WFCB-LP (100.7 FM) is a community radio station in Ferndale, Michigan, owned by Ferndale Radio, Incorporated, formerly known as Underwood V Radio, Incorporated (pronounced "Underwood Five Radio"), having launched in 2016. Ferndale Radio was created by five friends who have a strong passion for music and missed the freedom and creative expression of college radio. The studio and tower is located in the heart of Ferndale at the Rust Belt Market. The station covers the immediate Ferndale and Royal Oak areas, as well as portions of

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's North End. The station is a non profit 501c 3 run completely by volunteers and supported by donations and local underwriters. The station's application was confirmed as acceptable by

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for coordination purposes under

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, on July 25, 2014, and its

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was granted on August 7, 2014. Due to its proximity and frequency, the station is subject to interference from nearby

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, which broadcasts at a substantially higher power (3.84 kW) from a tower very close to the

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. In 2020 and 2021, the station started raising funds for online streaming. Ferndale Project, a local brewery in Ferndale, brewed a Ferndale Radio beer and part of the proceeds were donated to their streaming efforts. Ferndale Radio is on track to start streaming at the start of 2022.

External links

Official website of their Indiegogo campaign
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Facebook page
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2021 PR Newswire - Lick the Plate joins Ferndale Radio
Underwood V Radio website
- Ferndale Radio Website *2018 Metromode - Ferndale Radio brings hyperlocal focus to the airwaves

2018 Macomb Daily - Ferndale Radio puts Community First

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2020 Ferndale Friends - Ferndale Radio Keeping Ferndale Groovy

2017 Free Press - Super Local Radio Puts Community First Radio stations in Detroit, FCB-LP Radio stations established in 2017 2017 establishments in Michigan FCB-LP Community radio stations in the United States {{michigan-radio-station-stub