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WNIE(FM)
Call Sign History
WNIE from 04/26/1996
940317MB from ???
89.1 MHz

Freeport, IL
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WNIE Channel: 206B1 89.1 MHz
Freeport, Illinois
Service: FM - A full-service FM station or application.
Facility ID: 49555
FRN: 0009374943
Fac. Service: FM

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 05/28/1999
Application Granted: 11/02/1999
File Number: BLED-19990528KA
License Expires: 12/01/2028
Prefix Type: This is a license for a noncommercial educational FM station
Application Type: License To Cover

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Facility Type: NON-COMMERCIAL EDUC. FM
Class: B1, A Zone I or I-A station; with 6kW-25kW ERP and a class contour distance 28km-39km

Site Location: 42-18-45.1 N 89-35-38.4 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 42-18-45.0 N 89-35-38.0 W (Converted to NAD 27)

Effective Radiated Power: 6 kW
Transmitter Output Power: 2.55 kW
Antenna Center HAAT: 110 m (361 ft.)
Antenna Center AMSL: 368 m (1207 ft.)
Antenna Center HAG: 114 m (374 ft.)

Site Elevation: 250 m. (820 ft.)
Height Overall*: 137 m (449 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna
Antenna Make/Model: DIELECTRIC DCRH3E5RD, 3 SECTIONS
Antenna ID: 15360
Polarization:

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 15360
WNIE FM File: BLED-19990528KA
DIELECTRIC - DCRH3E5RD, 3 SECTIONS
Service: FM
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
01.000101.000201.000301.000
401.000501.000601.000701.000
800.955900.8701000.7651100.650
1200.5501300.4651350.4351400.410
1500.3801600.3651700.3601800.360
1900.3602000.3602100.3602200.360
2250.3602300.3602400.3602500.360
2600.3602700.3652800.3802900.410
3000.4653100.5503150.6003200.650
3300.7653400.8703500.955
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1009521

Structure Type: 2TA2
Registered To:
CONNOISSEUR COMMUNICATIONS OF ROCKFORD, L.P.
Structure Address:
Twr 2 - 834 North Tower Rd
Freeport, IL
County Name: Stephenson County
ASR Issued: 04/22/1998
Date Built: 01/01/1981
Site Elevation: 250 m (820 ft.)
Structure Height: 118 m (387 ft.)
Height Overall: 137.2 m (450 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 387.2 m (1270 ft.)
FAA Determination: 10/26/1981
FAA Study #: 81-GL-889-OE
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 1, 3, 12, 21
RED LIGHTS/PAINT
42-18-46.0 N 89-35-36.0 W (NAD 83)
42-18-45.9 N 89-35-35.6 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WNIE(FM) Licensee Information

Northern Illinois University
801 North First Street
Dekalb, IL 60115
19990528KA Applicant Information


Date: 05/28/1999
Application Certifier
Northern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University/Rockford Educational Broadcasting Foundation
801 North First Street
Dekalb, IL 60115
Applicant
Associated Land Mobile Licenses


(No Records Found)
Associated Microwave Licenses


(No Records Found)

Study Date: 7/04/2025; Study Duration: 0.1051 Seconds.
Database Sources:
07/04/2025 FCC LMS,
7/1/2025 FCC ASR,
7/1/2025 FCC ULS Microwave, and
7/1/2025 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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