WMFH-LP is a Radio Reading Service formatted broadcast radio station.[3] The station is licensed to Columbus, Mississippi, but is heard southwest of the city proper.[1][2] WMFH-LP is owned and operated by Classic Book Radio Corporation.[1]
| Broadcast area | Southwest of Columbus[2] |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 95.5 FM MHz |
| Branding | "Classic Book Radio" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Radio Reading Service[3] |
| Affiliations | LibriVox |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Classic Book Radio Corporation[1] |
| History | |
First air date | March 21, 2016[4] |
Former call signs | WMFH-LP (2014–Present)[5] |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 192662 |
| Class | L1 |
| Power | 82 Watts |
| HAAT | 22.2 meters (73 ft)[1] |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°26′1.40″N 88°29′54.10″W / 33.4337222°N 88.4983611°W[1] |
| Links | |
| Webcast | WMFH-LP Webstream |
| Website | WMFH-LP Online |
History edit
The station signed on the air on March 21, 2016.[4]
WMFH-LP was started primarily because of Lowndes County's very low education level.[6] Station founder and CEO Christopher Howard said the station "can be an important tool or introducing people to the large body of quality English literature they might not otherwise experience, including timeless works from Aesop to Melville and from Shakespeare to Mark Twain."[6]
Howard also began a fundraising campaign using Indiegogo to raise funds for the station. The station's goal was $10,000 to purchase the station's equipment, which included studio gear, an Emergency Alert System encoder/decoder, transmitter, and a streaming hosting service.[7][8] The first book read on the station was "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "WMFH Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ a b "WMFH-LP 95.5 MHz – Columbus, MS". Theodric Technologies, LLC. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ a b "FCCdata.org – powered by REC – WMFH-LP". REC Networks. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ a b "Press - wmfhlp.org". Classic Book Radio Corporation. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ a b Browning, William (July 7, 2014). "Monday profile: Lowndes County man looking to put literature on airwaves". The Commercial Dispatch. Columbus, Mississippi: Imes Family. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ Ayres, Jeff (February 28, 2014). "Columbus man seeks help for book radio station". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi: Gannett. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
External links edit
- Classic Book Radio Online
- WMFH in the FCC FM station database
- WMFH-LP at FCCdata.org
- WMFH in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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