WBVM

Infobox Radio station
name = WBVM-FM


city = Tampa, Florida
area = Tampa Bay and Sarasota-Bradenton metropolitan areas
branding = "Spirit FM 90.5"
slogan =
airdate = 1986
frequency = 90.5 (MHz)
format = Christian radio
erp = 100 kW
haat = convert|294|m|ft|0|abbr=on
class =
facility_id = 5373
coordinates =
callsign_meaning = Blessed Virgin Mary
former_callsigns =
owner = Diocese of St. Petersburg, Florida
licensee =
sister_stations = WLMS-FM
webcast = [http://www.spiritfm905.com/pages.asp?pageid=21744 Stereo 44 kbit/s (live)]
website = http://www.spiritfm905.com
affiliations =

WBVM, branded as "Spirit FM 90.5", is a Christian-based radio station in Tampa, Florida, broadcasting on 90.5 FM. It signed on in May 1986 and began broadcasting a second channel in digital HD radio in 2007. In June 2008, the station began additionally streaming its HD channel on the internet. The station's signal covers the Tampa Bay Area cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater, as well as the Sarasota-Bradenton metropolitan area and Lakeland, Florida.

WBVM's programming is simulcasted in the Nature Coast area on WLMS 88.3 FM, which originates in Lecanto, Florida and reaches Ocala and Gainesville.

Both stations are owned by the Diocese of St. Petersburg. The station manager is John Morris. The station is non-commercial and primarily listener-supported through an annual "Shareathon" pledge drive.

Programming is predominantly Christian Contemporary music, along with local diocesan speakers, traffic reports, and Spanish language programs in certain dayparts. Some syndicated programs are carried, such as "Family Minute with James Dobson". WBVM's HD radio digital channel, "HD2 – The Light", is separately programmed. The locally-produced "Sacred Classics" show, a long-running two-hour weekly program of traditional choral and organ music recorded by renowned performing artists, is broadcast Saturday evenings and repeated on Sunday mornings and evenings on both analog and HD channels.

External links

* [http://www.spiritfm905.com Spirit FM website]
* [http://www.sacredclassics.com "Sacred Classics"]
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