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WCBE(FM)
Call Sign History
WCBE from ???
90.5 MHz

Columbus, OH
License
CP
Application
Allocation
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WCBE Channel: 213B 90.5 MHz
Columbus, Ohio
Service: FM - A full-service FM station or application.
Facility ID: 4325
FRN: 0004855359
Fac. Service: FM Analog & Digital

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 02/12/2016
Application Granted: 04/14/2016
File Number: BLED-20160212ABE
License Expires: 10/01/2028
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: B, A Zone I or I-A station; with 25kW-50kW ERP and a class contour distance 39km-52km

Site Location: 39-57-44.0 N 83-00-08.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 39-57-43.8 N 83-00-08.3 W (Converted to NAD 27)

Effective Radiated Power: 11 kW
Transmitter Output Power: 5.417 kW
Antenna Center HAAT: 161.9 m (531 ft.)
Antenna Center AMSL: 404.1 m (1326 ft.)
Antenna Center HAG: 177 m (581 ft.)

Calculated Site Elevation: 227.1 m. (745 ft.)
Height Overall*: 182.6 m (599 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Omni-Directional Antenna
Antenna Make/Model: DIELECTRIC DCRH7C5R
Antenna ID: 0
Polarization:

Associated Translators
W292EA(FX) Ch. 292Newark, Ohio
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1020488

Structure Type: BTWR
Registered To:
BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF COLUMBUS
Structure Address:
50 West Broad Street
Columbus, OH
County Name: Franklin County
ASR Issued: 06/09/1997
Date Built: 05/19/1986
Site Elevation: 227.1 m (745 ft.)
Structure Height: 163.3 m (536 ft.)
Height Overall: 182.6 m (599 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 409.7 m (1344 ft.)
FAA Determination: 04/16/1997
FAA Study #: 97-AGL-1366-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1J
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 3, 4, 5, 13
39-57-44.0 N 83-00-08.0 W (NAD 83)
39-57-43.8 N 83-00-08.3 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WCBE(FM) Licensee Information

Bd.of Educ., City SCH.Dist., Columbus
270 E. State Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-365-5555
Government Entity
20160212ABE Applicant Information

Larry Braverman
Date: 02/12/2016
Application Certifier
Bd. of Educ., City SCH. Dist., Columbus
270 E. State Street
Columbus, OH 43215-1720
Applicant
Ernest T. Sanchez
The Sanchez Law Firm P.C.

John M. McKinley
510 Whitley Drive
Gahanna, OH 43230-3635
Consulting Engineer
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Study Date: 7/01/2025; Study Duration: 0.1 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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