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{{short description|Radio station in Bristol, Virginia}}
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{{Infobox radio station {{Infobox radio station
| name = WBCM-LP | name = WBCM-LP
| image = ] | logo = WBCM-LP 2015.png
| city = ] | logo_size = 150px
| area = ]<br>] | city = ] | country = US
| branding = ''"WBCM Radio Bristol"'' | area = ]; ]
| slogan = | branding = ''WBCM Radio Bristol''
| airdate = {{Start date|2015|8|8}}<ref name="LaunchDate"/>
⚫ | airdate = August 8, ]<ref name="LaunchDate">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/WBCMRadioBristol/posts/1793916994168236|title=WBCM LP Radio Bristol is now program testing on...|date=August 8, 2015|accessdate=August 18, 2015|publisher=Facebook/The Birthplace of Country Music}}</ref>
| frequency = {{Frequency|]|]}} | frequency = {{Frequency|100.1|]}}
| format = ]<br>]<br>]<ref name="Arbitron"/> | format = ]<br>]<br>]<ref name="Arbitron"/>
| power = 64 ]s | erp = 64 ]s
| haat = {{convert|38|m|ft|sp=us}} | haat = {{convert|38|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = L1 | facility_id = 193386
⚫ | coordinates = {{coord|36|35|45.0|N|82|9|42.0|W|type:landmark}}
| facility_id = 193386
⚫ | callsign_meaning = Birthplace of Country Music
⚫ | coordinates = {{coord|36|35|45.0|N|82|9|42.0|W|type:landmark}}
⚫ | former_callsigns =
| callsign_meaning = '''W''' '''B'''irthplace (of) '''C'''ountry '''M'''usic
| owner = The ]<ref name="FCC"/>
⚫ | former_callsigns =
| owner = The Birthplace of Country Music | licensee = Birthplace of Country Music, Inc.
⚫ | sister_stations =
⚫ | licensee = Birthplace of Country Music, Inc.
⚫ | webcast =
⚫ | sister_stations =
| webcast = | website =
⚫ | affiliations =
⚫ | website =
| licensing_authority= ]
⚫ | affiliations =
}} }}


'''WBCM-LP''' is a ], ], and ]-formatted broadcast radio station licensed to ], serving ] in ] and ] in ].<ref name="Arbitron"/> WBCM-LP is owned and operated by The Birthplace of Country Music.<ref name="FCC"/> '''WBCM-LP''' is a ], ], and ]-formatted broadcast radio station. Licensed to ], the station serves the ] of Bristol ] and ]. The ] owns and operates WBCM-LP.

The station, a working exhibit inside of the museum, went on the air for the first time in August 2015. The planning for the station dates back to late 2013. Programming includes live concerts held at the museum and the revival of "Farm and Fun Time". The latter program, a live and local radio music show, aired on Bristol's ] from the 1940s to the 1960s.


==History== ==History==
===Construction=== ===Construction===
The Birthplace of Country Music applied for a construction permit to start a new ], as part of the FCC's October 18, 2013, LPFM filing window.<ref name="FilingWindow1"/><ref name="FilingWindow2"/> The application was granted and the construction permit issued on March 13, 2014.<ref name="OrgCPermit"/> The station was to originally launch on 103.5 FM.<ref name="FilingWindow2"/> The ] applied for a construction permit to start a new ], as part of the FCC's October 18, 2013, LPFM filing window.<ref name="FilingWindow1"/><ref name="FilingWindow2"/> The application was granted and the construction permit issued on March 13, 2014.<ref name="OrgCPermit"/> The station was to originally launch on 103.5 FM.<ref name="FilingWindow2"/><ref name="OrgFreq"/>


