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WKWS(FM)
Call Sign History
WKWS from 09/01/1992
WVNS from 12/26/1987
WBES from ???
96.1 MHz

Charleston, WV
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WKWS Channel: 241B 96.1 MHz
Charleston, West Virginia
Service: FS - A full service FM station auxiliary transmitting antenna or application.
Facility ID: 71661
FRN: 0004985297
Fac. Service: FM Analog & Digital

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 07/15/2004
Application Granted: 12/07/2004
File Number: BXMLH-20040715ACK
License Expires: 10/01/2027
Prefix Type: This is BXMLH
Application Type: Minor Modification

FCC Website Links:
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  This Application
  Other WKWS Applications
  Including Superseded Applications
  Service Contour - Open Street Map or USGS Map (54 dBu)
  Service Contour - KML / Google Earth (54 dBu)
  Public Inspection Files

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: 38-21-25.4 N 81-36-21.4 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 38-21-25.0 N 81-36-22.0 W (Converted to NAD 27)

Effective Radiated Power: 9 kW
Transmitter Output Power: 20.2 kW
Antenna Center HAAT: 110 m (361 ft.)
Antenna Center AMSL: 386 m (1266 ft.)
Antenna Center HAG: 37 m (121 ft.)

Calculated Site Elevation: 349 m. (1145 ft.)
Height Overall*: 44 m (144 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Omni-Directional Antenna
Antenna Make/Model: Electronics Research Inc. FMH-1AE
Antenna ID: 0
Polarization:

Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1054163

[ASR Heights Differ from WKWS Application]
Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION DBA = WKWS FM
Structure Address:
Vaughan Dr Northgate Business Park
Charleston, WV
County Name: Kanawha County
ASR Issued: 08/04/1998
Date Built: 01/01/1969
Site Elevation: 337.1 m (1106 ft.)
Structure Height: 42.4 m (139 ft.)
Height Overall: 43.9 m (144 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 381 m (1250 ft.)
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 1, 2
38-21-25.0 N 81-36-21.0 W (NAD 83)
38-21-24.6 N 81-36-21.6 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WKWS(FM) Licensee Information

West Virginia Radio Corporation
1251 Earl L. Core Road
Morgantown, WV 26505
Phone: 304-554-3900
Corporation
20040715ACK Applicant Information

Dale B. Miller
Date: 07/15/2004
Application Certifier
West Virginia Radio Corporation of Charleston
1251 Earl L. Core Rd.
Greer Building
Morgantown, WV 26505-6298
Applicant
Laura M. Mizrahi
Communications Technologies, Inc.
P.O. Box 1130
Marlton, NJ 08053
Technical Consultant
Harry C. Martin, Esq.
Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, P.L.C.

Associated Land Mobile Licenses


(No Records Found)
Associated Microwave Licenses


 WLF694 950 MHz Aural Intercity Relay
 WLJ894 950 MHz Aural Intercity Relay

Study Date: 5/03/2025; Study Duration: 0.0954 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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