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WKAI(FM)
Call Sign History
WKAI from 06/01/1984
WKAIFM from ???
100.1 MHz

Macomb, IL
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WKAI Channel: 261B1 100.1 MHz
Macomb, Illinois
Service: FM - A full-service FM station or application.
Facility ID: 60016
FRN: 0003780244
Fac. Service: FM

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 07/15/2008
Application Granted: 08/29/2008
File Number: BLH-20080715ADX
License Expires: 12/01/2028
Prefix Type: This is a license for a commercial FM station
Application Type: License To Cover

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

Site Location: 40-32-01.1 N 90-51-45.5 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 40-32-01.0 N 90-51-45.0 W (Converted to NAD 27)

Effective Radiated Power: 25 kW
Transmitter Output Power: 8.6 kW
Antenna Center HAAT: 86 m (282 ft.)
Antenna Center AMSL: 296 m (971 ft.)
Antenna Center HAG: 80 m (262 ft.)

Calculated Site Elevation: 216 m. (709 ft.)
Height Overall*: 98 m (322 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Omni-Directional Antenna
Antenna Make/Model: Electronics Research Inc. LPX-6E
Antenna ID: 0
Polarization:

Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1025145

[ASR Heights Differ from WKAI Application]
Structure Type: GTOWER
Registered To:
American Towers LLC
Structure Address:
North 1700 Road (283073)
Blandinsville, IL
County Name: McDonough County
ASR Issued: 08/13/2024
Date Built: 03/20/2000
Site Elevation: 216.4 m (710 ft.)
Structure Height: 99.7 m (327 ft.)
Height Overall: 99.9 m (328 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 316.3 m (1038 ft.)
FAA Determination: 05/02/2024
FAA Study #: 2024-AGL-4128-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1K
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 4, 6, 12
PRIOR STUDY 2015-AGL-5560-OE
40-32-01.2 N 90-51-45.4 W (NAD 83)
40-32-01.1 N 90-51-44.9 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WKAI(FM) Licensee Information

Virden Broadcasting Corp.
P.O. Box 307
Blue Grass, IA 52726
Phone: 309-798-4148
Corporation
20080715ADX Applicant Information

Don Davis
Date: 07/15/2008
Application Certifier
WPW Broadcasting, Inc.
2410 Sycamore Road
Suite C
Dekalb, IL 60115
Applicant
Howard Dybedock
1455 Budd Blvd.
Kankakee, IL 60901
Consulting Engineer
Richard F. Swift, Esquire
Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth PLC

Associated Land Mobile Licenses


(No Records Found)
Associated Microwave Licenses


 WLE409 950 MHz Aural Studio Transmitter Link

Study Date: 6/04/2026; Study Duration: 0.0888 Seconds.
Database Sources:
06/04/2026 FCC LMS,
6/2/2026 FCC ASR,
6/2/2026 FCC ULS Microwave, and
6/2/2026 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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