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Call Sign
The combination of letters and numbers that identify an FCC license.

Radio Service
The name of the wireless service under which the Universal Licensing System (ULS) has issued the license. The name of the service is preceded by a unique, 2-letter code assigned to the service in ULS. Click here for a complete listing of Radio Services and their two letter codes.

Status
The current status of the license, designated by the following letter codes:

A—Active
C—Canceled
E—Expired
T—Terminated

This license has pending applications:

Click on the application file numbers included in the above message to access the pending applications in ULS Application Search.

This call sign or a component(s) of this call sign is in termination pending status for failure to meet the buildout requirement.

If the license is in termination pending status for failure to meet the buildout requirement, the call sign status will display as “Term Pending.” If one or more components (location or frequency) of a license are in termination pending status, an icon will appear next to the affected component(s) on the Locations or Frequencies tab(s).

NOTE: When searching in ULS License Search, all statuses are selected by default. To narrow your search, deselect undesired status codes.

Auth Type

Developmental—Authorizations that the FCC granted for developmental authority to construct and operate transmitters for the purpose of developing a new radio service or a new technology not regularly authorized under specific FCC rules.

STA—Authorizations that the FCC granted for temporary use (i.e., circumstances requiring immediate or emergency use of facilities, temporary authority to install and/or operate new or modified equipment, etc.).

Demonstration—Licenses used by licensees involved in the sale and/or marketing of radio equipment. Demonstration licenses may be used for purposes of demonstrating equipment to potential customers at trade shows or at other exhibitions, performing on site coverage studies for potential customers, or other uses as provided for under specific FCC rules.

Regular—Regular authorizations, not applicable for Developmental, STA, or Demonstration.

Dates

Grant Date
The date on which the license term (usually 10 years) begins. This date also sets the timetable for any applicable construction or coverage deadlines.

Effective Date
The date on which a license becomes effective. In most cases this is the same as the Grant Date. For modifications, the original Grant Date of the license will remain the same, but the Effective Date will be the day the Modification becomes effective.

Expiration Date
The date after which a license ceases to be valid. For example, a license with a 12/1/2004 expiration is no longer valid at 12:00am on 12/2/2004. In most cases wireless licenses have a 10-year license term, and the expiration date is the 10-year anniversary date of the original license grant date.

Cancellation Date
The date a call sign became inactive. The licensee may file an application to request cancellation. Licenses can become inactive when the license expires and is auto-deleted via ULS’s auto-expiration program. The FCC can also choose to terminate the license in the case where a licensee fails to meet its debt obligations to the U.S. government with respect to an auctioned license or for non-construction or discontinuance of operations.

Area of Operation

The area of operation covered by the license. The area of operation code for the MM License is N (Nationwide), including Hawaii, Alaska, and US Territories.

Frequency Bands

The frequency bands in which the license is authorized to operate.

Licensee Information

FRN
The FCC Registration Number (FRN) is a unique 10-digit number that is assigned by the Commission Registration System (CORES) to an entity doing business with the FCC. The FCC will use the FRN to determine if all of an entity's fees have been paid for application filings requiring a fee.

To determine if an FRN is associated with an existing call sign, search by call sign in ULS License Search. The FRN will appear on the Search Results page. If there is no FRN associated with the call sign, select Register CORES/Call Sign on the ULS homepage. Search by FRN in ULS License Search to find all call signs registered to that FRN.

Type
The entity type of the licensee is displayed. The entity types are listed below:

• Corporation
• Governmental Entity
• Individual
• Joint Venture
• Limited Liability Company
• Consortium
• General Partnership
• Trust
• Unincorporated Association
• Limited Liability Partnership
• Limited Partnership
• Other

Licensee Name and Address
The name of the individual or business entity holding the license, its address, and other contact information such as phone, fax, and e-mail.

View Ownership

Click this link to view Ownership Filing (Form 602) information in ULS for the licensee’s FRN. On the Ownership page, click the top Search button to view scanned manual filings submitted prior to 9/10/2002. Click the bottom Search button to access filings submitted electronically since that date.

Contact Information

The name, address, and other contact information for the individual point of contact for the licensee.

Qualifications, Ownership, and Demographics

Regulatory Status
This item identifies the type(s) of radio service offerings provided by the licensee, as follows: Common Carrier, Non-Common Carrier, Private (internal communications), Broadcast Services, and Band Manager.

Type of Radio Service
One of the following service types will be displayed:

F—Fixed
M—Mobile
R—Radiolocation
S—Satellite (sound)
B—Broadcast Services

Interconnected
This item will display Yes if the licensee provides interconnected service to the public switched telephone network as defined in FCC rules. No will appear if the licensee does not provide this service. If there is no response on record, the field will be blank.