The company proposed, in its original application, that the station would "produce content that looks back at recording and radio technologies' impact on the world" along with "early country music, and current trends in roots and traditional music".<ref name="ProgProp"/> It was also proposed that the station would "broadcast archival recordings of a variety of influential sources".<ref name="ProgProp"/> The station would broadcast from inside The Birthplace of Country Music museum, located in Bristol, Virginia.<ref name="Studio"/> Using vintage restored broadcasting equipment, the station would be a working exhibit inside the museum.<ref name="Studio"/><ref name="Tower1"/> The station's antenna would be placed on the ] tower, located on Delaney Street in Bristol, Virginia.<ref name="Tower1"/><ref name="Tower2"/> The company proposed, in its original application, that the station would "produce content that looks back at recording and radio technologies' impact on the world" along with "early country music, and current trends in roots and traditional music".<ref name="ProgProp"/> It was also proposed that the station would "broadcast archival recordings of a variety of influential sources".<ref name="ProgProp"/> The station would broadcast from inside The Birthplace of Country Music museum, located in Bristol, Virginia.<ref name="Studio"/> Using vintage restored broadcasting equipment, the station would be a working exhibit inside the museum.<ref name="Studio"/><ref name="Tower1"/> The station's antenna would be placed on the ] tower, located on Delaney Street in Bristol, Virginia.<ref name="Tower1"/><ref name="Tower2"/>


On April 14, 2014, the station received its ], WBCM-LP.<ref name="CallSign"/> The museum opened to the public on August 2, 2014.<ref name="MuseumOpens"/> In March 2015, Tony Lawson, founder of ], radio station ], was hired by the museum as station manager.<ref name="Lawson1"/> He was tasked to "create a radio station and media center for the museum".<ref name="Lawson1"/><ref name="Lawson2"/> Lawson had been consulting with The Birthplace of Country Music prior to being hired.<ref name="Lawson1"/> On April 14, 2014, the station received its ], WBCM-LP.<ref name="CallSign"/> The museum opened to the public on August 2, 2014.<ref name="MuseumOpens1"/><ref name="MuseumOpens2"/> In March 2015, Tony Lawson, founder of ], radio station ], was hired by the museum as station manager.<ref name="Lawson1"/><ref name="Lawson2"/> He was tasked to "create a radio station and media center for the museum".<ref name="Lawson1"/><ref name="Lawson3"/> Lawson had been consulting with The Birthplace of Country Music prior to being hired.<ref name="Lawson1"/>


The Birthplace of Country Music received an email on May 27, 2015, voicing concern about WBCM-LP's potential interference with full-power station ].<ref name="PILetter"/><ref name="PIApp"/> WIMZ-FM, licensed to Knoxville, Tennessee, also broadcasting on 103.5 FM, can be heard in the Bristol area.<ref name="WIMZCoverage"/> The Birthplace of Country Music requested a new frequency for WBCM-LP, on June 10, 2015, out "of an overabundance of caution and to eliminate potential interference" to WIMZ-FM.<ref name="PIApp"/> On June 18, 2015, the frequency of the station was changed from 103.5 to 100.1 FM.<ref name="PIApp"/> The Birthplace of Country Music received an email on May 27, 2015, voicing concern about WBCM-LP's potential interference with full-power station ].<ref name="PILetter"/><ref name="PIApp"/> WIMZ-FM, licensed to Knoxville, Tennessee, also broadcasting on 103.5 FM, can be heard in the Bristol area.<ref name="WIMZCoverage"/> The Birthplace of Country Music requested a new frequency for WBCM-LP, on June 10, 2015, out "of an overabundance of caution and to eliminate potential interference" to WIMZ-FM.<ref name="PIApp"/> On June 18, 2015, the frequency of the station was changed from 103.5 to 100.1 FM.<ref name="PIApp"/>


