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W217CH
WILLIAMSON WV
FM TRANSLATOR
Channel 202 (88.3 MHz)
RDS PI Code: d274
Translator for: WVKM
MATEWAN WV
Direct-off-air
West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Authority
600 Capitol Street
Charleston WV 25301
3045564912
Facility ID: 71664
Licensed
Historic Grid View
Correspondence
Enforcement History
FRN: 0002017572
  
MOD 0000191337 Granted 06/06/2022
REC Application ID: 5292269 (eLMS)
Record Type: FM Translator
Application Purpose: Modification
FRN: 0002017572
Community of license: WILLIAMSON, WV
Channel: 202D (88.3)
NAD83 Coordinates: 37 41' 13.6" N / 82 15' 11.5" W
Antenna Structure Registration Number: 1275091
Elevation: 554.2 m AMSL
Antenna Type: Custom Custom
  Horiz Vert
Effective Radiated Power (kW)0.25 0.25
Maximum Effective Radiated Power: (kW)0 0
Radiation center above average terrain0 m0 m
Radiation center-height above ground:46 m46 m
Radiation center-above mean sea level:600.2 m600.2 m
Overall antenna height above ground: 92.7 m
Structure Type: TOWER
REC Translator Subclass: D8
Under current rules, this translator may be considered as having a service contour of 13.3km or greater in respect of protection by LPFM stations.
Directional Antenna:
Rad Field dB ERP Rad Field dB ERP Rad Field dB ERP
00.855-1.40.183 1201.0000.00.250 2400.700-3.10.123
100.950-0.40.226 1301.0000.00.250 2500.600-4.40.090
201.0000.00.250 1401.0000.00.250 2600.526-5.60.069
301.0000.00.250 1501.0000.00.250 2700.475-6.50.056
401.0000.00.250 1601.0000.00.250 2800.389-8.20.038
501.0000.00.250 1701.0000.00.250 2900.343-9.30.029
601.0000.00.250 1801.0000.00.250 3000.290-10.80.021
701.0000.00.250 1901.0000.00.250 3100.307-10.30.024
801.0000.00.250 2001.0000.00.250 3200.344-9.30.030
901.0000.00.250 2100.900-0.90.203 3300.345-9.20.030
1001.0000.00.250 2200.900-0.90.203 3400.441-7.10.049
1101.0000.00.250 2300.800-1.90.160 3500.655-3.70.107
MOD BPFT-20190423AAW Granted 05/13/2019
L2C BLFT-20161223ABH Granted 01/03/2017
REC Application ID: 1747624 (eLMS)
Record Type: FM Translator
Application Purpose: License to Cover
Expiration Date: 10/01/2027
FRN: 0002017572
Channel: 217D (91.3)
NAD83 Coordinates: 37 41' 13.6" N / 82 15' 11.5" W
Elevation: 554 m AMSL
Transmitter Power Output: 0.028 kW
  Horiz Vert
Effective Radiated Power (kW)0.01 0.01
Maximum Effective Radiated Power: (kW)0 0
Radiation center above average terrain0 m0 m
Radiation center-height above ground:46 m46 m
Radiation center-above mean sea level:600 m600 m
Overall antenna height above ground: 93 m
REC Translator Subclass: D3
Under current rules, this translator may be considered as having a service contour of 7.3km to 13.3km in respect of protection by LPFM stations.
Non-Directional Antenna
Public Notice Comments: License to cover.
MOD BPFT-20161114ABH Granted 11/30/2016
L2C BLFT-19981014TF Granted 12/28/1998
CP BPFT-19950215TD H Granted 09/11/1996
CALL SIGN HISTORY
950215TD - 02/15/1995 (CDBS)
W219BM - 09/11/1996 (CDBS)
W217CH - 01/03/2017 (CDBS)
W217CH - 02/15/1995 (LMS)
PERIODS OF SILENCE
Dates   Reason # Days
07/17/2013~06/22/2014 340
01/01/2016~12/23/2016 357
11/08/2023~ Technical
PRIMARY STATION HISTORY
Date File # Primary Station Method
2016-11-30 20161114ABH WVPB CHARLESTON WV Direct-off-air
2017-01-03 20161223ABH WVPB CHARLESTON WV Direct-off-air
2019-05-13 20190423AAW WVKM MATEWAN WV Direct-off-air
2019-10-23 0000074002 WVPB CHARLESTON WV
2022-05-23 0000191337 WVKM MATEWAN WV Direct-off-air
Nautel for LPFM.
APPLICATION HISTORY
Public Notice Details BPFT-19950215TD Construction Permit Granted
09/11/1996
Public Notice Details BMPFT-19980226TC CP Extension Granted
04/06/1998
Public Notice Details BLFT-19981014TF License to Cover Granted
12/28/1998
  BLSTA-20130718AHG Remain Silent Authority Granted
09/06/2013
  BLESTA-20140224AFT Extend silent STA Dismissed
06/25/2014
  - Resume Operations Granted
06/25/2014
Transaction log data BLSTA-20160104AMV Remain Silent Authority Granted
01/28/2016
Transaction log data BLESTA-20160715ABH Extend silent STA Granted
07/29/2016
Public Notice Details BPFT-20161114ABH Modification Granted
11/30/2016
Public Notice Details BLFT-20161223ABH License to Cover Granted
01/03/2017
  - Resume Operations Granted
01/04/2017
Public Notice Details BPFT-20190423AAW Modification Granted
05/13/2019
Transaction log data 0000074001 Renewal Granted
10/23/2019
Transaction log data 0000074002 Renewal Granted
10/23/2019
Transaction log data 0000191337 Modification Granted
06/06/2022
Transaction log data 0000231233 Silent STA Granted
12/15/2023
Transaction log data 0000245418 Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
05/30/2024
Transaction log data 0000245936 Resume Operations Granted
06/11/2024
Transaction log data 0000252153 Administrative Update Received
08/22/2024
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
Authority to Remain SilentBLESTA-20160715ABH07/29/2016
Authority to Remain SilentBLSTA-20160104AMV02/08/2016
Incoming letter or scanned documentBLSTA-20130718AHG09/06/2013
Imported LetterBLFT-19981014TF12/29/1998
Imported LetterBPFT-19950215TD09/11/1996
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