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KBEM-FM
Call Sign History
KBEM-FM from 03/25/1980
KBEMFM from ???
88.5 MHz

Minneapolis, MN
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





KBEM-FM Channel: 203A 88.5 MHz
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Service: FM - A full-service FM station or application.
Facility ID: 4275
FRN: 0005795182
Fac. Service: FM

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 10/22/1998
Application Granted: 03/18/1999
File Number: BLED-19981022KA
License Expires: 04/01/2029
Prefix Type: This is a license for a noncommercial educational FM station
Application Type: License To Cover

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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: 44-59-53.9 N 93-11-18.8 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 44-59-54.0 N 93-11-18.0 W (Converted to NAD 27)

Effective Radiated Power: 2.9 kW
Antenna Center HAAT: 146 m (479 ft.)
Antenna Center AMSL: 413 m (1355 ft.)
Antenna Center HAG: 114 m (374 ft.)

Calculated Site Elevation: 299 m. (981 ft.)
Height Overall*: 171 m (561 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna
Antenna Make/Model: Oddball; usually designed by Applicant ODD970828IA
Antenna ID: 15335
Polarization:

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 15335
KBEM-FM FM File: BLED-19981022KA
Oddball; usually designed by Applicant - ODD970828IA
Service: FM
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
01.000100.863200.686300.545
400.433500.344600.291700.276
800.297900.3391000.3681100.393
1200.3651300.3501400.4411500.555
1600.6761700.8511801.0001901.000
2001.0002101.0002201.0002301.000
2401.0002501.0002601.0002701.000
2801.0002901.0003001.0003101.000
3201.0003301.0003401.0003501.000
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1024866

[ASR Heights Differ from KBEM-FM Application]
Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Structure Address:
2070 Roselawn Ave
Falcon Heights, MN
County Name: Ramsey County
ASR Issued: 06/17/2014
Date Built: 01/01/1967
Site Elevation: 300.8 m (987 ft.)
Structure Height: 169.6 m (556 ft.)
Height Overall: 171.3 m (562 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 472.1 m (1549 ft.)
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 1, 3, 4, 13, 21
44-59-54.0 N 93-11-19.0 W (NAD 83)
44-59-54.1 N 93-11-18.2 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
KBEM-FM Licensee Information

Board of Education, Special School District #1
KBEM-1555 James Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55411
Phone: 612-668-1745
Government Entity
19981022KA Applicant Information


Date: 10/22/1998
Application Certifier
Bd. of Education, S.S.D. No. 1
Board of Education, Special School District #1
807 N E Broadway
Minneapolis, MN 55413
Applicant
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Study Date: 6/30/2025; Study Duration: 0.1062 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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