===Launch=== ===Launch===
WBCM-LP began operations, with "program testing", on August 8, 2015.<ref name="LaunchDate"/> Six days later, the station was issued a License to Cover, allowing it to begin official operations.<ref name="LTC1"/><ref name="LTC2"/> The official launch of the station took place at 4:00pm on August 27, 2015.<ref name="OfficialLaunch1"/><ref name="OfficialLaunch2"/> A "launch event", held at The Birthplace of Country Music museum, included studio tours, a live concert broadcast on WBCM-LP, and a reception.<ref name="OfficialLaunch3"/> Two online music streams and a ], as well as the station's livestream, were also launched on the same day.<ref name="OfficialLaunch2"/> WBCM-LP began operations, with "program testing", on August 8, 2015.<ref name="LaunchDate"/> Six days later, the station was issued a License to Cover, allowing it to begin official operations.<ref name="LTC1"/><ref name="LTC2"/> The official launch of the station took place at 4:00pm on August 27, 2015.<ref name="OfficialLaunch1"/><ref name="OfficialLaunch2"/> A "launch event", held at The Birthplace of Country Music museum, included studio tours, a live concert broadcast on WBCM-LP, and a reception.<ref name="OfficialLaunch3"/><ref name="OfficialLaunch4"/> Two online music streams and a ], as well as the station's livestream, were also launched on the same day.<ref name="OfficialLaunch2"/><ref name="OfficialLaunch5"/>

⚫ The museum plans to include the broadcast of numerous live concerts in the future.<ref name="OfficialLaunch5"/><ref name="FutureConcerts"/>

==Programming and Reception==
In addition to live concerts,<ref name="FutureConcerts"/> WBCM-LP will air a revival of the Radio program "Farm and Fun Time".<ref name="Tower1"/><ref name="FAFT1"/> "Farm and Fun Time" aired on WCYB Radio (now ]) during the 1940s through the 1960s.<ref name="FAFT2"/><ref name="FAFT3"/> Each edition of the program is broadcast live from The Birthplace of Country Music museum.<ref name="FAFT4"/>

While focused on serving Bristol ] and ], the signal of WBCM-LP can be heard up to 30 miles away.<ref name="WBCMLPCoverage1"/><ref name="WBCMLPCoverage2"/>


==See also==
⚫ The museum plans to include the broadcast of numerous live concerts in the future.<ref name="FutureConcerts"/>
*]


