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| slogan = "The Best Gospel Around" |
| slogan = "The Best Gospel Around" |
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| frequency = 102.3 FM ([[megahertz|MHz]]) |
| frequency = 102.3 FM ([[megahertz|MHz]]) |
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| airdate = |
| airdate = [[1990 in radio|1990]] |
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| format = Defunct |
| format = Defunct |
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| erp = 6000 [[watt]]s |
| erp = 6000 [[watt]]s |
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'''WYVC''' (102.3 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) was a [[radio station]] formerly licensed to serve [[Camden, Alabama]]. The station was owned by Down Home Broadcasting. It aired an [[Urban Gospel]] music format.<ref>{{cite web | |
'''WYVC''' (102.3 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) was a [[radio station]] formerly licensed to serve [[Camden, Alabama]]. The station was owned by Down Home Broadcasting. It aired an [[Urban Gospel]] music format.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Arbitron]] |url=http://www.arbitron.com/ |title=Station Information Profile}}</ref> |
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The station was assigned the WYVC call letters by the [[Federal Communications Commission]] on January 31, 2007.<ref name="fcc1">{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |work=CDBS Public Access Database |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=17481&Callsign=WYVC}}</ref> |
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The station's [[broadcast license]] expired on April 1, 2004, after the station failed to file a timely license renewal. After legal actions and discussions with the FCC, the station's license was cancelled and the callsign deleted from the FCC database on June 24, 2005. A deal was then reached for the station to pay its regulatory fees and re-apply for its broadcast license. However, in 2007 the FCC learned that the station had not stopped broadcasting after its license was cancelled and issued a notice of apparent liability for $14,000 in new fines. After roughly five years of back and forth with the license holder, the FCC determined that the fines would not be paid. The station again failed to renew its licensed and it expired on April 1, 2012. On April 6, 2012, the station's license was cancelled and its callsign deleted from the FCC's database.<ref name="fcc2">{{cite web |title=Broadcast Actions |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |work=CDBS Public Access Database |url=http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2012/db0411/DOC-313489A1.pdf}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?lfacid=17481 Query the FCC's FM station database for WYVC] |
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*[http://www.radioblack.com/Alabama.html Alabama Black Radio Stations] |
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{{Urban Radio Stations in Alabama}} |
{{Urban Radio Stations in Alabama}} |
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[[Category:Urban contemporary radio stations]] |
[[Category:Urban contemporary radio stations]] |
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[[Category:Gospel radio stations in the United States]] |
[[Category:Gospel radio stations in the United States]] |
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[[Category:Radio stations established in 1990]] |
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[[Category:Radio stations disestablished in 2012]] |
[[Category:Radio stations disestablished in 2012]] |
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[[Category:Defunct radio stations in the United States]] |
[[Category:Defunct radio stations in the United States]] |
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Revision as of 20:10, 11 April 2012
| Frequency | 102.3 FM (MHz) |
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| Programming | |
| Format | Defunct |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Down Home Broadcasting |
| History | |
First air date | 1990 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 17481 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6000 watts |
| HAAT | 96 meters (315 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°57′17″N 87°15′51″W / 31.95472°N 87.26417°W |
WYVC (102.3 FM) was a radio station formerly licensed to serve Camden, Alabama. The station was owned by Down Home Broadcasting. It aired an Urban Gospel music format.[1]
The station was assigned the WYVC call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on January 31, 2007.[2]
The station's broadcast license expired on April 1, 2004, after the station failed to file a timely license renewal. After legal actions and discussions with the FCC, the station's license was cancelled and the callsign deleted from the FCC database on June 24, 2005. A deal was then reached for the station to pay its regulatory fees and re-apply for its broadcast license. However, in 2007 the FCC learned that the station had not stopped broadcasting after its license was cancelled and issued a notice of apparent liability for $14,000 in new fines. After roughly five years of back and forth with the license holder, the FCC determined that the fines would not be paid. The station again failed to renew its licensed and it expired on April 1, 2012. On April 6, 2012, the station's license was cancelled and its callsign deleted from the FCC's database.[3]
References
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau.
- ^ "Broadcast Actions" (PDF). CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau.
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