WBVM
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| City | Tampa, Florida |
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| Broadcast area | Tampa Bay and Sarasota-Bradenton metropolitan areas |
| Branding | "Spirit FM 90.5," "HD2: The Light" and "HD3: El Fuego" |
| Frequency | 90.5 (MHz) |
| First air date | 1986 |
| Format | Christian radio |
| ERP | 77,000 watts |
| HAAT | 294 metres (965 feet) |
| Facility ID | 5373 |
| Callsign meaning | Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Owner |
Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Petersburg (Bishop of the Diocese of St. Petersburg) |
| Webcast |
Listen Live Spirit FM 90.5 Listen Live HD2 The Light |
| Website | http://www.spiritfm905.com |
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WBVM, branded as Spirit FM 90.5, is a Christian-based radio station in Tampa, Florida, broadcasting on 90.5 FM with an ERP of 77,000 watts. It signed on in May 1986 and began broadcasting a second channel in digital HD radio in 2007. In June 2008, the station began 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.
The non-commercial station is owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Petersburg and is primarily listener-supported through donations, including an annual "Shareathon" pledge drive. The general manager is John T. Morris and program director is Olivia Hoegstrom. In 2009, the station moved to larger studios at 717 S. Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa. WBVM's $1 million facility (pictured) was formally dedicated on October 31. WBVM shares a broadcast tower in Riverview with PBS TV station WEDU Channel 3.
Programming is predominantly Christian Contemporary music, hosted by staff disc jockeys, along with local diocesan speakers, traffic reports, and Spanish language programs on Sunday evenings. Some syndicated programs are carried, such as Focus on the Family Minute, Divine Mercy Chaplet and Christopher Close-up. WBVM's HD radio digital channels, HD2: The Light, with more talk and prayer features, and HD3: El Fuego, a Spanish-language service, are separately programmed. A popular locally-produced Saturday morning children's program is Kid's Kingdom with Elle.
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