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WVBL(FM)
Call Sign History
WVBL from 07/07/2014
WVDM from 01/14/2010
88.5 MHz

Bluefield, WV
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WVBL Channel: 203B 88.5 MHz
Bluefield, West Virginia
Service: FM - A full-service FM station or application.
Facility ID: 173309
FRN: 0002017572
Fac. Service: FM

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 04/19/2012
Application Granted: 07/02/2012
File Number: BLED-20120419AAW
License Expires: 10/01/2027
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: B, A Zone I or I-A station; with 25kW-50kW ERP and a class contour distance 39km-52km

Site Location: 37-16-34.0 N 81-15-03.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 37-16-33.6 N 81-15-03.6 W (Converted to NAD 27)

Effective Radiated Power: 0 kW Horiz. ; 50 kW Vert.
Transmitter Output Power: 3.261 kW
Antenna Center HAAT: 0 m Horiz.; 31.5 m Vert.
Antenna Center AMSL: 0 m Horiz.; 846 m Vert.
Antenna Center HAG: 0 m Horiz.; 54 m Vert.

Calculated Site Elevation: m.
Height Overall*: 62.4 m (205 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna
Antenna Make/Model: SHV 6513-5-DA, five sections
Antenna ID: 105388
Polarization:

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 105388
WVBL FM File: BLED-20120419AAW
SHV - 6513-5-DA, five sections
Service: FM
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.463100.486200.534300.575
400.541500.462600.555700.571
800.459900.3691000.2961100.238
1200.2221300.1781400.1781500.178
1600.2221700.2761800.3431900.427
2000.5312100.6612200.8232301.000
2401.0002501.0002600.9252701.000
2800.8952901.0003001.0003100.971
3200.7803300.6413400.5153500.414
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1035118

[ASR Heights Differ from WVBL Application]
Structure Type: Registered To:
VB-S1 Assets, LLC
Structure Address:
Harry Heights Nr
Bluefield, WV
County Name: Mercer County
ASR Issued: 07/21/2020
Date Built: 01/01/1982
Site Elevation: 792 m (2598 ft.)
Structure Height: 61.7 m (202 ft.)
Height Overall: 62.4 m (205 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 854.4 m (2803 ft.)
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 1, 3, 12, 21
37-16-34.0 N 81-15-03.0 W (NAD 83)
37-16-33.6 N 81-15-03.6 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WVBL(FM) Licensee Information

West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Authority
600 Capitol Street
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: 304-556-4912
Government Entity
20120419AAW Applicant Information

Dennis E. Adkins
Date: 04/19/2012
Application Certifier
West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Authority
600 Capitol Street
Charleston, WV 25301-1223
Applicant
Tom W. Davidson, Esq.
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Ryan Wilhour
507 NW 60th Street
Suite C
Gainesville, FL 32607
Consulting Engineer
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Study Date: 4/04/2025; Study Duration: 0.1638 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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