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WZAX(FM)
Call Sign History
WZAX from 12/20/1996
950511MJ from ???
99.3 MHz

Nashville, NC
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WZAX Channel: 257A 99.3 MHz
Nashville, North Carolina
Service: FM - A full-service FM station or application.
Facility ID: 76264
FRN: 0005557988
Fac. Service: FM

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 08/19/2005
Application Granted: 12/19/2005
File Number: BLH-20050819ADT
License Expires: 12/01/2027
Prefix Type: This is a license for a commercial FM station
Application Type: License To Cover

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Facility Type: FM STATION
Class: A, A Zone I; I-A; or II station; with 0.1kW-6kW ERP and a class contour distance <=28km

Site Location: 35-57-01.6 N 77-57-24.9 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 35-57-01.0 N 77-57-26.0 W (Converted to NAD 27)

Effective Radiated Power: 6 kW
Transmitter Output Power: 4.55 kW
Antenna Center HAAT: 100 m (328 ft.)
Antenna Center AMSL: 153 m (502 ft.)
Antenna Center HAG: 101 m (331 ft.)

Calculated Site Elevation: 52 m. (171 ft.)
Height Overall*: 106 m (348 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Omni-Directional Antenna
Antenna Make/Model: Electronics Research Inc. LPX-3E
Antenna ID: 0
Polarization:

Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1006349

Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
First Media Radio, LLC.
Structure Address:
Approx .4 Km N Rt 1145 .9 Km W Int W/rt 58 Approx 2 Km S
Nashville, NC
County Name: Nash County
ASR Issued: 08/29/2020
Date Built: 12/22/1996
Site Elevation: 51.8 m (170 ft.)
Structure Height: 105.5 m (346 ft.)
Height Overall: 106 m (348 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 157.8 m (518 ft.)
FAA Determination: 05/15/1996
FAA Study #: 96-ASO-1653-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1J
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 3, 4, 5, 13
35-57-02.0 N 77-57-25.0 W (NAD 83)
35-57-01.4 N 77-57-26.1 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WZAX(FM) Licensee Information

First Media Radio, LLC
9 Stockley Street
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
Phone: 410-822-3301
Limited Liability Company
20050819ADT Applicant Information

Alex Kolobielski
Date: 08/19/2005
Application Certifier
First Media Radio, LLC
306 Port Street
Easton, MD 21601
Applicant
Matthew Lightner
1771 Beaver Dam Road
Claysburg, PA 16625
Consulting Engineer
M. Anne Swanson
Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, PLLC

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Study Date: 7/04/2025; Study Duration: 0.0952 Seconds.
Database Sources:
07/03/2025 FCC LMS,
7/1/2025 FCC ASR,
7/1/2025 FCC ULS Microwave, and
7/1/2025 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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