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WKYU-FM
Call Sign History
WKYU-FM from 01/14/1980
781128AA from ???
88.9 MHz

Bowling Green, KY
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WKYU-FM Channel: 205C1 88.9 MHz
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Service: FM - A full-service FM station or application.
Facility ID: 71856
FRN: 0005081609
Fac. Service: FM Analog & Digital

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 05/07/2007
Application Granted: 05/10/2007
File Number: BMLED-20070507AFC
License Expires: 08/01/2028
Prefix Type: This is a modification of license for a noncommercial educational FM station
Application Type: Minor Modification

FCC Website Links:
  LMS Facility Details
  This Application
  Other WKYU-FM Applications
  Including Superseded Applications
  Service Contour - Open Street Map or USGS Map (60 dBu)
  Service Contour - KML / Google Earth (60 dBu)
  Public Inspection Files

Facility Type: NON-COMMERCIAL EDUC. FM
Class: C1, A Zone II station; with 50kW-100kW ERP and a class contour distance 52km-72km

Site Location: 37-05-23.2 N 86-38-05.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 37-05-23.0 N 86-38-05.0 W (Converted to NAD 27)

Effective Radiated Power: 100 kW
Transmitter Output Power: 21.4 kW
Antenna Center HAAT: 219 m (719 ft.)
Antenna Center AMSL: 383 m (1257 ft.)
Antenna Center HAG: 152 m (499 ft.)

Calculated Site Elevation: 231 m. (758 ft.)
Height Overall*: 188 m (617 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Omni-Directional Antenna
Antenna Make/Model: DIELECTRIC DCR-C10 CR
Antenna ID: 0
Polarization:

Associated Translators
W248CF Ch. 248Bowling Green, Kentucky
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1044046

Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION DBA = WKGB TV
Structure Address:
Us Hwy 231 4.5 Km N
Hadley, KY
County Name: Warren County
ASR Issued: 08/03/1998
Date Built: 01/01/1968
Site Elevation: 231.4 m (759 ft.)
Structure Height: 175.2 m (575 ft.)
Height Overall: 187.8 m (616 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 419.2 m (1375 ft.)
FAA Determination: 07/14/1998
FAA Study #: 98-ASO-4077-OE
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 1, 3, 5, 14, 21
PREV 66-CLE-0151-OE.
37-05-23.0 N 86-38-05.0 W (NAD 83)
37-05-22.8 N 86-38-05.0 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WKYU-FM Licensee Information

Western Kentucky University
Western Kentucky University
1906 College Heights Blvd , #11034
Bowling Green, KY 42101
Phone: 270-745-6140
Government Entity
20070507AFC Applicant Information

Richard Kirchmeyer
Date: 05/07/2007
Application Certifier
Western Kentucky University
1906 College Heights Blvd. #11034
Bowling Green, KY 42101-1034
Applicant
Wayne S. Reese, President
Munn-Reese, Inc.
PO Box 220, 385 Airport Dr.
Coldwater, MI 49036-0220
Consulting Engineer
Brian M. Madden, Esq.
Leventhal Senter & Lerman PLLC

Associated Land Mobile Licenses


 KB97339 Broadcast Auxiliary Remote Pickup
Associated Microwave Licenses


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Study Date: 4/04/2025; Study Duration: 0.1579 Seconds.
Database Sources:
04/04/2025 FCC LMS,
4/1/2025 FCC ASR,
4/1/2025 FCC ULS Microwave, and
4/1/2025 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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