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WGH-FM
Call Sign History
WGH-FM from 12/15/1986
WRSR from 09/10/1985
WNSY from 12/10/1984
97.3 MHz

Newport News, VA
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WGH-FM Channel: 247B 97.3 MHz
Newport News, Virginia
Service: FM - A full-service FM station or application.
Facility ID: 72102
FRN: 0012576385
Fac. Service: FM Analog & Digital

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 01/30/1996
Application Granted: 04/30/1996
File Number: BMLH-19960130KB
License Expires: 10/01/2027
Prefix Type: This is a modification of a license for a commecial FM station
Application Type: Minor Modification

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Facility Type: FM STATION
Class: B, A Zone I or I-A station; with 25kW-50kW ERP and a class contour distance 39km-52km

Site Location: 36-57-47.5 N 76-24-40.8 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 36-57-47.0 N 76-24-42.0 W (Converted to NAD 27)

Effective Radiated Power: 74 kW
Antenna Center HAAT: 120 m (394 ft.)
Antenna Center AMSL: 123 m (404 ft.)
Antenna Center HAG: 120 m (394 ft.)

Calculated Site Elevation: 3 m. (10 ft.)
Height Overall*: 132 m (433 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Omni-Directional Antenna
Antenna Make/Model: None
Antenna ID: 0
Polarization:

Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1019039

[ASR Heights Differ from WGH-FM Application]
Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
MHR Licence LLC
Structure Address:
Newport News Point S End Of Jefferson Ave
Newport News, VA
County Name: Newport News city
ASR Issued: 12/19/2005
Date Built: 01/01/1967
Site Elevation: 3 m (10 ft.)
Structure Height: 127.9 m (420 ft.)
Height Overall: 128.9 m (423 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 131.9 m (433 ft.)
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 1, 3, 12, 21
36-57-48.0 N 76-24-41.0 W (NAD 83)
36-57-47.5 N 76-24-42.2 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WGH-FM Licensee Information

MHR License LLC
5589 Greenwich Road
Suite 200-C
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Phone: 757-937-9800
Limited Liability Company
19960130KB Applicant Information


Date: 01/30/1996
Application Certifier
Chesapeake Bay Broadcasting, LLC
Chesapeake Bay Broadcasting, LLC
C/O Barnstable Broadcasting, Inc.
Two Newton Executive Park
Newton, MA 02462
Applicant
Associated Land Mobile Licenses


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Study Date: 7/16/2025; Study Duration: 0.1132 Seconds.
Database Sources:
07/16/2025 FCC LMS,
7/15/2025 FCC ASR,
7/15/2025 FCC ULS Microwave, and
7/15/2025 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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