==References== ==References==
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⚫ <ref name="LaunchDate">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/WBCMRadioBristol/posts/1793916994168236|title=WBCM LP Radio Bristol is now program testing on...|date=August 8, 2015|access-date=August 18, 2015|publisher=Facebook/The Birthplace of Country Music}}</ref>
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<ref name="Arbitron">{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU15&band=fm&callLetter=WBCM|title=Arbitron Station Information Profiles|accessdate=August 18, 2015|work=]/]}}</ref> <ref name="Arbitron">{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=FA15&band=fm&callLetter=WBCM|title=Arbitron Station Information Profiles|access-date=August 18, 2015|work=]/]}}</ref>
<ref name="FCC">{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WBCM|title=WBCM-LP Facility Record|accessdate=August 18, 2015|work=], audio division}}</ref> <ref name="FCC">{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WBCM|title=WBCM-LP Facility Record|access-date=August 18, 2015|work=], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="FilingWindow1">{{cite web|url=https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-13-2029A1.pdf|title=October 18, 2013 Public Notice|date=October 18, 2013|accessdate=August 18, 2015|work=], audio division}}</ref> <ref name="FilingWindow1">{{cite web|url=https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-13-2029A1.pdf|title=October 18, 2013 Public Notice|date=October 18, 2013|access-date=August 18, 2015|work=], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="FilingWindow2">{{cite web|url=http://www.fybush.com/lpfmlist2013/|title=Full 2013 LPFM Application List|year=2013|accessdate=August 18, 2015|work=Fybush Media|last=Fybush|first=Scott}}</ref> <ref name="FilingWindow2">{{cite web|url=http://www.fybush.com/lpfmlist2013/|title=Full 2013 LPFM Application List|year=2013|access-date=August 18, 2015|work=Fybush Media|last=Fybush|first=Scott}}</ref>
<ref name="OrgCPermit">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101629463&formid=318&fac_num=193386|title=Application for Construction Permit for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station|date=March 13, 2014|accessdate=August 18, 2015|work=], audio division}}</ref> <ref name="OrgFreq">{{cite web|url=http://www.wcyb.com/entertainment/wbcm-103-5-fm-to-broadcast-from-country-museum/14376872|title=WBCM-103.5 FM to broadcast from Country Museum|date=May 26, 2015|access-date=October 9, 2015|work=]/]}}</ref>
<ref name="ProgProp">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101629463&qnum=5010&copynum=1&exhcnum=2|title=Legal Qualifications, Background and Educational Objectives|accessdate=August 18, 2015|work=], audio division}}</ref> <ref name="OrgCPermit">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101629463&formid=318&fac_num=193386|title=Application for Construction Permit for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station|date=March 13, 2014|access-date=August 18, 2015|work=], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="Studio">{{cite web|url=http://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wbcm|title=WBCM – Radio Bristol|accessdate=August 18, 2015|work=The Birthplace of Country Music}}</ref> <ref name="ProgProp">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101629463&qnum=5010&copynum=1&exhcnum=2|title=Legal Qualifications, Background and Educational Objectives|access-date=August 18, 2015|work=], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="Tower1">{{cite news|newspaper=]|location=Bristol, Virginia|publisher=]|title=Listen Up! WBCM radio will soon highlight Bristol's roots|url=http://www.heraldcourier.com/news/wbcm-radio-will-soon-highlight-bristol-s-roots/article_cba2aade-0418-11e5-972a-7768753e1bb6.html|date=May 26, 2015|accessdate=August 18, 2015|last=McGee|first=David}}</ref> <ref name="Studio">{{cite web|url=http://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wbcm|title=WBCM – Radio Bristol|access-date=August 18, 2015|work=The Birthplace of Country Music}}</ref>
<ref name="Tower1">{{cite news|newspaper=]|location=Bristol, Virginia|publisher=]|title=Listen Up! WBCM radio will soon highlight Bristol's roots|url=http://www.heraldcourier.com/news/wbcm-radio-will-soon-highlight-bristol-s-roots/article_cba2aade-0418-11e5-972a-7768753e1bb6.html|date=May 26, 2015|access-date=August 18, 2015|last=McGee|first=David}}</ref>
<ref name="Tower2">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101629463&qnum=5100&copynum=1&exhcnum=2|title=Discussion of Engineering Exhibit(s) – Exhibit(s) 11.1 to 11.4|accessdate=August 18, 2015|work=Munn-Reese, Inc./], audio division}}</ref> <ref name="Tower2">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101629463&qnum=5100&copynum=1&exhcnum=2|title=Discussion of Engineering Exhibit(s) – Exhibit(s) 11.1 to 11.4|access-date=August 18, 2015|work=Munn-Reese, Inc./], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="CallSign">{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=67082&Callsign=WBCM|title=Call Sign History|accessdate=August 18, 2015|work=], audio division}}</ref> <ref name="CallSign">{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=67082&Callsign=WBCM|title=Call Sign History|access-date=August 18, 2015|work=], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="MuseumOpens">{{cite web|url=http://www.wbir.com/story/life/music/2014/08/04/bristol-opens-birthplace-of-country-music-museum/13562823/|title=Bristol opens Birthplace of Country Music Museum|date=August 4, 2014|accessdate=August 18, 2015|work=]/]|last=Cooper|first=Peter}}</ref> <ref name="MuseumOpens1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wbir.com/life/music/bristol-opens-birthplace-of-country-music-museum/95148814|title=Bristol opens Birthplace of Country Music Museum|date=August 4, 2014|access-date=August 18, 2015|work=]/]|last=Cooper|first=Peter}}</ref>
