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WHPK(FM)
Call Sign History
WHPK from 02/26/2016
WHPK-FM from 08/01/1979
WHPKFM from ???
88.5 MHz

Chicago, IL
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WHPK Channel: 203A 88.5 MHz
Chicago, Illinois
Service: FM - A full-service FM station or application.
Facility ID: 69000
FRN: 0004830550
Fac. Service: FM

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 02/19/2016
Application Granted: 03/01/2016
File Number: BLED-20160219ABT
License Expires: 12/01/2028
Prefix Type: This is a license for a noncommercial educational FM station
Application Type: License To Cover

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

Facility Type: NON-COMMERCIAL EDUC. FM
Class: A, A Zone I; I-A; or II station; with 0.1kW-6kW ERP and a class contour distance <=28km

Site Location: 41-47-04.5 N 87-36-01.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 41-47-04.4 N 87-36-00.8 W (Converted to NAD 27)

Effective Radiated Power: 0.16 kW
Transmitter Output Power: 0.11 kW
Antenna Center HAAT: 44.7 m (147 ft.)
Antenna Center AMSL: 224.6 m (737 ft.)
Antenna Center HAG: 43.9 m (144 ft.)

Site Elevation: 180.7 m. (593 ft.)
Height Overall: 47.5 m (156 ft.)
Directional Antenna
Antenna Make/Model: None ERI LPX-2E-DA, 2 sections, 1 wavelength spaced
Antenna ID: 122754
Polarization:

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 122754
WHPK FM File: BLED-20160219ABT
None - ERI LPX-2E-DA, 2 sections, 1 wavelength spaced
Service: FM
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.961100.961200.960300.957
400.982500.999551.000600.995
700.964800.905900.8201000.721
1100.6411200.5941300.5641400.540
1500.5191600.5021700.4881800.478
1900.4712000.4682100.4722200.484
2300.5062400.5382500.6072600.684
2700.7542800.8142900.8633000.901
3100.9273200.9453300.9543400.960
3500.961
No records returned from ASR.
WHPK(FM) Licensee Information

University of Chicago
5706 South University Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: 773-702-3343
Private Not-for-Profit Educational Institution
20160219ABT Applicant Information

Ellen Wetmore
Date: 02/19/2016
Application Certifier
The University of Chicago
5706 South University Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
Applicant
Jeremy D. Ruck, PE
Jeremy Ruck & Associates, Inc.
P.O. Box 415
Canton, IL 61520
Consulting Engineer
Elizabeth L. Shanin
The University of Chicago

Associated Land Mobile Licenses


(No Records Found)
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Study Date: 6/30/2025; Study Duration: 0.0353 Seconds.
Database Sources:
06/30/2025 FCC LMS,
6/24/2025 FCC ASR,
6/24/2025 FCC ULS Microwave, and
6/24/2025 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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