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WDBM(FM)
Call Sign History
WDBM from 02/07/1989
WBDM from 11/10/1987
781228AD from ???
88.9 MHz

East Lansing, MI
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WDBM Channel: 205A 88.9 MHz
East Lansing, Michigan
Service: FM - A full-service FM station or application.
Facility ID: 4241
FRN: 0007619026
Fac. Service: FM Analog & Digital

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 01/23/1989
Application Granted: 11/14/1990
File Number: BLED-19890123KJ
License Expires: 10/01/2028
Prefix Type: This is a license for a noncommercial educational FM station
Application Type: License To Cover

FCC Website Links:
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Facility Type: NON-COMMERCIAL EDUC. FM
Class: A, A Zone I; I-A; or II station; with 0.1kW-6kW ERP and a class contour distance <=28km

Site Location: 42-42-20.1 N 84-28-29.9 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 42-42-20.0 N 84-28-30.0 W (Converted to NAD 27)

Effective Radiated Power: 2 kW
Antenna Center HAAT: 85 m (279 ft.)
Antenna Center AMSL: 349 m (1145 ft.)
Antenna Center HAG: 84 m (276 ft.)

Site Elevation: 265 m. (869 ft.)
Height Overall: 92 m (302 ft.)
Off the Shelf Antenna
Antenna Make/Model: None
Antenna ID: 0
Polarization:

No records returned from ASR.
WDBM(FM) Licensee Information

Bd of Trustee of Michigan State Univ
234 Wilson Road
Suite G-4
East Lansing, MI 48825
Phone: 517-884-8900
Private Not-for-Profit Educational Institution
19890123KJ Applicant Information


Date: 01/23/1989
Application Certifier
Bd of Trustee of Michigan State Univ
Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
G-4 Holden Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824
Applicant
Associated Land Mobile Licenses


(No Records Found)
Associated Microwave Licenses


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Study Date: 6/13/2026; Study Duration: 0.0298 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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