United States of America
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
AM BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT
Authorizing Official:
Official Mailing Address:
SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND,

LLC

Supervisory Engineer

73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE
GROSSE POINTE FARMS

Son Nguyen

Audio Division

MI 48236

Media Bureau
Grant Date:
Facility Id: 51118

APR 232019

This permit expires 3:00 a.m.
local time, 36 months after the
grant date specified above.

Call Sign: WPVQ
Permit File Number:

BP-20190204AAN

This Permit Modifies Permit No.:

BZ-20030711ADA

Subject to the provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
subsequent acts and treaties, and all regulations heretofore or hereafter
made by this Commission, and further subject to the conditions set forth
in this permit, the permittee is hereby authorized to construct the radio
transmitting apparatus herein described. Installation and adjustment of
equipment not specifically set forth herein shall be in accordance with
representations contained in the permittees application for construction
permit except for such modifications as are presently permitted, without
application, by the Commission’s Rules.

Commission rules which became effective on February 16, 1999, have a
See Report & Order, Streamlining of
bearing on this construction permit.
Mass Media Applications, MM Docket No. 98-43, 13 FCC RCD 23056, Para.
77-90 (November 25, 1998) ; 63 Fed. Reg. 70039 (December 18, 1998)
Pursuant to these rules, this construction permit will be subject to
automatic forfeiture unless construction is complete and an application
See Section 73.3598.
for license to cover is filed prior to expiration.

Equipment and program tests shall be conducted only pursuant to Sections
73.1610 and 73.1620 of the Commission’s Rules.

Hours of Operation: Daytime
Average hours of sunrise and sunset:
Local Standard Time (Non-Advanced)
Jan.

7:15 AM

4:45

PM

Jul.

4:30 AM

7:30 PM

Feb.

6:45 AM

5:15 PM

Aug.

5:00 AM

6:45 PM

Mar.

6:00 AM

6:00

PM

Sep.

5:30 AM

6:00 PM

Apr.

5:15 AM

6:30

PM

Oct.

6:00 AM

5:15 PM

May

4:30 AM

7:00 PM

Nov.

6:45 AM

4:30 PM

Jun.

4:15 AM

7:30

Dec.

7:15 AM

4:15 PM

FCC Form 351 August,

1997

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Permit No.:

Calisign: WPVQ

Name of Permittee: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND,
Station Location: ORANGE-ATHOL,

BP-20190204AAN

LLC

MA

(kHz) : 700

Frequency

Station Class: D

Antenna Coordinates:

Day
Latitude:

N

42 Deg

35 Mm

05 Sec

Longitude:

W

72 Deg

16 Mm

52 Sec

Transmitter(s): Type Accepted. See Sections 73.1660,
73.1670 of the Commission’s Rules.
Nominal Power

(kW) :

Antenna Mode:
(DA=Directional Antenna,

Day:

2.5

Day:

ND

ND=Non—directional Antenna;

73.1665 and

CH=Critical Hours)

Antenna Registration Number(s)
Day:
Tower No.
1

ASRN

Overall Height

(m)

1007036

Non-Directional Antenna: Day
Radiator Height: 60.9 meters;
Theoretical Efficiency:

51.2 deg

280.199 mV/m/kw at 1km

Special operating conditions or restrictions:
1

Permittee shall install a type accepted transmitter, or submit
application (FCC Form 301) along with data prescribed in Section
73.1660(b) should non-type accepted transmitter be proposed.

FCC Form 351 August,

1997

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Callsign: WPVQ

Permit No. :

BP-20l90204AZN

Special operating conditions or restrictions:
2

A license application (FCC Form 302) to cover this construction permit
must be filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 73.3536 of the
Rules before the permit expires.

3

Licensee shall be responsible for satisfying all reasonable complaints
of blanketing interference within the 1 V/rn contour as required by
Section 73.88 of the Commission’s rules.

4

Ground system consists of 120 equally spaced, buried,
107.1 meters in length about the base of the tower.

END OF AUTHORIZATION

FCC Form 351 August,

1997

copper radials,

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