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WDBR(FM)
Call Sign History
WDBR from ???
103.7 MHz

Springfield, IL
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WDBR Channel: 279B 103.7 MHz
Springfield, Illinois
Service: FM - A full-service FM station or application.
Facility ID: 9960
FRN: 0009269655
Fac. Service: FM Analog & Digital

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 06/29/2012
Application Granted: 07/18/2012
File Number: BMLH-20120629AAB
License Expires: 12/01/2028
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: 39-47-37.2 N 89-36-18.4 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 39-47-37.0 N 89-36-18.0 W (Converted to NAD 27)

Effective Radiated Power: 50 kW
Transmitter Output Power: 27 kW
Antenna Center HAAT: 91 m (299 ft.)
Antenna Center AMSL: 268 m (879 ft.)
Antenna Center HAG: 88 m (289 ft.)

Site Elevation: 180 m. (591 ft.)
Height Overall*: 93 m (305 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Omni-Directional Antenna
Antenna Make/Model: Electronics Research Inc. SHPX-4AE
Antenna ID: 28871
Polarization:

Associated Translators
W298AP(FX) Ch. 298Springfield, Illinois
W266BZ(FX) Ch. 266Springfield, Illinois
W228DL(FX) Ch. 228Springfield, Illinois
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1254523

[ASR Heights Differ from WDBR Application]
Structure Type: GTOWER
Registered To:
Saga Communications of Illinois, LLC
Structure Address:
716 South Dirksen Parkway
Springfield, IL
County Name: Sangamon County
ASR Issued: 07/13/2015
Date Built: 09/08/2006
Site Elevation: 180.7 m (593 ft.)
Structure Height: 92.3 m (303 ft.)
Height Overall: 93.3 m (306 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 274 m (899 ft.)
FAA Determination: 07/08/2015
FAA Study #: 2015-AGL-6621-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1K
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 4, 6, 12
OM&L to remain the same as prior study = 24-HR MED-STROBES
39-47-36.8 N 89-36-18.7 W (NAD 83)
39-47-36.6 N 89-36-18.3 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WDBR(FM) Licensee Information

Saga Communications of Illinois, LLC
73 Kercheval Avenue
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236
Phone: 313-886-7070
Limited Liability Company
20120629AAB Applicant Information

Mitch Smith
Date: 06/29/2012
Application Certifier
Saga Communications of Illinois, LLC
73 Kercheval Avenue
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236
Applicant
Gary S. Smithwick, Esq.
Smithwick & Belendiuk, PC

Justin W. Asher
Munn-Reese, Inc.
PO Box 220, 385 Airport Dr.
Coldwater, MI 49036-0220
Consulting Engineer
Associated Land Mobile Licenses


(No Records Found)
Associated Microwave Licenses


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Study Date: 8/24/2025; Study Duration: 0.1325 Seconds.
Database Sources:
08/22/2025 FCC LMS,
8/19/2025 FCC ASR,
8/19/2025 FCC ULS Microwave, and
8/19/2025 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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