<ref name="MuseumOpens2">{{cite web|url=https://governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/newsarticle?articleId=5718|title=Governor McAuliffe announces grand opening of Birthplace of Country Music Museum |date=August 2, 2014|access-date=October 9, 2015|work=]|last1=Coy|first1=Brian|last2=Logan|first2=Caroline}}</ref>
<ref name="Lawson1">{{cite news|newspaper=]|location=Knoxville, Tennessee|title=WDVX founder Tony Lawson to leave the station for new station in Bristol|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/local-news/wdvx-founder-tony-lawson-to-leave-the-station-for-new-station-in-bristol_41286579|date=March 13, 2015|accessdate=August 27, 2015|last=Bledsoe|first=Wayne}}</ref> <ref name="Lawson1">{{cite news|newspaper=]|location=Knoxville, Tennessee|publisher=]|title=WDVX founder Tony Lawson to leave the station for new station in Bristol|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/local-news/wdvx-founder-tony-lawson-to-leave-the-station-for-new-station-in-bristol_41286579|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318133358/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/local-news/wdvx-founder-tony-lawson-to-leave-the-station-for-new-station-in-bristol_41286579|archive-date=2015-03-18|date=March 13, 2015|access-date=August 27, 2015|last=Bledsoe|first=Wayne}}</ref>
<ref name="Lawson2">{{cite web|url=http://wjhl.com/2015/06/09/wbcm/|title=WBCM|date=June 9, 2015|accessdate=August 27, 2015|work=]/]}}</ref>
<ref name="Lawson2">{{cite news|newspaper=The Knoxville Mercury|location=Knoxville, Tennessee|publisher=Knoxville History Project|title=WDVX Co-Founder Tony Lawson Heads to Bristol for a New Start|url=http://www.knoxmercury.com/2015/03/16/wdvx-co-founder-tony-lawson-heads-to-bristol-for-a-new-start/|date=March 16, 2015|access-date=October 9, 2015|last=Everett|first=Matthew}}</ref>
<ref name="PILetter">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101679940&qnum=5000&copynum=1&exhcnum=1|title=WIMZ(FM) Listener Email Interference Complaint|accessdate=August 18, 2015|work=], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="PIApp">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101679940&formid=318&fac_num=193386|title=Application for Construction Permit for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station|date=May 27, 2015|accessdate=August 18, 2015|work=], audio division}}</ref> <ref name="Lawson3">{{cite web|url=http://wjhl.com/2015/06/09/wbcm/|title=WBCM|date=June 9, 2015|access-date=August 27, 2015|work=]/]}}</ref>
<ref name="WIMZCoverage">{{cite web|url=http://www.bing.com/maps/?mapurl=https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/contourplot.kml?gmap=3%26appid=129527%26call=WIMZ-FM%26freq=103.5%26contour=60%26city=KNOXVILLE%26state=TN.kml|title=60 dBu Service Contour for WIMZ-FM, 103.5 MHz, Knoxville, TN|accessdate=August 18, 2015|work=]/], audio division}}</ref> <ref name="PILetter">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101679940&qnum=5000&copynum=1&exhcnum=1|title=WIMZ(FM) Listener Email Interference Complaint|access-date=August 18, 2015|work=], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="LTC1">{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1683429|title=Application Search Details|date=August 14, 2015|accessdate=August 18, 2015|work=], audio division}}</ref> <ref name="PIApp">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101679940&formid=318&fac_num=193386|title=Application for Construction Permit for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station|date=May 27, 2015|access-date=August 18, 2015|work=], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="LTC2">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101683429&formid=319&fac_num=193386|title=Application for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station License|date=August 12, 2015|accessdate=August 18, 2015|work=], audio division}}</ref> <ref name="WIMZCoverage">{{cite web|url=http://www.bing.com/maps/?mapurl=https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/contourplot.kml?gmap=3%26appid=129527%26call=WIMZ-FM%26freq=103.5%26contour=60%26city=KNOXVILLE%26state=TN.kml|title=60 dBu Service Contour for WIMZ-FM, 103.5 MHz, Knoxville, TN|access-date=August 18, 2015|work=]/], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="OfficialLaunch1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wcyb.com/news/It-s-the-birth-of-the-Birthplace-of-Country-Music-s-radio-station/34957430|title=It's the birth of the Birthplace of Country Music's radio station|date=August 27, 2015|accessdate=August 27, 2015|work=]/]|last=Cohen|first=Lenny}}</ref> <ref