^ "Volunteer Power". WFHB website. Retrieved 2014-08-10.