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WBCM-LP

Bristol, Virginia
Broadcast area	Bristol, Virginia Bristol, Tennessee
Frequency	100.1 FM MHz
Branding	"WBCM Radio Bristol"
Programming
Format	Classic Country Bluegrass Americana
Ownership
Owner	The Birthplace of Country Music (Birthplace of Country Music, Inc.)
History
First air date	August 8, 2015
Call sign meaning	W Birthplace (of) Country Music
Technical information
Facility ID	193386
Class	L1
Power	64 watts
HAAT	38 meters (125 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	36°35′45.0″N 82°9′42.0″W / 36.595833°N 82.161667°W / 36.595833; -82.161667
Links
Webcast	WBCM-LP Webstream
Website	WBCM-LP Online

WBCM-LP is a classic country, bluegrass, and Americana-formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Bristol, Virginia, serving Bristol in Virginia and Bristol in Tennessee. WBCM-LP is owned and operated by The Birthplace of Country Music.

History

Construction

The Birthplace of Country Music 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.

References

1. ^ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
2. ^ "WBCM LP Radio Bristol is now program testing on..." Facebook/The Birthplace of Country Music. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
3. "WBCM-LP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
4. "October 18, 2013 Public Notice" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission, audio division. October 18, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
5. ^ Fybush, Scott (2013). "Full 2013 LPFM Application List". Fybush Media. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
6. "Application for Construction Permit for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. March 13, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
7. ^ "Legal Qualifications, Background and Educational Objectives". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
8. ^ "WBCM – Radio Bristol". The Birthplace of Country Music. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
9. ^ McGee, David (May 26, 2015). "Listen Up! WBCM radio will soon highlight Bristol's roots". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Virginia: Berkshire Hathaway. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
10. "Discussion of Engineering Exhibit(s) – Exhibit(s) 11.1 to 11.4". Munn-Reese, Inc./Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
11. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
12. Cooper, Peter (August 4, 2014). "Bristol opens Birthplace of Country Music Museum". The Tennessean/WBIR-TV. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
13. ^ Bledsoe, Wayne (March 13, 2015). "WDVX founder Tony Lawson to leave the station for new station in Bristol". Knoxville News Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
14. "WBCM". WJHL-TV/Media General. June 9, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
15. "WIMZ(FM) Listener Email Interference Complaint". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
16. ^ "Application for Construction Permit for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. May 27, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
17. "60 dBu Service Contour for WIMZ-FM, 103.5 MHz, Knoxville, TN". Bing Maps/Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
18. "Application Search Details". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
19. "Application for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station License". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. August 12, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
20. 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.
21. ^ "Birthplace Of Country Music Museum To Launch WBCM Radio Bristol". All Access Music Group. August 26, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
22. "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.
23. McGee, David (August 28, 2015). "New BCM radio station goes on air". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Virginia: Berkshire Hathaway. Retrieved August 29, 2015.

External links

• WBCM Radio Bristol Online
• Facility details for Facility ID WBCM ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• {{{2}}}-LP at FCCdata.org
• {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

• 2015 establishments in Virginia
• Classic country radio stations in the United States
• Low-power FM radio stations in Virginia
• Radio stations established in 2015
• Radio stations in Virginia