WCBL-FM
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WCBL-FM is a Oldies music formatted radio station
broadcasting on 99.1 FM
. Licensed to Grand Rivers, Kentucky
, USA, the station is currently owned by Jim W. Freeland.
. The new station will broadcast with an effective radiated power
of 16,000 watt
s at a height above average terrain of 127 meters (416 feet). This construction permit expires on October 1, 2010.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting on 99.1 FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
. Licensed to Grand Rivers, Kentucky
Grand Rivers, Kentucky
Grand Rivers is a city in Livingston County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 343 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Grand Rivers is located at ....
, USA, the station is currently owned by Jim W. Freeland.
Construction permit
On October 1, 2007 the station was granted a construction permit to become a Class C3 FM Station licensed to serve Grand Rivers, KentuckyGrand Rivers, Kentucky
Grand Rivers is a city in Livingston County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 343 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Grand Rivers is located at ....
. The new station will broadcast with an effective radiated power
Effective radiated power
In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains...
of 16,000 watt
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
s at a height above average terrain of 127 meters (416 feet). This construction permit expires on October 1, 2010.