In US broadcasting, service contour (or protected contour) refers to the area in which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) predicts coverage.
The FCC calculates FM and TV contours based on effective radiated power (ERP) in a given direction, the radial height above average terrain (HAAT) in a given direction, the FCC's propagation curves, and the station's class. AM contours are based on the standard ground wave field strength pattern, the frequency, and the ground conductivity in the area. While the FCC makes FM and TV service contour data readily available, the AM, while unavailable as a separate data file, can be obtained through an AM Query in the resulting 'maps' section of each record (when using the 'detailed output' output option).
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In American, Canadian and Philippine broadcasting, a city of license or community of license is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator.
WFCR is a non-commercial FM radio station licensed to Amherst, Massachusetts. It serves as the National Public Radio (NPR) member station for Western Massachusetts, including Springfield. The station operates at 13,000 watts ERP from a transmitter on Mount Lincoln in Pelham, Massachusetts 968 feet above average terrain. The University of Massachusetts Amherst holds the license. The station airs NPR news programs during the morning and afternoon drive times and in the early evening. Middays and overnights are devoted to classical music and jazz is heard during the later evening hours.
A broadcast license is a type of spectrum license granting the licensee permission to use a portion of the radio frequency spectrum in a given geographical area for broadcasting purposes. The licenses generally include restrictions, which vary from band to band.
KMBZ, is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Kansas City, Missouri. KMBZ is owned by Entercom Communications and it airs a talk radio format. Its studios and transmitter tower are in suburban Mission, Kansas, at separate locations.
WBAA and WBAA-FM are the call signs for two American radio stations owned by Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana—an AM station at 920 kHz and an FM station at 101.3 MHz. Both broadcast from studios in the Edward C. Elliott Hall of Music on the Purdue campus, and the transmitters are located in Lafayette, Indiana.
WILL is the call sign of the three public broadcasting stations owned by the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and licensed to Urbana, Illinois, United States. It consists of PBS member station WILL-TV and NPR member stations WILL (AM) and WILL-FM. The three stations are known collectively as Illinois Public Media, and are operated out of Campbell Hall for Public Telecommunication on the U of I campus.
WKRR is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Asheboro, North Carolina. The station is owned by Dick Broadcasting and broadcasts a classic rock format. Its broadcast tower is located near Randleman, North Carolina at. The station's service contour covers the Piedmont Triad.
WAMC is a public radio network headquartered in Albany, New York. The network has 12 broadcast radio stations (transmitters) and 16 broadcast relay stations. The two flagship stations of the WAMC network are WAMC-FM 90.3 MHz and its AM repeater station WAMC AM 1400 in Albany. The organization's legal name is "WAMC" and it is also known as "WAMC Public Radio" or "WAMC Northeast Public Radio."
WITF-FM is a non-commercial, public FM radio station licensed to serve Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by WITF, Inc., and broadcasts NPR talk and news programming. It is co-owned with the area's Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member station, WITF-TV. Both stations are based at the Public Media Center in Swatara Township, and broadcast from a shared tower located on Blue Mountain in Susquehanna Township.
WRDU is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Wake Forest, North Carolina. The station is owned by iHeartMedia though licensee Capstar TX, LLC and broadcasts a classic rock format. Its broadcast tower is located east of Zebulon at. The station's service contour covers a large portion of Eastern North Carolina, including the cities of Raleigh, Durham, Rocky Mount, Greenville and Roanoke Rapids.
WARM-FM is a commercial radio station licensed to serve York, Pennsylvania. It is owned and operated by Cumulus Media through licensee Radio License Holding SRC LLC and airs an adult contemporary format, using the slogan "Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites". WARM-FM's studios and offices are located on Susquehanna Plaza Drive off US Route 30 in York, halfway between downtown York and Lancaster. The transmitter is nearby off Brummer Lane.
WCED is a commercial radio station, licensed to the city of DuBois, Pennsylvania. WCED broadcasts with a power output of 5,000 watts non-directional day and 5 watts at night using a two-tower directional antenna system. WCED and its FM sister station WDSN are owned and operated by Priority Communications of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
WMBD is the oldest radio station in Peoria, Illinois. It broadcasts on 1470 kHz with 5,000 watts day and night, with a 2-tower pattern during the day and a 4-tower pattern at night. The latter is used to protect clear-channel stations on adjacent channels.
WPSN is an AM broadcasting radio station licensed to the city of Honesdale, Pennsylvania and serves a portion of the Scranton radio market. The station broadcasts at a frequency of 1590 kHz with 2,500 watts daytime, 15 watts nighttime with a non-directional signal pattern. It simulcasts on FM translator W282BF Honesdale on 104.3 MHz with 110 watts and on FM translator W270CC Hamlin on 101.9 MHz with 190 Watts.
WDLX and WGHB are radio stations broadcasting a sports talk format. The WDLX/WGHB simulcast is currently owned by Pirate Media Group.
WCJW is a radio station in western New York state. Its AM facility broadcasts at 8,000 watts on 1140 kHz from studios in Warsaw, New York during daytime hours only; however, five co-owned FM translators provide full-time service. The station's format is centered on country music with a strong emphasis on local news, weather, high school sports, and agriculture. Other popular weekday features include WCJW's daily Tradio program and weekend coverage of NASCAR races. National news service is provided by Fox News Radio. In contrast to many other small-market radio stations, WCJW maintains a local programming staff and carries satellite-delivered music only during overnight hours, which were added in 2008 and 2009. Weekend syndicated programs heard on WCJW include When Radio Was and Rise Up Country.
WLYI is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Country format. Licensed to Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, United States, the station serves the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Sister stations include the "Froggyland" flagship WOGI "Froggy 104.3" and WOGG "Froggy 94.9". WLYI had an application to move its tower location from Jefferson County, Ohio to an area near Imperial, Pennsylvania, thus giving it complete coverage within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. However that application was dismissed by the FCC for failing to provide FAA registration data for the application. The station is currently owned by Forever Media, LLC.
KRUM-LD is a low-power television station licensed to Renton, Washington. The station is in Seattle, Washington, and its service area does not include its former Community of License of Olympia, Washington. The station broadcasts on UHF channel 24. This is one of two stations that use virtual channel 24 in the area, overlapping with KBCB-TV in the Poulsbo, Washington area. The station's programming is described as Spanish Religious. Previously the station was a repeater of the programming from the Trinity Broadcasting Network via satellite.
KRHW is a radio station broadcasting a classic country radio format. Licensed to Sikeston, Missouri, the station serves the Missouri Bootheel region of Southeast Missouri, and operates on 1520 kHz in the AM radio band. KRHW is owned by Withers Broadcasting Company of Southeast Missouri, LLC.
KQHW-LD is a low power digital television station serving the District of Puna, south of Hilo, Hawai`i.