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WKAR-FM
Call Sign History
WKAR-FM from 06/01/1979
WKARFM from ???
90.5 MHz

East Lansing, MI
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WKAR-FM Channel: 213B 90.5 MHz
East Lansing, Michigan
Service: FM - A full-service FM station or application.
Facility ID: 41683
FRN: 0007619026
Fac. Service: FM Analog & Digital

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 08/17/2011
Application Granted: 09/30/2011
File Number: BLED-20110817ACF
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: 42-42-07.1 N 84-24-47.9 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 42-42-07.0 N 84-24-48.0 W (Converted to NAD 27)

Effective Radiated Power: 87 kW
Transmitter Output Power: 21.5 kW
Antenna Center HAAT: 269.3 m (884 ft.)
Antenna Center AMSL: 535.6 m (1757 ft.)
Antenna Center HAG: 276.5 m (907 ft.)

Calculated Site Elevation: 259.1 m. (850 ft.)
Height Overall*: 313.3 m (1028 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Omni-Directional Antenna
Antenna Make/Model: Jampro JHPC-10R
Antenna ID: 0
Polarization:

Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1265362

Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
Board of Trustees, Michigan State University
Structure Address:
4101 Dobie Road
Okemos, MI
County Name: Ingham County
ASR Issued: 12/22/2011
Date Built: 07/05/2011
Site Elevation: 259.1 m (850 ft.)
Structure Height: 297.8 m (977 ft.)
Height Overall: 313.3 m (1028 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 572.4 m (1878 ft.)
FAA Determination: 12/08/2011
FAA Study #: 2011-AGL-4543-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1K
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 3, 4, 5, 12
OM&L to remain the same as prior study = PAINT/RED LIGHTS
42-42-06.9 N 84-24-47.8 W (NAD 83)
42-42-06.8 N 84-24-47.9 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WKAR-FM Licensee Information

Board of Trustees, Michigan State University
WKAR-AM/FM/TV
404 Wilson Rd, Room 212
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: 517-884-4700
Private Not-for-Profit Educational Institution
20110817ACF Applicant Information

Bill Beekman
Date: 08/17/2011
Application Certifier
Board of Trustees, Michigan State University
WKAR-AM/FM/TV
283 Communication Arts Building
East Lansing, MI 48824-1212
Applicant
Roy P. Stype, III
P. O. Box 807
2324 North Cleveland-Massillon Road
Bath, OH 44210-0807
Consulting Engineer
Malcolm G. Stevenson
Schwartz, Woods & Miller

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Study Date: 4/10/2025; Study Duration: 0.0479 Seconds.
Database Sources:
04/10/2025 FCC LMS,
4/8/2025 FCC ASR,
4/8/2025 FCC ULS Microwave, and
4/8/2025 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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