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WBEL-FM 88.5 FM

Cairo, IL · Great Lakes Broadcast Academy, Inc.

StatusLicensedSince 2002-01-15
ServiceFM
Community of licenseCairo, IL
LicenseeGreat Lakes Broadcast Academy, Inc.As named on the filing below
Facility ID87567 FCC record
Call sign since2014-10-13

Licensed facilities

Frequency88.5 MHz (channel 203)
ClassC1
ERP0 kW horizontal, 64.000 kW vertical
HAAT170.0 m
Radiation center283.0 m AMSL
Coordinates (NAD83)36° 59′ 32.20″ N 88° 59′ 19.20″ W36.992278, -88.988667
AntennaSHI 6510-8Nondirectional
File numberBLED-20040901ABA LMSFiled 2004-09-01

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