WGIB

WGIB (91.9 FM) is a non-profit radio station that originates programming from Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The station is currently owned by Glen Iris Baptist School, and is licensed to serve Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The station was assigned the WGIB call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on September 20, 1982.[1]

WGIB
CityBirmingham, Alabama
Frequency91.9 MHz
First air date1983
FormatReligious
ERP3,500 watts
HAAT266 meters
ClassC3
Facility ID24256
Transmitter coordinates33°24′59″N 86°36′28″W
Call sign meaningWhere God Is Blessing
OwnerGlen Iris Baptist School
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteWGIB Online
WQEM
CityColumbiana, Alabama
Frequency101.5 MHz
First air date1999
FormatReligious
ERP1,800 watts
HAAT185 meters
ClassA
Facility ID41641
Transmitter coordinates33°13′46″N 86°42′56″W
Call sign meaningVariation of former sister station WQEN
OwnerGlen Iris Baptist School
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteWQEM Online

WGIB carries Christian preaching and gospel music 24 hours a day, much of which originates from the church's studios. WGIB is also relayed on a series of low-powered FM translators and full-powered WQEM at 101.5 MHz in Columbiana, Alabama. The station's audio is also streamed on the internet.

Simulcast

WQEM (101.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Religious radio format as a simulcast of WGIB.[2] WQEM is licensed to serve Columbiana, Alabama, USA. The station is currently owned by Glen Iris Baptist School.[3]

WQEM was purchased from Clear Channel Communications in 2002. Glen Iris kept the WQEM call sign for the station after its purchase. The station was assigned the WQEM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on August 3, 1998.[4] Before its purchase by Glen Iris Baptist School, WQEM served as a repeater of Top 40 station WQEN, whose signal at the time did not adequately cover the southern suburbs of Birmingham.

Translators
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseERP
(W)		ClassFCC info
W222AZ92.3Springville, Alabama10DFCC
W291BT106.1Jasper, Alabama55DFCC
W291CG106.1Odenville, Alabama10DFCC
W300AE107.9Tuscaloosa, Alabama250DFCC

See also
  • W16DS-D, a co-owned low-power television station

References
  1. "WGIB Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. "WQEM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. "WQEM Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.


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