United States of America FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION FM BROADCAST TRANSLATOR/BOOSTER STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT Authorizing Officral:
Official Maifing Address:
POSI-T]VE ALTERNATIVE RADTO, INC James D. Bradshaw P.O. BOX 889 Deputy unaer BLACKSBURG VA 24063 Audio Division Media Bureau Grant Date: March 11, 20L4 Facility rd:18871 This permit exPires 3:00 a.m. CaLI Sign: w246BZ local time, 36 months after the grant date sPecified above. Permit File Number: BPFT 20L40L2LMLH
Commission rules which became effective on FebruaTy L6, a999, have a bearing on this construction permit. See Report & Order, Streamlining of uassltedia Applications, MM Docket No. 98-43, 13 FCC RCD 23056, Para' 11-90 (November 25, 1998); 63 Fed. Reg. 70039 (December 18, 1998) ' pursu.int to these rules, Lhis construction permit will be subject to autcr,atic forfeiture unless construction is complete and an applicat-ion for license to cover is filed prior to expiration. see section 73'3598'
Name of permitLee: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.
Principal communitY to be served: VA CREWE Prlmary Station: WSVS (AM) Frequency 800 kHz, CREWE, VA Via: Direct - off-air Frequency (MHz) , 9z ' r Channel: 245 Hours of Operation: Unllmlted
FCC Form 351A October 2L, 1985 Page 1 of 2 Cbllsiqn; W246BZ Permit No. : BPFT-20L40a2aMLH
AnLerua Coordinateg; North Latitude: 37 flsg 11 min 43 sec West Longitude: 78 jsg 10 min 01 sec Transmit.ter: Type Accepted. See Sections 73.1-660, 74.7250 of the Commissior
Antenna type: (directional or non-directlonal) : Non-Directional
Major fobe direcLions (degrees true) : Not Applicable
Horizontally Vertically Pofarized Pofari_zed Antenna: Antenna:
Effective radiated power in the Horizontaf pfane (kw) : 0.25 n ,q
Heignt of radiation center above ground (Meters): L04 LO4
Heighc of radiation center above mean sea level (Meters) | 250 250
AnLenna struct.ure regist.ration number: 1018155
Overall height of antenna structure abowe ground (including obstruction lighting if any) see the regist.ration for this antenna struct.ure.
Special operating conditions or restrictions: 1 The permittee/licensee in coordination with other users of the site must reduce power or cease operatrion as necessary to protect persons having access to the siLe, tower or antenna from radiofrequency electromagnetic fields in excess of FCC guidelines.
2 Prior to commencing program test operations, FM Translator or FM Booster permittee must have on f1le at the Commission, FCC Form 350, Application for an FM Translator or FM Booster Station License, pursuant ta 4'7 C . F . R. Sect.ion '7 4 .1-4 .
3 During instaflation of the antenna authorized herein, AM Station(s) listed below shafl determine operating power by the indirect method. Upon compfetion of t.he installation, ant.enna impedance measurements on the AM antenna shall be made and, prior to or simuftaneous wit.h the filing of the applicatlon for license to cover this permit, the results submitted to the Commlssion (along with a tower sketch of the insLaflation) in an FCC Form 302-AM appllcation for the AM station to return to the direct met.hod of power determination-
(Revised January 28, 1983)
WSVS(AM), Crewe, VA, 8OO KHz.
*** END OF AUTHORIZATION *** FCC Form 351-A October 2L, 1985 page 2 of 2 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 (FOR CHIEF, AUDIO DIVISION, MEDIA BUF,EAU)
DATE: 03/06/20l.4
FROM: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC. [x-l cousewr ro ASSTGNMENT: IcoNssNr ro TRANSFER: 1Ll: GEE COMMUN]CATIONS, INC
Licensee/Permittee r (f oi: transfer only) AUXILIARY CALL FACILITY STATIONS CLASS SIGN ID FILE# STATION LOCATION FX W245BZ 18871 BALFT 201-4OI21.ABZ CREWE, VA ALL CURRENTLY AUTHORI ZED AUXILIARY STATIONS The FM Translator Llcensee must notify the Federal Communications Commission, Office of the SecreLary, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, DC 2A554 of any change in the sLation that will be rebroadcast. The parties should also notify Robert Gates via emaif at [email protected]. See 47 C.F.R. S74.L284.