Alien Ownership
If the licensee answered No to all questions in this section, the following message is displayed: "The applicant answered no to all Alien Ownership application questions." A link is also provided to access the complete text of the questions. If the applicant answered Yes or did not respond to one or more items, the text of the questions will be displayed. Yes or No indicates the licensee’s response. If there is no response on record, the field will be blank.

Basic Qualifications
If the licensee answered No to all questions in this section, the following message is displayed: "The applicant is eligible to hold a station license under Section 310(a) and (b) of the Communications Act of 1934." A link is also provided to access the complete text of the questions. If the licensee answered Yes or did not respond to one or more of the questions, the text of the questions will be displayed. Yes or No indicates the licensee’s response. If there is no response on record, the field will be blank.

Race, Ethnicity, and Gender
The names of up to four racial/ethnic groups and the gender of the licensee will be displayed in this section if the licensee included this optional information on FCC Form 601.

Applications
This section details the date, file number and type, and status of any applications relating to the license on file in the system. Click on the file number of an application to open a new window with the Application Search detail page for the application. Up to three applications associated with the call sign are displayed on the Admin tab. If there are more than three, click the link provided to access the All Applications page.

Automated Letters
This section lists the letters generated by ULS that the FCC has sent to the licensee and/or its contact. You are able to view a summary of the information associated with each letter. A sequential reference number assigned by ULS identifies each letter, the call sign, the letter type (e.g., Renewal Reminder), and the date the letter was generated. Click the number/title of a letter to open a new browser window and display the complete text of the letter. If there are more than three letters associated with the license, click the link provided to access the All Automated Letters page.

Comments
Up to three comments made by the FCC will be displayed. If there are more than three, click the link provided to access the All Comments page.

History
This section lists each significant event that occurred for the license, as well as the date on which the event occurred. The date and description of up to three history items will be displayed. If there are more than three, click the link provided to access the All History page.

License Special Conditions
This section displays special rules or restrictions that apply to a particular license. The text of up to three special conditions will appear. If there are more than three, click the link provided to access the All Special Conditions page. Note: Refer to the Locations and/or Frequencies tabs to see special conditions at those levels.

License Information
The top of the Location summary page displays the following data for the license:

Call Sign
The combination of letters and numbers that identify an FCC license.

Radio Service
The name of the wireless service under which the Universal Licensing System (ULS) has issued the license. The name of the service is preceded by a unique, 2-letter code assigned to the service in ULS. Click here for a complete listing of Radio Services and their two letter codes.

Total Locations
The total number of locations associated with this license.

Locations Jump Menu
This pull-down menu displays the location number, city, and state abbreviation for each location associated with this license. Select a location, and click the GO button to "jump" to the Location Detail Screen for that location.

Index of Numbered Links
If there are more than ten locations associated with this license, a numbered list provides links to other Location Summary pages, as well as links to the Next and Previous pages in the list.

Location Data
The Locations Summary page displays a list of up to ten locations. For each location, the following data is displayed:

Location Number
The number assigned to the location by ULS. This number must be used to reference the location on all applications submitted via ULS.

Location Address
City, State, and County are indicated.

Coordinates
The Latitude, Longitude, and cardinal directions associated with this location are indicated. The coordinates are listed in degrees (e.g., 42º), minutes (e.g., 13'), and seconds (e.g., 10") and are referenced in NAD83 (North American Datum 1983).

License Information
The top of the Location Detail page displays the following data for the license:

Call Sign
The combination of letters and numbers that identify an FCC license.

Radio Service
The name of the wireless service under which the Universal Licensing System (ULS) has issued the license. The name of the service is preceded by a unique, 2-letter code assigned to the service in ULS. Click here for a complete listing of Radio Services and their two letter codes.

Total Locations
The total number of locations associated with this license.

Locations Jump Menu
This pull-down menu displays the location number, city, and state abbreviation for each location associated with this license. Select a location, and click the GO button to "jump" to the Location Detail Screen for that location.

Index of Numbered Links
If there are more than ten locations associated with this license, a numbered list provides links to other Location Summary pages, as well as links to the Next and Previous pages in the list.

Location Data
All fields of location data are displayed in the main section of the Location Detail page. The heading displays the location number and location type. (Note: If the location is in termination pending status, “Term Pending” will also appear in the heading.)

Location Number and Name
The number assigned to the location by ULS as well as the Site name. This number must be used to reference the location on all applications submitted via ULS.

ASR Number
The ASR (Antenna Structure Registration) number for this location (if an antenna structure has been registered).

