WCCV (FM)
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WCCV FM
91.7 ("Praise FM") is a radio station
licensed to serve
the city of Cartersville, Georgia
. It is owned by and is the flagship station
of Immanuel Broadcasting Network, also based in Cartersville. The station plays Christian music
.
The station transmits from Mullinax Mountain, between Euharlee and Wax, Georgia, due west of Cartersville and southeast of Rome
(which is slightly closer). Although very close to WCLK
FM 91.9 in Atlanta
, it can still be heard in parts of northwest and south metro Atlanta
via broadcast translators.
WCCV is also simulcast
on sister station
WJCK
FM 88.3, licensed to Piedmont, Alabama
. That station has no translators assigned to it.
WCCV also now airs on WUBL FM 94.9, HD Radio
channel
2. It was stated in on-air announcements in mid June 2011 that this was "at no cost to the ministry
".
an stations in Woodstock and Morrow, Canton is also considered part of exurban metro Atlanta, though "North Canton" is not an official placename. The others are in northwest Georgia
, or just beyond. Rossville is a suburb of Chattanooga, their city limits touching at the state line.
In September 2011, the FCC changed the callsign of W265BD back to its original callsign of W265AV, which it had before a change to 100.3 in 1997. In 2002, it was forced to change back to 100.9 when full-power 100.5
was moved in from Alabama. This change apparently occurred when the station received its broadcast license
to cover a power increase to 250 watts, which now sends the station as far as Canton. Acworth
, Vinings, Alpharetta, and Dunwoody according to official FCC data plotted on Google Maps
.
W265AV 100.9 in Woodstock is still on Sweat Mountain
, but had been assigned to retransmit WSB-FM
98.5, and in November 2010 was granted a construction permit
to go from 7 to 250 watts at the same location and slightly lower height. This indicated it might be used to circumvent FCC caps on excessive concentration of media ownership
by Cox Radio
in the Atlanta media market
, ostensibly rebroadcasting a digital-only
channel
from B98.5 FM. (The same occurred with unrelated W229AG 93.7, also non-commercial
and on Sweat Mountain, and sold to a commercial radio company; other local "translators" have done the same.) however, it is still broadcasting WCCV, and is now assigned to retransmit WUBL.
WUBL is now also listed as the primary station for W221CG 92.1 "Kennesaw" (actually near Hiram
/Dallas
), which is also owned by Immanuel, and has a permit to move to north of Lithia Springs (its new city of license) at a power of 120 watts on 92.5, which will cause its callsign to change to W223xx once licensed.
Also recently, Immanuel's W222AF 92.3 in Marietta
was assigned to WGST
AM 640, with a permit granted in April 2011 to go from 10 to 15 watts, and move from the Cobb EMC radio tower in Elizabeth southeastward to between Marietta and Smyrna
, in the Laurel Valley apartments along Interstate 75 south of Delk Road. On the weekend of June 19, the station actually made the programming change from WCCV to WGST. Prior to this, an hourly on-air announcement stated that the station would be taken off-air pemanently, and that the Woodstock station's power would be raised as a replacement. W222AF has been off the air since then, and it has a permit to move to the North Druid Hills tower site.
FM broadcasting
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91.7 ("Praise FM") is a radio station
Radio station
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licensed to serve
City of license
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the city of Cartersville, Georgia
Cartersville, Georgia
Cartersville is a town in Bartow County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 19,7314. The city is the county seat of Bartow County.-Geography:Cartersville was named for Colonel Farish Carter....
. It is owned by and is the flagship station
Flagship station
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of Immanuel Broadcasting Network, also based in Cartersville. The station plays Christian music
Christian music
Christian music is music that has been written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life and faith. Common themes of Christian music include praise, worship, penitence, and lament, and its forms vary widely across the world....
.
The station transmits from Mullinax Mountain, between Euharlee and Wax, Georgia, due west of Cartersville and southeast of Rome
Rome, Georgia
Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Rome is the largest city and the county seat of Floyd County, Georgia, United States. It is the principal city of the Rome, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Floyd County...
(which is slightly closer). Although very close to WCLK
WCLK (FM)
WCLK FM 91.9 is a radio station licensed to Atlanta, Georgia, USA, and serves the core area of metro Atlanta. The station is owned and operated as a public radio station by Clark Atlanta University...
FM 91.9 in Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
, it can still be heard in parts of northwest and south metro Atlanta
Metro Atlanta
The Atlanta metropolitan area or metro Atlanta, officially designated by the US Census Bureau as the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta Metropolitan Statistical Area, is the most populous metro area in the U.S. state of Georgia and the ninth-largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States...
via broadcast translators.
WCCV is also simulcast
Simulcast
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on sister station
Sister station
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WJCK
WJCK (FM)
WJCK FM 88.3, known as "Praise FM", is a radio station licensed to serve Piedmont, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by Immanuel Broadcasting Network....
FM 88.3, licensed to Piedmont, Alabama
Piedmont, Alabama
Piedmont is a city in Calhoun and Cherokee counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. The population was 5,120 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Anniston-Oxford, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. Many surrounding communities utilize the 36272 ZIP code, including Spring Garden, Rock Run,...
. That station has no translators assigned to it.
WCCV also now airs on WUBL FM 94.9, HD Radio
HD Radio
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channel
Digital subchannel
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2. It was stated in on-air announcements in mid June 2011 that this was "at no cost to the ministry
Christian ministry
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".