Unde:: authority of the Communications Act of L934, as amended, the consent of the Federal Communications Commission is hereby granted to the transacti-on lndicat.ed dUUVE.^ L ^--^
The Commission,s consent to the above is based on the representations made by Lhe applicants that the statements contained in, or made in connection with, the appllcation are true and that the undertakings of the parties upon which this transaction is authorized will be carried out in qood faith.
The actuaI consummation of voluntary transacLlons shalf be completed within 9O day's froni the date hereof, and notice in letter form thereof shall promptly be furrished Lo the Commission by the seffer or buyer showlng the date the acts necessary to effect the transactlon were completed. Upon furnishing the Commission with such written notice, this transaction will be considered completed for all purposes related to the above described station(s).
FCC trorm 323, Ownership Report, must be filed within 30 days after consummation, by the licensee/permittee or assignee.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ASSIGNMENTS ONLY: Upon consummaLion the assignor must deliver the permit/license, including any modifications thereof to the assignee. It is hereby directed that, upon consummation, a copy of this consent be posted with the station authorization(s) as required by the Commission's Rules and Regulations. The assignee is not authorized to construct nor operate said staLion(s) unless and unti-- notification of consummation in LeLter form has been forwarded to the Conrm ssicn.
Page 1 of 1 FCC FORM 732 August 1992 FW: FCC approves sale of W246BZ (Crewe, VA) Page 1 of3
From : Elizabeth Spainhour
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Howard and WSVS Team,
As you know from our communications last week, the FCC has now granted both the assignment application for W246BZ and the construction permit application we filed.
Seller's counsel Cary Tepper emailed me below that, for some strange reason, the FCC granted the assignment application on March 6, but did not release it until last week. ln any event, both applications are now granted and we are in a position to close the transaction.
Cary has inquired below whether Gee Communications would like to close on "final order," or close sooner.
The contract provides that we can close anytime between 10 and 45 business days from the FCC's initial g,rant, with the option to extend closing until 10 business days afterthe FCC initial consent becomes a "final order." The FCC initial grant effective date was March 21, so the closing window under the contract is anytime from April 4-May 23, with the option to extend the closing date to a day that is 10 business days afterthe FCC's initial consent becomes a "final order."
"Final order" is defined in the contract as "an Order of the FCC granting its consent and approval to the assignment . . . from Seller to Buyer, whlch is no longer subject to rehearing, reconsideration or review by the FCC, or to a request for stay, an appeal or review by any court under the Communications Act of 1934, or the Rules and Regulations of the FCC." This is a very standard definition for "final order."
All things being equal, my recommendation is generally to wait until "final order" to close. That way, there is no risk that a petition for reconsideration will be filed or any other intervening administrative or appellate action will get in the way of the transaction. I doubt anything like this would interfere, but there i:; always some risk (even if small) if you close before final order. The final order date will be April 30. Would closing on May '1 suit you?
We can always close earlier if you wish. There may be business reasons to close sooner.
Please let me know how you would like to proceed.
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From: Elizabeth Spainhour
WSVS Team,
Attached for your review is the unofficial copy of the minor change construction permit for W246BZ, which was granted today.
Please note that the construction permit has a construction deadline of March 11,2017, which is 36 months after the grant date.
Please let us know when you get close to completion of construction so that we, with your consulting engineer, can timely prepare the license to cover application for filing with the FCC, at which time we will also request program test authority to commence operations of the new facility. Obviously, we are still waiting on the assignment of license to be granted, so I assume construction will not start until after that time.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks.
