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W228AM(FX)
Call Sign History
W228AM from 05/10/1984
W228AC from 05/10/1984
W276AB from ???
93.5 MHz

Frederick, MD
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





 W228AM Channel: 228D 93.5 MHz
Frederick, Maryland
Service: FX - A translator or application for a translator.
Facility ID: 20687
FRN: 0003263811
Fac. Service: FX
Programming Delivery Method: Unspecified
Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 03/19/2018
Application Granted: 04/03/2018
File Number: BLFT-20180319BAP
License Expires: 10/01/2027
Prefix Type: This is a license for a translator
Application Type: License To Cover
FCC Website Links:
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  This Application
  Other W228AM Applications
  Including Superseded Applications
  Service Contour - Open Street Map or USGS Map (60 dBu)
  Service Contour - KML / Google Earth (60 dBu)
Class: D, A Noncommercial educational operating with no more than 10W
Site Location: 39-25-05.4 N 77-30-02.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 39-25-05.0 N 77-30-03.0 W (Converted to NAD 27)
Effective Radiated Power: 0.15 kW
Transmitter Output Power: 0.34 kW
Antenna Center AMSL: 350 m (1148 ft.)
Antenna Center HAG: 45 m (148 ft.)
Site Elevation: 305 m. (1001 ft.)
Height Overall*: 61 m (200 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna
Antenna Make/Model: BXT TFC2K-D-1
Antenna ID: 126952
Polarization:
Primary Station
WWEG(FM) Ch. 295Myersville, Maryland
Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 126952
W228AM FX File: BLFT-20180319BAP
BXT - TFC2K-D-1
Service: FX
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.741100.770200.818300.877
400.936500.982600.992700.955
800.869900.7401000.6011100.482
1200.4241300.4351400.4811500.527
1600.5591700.5691800.5531900.514
2000.4652100.4202200.4202300.492
2400.6202500.7612600.8862700.967
2801.0002900.9873000.9453100.887
3200.8283300.7793400.7463500.733
Structure Information
Structure Registration Number 1037695

Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
JOY PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Structure Address:
Nr Corner Of Maryland & Schley Aves
Braddock Heights, MD
County Name: Frederick County
ASR Issued: 02/12/1998
Date Built: 01/01/1987
Site Elevation: 304.8 m (1000 ft.)
Structure Height: 60.9 m (200 ft.)
Height Overall: 60.9 m (200 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 365.7 m (1200 ft.)
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: None
39-25-05.0 N 77-30-02.0 W (NAD 83)
39-25-04.6 N 77-30-03.0 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
W228AM(FX) Licensee Information

Manning Broadcasting, Inc.
880 Commonwealth Avenue
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Phone: 301-733-4500
20180319BAP Applicant Information

J Frederick Manning
Date: 03/19/2018
Application Certifier
Manning Broadcasting, Inc.
880 Commonwealth Avenue
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Applicant
William A McCarrey
880 Commonwealth Ave
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Engineer
David D.Burns
Powell Broadcasting Company, L.L.C.
1200 Seventeenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Associated Land Mobile Licenses

(No Records Found)
Associated Microwave Licenses

(No Records Found)

Study Date: 6/12/2026; Study Duration: 0.1031 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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