Low-power broadcasting is broadcasting by a broadcast station at a low electric power to a smaller service area than "full power" stations within the same region. It is often distinguished from "micropower broadcasting" and broadcast translators. LPAM, LPFM and LPTV are in various levels of use across the world, varying widely based on the laws and their enforcement.
The General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) is a land-mobile FM UHF radio service designed for short-distance two-way communication and authorized under part 95 of 47 USC. It requires a license in the United States, but some GMRS compatible equipment can be used license-free in Canada. The US GMRS license is issued for a period of 10 years by the FCC. The United States permits use by adult individuals who possess a valid GMRS license, as well as their immediate family members. Immediate relatives of the GMRS system licensee are entitled to communicate among themselves for personal or business purposes, but employees of the licensee who are not family members are not covered by the license. Non-family members must be licensed separately.
In American, Canadian, and Mexican 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.
WCIV, virtual channel 36, is a dual MyNetworkTV/ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Charleston, South Carolina, United States and serving the Lowcountry area. The station is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, which also operates Fox affiliate WTAT-TV under a local marketing agreement (LMA) with owner Cunningham Broadcasting. However, Sinclair effectively owns WTAT-TV as the majority of Cunningham's stock is owned by the family of deceased group founder Julian Smith.
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.
KTAZ, virtual channel 39, is a Telemundo owned-and-operated television station licensed to Phoenix, Arizona, United States. The station is owned by the Telemundo Station Group subsidiary of NBCUniversal. KTAZ's studios are located on South 33rd Place in Phoenix, and its transmitter is located atop South Mountain on the city's south side.
KUPX-TV, virtual channel 16, is an Ion Television owned-and-operated station serving Salt Lake City, Utah, United States that is licensed to Provo. The station is owned by the Ion Media subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company, as part of a duopoly with Salt Lake City-licensed Fox affiliate KSTU. KUPX-TV's offices are located on Lawndale Drive in the southern section of Salt Lake City, and its transmitter is located on Farnsworth Peak in the Oquirrh Mountains, southwest of Salt Lake City.
KQFX-LD, virtual channel 22, branded on-air as Fox 22, is a low-powered Fox-affiliated television station licensed to Columbia, Missouri, United States and serving the Columbia–Jefferson City television market. Owned by the St. Joseph-based News-Press & Gazette Company (NPG), it is a sister station to ABC affiliate KMIZ. The two stations share studios on the East Business Loop 70 in Columbia and transmitter facilities west of Jamestown near the Moniteau–Cooper county line. There is no separate website for KQFX-LD; instead, it is integrated with that of sister station KMIZ.
WTBY-TV, virtual channel 54, is a TBN owned-and-operated television station licensed to Jersey City, New Jersey, United States and serving the New York City television market. Owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network, it is sister to Edison, New Jersey-licensed Class A Hillsong Channel owned-and-operated station WDVB-CD. Both stations share studios on Union Square in Manhattan and transmitter facilities atop the Empire State Building.
WJFB, virtual channel 44, is a MeTV owned-and-operated television station licensed to Lebanon, Tennessee, United States and serving the Nashville television market. The station is owned by Chicago-based Weigel Broadcasting. WJFB's transmitter is located in Whites Creek, Tennessee, just off I-24 and Old Hickory Boulevard.
KBSC-LP, UHF analog channel 49, was a low-powered television station licensed to Brookings, Oregon, United States. The station was owned by the Fred McCutchan Family Trust. On cable, the station was carried on Charter Cable channel 9.
KEFB, virtual and UHF digital channel 34, was a TBN-affiliated television station serving Des Moines, Iowa, United States that was licensed to Ames. The station was owned by Family Educational Broadcasting. KEFB's transmitter was located southwest of Ames. In addition to TBN programming, the station also served the community as an independent educational station.
KTMW, virtual and UHF digital channel 20, is a Telemundo owned-and-operated television station licensed to Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The station is owned by the Telemundo Station Group subsidiary of NBCUniversal. KTMW's studios are located on South Redwood Road in the northwestern section of Salt Lake City, and its transmitter is located on Farnsworth Peak in the Oquirrh Mountains, southwest of Salt Lake City.
WSOX is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Red Lion, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Cumulus Media through licensee Radio License Holding SRC, LLC and broadcasts a classic hits format. The station's service contour includes the metro areas of York, Harrisburg, Lebanon, Gettysburg and Lancaster, Pennsylvania as well as the northern suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland. Its broadcast tower is located near Red Lion at.
WDLT-FM is an American radio station licensed to the community of Saraland, Alabama. The station, founded in 1966, broadcasts to the greater Mobile metropolitan area. The station is owned and operated by Cumulus Media. The WDLT broadcast license is held by Cumulus Licensing LLC.
KXLB is a radio station licensed to serve Churchill, Montana. The station is owned by Townsquare Media and the broadcast license is held by Townsquare Media Bozeman License, LLC.
WBEH-CD, virtual channel 38, is a low-powered, Class A Azteca América-affiliated television station licensed to Miami, Florida, United States. The station is owned by HC2 Holdings. The station can also be seen on W16CC-D, licensed to West Gate, Florida.
WGTW-TV, virtual channel 48, is a TBN owned-and-operated television station licensed to Millville, New Jersey, United States. The station is owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. WGTW-TV's studios are located on Columbia Avenue in suburban Folcroft, Pennsylvania; its transmitter was previously located in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia, but is now shared with True Crime Network affiliate WMGM-TV along Avalon Boulevard in the Swainton section of Middle Township, east of the Garden State Parkway off Exit 13.
K27OJ-D is a low-power television station on virtual channel 25 in El Paso, Texas. The station is controlled by Grupo Multimedios, owned through Martín Lorenzo Smith and BGM License.