-Elizabeth
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https ://fi allfoss.fcc. gov/coresWeb/updateConfirmation.do 21812011 UN F{OLNz< (ncnn( c'r Z 17 c''t OOc.t Fl 0 t-l /r zaa cn \JHBO rr{{ O 4 n O t->,k -i-j F H U Owuer: Registration Number: COLONIAL BROADCASTING CO OF CREWE INC GENE ETKE r018155 PO BOX 367 1582 CUi"IBERLAND RD Issue Date: FARMVILLE VA 23901 05/ 05/e'7 Lucaiioir of Aiiteiitra Struciure: Crouud Elevation: L46 .3 tneters BOO MELODY LN Overall Height Above Ground (AGL): CREWE VA 107 .6 rneters Latitude Longitude Overall Height Above Mean Sea Level (AMSL): meters N3 7-11-43 \^I078-10-0r NAD 27 253.9 Painting and Lighting Requiretnents: Paint and Light in Accordance with FAA Circular Number 7O/'746O-7H Chapters 3, 4, 5, 13 Special Cotrditious: FCC 85-1R 05/06/97 R 123 Page I of March l997 -+'' ADVA}ICED NOTICE OF P*,R$fiJTERS FOR opERATroN UNDER Posr-suNSET AUTHoRTTY (pssa) ( post this letter with your current authorization ) WSVS SOUTHERN VIRGINIA BROADCASTING CORP. 8OO MELODY LANE CRE}IE vA 23930 '.7i iiil n I;t ti 7; ii ii -.. ,i,i,\ r\ 7r h ,t In aecordance with Section 73.99 of the FCC Rules and Regulations, '! PSSA operation will be permitted until 6:00 p.m. local time. :k 'k :! ,t Hot^tEvEit, SUCH orERATIoN HAY NOT BEGIN UNTIL FURTHER NoTICE. CALL SIGN: HSYS FREQ: 800KHZ CITY: CREHE STATE: VA MAxIHUil NOI'IINAL POWER PERI'IITTED DURING PSSA: 277.4 WATTS ( nxrel'rN,{ rNPUT POWER DURING PSSA IS NOT AI.WAYS THE SAHE AS NOUINAL POWER LISTED HERE) ANTENNA SYSTEM USED: DAYTIME (I.TCTNST) ANTENNA CURRENT C0NVERSION FACTOR: 4.24 CONTINUED ON REVERSE SIDE b t United States of America FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ffi AM BROADCAST STATIOI{ LTCBNSE ffiffi6'e Authorizing Official: Offrcial Mailing Address: PeneloPe A. Dade GEtr COMMUNICATIONS INC SupervisorY AnalYst 701 GERMAN SCHOOL ROAD Audi-o Divlsion RlCHMOND VA 23225 Media Bureau Grant Date: EebruarY 26, 20L3 FacilitY Iil: 320 This license exPires 3:00 a'm' .l ocal time, October O 1 , 2079 ' CalI Sign: WSVS License Eile Number : BZ-20L30204ACT SubjecttotheprovisionsoftheCommunicationsActofT934,subsequent actsandtreatres,andallregulationsheretoforeorhereaftermadeby forth in this this commission, and further iub;ect to the conditions set Iicense,thelicenseeisherebyauthorizedtouseandoperal-etheradio transmitting apparatus herein described' the This ficense is issued on the licensee's representation that Statementscontainedinllcensee,sapp}icationaret'rueandthatthe undertakingsthereincontainedsofarastheyareconsistentherewith, the term of will be carried out in good faith. The liceniee shall, during render b.o.dcastrng service as will serve the public this license, the privileges interest, cQnvenience,"r.h or necessrty to the full extent of herein conferred- ThisllcenseshallnotVestinthelicenseeanyrighttooperatethe Stationnoranyrightintheuseofthefrequencydesignatedinthe license beyond the term hereof, nor in any other manner than authorized herein.Neithertheficensenortherightgrantedhereundershallbe transferred in violation of the Communications Act assigned or otherwise the of 1934. This license is subject t'o the rlght of use or control by Government of the untted states conferred by section 506 of l-he Communications Act of 1934. Hours of OPeration: Unlimited Average hours of sunrise and sunset: Local Standard Time (Non-Advanced) Jan. 7:30 AM 5:15 PM Jut. 5:00 AM 7:30 PM Feb. 7 :00 AM 5:45 PM Aug. 5:30 AM l:00 PM Mar. 6:30 AM 5:15 PM Sep. 6:00 AM 6:15 PM Apr- 5:45 AM 6:45 PM Oct. 6: 15 AM 5:30 PM May 5:00 AM 7:15 PM Nov. 6:45 AM 5:00 PM PM Jun. 4:45 AM 7:30 PM D-oc. 7:15 AM 5:00 Page 1 of 3 FCC Form 352 August, t997 No- : BZ-20130204ACT I lc1^n' WJVJ License ^-vq!fJ4Yrr ' Special operating conditions or restrictions: in coordlnation wiLh other users of the site I The permittee/licensee protect persons must reduce Power or cease operation as necessary to having access to the site, tower or antenna from radiofrequency electromagnetic flelds in excess