WBSN-FM
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WBSN-FM is a Contemporary Christian outlet in New Orleans, Louisiana
. The station, which operates at 89.1 MHz with an ERP of 11 kW, is owned by Providence Educational Foundation, which signed the outlet on the air in 1979.
WSBN is better known as "LifeSongs Radio" and targets an active Christian community with music, worship and talk. Its current slogan is "Where God Is Good All The Time."
, WBSN's 8,500 watt transmitter was co-located with that of TV station WDSU
and shared their transmitting tower. After the WDSU transmitter building was flooded during Katrina, WBSN applied for, and was granted Special Temporary Authority (STA) from the FCC to transmit at 5,000 watts from a multi-purpose tower in Algiers. More recently, the station applied for and was granted a permanent license to transmit from the Algiers tower location at 11,000 watts.http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WBSN-FM
New Orleans, Louisiana
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. The station, which operates at 89.1 MHz with an ERP of 11 kW, is owned by Providence Educational Foundation, which signed the outlet on the air in 1979.
WSBN is better known as "LifeSongs Radio" and targets an active Christian community with music, worship and talk. Its current slogan is "Where God Is Good All The Time."
Recent License History
Prior to Hurricane KatrinaHurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
, WBSN's 8,500 watt transmitter was co-located with that of TV station WDSU
WDSU
WDSU, virtual channel 6, is the NBC-affiliated television station for the New Orleans, Louisiana television market. It is owned by Hearst Television, which in turn is wholly owned by the Hearst Corporation. It broadcasts on UHF digital channel 43...
and shared their transmitting tower. After the WDSU transmitter building was flooded during Katrina, WBSN applied for, and was granted Special Temporary Authority (STA) from the FCC to transmit at 5,000 watts from a multi-purpose tower in Algiers. More recently, the station applied for and was granted a permanent license to transmit from the Algiers tower location at 11,000 watts.http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WBSN-FM