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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 authorized 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 status of the license record you are viewing.
The following status message may appear at the top of the License Archive detail:
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 Archive Search, all statuses are selected by default. To narrow your search, clear the All checkbox and select the desired status code(s).
Auth (Authorization) 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.
Version
The license version that is displayed in the archive.
- Current
- Archive
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 the ULS 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.
Last Action
The last date an action was taken on the license.
A location where the operation of a public mobile station is supervised and controlled by the licensee of that station. The Control point number, address, and contact information for up to three control points will be displayed in this section. If there are more than three, click the All Control Points link to view other control points.
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.
View Ownership Filing
Click this link to view Ownership Filing (Form 602) information in ULS for the licensee's FRN.
Type
The entity type of the licensee is displayed. The entity types are listed below:
Licensee ID
The ID of the individual or business entity who filed the license. Licensee ID is an FCC-assigned number that represents the licensee's Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN). A licensee's TIN is not made available for public inspection.
SGIN
Licensees may be identified at the sub-group of subsidiary level by means of a unique Sub-Group Identification Number (SGIN) that may be added as an extension of the TIN. The SGIN will enable licensees that share a common TIN because they are sub-groups or subsidiaries of a common "parent" to register separately in ULS.
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.
Contact Information
The name, address, and other contact information for the individual point of contact for the licensee.
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:
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.
The top of the Administration page identifies the Call Sign and Radio Service of the license record you are viewing. The following detailed information is provided:
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 authorized 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.
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.
Attachments
This section lists all attachments (if any) that have been submitted for the license by displaying the type, description and date the attachment was submitted.
The top of the Location 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 authorized 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.
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.
Special Condition Icon
Note the "Special Condition" icon displayed to the left of the screen. Click on the icon when it appears by a location in the list below to access the Location Detail page for that location. Location-level special conditions are displayed towards the bottom of the Location Detail page.
The T (Terminated) icon appears next to a location's Details link when that location has been terminated.
The main portion of the Location Summary page lists the following information for each location:
Location
Click on the location type displayed in this column to link to the Location Detail page for that location.
Transmitter Address/Area of Operation
This column identifies specifically where the transmitter resides or operates. Information in this column may be entered as a street address or geographical description (with city, state, and county), a radius with county and state, or just a state.
Latitude, Longitude
The Latitude, Longitude, and cardinal directions associated with this location are indicated. The coordinates are listed in degrees, minutes, and seconds and are referenced in NAD83 (North American Datum 1983).
Status
This column displays the status of the license.
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 authorized 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 page for that location.
Return to Locations Summary Page
Use this link to return to the Locations Summary page.
Location Number
The number assigned to the location by ULS. This is the number used to reference the location on all records in the system.
Location Type
The following are the valid FCC location type codes:
If the location is fixed, transmitter address, coordinates, site elevation (AMSL), height without appurtenances, ASR number, height without appurtenances and site structure will be displayed. Additionally, the NEPA, Quiet Zone Notification Date and Consent, and Canada and Mexico coordination requirements are displayed.
If the location is mobile, itinerant, or temporary fixed, the Area of Operation is displayed.
If the location is a 6.1 meter control station, the state and county are displayed.
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 Information
A separate table is provided for each antenna associated with this location. Each table supplies the following technical data:
License Information
The top of the Location page displays the following data:
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 authorized 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.
Number of Frequencies for this Location/All Locations
If the Frequencies Summary page has been accessed from the Frequencies tab, the total number of frequencies for all locations will be displayed. If the frequencies are filtered by location, the total number of frequencies for the given location will be displayed.
Filter Frequencies By Location
This pull-down menu lists the location number, city, state, and county for each frequency associated with this license. Select a location, and click the Go button to display the frequencies for that location only.
Index of Numbered Links
Up to 20 frequencies associated with this license/location will be displayed per summary page. If there are more than 20 frequencies, a numbered list provides links to other Frequencies Summary pages, as well as links to the Next and Previous pages in the list.
Special Condition Icon
Note the icon labeled "Special Conditions" displayed to the left of the screen. Click on the Icon where it appears next to a frequency in the list below to access the Frequency Detail page for that frequency. Special Conditions information will then be found at the bottom of the Frequency Detail page.
Term Pending Icon
Click on the frequency number to access the Frequency Detail page for that frequency.
Terminated Icon
Click on the frequency number to access the Frequency Detail page for that frequency.
Define Views
Frequency data can be displayed in six separate views. Each view displays general data, including the frequency listed as a range and the Location Number, Antenna Number, Frequency Number, and Station Class code. Also displayed in the Summary Page for each frequency is the frequency's Output Power and Maximum ERP (Effective Radiated Power). Click on the links provided to display additional information. There are some variations in the information displayed dependent on the radio service of the license (as noted).
General (default view)
Frequency, Location Number, Antenna Number, Frequency ID, Station Class, Output Power, Maximum ERP
Buildout
First Use, Buildout Deadline, Buildout Notification
COSER
COSER Number, COSER Req. Type, COSER Result
Emission
Emission Designators, FCC Admin Serial Number, Date Sent, IFRB Serial Number, Date into Register
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 authorized 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.
Return to Frequencies Summary
Use this link to return to the Frequencies Summary page.
Frequency Data
All fields of frequency data are displayed in the main section of the Frequency Detail page. The heading displays the specific frequency or range of frequencies. (Note: If the frequency is in termination pending status, or has been terminated, "Term Pending" or "Terminated" will also appear in the heading.) Station Class Code and Description, Output Power, and Maximum ERP are also displayed.
Frequency data is displayed in the following order:
Radials
Displays the degrees of Radiation Center HAAT and Transmitting ERP
Emission
Emission Designators, FCC Admin Serial Number, Date Sent, IFRB Serial Number, Date into Register
Buildout Dates
First Use, Deadline, Notification
COSER
COSER Number, Request Type, Result
Points of Communications
Including the city, state, coordinates, point frequency and subscriber call sign. If there are multiple points of communication, click the All Points of Communication link to view all the points.
Frequency Special Condition(s)
All frequency-level special conditions are listed.
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Click Return to Results to return to the ULS Search Archive Results page from any License Archive Search detail page.
Click Printable Page to display the current License Archive 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.
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