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WBNQ(FM)
Call Sign History
WBNQ from ???
101.5 MHz

Bloomington, IL
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WBNQ Channel: 268B 101.5 MHz
Bloomington, Illinois
Service: FM - A full-service FM station or application.
Facility ID: 68588
FRN: 0002834810
Fac. Service: FM

Status: LIC
73.215 Station
Application Accepted: 11/03/1997
Application Granted: 02/10/1998
File Number: BLH-19971103KB
License Expires: 12/01/2028
Prefix Type: This is a license for a commercial FM station
Application Type: License To Cover

FCC Website Links:
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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: 40-27-01.1 N 89-00-42.3 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 40-27-01.0 N 89-00-42.0 W (Converted to NAD 27)

Effective Radiated Power: 50 kW
Antenna Center HAAT: 142 m (466 ft.)
Antenna Center AMSL: 375 m (1230 ft.)
Antenna Center HAG: 115 m (377 ft.)

Calculated Site Elevation: 260 m. (853 ft.)
Height Overall*: 124 m (407 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Omni-Directional Antenna
Antenna Make/Model: None
Antenna ID: 0
Polarization:

Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1028326

Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
VB Nimbus, LLC
Structure Address:
236 Greenwood Avenue
Bloomington, IL
County Name: McLean County
ASR Issued: 10/13/2020
Date Built: 01/01/1925
Site Elevation: 259.7 m (852 ft.)
Structure Height: 123.4 m (405 ft.)
Height Overall: 124.4 m (408 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 384.1 m (1260 ft.)
FAA Determination: 04/28/1997
FAA Study #: 97-AGL-1347-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1J
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 3, 4, 5, 13
PREVIOUS STUDY # 96-AGL-3820-OE.
40-27-01.0 N 89-00-42.0 W (NAD 83)
40-27-00.9 N 89-00-41.7 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WBNQ(FM) Licensee Information

Cumulus Licensing LLC
780 Johnson Ferry Road
Suite 500
Atlanta, GA 30342
Phone: 404-949-0700
Limited Liability Company
19971103KB Applicant Information


Date: 11/03/1997
Application Certifier
Twin Cities Broadcasting Corp
Twin Cities Broadcasting Corp
P. O. Box 8
Bloomington, IL 61701
Applicant
Associated Land Mobile Licenses


(No Records Found)
Associated Microwave Licenses


(No Records Found)

Study Date: 4/18/2025; Study Duration: 0.1159 Seconds.
Database Sources:
04/18/2025 FCC LMS,
4/15/2025 FCC ASR,
4/15/2025 FCC ULS Microwave, and
4/15/2025 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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