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34-472: WECB may refer to: WECB (FM) , a radio station (105.3 FM) licensed to Headland, Alabama, United States WECB (Emerson College) , a campus radio station at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. WFZZ , a radio station (104.3 FM) licensed to Seymour, Wisconsin, United States known as WECB from 1998 to 2009 [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

68-485: A buyout of another. Management of technical specifications (such as those in broadcast television systems ) is normally undertaken as a part of broadcast licensing in each country. Radio bands carry signals (such as video and audio , digital and analog , narrowband , broadband and content ), and are licensed differently. The broadcast license typically specifies the following minimum information: Additionally, it often specifies: Some countries (such as

102-524: A DTV station as a fill-in translator or booster to overcome the shortcomings of the ATSC system mandated by the FCC. In some cases, two stations may share the same frequency in the same area, or even the same facility. Time sharing has on occasion been used when two applicants have an equal number of points, mainly with LPFM stations. In FCC auction 1000 for the 600 MHz band, TV stations were paid to leave

136-551: A broadcast license in the United States is FCC Form 303-S. While the Form 303-S License Application consists of yes-or-no questions and certifications, the process of renewing the license is complex; the FCC requires that licensees certify that they were in compliance with all rules and regulations during the prior license term. If a license has been acquired in the middle of a term, the licensee will be evaluated from that point to

170-403: A change in the city of license ) are covered in rulemaking proceedings in the U.S., which may be a prerequisite to moving a station a significant distance (leaving its original community outside its new coverage area). Temporary situations are covered by special temporary authority (STA) to operate at a variance from the license or permit or a Restricted Service Licence (RSL) to operate for

204-436: A fixed period at reduced power. While these are FCC and Ofcom terms, respectively, other countries have similar regulations. In the U.S., court cases can prolong the process when mutually exclusive applications are received. The FCC opens application window periods of about a week. Some applications have been pending for years; others end up in administrative law courts or arbitration , sometimes with one applicant seeking

238-506: A graph from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), frequency allocations may be represented by different types of services which vary in size. Many options exist when applying for a broadcast license; the FCC determines how much spectrum to allot to licensees in a given band, according to what is needed for the service in question. The determination of frequencies used by licensees

272-593: A license and pirate stations , which violate the law. In the U.S. broadcast licenses were issued for only a nominal payment, but economist Ronald Coase challenged the FCC's approach. Coase proposed that, as for other resources (land, metal, etc.), the market should regulate the use of radio spectrum. This proposition is based on the Coase theorem : with well-defined property rights, the free market will allocate resources to their most efficient use if transaction costs are low. Coase's theory indicated that broadcast licenses in

306-516: A new construction permit to make these changes on October 10, 1996, with a scheduled expiration of April 10, 1998. When completed, the station's antenna would be 221 meters (725 ft) in height above average terrain broadcasting with 5,100 watts of effective radiated power. While construction was underway, Chattahoochee Broadcast Associates reached an agreement in April 1996 to sell this station to Styles Broadcasting of Alabama, Inc. The FCC approved

340-437: A new broadcast radio station. The proposed station would serve Chattahoochee, Florida , with 3,000 watts of effective radiated power on a frequency of 105.3 megahertz from an antenna 100 meters (330 ft) in height above average terrain . The FCC granted this permit on July 20, 1989, with a scheduled expiration date of January 20, 1991. The new station was assigned call sign "WUMG" on January 9, 1990. In April 1990,

374-447: A spectrum that was limited had high economic value , which should be paid on the open market . Licenses are increasingly offered via spectrum auctions ; however, this fails to consider non-commercial educational users (who are shut out of the process for economic reasons). Licensing is conducted by a broadcasting authority (a government agency) to manage the radio-frequency spectrum and implement public policy , such as that regarding

