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WIII(FM)
Call Sign History
WIII from 11/21/1994
WYYS from 05/18/1992
WNYP-FM from 03/30/1989
99.9 MHz

Cortland, NY
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WIII Channel: 260B 99.9 MHz
Cortland, New York
Service: FM - A full-service FM station or application.
Facility ID: 9427
FRN: 0009269424
Fac. Service: FM

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 08/07/2009
Application Granted: 08/25/2009
File Number: BLH-20090807ACV
License Expires: 06/01/2030
Prefix Type: This is a license for a commercial FM station
Application Type: License To Cover

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Facility Type: FM STATION
Class: B, A Zone I or I-A station; with 25kW-50kW ERP and a class contour distance 39km-52km

Site Location: 42-33-23.3 N 76-09-17.7 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 42-33-23.0 N 76-09-19.0 W (Converted to NAD 27)

Effective Radiated Power: 26 kW
Transmitter Output Power: 20.6 kW
Antenna Center HAAT: 208 m (682 ft.)
Antenna Center AMSL: 645 m (2116 ft.)
Antenna Center HAG: 78 m (256 ft.)

Calculated Site Elevation: 567 m. (1860 ft.)
Height Overall*: 82.3 m (270 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Omni-Directional Antenna
Antenna Make/Model: Electronics Research Inc. FMH
Antenna ID: 0
Polarization:

Associated Translators
W262AD Ch. 262Ithaca, New York
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1006743

Structure Type: 2TA2
Registered To:
Saga Communications of New England, LLC
Structure Address:
Tower Rd Northwest Tower
Cortlandville, NY
County Name: Cortland County
ASR Issued: 07/22/2010
Date Built: 01/01/1947
Site Elevation: 566.9 m (1860 ft.)
Structure Height: 81.4 m (267 ft.)
Height Overall: 82.3 m (270 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 649.2 m (2130 ft.)
FAA Determination: 02/20/2007
FAA Study #: 2007-AEA-327-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1K
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 3, 4, 5, 12
PRIOR STUDY 1990-AEA-981-OE
42-33-23.0 N 76-09-18.0 W (NAD 83)
42-33-22.7 N 76-09-19.3 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WIII(FM) Licensee Information

Saga Communications of New England, LLC
73 Kercheval Avenue
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236
Phone: 313-886-7070
20090807ACV Applicant Information

Susan Johnston
Date: 08/07/2009
Application Certifier
Saga Communications of New England, LLC
73 Kercheval Avenue
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236
Applicant
Justin W. Asher
Munn-Reese, Inc.
P.O. Box 220, 385 Airport Dr.
Coldwater, MI 49036-0220
Consulting Engineer
Gary S. Smithwick, Esq.
Smithwick & Belendiuk, P.C.

Associated Land Mobile Licenses


(No Records Found)
Associated Microwave Licenses


 WQHM949 950 MHz Aural Studio Transmitter Link

Study Date: 5/03/2025; Study Duration: 0.1491 Seconds.
Database Sources:
05/02/2025 FCC LMS,
4/29/2025 FCC ASR,
4/29/2025 FCC ULS Microwave, and
4/29/2025 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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