name="LTC1">{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1683429|title=Application Search Details|date=August 14, 2015|access-date=August 18, 2015|work=], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="OfficialLaunch2">{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/144924/birthplace-of-country-music-museum-to-launch-wbcm-|title=Birthplace Of Country Music Museum To Launch WBCM Radio Bristol|date=August 26, 2015|accessdate=August 27, 2015|work=All Access Music Group}}</ref> <ref name="LTC2">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101683429&formid=319&fac_num=193386|title=Application for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station License|date=August 12, 2015|access-date=August 18, 2015|work=], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="OfficialLaunch1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wcyb.com/news/virginia/its-the-birth-of-the-birthplace-of-country-musics-radio-station/14309476|title=It's the birth of the Birthplace of Country Music's radio station|date=August 27, 2015|access-date=August 27, 2015|work=]/]|last=Cohen|first=Lenny}}</ref>
⚫ <ref name="OfficialLaunch3">{{cite news|newspaper=]|location=Kingsport, Tennessee|publisher=Kingsport Publishing Corporation/Sandusky Newspapers, Inc.|title=Limited free seating available to public for launch of new radio station at Birthplace of Country Music Museum|url=http://www.timesnews.net/article/9091190/limited-free-seating-available-to-public-for-launch-of-new-radio-station-at-birthplace-of-country-music-museum|date=August 20, 2015|accessdate=August 27, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="FutureConcerts">{{cite news|newspaper=]|location=Bristol, Virginia|publisher=]|title=New BCM radio station goes on air|url=http://www.heraldcourier.com/news/new-radio-station-goes-on-the-air-at-birthplace-of/article_51273e66-4d3b-11e5-b9d1-ef97713ad688.html|date=August 28, 2015|accessdate=August 29, 2015|last=McGee|first=David}}</ref> <ref name="OfficialLaunch2">{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/144924/birthplace-of-country-music-museum-to-launch-wbcm-|title=Birthplace Of Country Music Museum To Launch WBCM Radio Bristol|date=August 26, 2015|access-date=August 27, 2015|work=All Access Music Group}}</ref>
⚫ <ref name="OfficialLaunch3">{{cite news|newspaper=]|location=Kingsport, Tennessee|publisher=Kingsport Publishing Corporation/Sandusky Newspapers, Inc.|title=Limited free seating available to public for launch of new radio station at Birthplace of Country Music Museum|url=http://www.timesnews.net/Community/2015/08/20/Limited-free-seating-available-to-public-for-launch-of-new-radio-station-at-Birthplace-of-Country-Music-Museum.html|date=August 20, 2015|access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="OfficialLaunch4">{{cite news|newspaper=]|location=Bristol, Virginia|publisher=]|title=WBCM goes live from Birthplace of Country Music Museum|url=http://www.heraldcourier.com/wbcm-goes-live-from-birthplace-of-country-music-museum/image_ccfcff3a-4d04-11e5-acda-0f9f99e9166a.html|date=August 27, 2015|access-date=October 9, 2015|last=Neikirk|first=Earl}}</ref>
<ref name="OfficialLaunch5">{{cite web|url=http://bluegrasstoday.com/wbcm-radio-launches-this-afternoon/|title=WBCM radio launches this afternoon|date=August 27, 2015|access-date=October 9, 2015|work=Bluegrass Today|last=Lawless|first=John}}</ref>
<ref name="FutureConcerts">{{cite news|newspaper=]|location=Bristol, Virginia|publisher=]|title=New BCM radio station goes on air|url=http://www.heraldcourier.com/news/new-radio-station-goes-on-the-air-at-birthplace-of/article_51273e66-4d3b-11e5-b9d1-ef97713ad688.html|date=August 28, 2015|access-date=August 29, 2015|last=McGee|first=David}}</ref>
<ref name="FAFT1">{{cite web|url=http://www.cybergrass.com/node/4860|title=Farm & Fun Time Returns During Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion|date=September 19, 2015|access-date=October 9, 2015|work=CyberGrass/Bluegrass Music News Network}}</ref>
<ref name="FAFT2">{{cite web|url=http://bluegrasstoday.com/bristol-honors-radio-history/|title=Bristol honors radio history|date=September 24, 2007|access-date=October 9, 2015|work=Bluegrass Today|last=Thompson|first=Richard}}</ref>
<ref name="FAFT3">{{cite news|newspaper=]|location=Dallas, Texas|publisher=]|title=Mountain music majesty in the southern Appalachians|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/life/travel/2014/01/10/mountain-music-majesty-in-the-southern-appalachians|date=January 10, 2014|access-date=October 9, 2015|last=Soslow|first=Robin}}</ref>
<ref name="FAFT4">{{cite web|url=http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/radio/on-the-air/programming/|title=Programming|access-date=October 9, 2015|work=The Birthplace of Country Music}}</ref>
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<ref name="WBCMLPCoverage2">{{cite news|newspaper=]|location=Raleigh, North Carolina|publisher=]|title=Bristol – Where country and roots music all began |url=http://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/music-news-reviews/bluegrass-raleigh/article36209841.html|date=September 26, 2015 |access-date=October 9, 2015|last=Menconi|first=David}}</ref>
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Radio station in Bristol, Virginia

