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WQKS-FM
Call Sign History
WQKS-FM from 06/17/1999
WRWO from 03/24/1995
WLNE-FM from 12/21/1990
870415KO from ???
96.1 MHz

Montgomery, AL
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WQKS-FM Channel: 241A 96.1 MHz
Montgomery, Alabama
Service: FM - A full-service FM station or application.
Facility ID: 43628
FRN: 0010493039
Fac. Service: FM Analog & Digital

Status: LIC
73.215 Station
Application Accepted: 03/08/2013
Application Granted: 04/02/2013
File Number: BMLH-20130308AEE
License Expires: 04/01/2028
Prefix Type: This is a modification of a license for a commecial FM station
Application Type: Minor Modification

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Facility Type: FM STATION
Class: A, A Zone I; I-A; or II station; with 0.1kW-6kW ERP and a class contour distance <=28km

Site Location: 32-22-03.5 N 86-15-41.9 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 32-22-03.0 N 86-15-42.0 W (Converted to NAD 27)

Effective Radiated Power: 0.9 kW
Transmitter Output Power: 2.094 kW
Antenna Center HAAT: 250 m (820 ft.)
Antenna Center AMSL: 306 m (1004 ft.)
Antenna Center HAG: 218 m (715 ft.)

Calculated Site Elevation: 88 m. (289 ft.)
Height Overall*: 220 m (722 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Omni-Directional Antenna
Antenna Make/Model: DIELECTRIC DCR M2E5
Antenna ID: 0
Polarization:

Associated Translators
W296AI Ch. 296Montgomery, Alabama
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1040403

[ASR Heights Differ from WQKS-FM Application]
Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
Pinnacle Towers LLC
Structure Address:
3251 Harrison Road
Montgomery, AL
County Name: Montgomery County
ASR Issued: 05/06/2016
Date Built: 07/07/1990
Site Elevation: 86.9 m (285 ft.)
Structure Height: 215.2 m (706 ft.)
Height Overall: 222.2 m (729 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 309.1 m (1014 ft.)
FAA Determination: 04/23/2012
FAA Study #: 2012-ASO-3164-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1K
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 3, 4, 5, 12
PRIOR STUDY 2011-ASO-3909-OE
32-22-04.1 N 86-15-42.0 W (NAD 83)
32-22-03.6 N 86-15-42.1 W
(Converted to NAD 27)



Crown Castle
1040403 - Pinnacle Towers LLC

WQKS-FM Licensee Information

Bluewater Broadcasting Company LLC
4101-A Wall Street
Montgomery, AL 36106
Phone: 305-530-1322
20130308AEE Applicant Information

Richard H. Pestrichelli
Date: 03/08/2013
Application Certifier
Bluewater Broadcasting Company LLC
4101-A Wall Street
Montgomery, AL 36106
Applicant
R. Stuart Graham
Graham Brock, Inc.
P. O. Box 24466
St. Simons Island, GA 31522-7466
Technical Consultant
John F. Garziglia
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

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Study Date: 4/20/2025; Study Duration: 0.1308 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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