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WBTB FM 90.3 is a construction permit
for a new FM
Public radio station for Georgia Public Broadcasting. The 97-watt station is to be constructed atop Brasstown Bald
, the highest point in the state of Georgia
at 4784 feet (1,458.2 m), making it equivalent to several hundred watts at a more typical elevation
. This point now also holds GPB's five-watt low power television broadcast translator W12DK-D, a digital television
station
which took the license of analog W04BJ. Both have Young Harris, Georgia
as their city of license
.
As of April 2011, the Radio station
has yet to sign on.
Construction permit
A construction permit or building permit is a permit required in most jurisdictions for new construction, or adding on to pre-existing structures, and in some cases for major renovations. Generally, the new construction must be inspected during construction and after completion to ensure compliance...
for a new FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
Public radio station for Georgia Public Broadcasting. The 97-watt station is to be constructed atop Brasstown Bald
Brasstown Bald
Brasstown Bald is the highest natural point in the state of Georgia, USA, with a summit elevation of 4,784 feet above mean sea level....
, the highest point in the state of Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
at 4784 feet (1,458.2 m), making it equivalent to several hundred watts at a more typical elevation
Elevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
. This point now also holds GPB's five-watt low power television broadcast translator W12DK-D, a digital television
Digital television
Digital television is the transmission of audio and video by digital signals, in contrast to the analog signals used by analog TV...
station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
which took the license of analog W04BJ. Both have Young Harris, Georgia
Young Harris, Georgia
Young Harris is a city in Towns County, Georgia, United States. The population was 604 at the 2000 census. Young Harris is home to Young Harris College, after which it was named.-Geography:Young Harris is located at ....
as their city of license
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
.
As of April 2011, the Radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
has yet to sign on.