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WTZM(FM)
Call Sign History
WTZM from 11/09/2017
WHST from 08/01/1993
WDBI-FM from 05/30/1979
WDBIFM from ???
106.1 MHz

Tawas City, MI
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WTZM Channel: 291C3 106.1 MHz
Tawas City, Michigan
Service: FM - A full-service FM station or application.
Facility ID: 29285
FRN: 0010984557
Fac. Service: FM

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 10/03/2017
Application Granted: 11/20/2017
File Number: BMLH-20171003AAL
License Expires: 10/01/2028
Prefix Type: This is a modification of a license for a commecial FM station
Application Type: Minor Modification

FCC Website Links:
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Facility Type: FM STATION
Class: C3, A Zone II station; with 6kW-25kW ERP and a class contour distance 28km-39km

Site Location: 44-16-25.1 N 83-39-47.9 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 44-16-25.0 N 83-39-48.0 W (Converted to NAD 27)

Effective Radiated Power: 25 kW
Transmitter Output Power: 22.5 kW
Antenna Center HAAT: 93 m (305 ft.)
Antenna Center AMSL: 305 m (1001 ft.)
Antenna Center HAG: 89 m (292 ft.)

Calculated Site Elevation: 216 m. (709 ft.)
Height Overall*: 99 m (325 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Omni-Directional Antenna
Antenna Make/Model: Systems With Reliability Inc. FM 10/3
Antenna ID: 0
Polarization:

Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1007360

[ASR Heights Differ from WTZM Application]
Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
Carroll Enterprises, Inc.
Structure Address:
125 S Binder Rd
Tawas City, MI
County Name: Iosco County
ASR Issued: 03/20/2019
Date Built: 10/01/1994
Site Elevation: 216.4 m (710 ft.)
Structure Height: 97.6 m (320 ft.)
Height Overall: 98.5 m (323 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 314.9 m (1033 ft.)
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 1, 3, 12, 21
44-16-25.0 N 83-39-48.0 W (NAD 83)
44-16-24.9 N 83-39-48.1 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WTZM(FM) Licensee Information

Carroll Enterprises, Inc.
Post Office Box 549
Tawas City, MI 48764
Phone: 989-362-3417
20171003AAL Applicant Information

John Carroll
Date: 10/03/2017
Application Certifier
Carroll Enterprises, Inc.
P.O. Box 549
Tawas City, MI 48764
Applicant
Christopher D. Imlay
Booth, Freret & Imlay, LLC
14356 Cape May Road
Silver Spring, MD 20904-6011
Communications Counsel
Christopher Imlay
Booth, Freret & Imlay, LLC

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Study Date: 6/15/2026; Study Duration: 0.097 Seconds.
Database Sources:
06/12/2026 FCC LMS,
6/9/2026 FCC ASR,
6/9/2026 FCC ULS Microwave, and
6/9/2026 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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