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WGIB

Birmingham, Alabama
Frequency	91.9 MHz
Programming
Format	Religious
Ownership
Owner	Glen Iris Baptist School
History
First air date	1983 (41 years ago) (1983)
Call sign meaning	Where God Is Blessing
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	24256
Class	C3
ERP	3,500 watts
HAAT	266 meters
Transmitter coordinates	33°24′59″N 86°36′28″W / 33.41639°N 86.60778°W / 33.41639; -86.60778
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	WGIB Online

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.

WGIB is 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. WQEM is licensed to serve Columbiana, Alabama, USA. The station is currently owned by Glen Iris Baptist School.

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. 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

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for WGIB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "Facility Technical Data for WQEM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
3. "WGIB Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
4. "WQEM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
5. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
6. "WQEM Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.

External links

• WGIB Online
• Facility details for Facility ID 24256 (WGIB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WGIB in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• WQEM Online
• Facility details for Facility ID 41641 (WQEM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WQEM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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