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margin: 0px auto"> <div style="white-space: nowrap; display:inline-block; float:left"> <h1 class="call_size" style="margin-bottom: 0px">WBEZ-FM 91.5 MHz</h1> <span class="city_size"><b>Chicago, Illinois</b></span><br> <span class="city_size"><i>"Chicago Public Radio"</i></span> </div> <div class="format_block" style="display:inline-block; margin: 10px 0px"> <span class="city_size"><b>Station Format: <i>Public Radio</i></b></span><br> <a href="/cgi-bin/format?code=pub"><img src="/images/wedge.gif" style="width:12px;height:10px;margin-right:6px" alt="">tell me about "Public Radio" stations</a><br> <a href="/cgi-bin/finder?format=pub&s=R&sr=Y"><img src="/images/wedge.gif" style="width:12px;height:10px;margin-right:6px" alt="">find more Public Radio stations</a><br> </div> <div style="clear:right; display:inline-block; float:right; text-align:right; height:600px; margin-left:10px"> <a href="https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/adclick?ad_id=317&pgm=info" target="_blank"><img class="hide_ad" src="/ads/Securenet-120x600.png" alt="SecureNet Systems"></a> </div> <p style="clear:left; padding-top:10px"><b>Website:</b> <br><a href="/cgi-bin/url?id=WBEZ-FM" rel="" target="WBEZ_FM"><img src="/images/wedge.gif" width="12" height="10" style="margin-right:6px" alt="">https://www.wbez.org/</a></p> <p><b>Audio Feed:</b> <br><a href="/cgi-bin/url?bc=y&id=WBEZ-FM" rel="" target="WBEZ_FM"><img src="/images/wedge.gif" width="12" height="10" style="margin-right:6px" alt="">Listen via iHeartRadio</a></p> <p><b>Station Owner:</b><br>Chicago Public Media Inc<br> <img src="/images/wedge.gif" width="12" height="10" style="margin-right:6px" alt=""><span style="color:#666"><u>find stations owned by Chicago Public Media Inc</u></span><br> <span style="font-size:10px">this feature is only available to <a href="/cgi-bin/page?page=preferred">Gold Customers</a></span></p> <b>Phone:</b> 312-832-3312<br> <b>Fax:</b> 312-832-3100<br> <p style="font-size:14px; margin: 16px 0px 0px 0px"><b>WBEZ-FM Technical Details:</b></p> <div class="tech_size" style="padding:6px 6px; border:1px solid #999; border-radius:8px; background:#eee; display:table-cell"> <table> <tr><td class="tech_label tech_nowrap"><b>Station Status</b></td><td class="tech_value">Licensed Class B <a href="/cgi-bin/help?topic=class" title="Help with Radio Station Classes"><img src="/images/q.gif" style="width:12px;height:11px" alt="[Help]"></a> FM Station</td></tr> <tr><td class="tech_label tech_nowrap"><b>Digital Status</b></td><td class="tech_value">Transmits in digital <a href="/cgi-bin/help?topic=hd" title="Help with HD Radio"><img src="/images/q.gif" style="width:12px;height:11px" alt="[Help]"></a> </td></tr> <tr><td class="tech_label tech_nowrap"><b>Area of Coverage</b></td><td class="tech_value"><a href="/cgi-bin/pat?call=WBEZ&service=FM"><b>View Coverage Map</b></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tech_label tech_nowrap"><b>Effective Radiated Power</b></td><td class="tech_value">5700 Watts</td></tr> <tr><td class="tech_label tech_nowrap"><b>Height above Avg. Terrain</b></td><td class="tech_value">425.1 meters (1395 feet)</td></tr> <tr><td class="tech_label tech_nowrap"><b>Height above Ground Level</b></td><td class="tech_value">425 meters (1394 feet)</td></tr> <tr><td class="tech_label tech_nowrap"><b>Height above Sea Level</b></td><td class="tech_value">605.7 meters (1987 feet)</td></tr> <tr><td class="tech_label tech_nowrap"><b>Antenna Pattern</b></td><td class="tech_value">Non-Directional</td></tr> <tr><td class="tech_label tech_nowrap"><b>Transmitter Location</b></td><td class="tech_value"><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=41.898917,+-87.623111&om=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="WBEZ-FM_map">41° 53' 56" N, 87° 37' 23" W</a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tech_label tech_nowrap"><b>License Granted</b></td><td class="tech_value">August 30 2022</td></tr> <tr><td class="tech_label tech_nowrap"><b>License Expires</b></td><td class="tech_value">December 01 2028</td></tr> <tr><td class="tech_label tech_nowrap"><b>Last FCC Update</b></td><td class="tech_value">October 06 2022</td></tr> </table> </div> <div style="margin-top: 16px"> <b>WBEZ-FM also broadcasts its primary channel from these 2 transmitters</b> <table style="margin-left: 16px"> <tr> <td class="xltr"><a href="/info/W216CL-FX">W216CL</a></td> <td class="xltr" style="text-align:right">91.1 FM</td> <td class="xltr">Chicago, IL</td> <td class="xltr" style="text-align:right">(50 watts)</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xltr"><a href="/info/W219CD-FX">W219CD</a></td> <td class="xltr" style="text-align:right">91.7 FM</td> <td class="xltr">Elgin, IL</td> <td class="xltr" style="text-align:right">(10 watts)</td> </tr></table> </div> <br style="clear:both"> <p style="margin-top:6px">Is any of this information incorrect? 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