of FCC guidelines. Ground system consists of L2O equalty spaced, buried, copper radials each93.?metersinlength,plusaCoppergroundScreenT.3meters square about the base of the tower' Licensee shall be responsible for satisfying all reasonable complaints of blanketing interfeience within the I V/m contour as required by Section 73. B8 of the Commission's rules. *** END OE AUTHORIZATION *** 3 E'CC Form 352 Augrrst, 1997 Page 3 of United States of America FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION FM BROADCAST TRANSLATOR/BOOSTER STATIOI{ LICENSE Sfid'e ffi Official: Authorizing Official Mailing Address: Penelope a] Pade GEE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AnalYSt 1032 MELODY I,ANE Supervisory Audio Division CREWE VA 23930 Media Bureau cranr DaLe: 1 20uf FaciIitY Id:18871 JUL 2 This license exPires 3:00 a'm' Call Sign t Y\246BZ local time, October 01, 2019' License File Number: BMLFT-2Oa40624AAF, This license modifies license no': BLFT-20090416ALB to the provisions of the Communications Act of ]-934' subsequenL Subject heretofore or hereafLer made by acts and treaties, ana all regulations in thls this commission, and further subject to the conditions set forth license, the licensee is hereby iuthorized Lo use and operate the radlo transmitting apparatus herein described' This license is issued on the licensee's representation Lhat Lhe statements contained in l-ieensee's application are true and that the undertakings t.herein contained so far- as they are consistents herewith' will be carried-o,rt in good faith. The licensee shafl-, during the term of this license, render b.ou.dcasting service as w111 serve the public interest, convenience,",r6h or necessity to the full- extent of the privileges herei-n conf erred. This license shall not vest in the licensee any rlght to operaLe the station nor any rj-ght in the use of Ehe frequency designated in the license beyond the term hereof, nor in any otner manner than authorized herein. Neither Ehe license nor the right granted hereunder shalf be assigned or otherwise transferred in violation of Ehe CommunicaLions Act of L934. This ricense is subject to the right of use or control by the Government of Ehe united staLes conferred by section 506 of Lhe Communications Act of L934. 2 FCC Eorn 3518 October 21, 1985 Page 1 of License No. : BMLFT-20140624AAE CaIlsign z w246BZ Name of r,icensee: GEE CoMMUNICATToNS' rNC' Principal community to be served: VA-CREWE VA Primary Station: WsVs (AM) , Freguency 800 kHz' CREWE' Via: W254AH Frequency (l'tHz) t 9z ' 1 Channel: 246 Hours of Operation: Unlimj'Eed 37 10 min 47 sec Antenna Coordinates: North LaLitude: flsg West T,ongitude: 78 flsg 07 min 57 sec of the Commission's Rules' Transmitter: T)4)e Accepted. see sections 73'1560, 14'a250 Transmitter outPut Power: 0'25 kW Norr-DirecLional Antenna tlPe: (directional or non-directional) ; DescriPtion: BEX TFC-1K Major lobe directions (degrees true) : Not Appli-cabIe HorizontalIY VerticallY Polarized Polarized AnEenna: Antenna: 0'038 Effective radiated power in the HorizonLal Plane (kw): 0'038 38 38 Height of radiation center above ground (Meters) ' ]-78 LlB Height of radiaLj-on center above mean Sea levef (MeLers) | AntenRa strUeture registration number : l-03285'7 overall height of antenna structure above ground (including obstruction light.ing if any) see Ehe registraEion for Lhis antenna structure' Special operating condiLions or restrictions: in coordination wiLh other users of the siEe 1 The permittee/licensee persons must reduce power or cease operation as necessary to protect having to the site, tower or antenna from radiofrequency e}ectromagnetj.cfieldsinexcessofFCCguidelines.""a""L *** END OF AUTHORIZATfON *** Page 2 of 2 FCC Form 3518 Octobet 2L, 1985 WSVS AM w2468z Crewe, Virginia March 30, 20{4 llc designates CHIEF ENGINEER JOHN HART as the wsvs, 24 overnight tranJmitter operator who monitoRs the transmitter hours a daY. 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