Translators
In addition to the suburbSuburb
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an stations in Woodstock and Morrow, Canton is also considered part of exurban metro Atlanta, though "North Canton" is not an official placename. The others are in northwest Georgia
Northwest Georgia
Northwest Georgia includes the counties of:*Dade County*Walker County*Catoosa County*Whitfield County*Murray County*Gordon County*Chattooga County*Floyd County*Bartow County*Paulding County*Polk County*Haralson County...
, or just beyond. Rossville is a suburb of Chattanooga, their city limits touching at the state line.
In September 2011, the FCC changed the callsign of W265BD back to its original callsign of W265AV, which it had before a change to 100.3 in 1997. In 2002, it was forced to change back to 100.9 when full-power 100.5
WNNX (FM)
WWWQ FM 99.7, known as "Q100", is an Atlanta radio station airing a top-40 contemporary hit radio format. It is owned and operated by Cumulus Media from the same building as its other co-owned sister stations WNNX FM "Rock 100.5", W258BU FM 99.1 "99X", and W250BC FM 97.9 "Journey 97-9"...
was moved in from Alabama. This change apparently occurred when the station received its broadcast license
Broadcast license
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to cover a power increase to 250 watts, which now sends the station as far as Canton. Acworth
Acworth, Georgia
Acworth is a city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 20,425. Acworth is located in the foothills of the North Georgia mountains along the southeastern banks of Lake Acworth and Lake Allatoona on the Etowah River.Acworth's nickname is "The...
, Vinings, Alpharetta, and Dunwoody according to official FCC data plotted on Google Maps
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.
W265AV 100.9 in Woodstock is still on Sweat Mountain
Sweat Mountain
Sweat Mountain is a low mountain located in far northeastern Cobb County, Georgia, in the suburbs north of Atlanta. The exact GNIS location of its summit is , and it has an official elevation of above mean sea level...
, but had been assigned to retransmit WSB-FM
WSB-FM
WSB-FM is an Atlanta radio station. Along with several other Atlanta radio stations, WSB-FM is owned by Cox Enterprises' Cox Media Group subsidiary, and is the group's flagship FM station...
98.5, and in November 2010 was granted a construction permit
Construction permit
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to go from 7 to 250 watts at the same location and slightly lower height. This indicated it might be used to circumvent FCC caps on excessive concentration of media ownership
Concentration of media ownership
Concentration of media ownership refers to a process whereby progressively fewer individuals or organizations control increasing shares of the mass media...
by Cox Radio
Cox Radio
Cox Radio, Inc. is a division of Cox Enterprises that holds a number of radio stations. Cox Radio is headquartered at 6205 Peachtree Dunwoody Road in Sandy Springs, Georgia....
in the Atlanta media market
Media market
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, ostensibly rebroadcasting a digital-only
HD Radio
HD Radio, which originally stood for "Hybrid Digital", is the trademark for iBiquity's in-band on-channel digital radio technology used by AM and FM radio stations to transmit audio and data via a digital signal in conjunction with their analog signals...
channel
Digital subchannel
In broadcasting, digital subchannels are a means to transmit more than one independent program at the same time from the same digital radio or digital television station on the same radio frequency channel. This is done by using data compression techniques to reduce the size of each individual...
from B98.5 FM. (The same occurred with unrelated W229AG 93.7, also non-commercial
Non-commercial educational
The term non-commercial educational applies to a radio station or TV station that does not accept on air advertisements , as defined in the United States by the Federal Communications Commission . NCE stations do not pay broadcast license fees for their non-profit uses of the radio spectrum...
and on Sweat Mountain, and sold to a commercial radio company; other local "translators" have done the same.) however, it is still broadcasting WCCV, and is now assigned to retransmit WUBL.
WUBL is now also listed as the primary station for W221CG 92.1 "Kennesaw" (actually near Hiram
Hiram, Georgia
Hiram is a city in Paulding County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,361 at the 2000 census. It is home to country music star, Travis Tritt.-Geography:Hiram is located at ....
/Dallas
Dallas, Georgia
Dallas is a city in and the county seat of Paulding County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 11,544. It was named for George M. Dallas, Vice President of the United States of America under James K. Polk.-History:...
), which is also owned by Immanuel, and has a permit to move to north of Lithia Springs (its new city of license) at a power of 120 watts on 92.5, which will cause its callsign to change to W223xx once licensed.
Also recently, Immanuel's W222AF 92.3 in Marietta
Marietta, Georgia
Marietta is a city located in central Cobb County, Georgia, United States, and is its county seat.As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 56,579, making it one of metro Atlanta's largest suburbs...
was assigned to WGST
WGST (AM)
WGST AM 640 is a radio station licensed in the city of Atlanta, Georgia operating at a frequency of 640 kHz with 50,000 watts of power during the daytime, and 1,000 watts of power during nighttime hours...
AM 640, with a permit granted in April 2011 to go from 10 to 15 watts, and move from the Cobb EMC radio tower in Elizabeth southeastward to between Marietta and Smyrna
Smyrna, Georgia
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 40,999 people, 18,372 households, and 9,498 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,949.9 people per square mile . There were 19,633 housing units at an average density of 1,412.6 per square mile...
, in the Laurel Valley apartments along Interstate 75 south of Delk Road. On the weekend of June 19, the station actually made the programming change from WCCV to WGST. Prior to this, an hourly on-air announcement stated that the station would be taken off-air pemanently, and that the Woodstock station's power would be raised as a replacement. W222AF has been off the air since then, and it has a permit to move to the North Druid Hills tower site.