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WBEK(FM)
Call Sign History
WBEK from 05/06/2016
WKCC from 07/08/2003
WTKC from 11/01/1990
880518MV from ???
91.1 MHz

Kankakee, IL
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CP
Application
Allocation
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WBEK Channel: 216A 91.1 MHz
Kankakee, Illinois
Service: FM - A full-service FM station or application.
Facility ID: 33327
FRN: 0007620651
Fac. Service: FM

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 03/24/2008
Application Granted: 04/15/2008
File Number: BLED-20080324AAC
License Expires: 12/01/2028
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: 41-09-39.0 N 87-52-30.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 41-09-38.9 N 87-52-29.8 W (Converted to NAD 27)

Effective Radiated Power: 2.6 kW
Transmitter Output Power: 1.35 kW
Antenna Center HAAT: 77.3 m (254 ft.)
Antenna Center AMSL: 271.2 m (890 ft.)
Antenna Center HAG: 67 m (220 ft.)

Calculated Site Elevation: 204.2 m. (670 ft.)
Height Overall*: 82.2 m (270 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Omni-Directional Antenna
Antenna Make/Model: Electronics Research Inc. LPX-4E
Antenna ID: 0
Polarization:

Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1014557

Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
Milner Media Partners, LLC
Structure Address:
292 N Convent
Bourbonnais, IL
County Name: Kankakee County
ASR Issued: 12/21/2018
Date Built: 01/01/1981
Site Elevation: 204.2 m (670 ft.)
Structure Height: 76.2 m (250 ft.)
Height Overall: 82.2 m (270 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 286.4 m (940 ft.)
FAA Determination: 04/16/1990
FAA Study #: 90-AGL-641-OE
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 1, 3, 11, 21
RED LIGHTS/PAINT
41-09-39.0 N 87-52-30.0 W (NAD 83)
41-09-38.9 N 87-52-29.8 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WBEK(FM) Licensee Information

Chicago Public Media, Inc.
848 E. Grand Avenue
Navy Pier
Chicago, IL 60611-3428
Phone: 312-948-4612
20080324AAC Applicant Information

Gerald Weber
Date: 03/24/2008
Application Certifier
Kankakee Community College
100 College Drive
Kankakee, IL 60901
Applicant
Richard Zaragoza
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Howard S. Dybedock
1455 W. Budd Boulevard
Kankakee, IL 60901-4505
Technical Consultant
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Study Date: 7/02/2025; Study Duration: 0.1034 Seconds.
Database Sources:
07/01/2025 FCC LMS,
7/1/2025 FCC ASR,
7/1/2025 FCC ULS Microwave, and
7/1/2025 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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