WBCM-LP
Broadcast areaBristol, Virginia; Bristol, Tennessee
Frequency100.1 MHz
BrandingWBCM Radio Bristol
Programming
FormatClassic Country
Bluegrass
Americana
Ownership
Owner
History
First air dateAugust 8, 2015 (2015-08-08)
Call sign meaningBirthplace of Country Music
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID193386
ERP64 watts
HAAT38 meters (125 ft)
Transmitter coordinates36°35′45.0″N 82°9′42.0″W / 36.595833°N 82.161667°W / 36.595833; -82.161667
Links
Public license information LMS
WebcastWBCM-LP Webstream
WebsiteWBCM-LP Online

WBCM-LP is a classic country, bluegrass, and Americana-formatted broadcast radio station. Licensed to Bristol, Virginia, the station serves the twin cities of Bristol in Virginia and in Tennessee. The Birthplace of Country Music Museum owns and operates WBCM-LP.

The station, a working exhibit inside of the museum, went on the air for the first time in August 2015. The planning for the station dates back to late 2013. Programming includes live concerts held at the museum and the revival of "Farm and Fun Time". The latter program, a live and local radio music show, aired on Bristol's WCYB from the 1940s to the 1960s.

History

Construction

The Birthplace of Country Music Museum applied for a construction permit to start a new low-power radio station, as part of the FCC's October 18, 2013, LPFM filing window. The application was granted and the construction permit issued on March 13, 2014. The station was to originally launch on 103.5 FM.

The company proposed, in its original application, that the station would "produce content that looks back at recording and radio technologies' impact on the world" along with "early country music, and current trends in roots and traditional music". It was also proposed that the station would "broadcast archival recordings of a variety of influential sources". The station would broadcast from inside The Birthplace of Country Music museum, located in Bristol, Virginia. Using vintage restored broadcasting equipment, the station would be a working exhibit inside the museum. The station's antenna would be placed on the WOPI tower, located on Delaney Street in Bristol, Virginia.

On April 14, 2014, the station received its call sign, WBCM-LP. The museum opened to the public on August 2, 2014. In March 2015, Tony Lawson, founder of Knoxville, Tennessee, radio station WDVX, was hired by the museum as station manager. He was tasked to "create a radio station and media center for the museum". Lawson had been consulting with The Birthplace of Country Music prior to being hired.

The Birthplace of Country Music received an email on May 27, 2015, voicing concern about WBCM-LP's potential interference with full-power station WIMZ-FM. WIMZ-FM, licensed to Knoxville, Tennessee, also broadcasting on 103.5 FM, can be heard in the Bristol area. The Birthplace of Country Music requested a new frequency for WBCM-LP, on June 10, 2015, out "of an overabundance of caution and to eliminate potential interference" to WIMZ-FM. On June 18, 2015, the frequency of the station was changed from 103.5 to 100.1 FM.

