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WBMV(FM)
Call Sign History
WBMV from 05/30/1997
89.7 MHz

Mount Vernon, IL
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WBMV Channel: 209B1 89.7 MHz
Mount Vernon, Illinois
Service: FM - A full-service FM station or application.
Facility ID: 28302
FRN: 0006005672
Fac. Service: FM

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 07/19/2005
Application Granted: 04/18/2006
File Number: BLED-20050719AHR
License Expires: 12/01/2028
Prefix Type: This is a license for a noncommercial educational FM station
Application Type: Amendment

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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: 38-22-15.2 N 88-55-20.2 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 38-22-15.0 N 88-55-20.0 W (Converted to NAD 27)

Effective Radiated Power: 0 kW Horiz. ; 10.5 kW Vert.
Transmitter Output Power: 20.85 kW
Antenna Center HAAT: 0 m Horiz.; 150 m Vert.
Antenna Center AMSL: 0 m Horiz.; 303 m Vert.
Antenna Center HAG: 0 m Horiz.; 129 m Vert.

Site Elevation: 174 m. (571 ft.)
Height Overall*: 158.7 m (521 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Omni-Directional Antenna
Antenna Make/Model: Electronics Research Inc. P300
Antenna ID: 0
Polarization:

Associated Translators
W230BS Ch. 230Effingham, Illinois
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1012921

Structure Type: 2TA1
Registered To:
WITHERS BROADCASTING COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, LLC
Structure Address:
Twr 1 .1 Mi W Of Rt 1680 N And Il37
Mt Vernon, IL
County Name: Jefferson County
ASR Issued: 11/10/2016
Date Built: 07/31/1980
Site Elevation: 173.7 m (570 ft.)
Structure Height: 139.3 m (457 ft.)
Height Overall: 158.7 m (521 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 332.4 m (1091 ft.)
FAA Determination: 01/15/1997
FAA Study #: 96-AGL-4271-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1J
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 3, 4, 5, 13
38-22-15.0 N 88-55-20.0 W (NAD 83)
38-22-14.8 N 88-55-19.8 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WBMV(FM) Licensee Information

University of Northwestern - St. Paul
3003 Snelling Ave N.
St. Paul, MN 55133
Phone: 651-631-5009
Not-for-Profit
20050719AHR Applicant Information

Barry Copeland
Date: 07/19/2005
Application Certifier
Illinois Bible Institute, Inc.
P.O. Box 140
Carlinville, IL 62626
Applicant
Jeremy D. Ruck
D.L. Markley & Associates, Inc.
2104 West Moss
Peoria, IL 61604
Consulting Engineer
A. Wray Fitch III
Gammon & Grange, P.C.

Associated Land Mobile Licenses


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Associated Microwave Licenses


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Study Date: 5/04/2025; Study Duration: 0.1276 Seconds.
Database Sources:
05/02/2025 FCC LMS,
4/29/2025 FCC ASR,
4/29/2025 FCC ULS Microwave, and
4/29/2025 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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