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W243BM 96.5 FM

Suncoast Estates, FL

Status	Licensed, silentSince 2026-03-03
Service	FM translator
Community of license	Suncoast Estates, FL
Facility ID	146788 FCC record
Call sign since	2004-07-15

Licensed facilities

Frequency	96.5 MHz (channel 243)
Class	D
ERP	0.250 kW horizontal, 0.250 kW vertical
HAAT	95.0 m
Radiation center	95.0 m AMSL, 92.0 m above ground
Coordinates (NAD83)	26° 39′ 13.00″ N 81° 55′ 20.00″ W26.653611, -81.922222
Antenna	ERI LPX-2E-0.5Nondirectional
File number	BLFT-20180510AAP LMSFiled 2018-05-10

Recent FCC actions

Date	Action	Application
2026-09-18	Pending	0000303667 (Request for Extension)

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From the FCC's LMS public database as of 2026-10-16, updated every morning. Not a product of the FCC.