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WYXL(FM)
Call Sign History
WXYL from 09/01/1987
WHCU-FM from ???
97.3 MHz

Ithaca, NY
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WYXL Channel: 247B 97.3 MHz
Ithaca, New York
Service: FM - A full-service FM station or application.
Facility ID: 18051
FRN: 0009269424
Fac. Service: FM Analog & Digital

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 02/19/2014
Application Granted: 04/08/2014
File Number: BMLH-20140219ABB
License Expires: 06/01/2030
Prefix Type: This is a modification of a license for a commecial FM station
Application Type: Minor Modification

FCC Website Links:
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  This Application
  Other WYXL Applications
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  Public Inspection Files

Facility Type: FM STATION
Class: B, A Zone I or I-A station; with 25kW-50kW ERP and a class contour distance 39km-52km

Site Location: 42-27-54.3 N 76-22-21.8 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 42-27-54.0 N 76-22-23.0 W (Converted to NAD 27)

Effective Radiated Power: 26 kW
Transmitter Output Power: 15.2 kW
Antenna Center HAAT: 268 m (879 ft.)
Antenna Center AMSL: 644 m (2113 ft.)
Antenna Center HAG: 102 m (335 ft.)

Calculated Site Elevation: 542 m. (1778 ft.)
Height Overall*: 0 m
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Omni-Directional Antenna
Antenna Make/Model: DIELECTRIC SKM-4CR 'SKYTILLER'
Antenna ID: 0
Polarization:

Associated Translators
W242AB Ch. 242Ithaca, New York
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1048236

[ASR Heights Differ from WYXL Application]
Structure Type: GTOWER
Registered To:
Saga Communications of New England, LLC
Structure Address:
0.6 Miles Northwest Of Mount Pleasant Rd & Mineah Rd
Dryden, NY
County Name: Tompkins County
ASR Issued: 02/16/2024
Date Built: 01/01/1974
Site Elevation: 543.4 m (1783 ft.)
Structure Height: 106.7 m (350 ft.)
Height Overall: 107.6 m (353 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 651 m (2136 ft.)
FAA Determination: 02/14/2024
FAA Study #: 2023-AEA-15164-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1M
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 4, 8, 15
PRIOR STUDY 2011-AEA-3129-OE
42-27-54.2 N 76-22-22.3 W (NAD 83)
42-27-53.9 N 76-22-23.5 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WYXL(FM) Licensee Information

Saga Communications of New England, LLC
73 Kercheval Avenue
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236
Phone: 313-886-7070
20140219ABB Applicant Information

CHET Osadchey
Date: 02/19/2014
Application Certifier
Saga Communications of New England, LLC
73 Kercheval Avenue
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236
Applicant
Justin W. Asher
Munn-Reese, Inc.
PO Box 220, 385 Airport Drive
Coldwater, MI 49036-0220
Consulting Engineer
Gary S. Smithwick, Esq.
Smithwick & Belendiuk, P.C.

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Study Date: 4/19/2025; Study Duration: 0.1729 Seconds.
Database Sources:
04/18/2025 FCC LMS,
4/15/2025 FCC ASR,
4/15/2025 FCC ULS Microwave, and
4/15/2025 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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