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408-464: A total of $ 500,000. After overcoming a formal objections by another local broadcaster, the FCC approved the deal on November 25, 2011, with the caveat that consummation would have to take place before December 1, 2011, or wait until each station's license was up for renewal. The transaction for WDBT and WESP was consummated on November 30, 2011. In late December 2011, Southeast Alabama Broadcasters, LLC, announced that they would be selling all four of

442-565: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages WECB (FM) WECB currently broadcasts a country music format branded as "B105.3" to the Dothan, Alabama , area. This latest format shift took effect on December 20, 2011. In June 1988, Chattahoochee Broadcast Associates applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit for

476-500: Is done even if the border is outside of a station's predicted broadcast range , since radio propagation sometimes causes stations to be heard outside their service area. Existing stations apply for permits and license amendments when making changes to their facilities (such as relocation to another site, changing the radio antenna height , making changes to a directional antenna 's radiation pattern , or when adding—or converting to— digital broadcasting ). Other situations (such as

510-559: Is done through frequency allocation, which in the United States is specified by the FCC in a table of allotments . The FCC is authorized to regulate spectrum access for private and government uses; however, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the Commerce Department allocates spectrum for use by the federal government (including the military). In some cases (e.g. CB radio, Wi-Fi ),

544-564: The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission in Canada ) specify radio format or the genre of television programming , to ensure diversity. Community stations (such as class A television service and LPFM stations in the U.S.) may be required to broadcast local content each week. U.S. broadcast translator licenses prohibit local content on FM, while LPTV stations can choose, except those tied to

578-564: The city of New York , 89.1 MHz is reserved for the United Nations ; however, it is used instead by WNYU-FM and WNYU-FM1 , unless the U.N. should ever apply to use it. Licensing requirements differ for public radio and television and for community radio and television compared to commercial applicants. Licensees must be aware of deadlines, from original application to renewal, which vary by state and include license expiration and dates for renewals. The form for renewal of

612-453: The concentration of media ownership . In the U.S. the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) does not assign licenses to exclusive users, instead permitting qualified users to apply for a license. The Radio Act of 1927 established the regulatory premise that the spectrum belongs to the public, and licensees have no property rights to use it. Although the spectrum is licensed to bidders, its purchase does not entail ownership or rights but

646-429: The FCC for authorization to relocate their transmitter, raise the antenna, increase the effective radiated power, and change city of license from Chattahoochee, Florida, to Headland, Alabama , a suburb of Dothan, Alabama . In April 1996, this application was amended to lower the power and further raise the antenna and relocate to a different tower site but retained the move from Chattahoochee to Headland. The FCC granted

680-431: The air in crowded markets (to facilitate repacking of stations on TV channels 38 to 51 into those already using 2 to 36), but are allowed to move the license to another existing station, keeping their virtual channel numbers and must-carry rights. Each licensee is responsible for the content on their own channels, while both are jointly responsible for the technical operation of the transmitter, antenna, and tower. In

714-492: The construction permit. This time the power would be raised to 11,500 watts while the antenna was lowered from the previous authorization to 148 meters (486 ft) above average terrain. The FCC approved this modification on May 28, 1997, and extended the expiration date to April 10, 1998. In September 1997, with construction and testing completed, WBCD applied for a new broadcast license to cover these changes. The Commission granted this new license on April 6, 1998. The station

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748-469: The deal on May 29, 1996, and the transaction was consummated on February 5, 1997. In November 1996, between the sale and the consummation, Styles Broadcasting of Alabama, Inc., applied to transfer the WBCD broadcast license to Gulf South Communications, Inc. The FCC approved the move on January 27, 1997, pending consummation. In January 1997, with the sale nearly complete, the station applied to again modify

782-521: The licensee will not cause RF interference to existing stations. There is a limited term for the license, once acquired. According to the United States Government Printing Office in 1997, the term could exceed 8 years; however, this has been shortened to five years or less (depending on whether the FCC requires further evaluation). A construction permit is first issued, with the license receiving approval when

