WFCB-LP
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Ferndale Radio, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | August 4, 2016 |
Call sign meaning | "Ferndale Community Broadcasting" |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 194907 |
| Class | FL |
| ERP | 100 watts |
| HAAT | 81 feet (25 m) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°27′50″N 83°07′41″W / 42.46389°N 83.12806°W |
| Links | |
| Website | ferndaleradio |
WFCB-LP (100.7
Detroit's North End
. The station is a non profit 501c 3 run completely by volunteers and supported by donations and local underwriters.
The station's application was confirmed as acceptable by
construction permit was granted on August 7, 2014. Due to its proximity and frequency, the station is subject to interference from nearby CKUE-FM-1 in Windsor, Ontario, which broadcasts at a substantially higher power (3.84 kW) from a tower very close to the Canada–United States border
.
In 2020 and 2021, the station started raising funds for online streaming. Ferndale Project, a local brewery in Ferndale, brewed a Ferndale Radio beer and part of the proceeds were donated to their streaming efforts. Ferndale Radio is on track to start streaming at the start of 2022.
External links
- Official website of their Indiegogo campaign
- Facebook page Facebook
- [1] 2021 PR Newswire - Lick the Plate joins Ferndale Radio
- Underwood V Radio website - Ferndale Radio Website
- 2018 Metromode - Ferndale Radio brings hyperlocal focus to the airwaves
- [2] 2018 Macomb Daily - Ferndale Radio puts Community First
- [3] Instagram
- [4] 2020 Ferndale Friends - Ferndale Radio Keeping Ferndale Groovy
- [5] 2017 Free Press - Super Local Radio Puts Community First
- WFCB in the FCC FM station database
- WFCB in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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