Technical Profile: WBFZ

FM Technical Profile: WBFZ

Station Name:: The Heart, Mind and Soul of the Black Belt
Frequency:: 105.3
Format:: Hip-Hop
Transmitter Location:: [map] Located south of Orrville and AL-22, east of CR-998 on CR-309 in Dallas County.
Power (ERP):: 50 kW H; 49 kW V
Antenna:: Directional
Antenna HAAT:: 492 feet
Other Information:: 60 dBu protected contour map, from the FCC.; :
PS-Z105.3#1 THE SOUND OF BLACK…?
Time-[?] Text-www.wbfzradio.com 334-872-7004 1.
PTY-Rhythm & Blues
PI-WBFZ; (inactive?)
More Information:: [FCC]; [FCCdata]; [Radio-Locator]; [Wikipedia]
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[Street View] WBFZ (and old WVFG) studio.
Owner:: Imani Communications Corp.
History:: Signed on in 2001 with a Hip-Hop, R&B and Gospel mix targeting the Selma/West Alabama area. Due to failing to file a renewal on time, the FCC deleted the license in April 2012. The station went off the air shortly afterward, but only stayed off for a few days before returning to the airwaves. The station picked up affiliation for the Texas A&M football team at the start of the 2012 season, coinciding with their joining the SEC. The license was officially reinstated at the end of November 2012. The station again failed to renew its license in 2019, and was fined $500 for the infraction.

The station is silent from 12 January 2023 due to tornado damage in downtown Selma, which affected their studios. The station was reported back on air with low power in mid-June 2023.