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| Broadcast area | Birmingham metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 90.3 MHz |
| Branding | WBHM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public radio - News Talk Information (days) and Classical Music (late nights) |
| Affiliations | National Public Radio American Public Media Public Radio Exchange |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | |
| History | |
First air date | December 5, 1976 |
Call sign meaning | W BirmingHaM[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 4240 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 32,000 watts |
| HAAT | 370 meters (1,210 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°29′19″N 86°47′58″W / 33.48861°N 86.79944°W |
| Translator(s) | 106.1 W291DC (Birmingham) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wbhm.org |
WBHM (90.3 MHz) is a non-commercial public FM radio station in Birmingham, Alabama. The station is licensed to the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where it maintains its radio studios on 11th Street South. WBHM features programming from National Public Radio, American Public Media and Public Radio Exchange.[3] On weekdays, it carries news and information programming, with classical music heard late nights, seven days a week. Weekend programming includes public radio shows such as Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, On The Media, The Moth Radio Hour and Travel with Rick Steves, as well as Bluegrass music and New Age music.
WBHM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 32,000 watts. The transmitter is in Vulcan Park, amid towers for other Birmingham-area FM and TV stations.[4] It broadcasts using HD Radio technology. On a digital subchannel, it operates the Alabama Radio Reading Service for blind and visually impaired listeners. Articles from the Birmingham News and popular magazines are read on the service. WBHM programming is also heard on 99 watt FM translator W291DC at 106.1 MHz in Birmingham.[5]
- ^ Nelson, Bob (2008-10-18). "Call Letter Origins". The Broadcast Archive. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBHM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WBHM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WBHM
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/W291DC