FCCdata.org - powered by REC
Google API: Not set Sys40 | Advertising on FCCdata | Inquiries/Reporting Errors | JAPANESE日本語
  FCCdata.org - The internet's most comprehensive FM/AM/TV broadcast query tool covering the USA and Canada. Powered by REC.   FCC.today - your real time dashboard to the FCC's Media Bureau.
REC Broadcast Services - Full service FCC filing for LPFM and FM translators.
fcc.today The Podcast - March 13, 2024 (Wed, 13 Mar 2024)  Listen Now!
House passes ByteDance/Tiktok bill - Spectrum Pipeline Act introduced in the Senate - Advocates, Noncommercial Broadcasters and Sinclair respond to Rosenworcel's proposed 'express lane' for local program broadcasters - Comment dates on multi-lingual EAS - TV station gets NAL cancelled because of OPIF boo boo.
REC has made a major enhancement to FCCdata to preserve the public notice comments of older broadcast applications. Clicking on the blue triangle to the left of the file number will show the CDBS Public Notice comments which may have significant history regarding station ownership and engineering, especially for records between 1978~1999.
FCC Contours API has not responded in the past hour. Some maps may not be available.
USA (AM/FM/TV) USA (Amateur) Canada Mexico UK/Ireland Australia Japan/日本
Facility ID Call Sign Find Stations in or by community name or ZIP code CDBS ARN/LMS File #
Search by Party Name
   
Was this site helpful for you? If so, please show your support for REC by clicking on the donate button. Thank you!
WDBM
EAST LANSING MI
FULL-SERVICE FM
Channel 205 (88.9 MHz)
RDS PI Code: 5cba
BD OF TRUSTEE OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIV
234 Wilson Road
Suite G-4
EAST LANSING MI 48825
5178848900
Facility ID: 4241
Licensed
HD Radio digital hybrid
Historic Grid View
View Public File
Correspondence
FRN: 0007619026
 
L2C BLED-19890123KJ H Granted 11/14/1990
REC Application ID: 122909 (eLMS)
Record Type: Full Service FM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
Expiration Date: 10/01/2020
FRN: 0007619026
Channel: 205A (88.9)
NAD83 Coordinates: 42 42' 20.1" N / 84 28' 29.9" W
REC measured distance to Canada: 120.2 km - bearing 114.2
Elevation: 265 m AMSL
  Horiz Vert
Effective Radiated Power (kW)2 2
Maximum Effective Radiated Power: (kW)0 0
Radiation center above average terrain85 m85 m
Radiation center-height above ground:84 m84 m
Radiation center-above mean sea level:349 m349 m
Overall antenna height above ground: 92 m
Non-Directional Antenna
Public Notice Comments: LIC TO COVER (BPED-781228AD) FOR A NEW STATION.
CP BPED-19781228AD Granted 07/23/1987
BROADCAST AUXILIARY/REMOTE PICK-UP/STL
WPJA567 945.5000 HOLDEN HALL WILSON RD MSU CAMPUS
CALL SIGN HISTORY
781228AD - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
WBDM - 11/10/1987 (CDBS)
WDBM - 02/07/1989 (CDBS)
WDBM - 11/10/1987 (LMS)
Where this call sign has been:
10/03/1983 on 1320 in DOTHAN AL - now WDSA (CDBS)
Nautel for LPFM.
APPLICATION HISTORY
Public Notice Details BPED-19781228AD Construction Permit Granted
07/23/1987
Public Notice Details BLED-19890123KJ License to Cover Granted
11/14/1990
Public Notice Details BRED-19960531P9 Renewal Granted
10/11/1996
Public Notice Details BRED-20040528ALF Renewal Granted
10/04/2004
  BDNED-20041206AGE Digital Notification Pending
01/07/2005
  BDNED-20041206AGE Digital Notification Pending
01/07/2005
Public Notice Details BRED-20120601ABB Renewal Granted
10/02/2012
Transaction log data 0000114865 Renewal Granted
09/16/2020
A red arrow means this application has additional transaction log history since July 1, 2014. Click the arrow to expand.
A blue arrow means that some details may be available through public notice data. Click the arrow to expand. (Provided by the REC Radio History Project)
IMPORTED LETTERS
Imported Letter 10/23/2023
Copyright © REC Networks - All Rights Reserved
US broadcast functionality powered by REC Enhanced License Management System (eLMS)