Launch

WBCM-LP began operations, with "program testing", on August 8, 2015. Six days later, the station was issued a License to Cover, allowing it to begin official operations. The official launch of the station took place at 4:00pm on August 27, 2015. A "launch event", held at The Birthplace of Country Music museum, included studio tours, a live concert broadcast on WBCM-LP, and a reception. Two online music streams and a mobile app, as well as the station's livestream, were also launched on the same day.

The museum plans to include the broadcast of numerous live concerts in the future.

Programming and Reception

In addition to live concerts, WBCM-LP will air a revival of the Radio program "Farm and Fun Time". "Farm and Fun Time" aired on WCYB Radio (now WZAP) during the 1940s through the 1960s. Each edition of the program is broadcast live from The Birthplace of Country Music museum.

While focused on serving Bristol in Virginia and in Tennessee, the signal of WBCM-LP can be heard up to 30 miles away.

See also

References

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  4. "Facility Technical Data for WBCM-LP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. "October 18, 2013 Public Notice" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission, audio division. October 18, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
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  7. "Application for Construction Permit for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. March 13, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
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  12. "Discussion of Engineering Exhibit(s) – Exhibit(s) 11.1 to 11.4". Munn-Reese, Inc./Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  13. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  14. Cooper, Peter (August 4, 2014). "Bristol opens Birthplace of Country Music Museum". The Tennessean/WBIR-TV. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  15. Coy, Brian; Logan, Caroline (August 2, 2014). "Governor McAuliffe announces grand opening of Birthplace of Country Music Museum". Office of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  16. ^ Bledsoe, Wayne (March 13, 2015). "WDVX founder Tony Lawson to leave the station for new station in Bristol". Knoxville News Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee: Journal Media Group. Archived from the original on 2015-03-18. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  17. Everett, Matthew (March 16, 2015). "WDVX Co-Founder Tony Lawson Heads to Bristol for a New Start". The Knoxville Mercury. Knoxville, Tennessee: Knoxville History Project. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
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  19. "WIMZ(FM) Listener Email Interference Complaint". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
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  21. "60 dBu Service Contour for WIMZ-FM, 103.5 MHz, Knoxville, TN". Bing Maps/Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  22. "Application Search Details". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  23. "Application for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station License". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. August 12, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  24. Cohen, Lenny (August 27, 2015). "It's the birth of the Birthplace of Country Music's radio station". WCYB-TV/Bonten Media Group. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  25. ^ "Birthplace Of Country Music Museum To Launch WBCM Radio Bristol". All Access Music Group. August 26, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  26. "Limited free seating available to public for launch of new radio station at Birthplace of Country Music Museum". Kingsport Times-News. Kingsport, Tennessee: Kingsport Publishing Corporation/Sandusky Newspapers, Inc. August 20, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  27. Neikirk, Earl (August 27, 2015). "WBCM goes live from Birthplace of Country Music Museum". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Virginia: Berkshire Hathaway. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  28. ^ Lawless, John (August 27, 2015). "WBCM radio launches this afternoon". Bluegrass Today. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  29. ^ McGee, David (August 28, 2015). "New BCM radio station goes on air". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Virginia: Berkshire Hathaway. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  30. "Farm & Fun Time Returns During Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion". CyberGrass/Bluegrass Music News Network. September 19, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  31. Thompson, Richard (September 24, 2007). "Bristol honors radio history". Bluegrass Today. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  32. Soslow, Robin (January 10, 2014). "Mountain music majesty in the southern Appalachians". The Dallas Morning News. Dallas, Texas: A. H. Belo. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  33. "Programming". The Birthplace of Country Music. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  34. "60 dBu Service Contour for WBCM-LP, 100.1 MHz, Bristol, VA". Bing Maps/Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  35. Menconi, David (September 26, 2015). "Bristol – Where country and roots music all began". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina: The McClatchy Company. Retrieved October 9, 2015.

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