816-403: The privilege of using that portion of the spectrum. The process of obtaining a new broadcast license may be lengthy. A broadcast engineer first determines an available frequency, which may be unavailable in a crowded media market (such as a metropolitan area ). If a frequency is available, an engineering study is submitted with an application to the broadcasting authority, to demonstrate that

850-462: The public interest; researchers have pointed out that this procedure favors incumbents. Violation of the terms of a license (due to technical fault or illegal content) may result in fines or revocation of the license. Licenses have also been jeopardized by misrepresentation on the part of the holder or failure to keep a public file (in the U.S. and Canada). Unlicensed broadcasting refers to legal devices allowed to transmit at low power without

884-408: The public may use spectrum without a license. Commercial users (such as television, AM/FM radio, and some types of two-way communications) will receive an FCC assignment to a portion of spectrum, which may be a single frequency or a band of frequencies. In issuing broadcast licenses the FCC relies on "comparative hearings", whereby the most qualified user will be granted use of the spectrum to best serve

918-458: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about radio and/or television stations with the same/similar call signs or branding. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WECB&oldid=1137666279 " Category : Broadcast call sign disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

952-630: The station broadcast the syndicated Coast to Coast AM hosted by George Noory . In February 2011, WDBT was part of an elaborate multi-station deal that saw Magic Broadcasting exit the Dothan market by selling WBBK-FM to Alabama Media Investments, LLC, WLDA and WJRL-FM to Southeast Alabama Broadcasters, LLC, and WKMX and WTVY-FM to Gulf South Communications, Inc. To meet FCC ownership caps, Clay E. Holladay's Gulf South Communications, Inc., agreed to sell WDBT and sister station WESP to Georgia Edminston's Southeast Alabama Broadcasters, LLC, for

986-456: The station certifies that the permit has been executed (after testing to ensure that all parameters are within allowable tolerances ). Once a facility is built and operational, it may be allowed to operate under program test authority until the license is issued (or denied). Where a station is close to an international border , a license may also need to be approved by the foreign country's broadcasting authority for frequency coordination . This

1020-591: The station dropped its urban contemporary format branded as "105.3 The Beat" in favor of a classic country music format. This format lasted just under two years as when The Radio People acquired former News/Talk station WUSD on September 8, 2008, they swapped formats between the two stations. The news / talk radio format was branded as "105.3 The Voice." Syndicated programming on "105.3 The Voice" included Fox Sports Radio , plus talk shows hosted by Dave Ramsey , Neal Boortz , Rush Limbaugh , Glenn Beck , Lars Larson , Dennis Miller, and Jim Bohannon . Overnight,

1054-558: The station requested a modification of the permit to increase the effective radiated power to 6,000 watts. The FCC granted the request on December 14, 1990, and set a new expiration date of June 14, 1991. After one further extension to the permit and after construction and testing were completed in October 1991, the station was granted its broadcast license on October 30, 1992. The station changed its call sign to "WBCD" on February 15, 1994. In January 1996, station management applied to

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1088-423: The station was granted new call sign "WECB" by the FCC. Broadcast license 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. Spectrum may be divided according to use. As indicated in

1122-410: The stations it had just acquired (WDBT, WESP , WJRL-FM , and WLDA ) to Robert H. Holladay’s Alabama Media, LLC. The combined sale price for the four stations was announced as $ 1.2 million. While the sale was pending, Holladay had been operating the stations under a local marketing agreement since November 30, 2011. The transaction was consummated effective December 5, 2012. On December 23, 2011,

1156-441: Was branded “Z105” from the late 90s-2002. The station was a Top 40 CHR station but then later branded into Rhythmic CHR in late 2000. The station applied for a new call sign and was assigned "WZND" on August 23, 2002. They became “1053 The Zone” and returned to a mainstream CHR format. The station was assigned the call sign "WDBT" by the FCC on March 26, 2004, to match its branding as "105.3 The Beat". On September 15, 2006,

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