Coordinates
The Latitude, Longitude, and cardinal directions associated with this location are indicated. The coordinates are listed in degrees (e.g., 42º), minutes (e.g., 13'), and seconds (e.g., 10") and are referenced in NAD83 (North American Datum 1983).

Location Address
City, State, and County/Borough/Parish are indicated.

The following technical data is also provided:

Support Structure Type

The type of structure on which the antenna is mounted is displayed. The codes and their descriptions are as follows:
B—Building with a side mounted antenna
BANT—Building with Antenna on Top
BMAST—Building with Mast/Antenna on Top
BPIPE—Building with Pipe/Antenna on Top
BPOLE—Building with Pole/Antenna on Top
BRIDG—Bridge
BTWR—Building with Tower/Antenna on Top
MAST—Self-Support Structure
NNTANN – Antenna Tower Array
NTOWER – Multiple Structures
OTHER—Entered by Applicant
PIPE—Any Type of Pipe
POLE—Any Type of Pole, used only to mount an antenna
RIG—Oil or Other Type of Rig
SIGN—Any Type of Sign or Billboard
SILO—Any Type of Silo
STACK—Smoke Stack
TANK—Any Type of Tank (Water, Gas, etc.)
TOWER—A Free Standing Guyed Structure Used for Communications Purposes
TREE—When Used as a Support for an Antenna
UPOLE—Utility Pole/Tower Used to Provide Service (Electric, Telephone, etc.)

Site Elevation (AMSL)
Height without Appurtenances
Height with Appurtenances
‘Yes’ or ‘No’ is displayed to indicate whether grant of the application will have a significant environmental effect in accord with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4321-4335. Action performed by the licensee.
Date if a Quiet Zone notification is required
If the Quiet Zone Consent is fulfilled
‘Yes’ or ‘No’ is displayed to indicate whether this location has a negotiated agreement with the grandfathered satellite earth station.
Special Conditions -- The text of up to three location-level special conditions will be displayed on this screen. If there are more than three, click the link provided to access the All Location Special Conditions screen.

Antenna Data
All antennas associated with the location are listed in this section. For each antenna, the following technical data is displayed:

Manufacturer
The name of the transmitter antenna manufacturer is displayed.

Model Number
The antenna model number is displayed.

Gain
The Gain of the transmitting antenna over an isotropic radiator, measured in dBi and rounded to one decimal place.

Beamwidth
The angular distance between the half power points of the antenna's major lobe in the horizontal plane, in degrees.

Center Line
The center line is displayed in meters Above Ground Level (AGL).

Azimuth
The azimuth of the transmit antenna in degrees (rounded to one decimal place) clockwise from True North.

Elevation Angle
The elevation angle is displayed in degrees.

Polarization
The polarization of the transmitting signal is displayed.

Equipment Data
All other equipment associated with the location are listed in this section. The following technical data is displayed:

FCC ID Number

Lower/Center Frequency

EIRP -- The Effective Isotropic Radiated Power, in dBm rounded to one decimal place, radiated off the transmitting antenna.

Modulation Scheme

Transmission Method or Protocol -- Either Restricted or Unrestricted or Other (with a description)

Special Conditions -- The text of up to three location-level special conditions will be displayed on this screen. If there are more than three, click the link provided to access the All Location Special Conditions screen.

IRAC
Information related to Interdepartmental Radio Advisory Committee (IRAC) clearance for this application is displayed.

FAS Docket
Response file number from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) or Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

FAS XRC
FCCM number that is created by ULS. It is created once per file number being cleared.

FAS NG
The FAS NG number is within the FCCM number.

Result
The Result of the clearance request. Possible results are approved, approved with comments, returned with comments, and returned with objection.

Applications
This section details the date, file number and type, and status of any applications relating to the license on file in the system. Click on the file number of an application to open a new window with the Application Search detail page for the application. Up to three applications associated with the call sign are displayed on the Admin tab. If there are more than three, click the link provided to access the All Applications page.

• Click New Search to return to the ULS License Search page from which you began your search.
• Click Refine Search to return to the ULS License Search page from which you began your search. All of the criteria you initially entered will be pre-filled on the search page. Update this information as necessary to refine your search.
• Click Return to Results to return to the ULS Search Results page from any License Search detail page.
• Click Printable Page to display the current License Detail page without the FCC header and footer and in a format that is suitable for printing.
• Click Reference Copy to display a copy of the license that is suitable for printing. The reference copy is not an official FCC license.
• Click Map License to create dynamic maps and display the licensed spectrum in relation to geographical boundaries.
• Click Help to access License Search Help.