COMPREHENSIVE ENGINEERING EXHIBIT WBBI (FM) FACILITY ID 18899 MODIFICATION OF LICENSE APPLICATION MARCH 27, 2007 BY THIS APPLICATION IT IS SOUGHT TO MODIFY THE LICENSE OF WBBI (FM) TO INCREASE POWER TO THE MAXIMUM PERMITTED FOR A CLASS 'A' FACILITY, PURSUANT TO SECTION 73.1690(C)(7). WBBI (FM) IS OMNIDIRECTIONAL, IS NOT DESIGNATED UNDER SECTION 73.215, IT DOES FULLY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 73.207, THERE WILL BE NO MODIFICATION OF THE PRESENTLY AUTHORIZED ANTENNA, IT IS NOT A GRANDFATHERED STATION, THE STATIONS SPECIFIED DOMESTIC CLASS COMPLIES WITH SECTION 73.207 WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN ALLOTMENTS AND ALLOCATIONS, AND THIS CHANGE WILL NOT CAUSE A VIOLATION OF SECTION 73.3555 (SPECIFICALLY, WBBI(FM) IS IS REPORTED BY BIA AS BEING HOME TO THE BINGHAMTON, NY ARBITRON METRO, AND IT'S COMMUNITY OF LICENSE IS GEOGRAPHICALLY LOCATED WITHIN THAT METRO. THE COMMUNITY OF LICENSE OF WBBI(FM), AND THE COMMUNITIES OF ALL COMMONLY-OWNED OR ATTRIBUTABLE STATIONS WITH OVERLAPPING PRINCIPAL CONTOURS WITH WBBI(FM), ARE LOCATED IN AN ARBITRON METRO, SO THAT COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 73.3555(A) IS DETERMINED SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF THE ARBITRON METRO; THAT IS, AN INTERIM CONTOUR-OVERLAP ANALYSIS IS NOT REQUIRED. THIS INCREASE IN ERP DOES NOT CHANGE THE METRO DESIGNATION OF WBBI(FM) AND, CONSEQUENTLY, NO LOCAL RADIO OWNERSHIP SHOWING NEED BE CONSIDERED. MOREOVER, THE CHANGE IN ERP DOES NOT IMPACT ON RADIO-TELEVISION CROSS-OWNERSHIP, SECTION 73.3555(C), AS IT DOES NOT AFFECT THE FACT THAT THE RELEVANT CONTOURS OF WBBI(FM) AND ATTRIBUTABLE STATION WIVT(TV), BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK, ENCOMPASS EACH OTHER'S RESPECTIVE COMMUNITY OF LICENSE; NOR ARE ANY NEW RADIO-TELEVISION COMBINATIONS FORMED.) IT IS THEREFORE BELIEVED THAT THIS PROPOSAL IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 73.1690(C)(7). AS THE HEIGHT OF THE STATION EXCEEDS THE REFERENCE HEIGHT FOR CLASS 'A' OPERATION, THE FCC WEB PAGE 'FM POWER' WAS UTILIZED TO DETERMINE EQUIVILENT POWER OF 2.2 KW AS THE ALLOWABLE POWER FOR WBBI (FM). THE WBBI(FM) ANTENNA SYSTEM IS A SHIVELY 6813, 2 BAY FULL WAVE SPACED ANTENNA, WHICH IS MOUNTED WITH ITS CENTER OF RADIATION 119 METERS ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, AND WILL OPERATE WITH AN EFFECTIVE RADIATED POWER OF 2.2 KILOWATTS IN BOTH THE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL PLANES. THIS ANTENNA IS LOCATED ON THE SAME TOWER AS THAT OF THE WMRV-FM ANTENNA SYSTEM, WHICH IS A DIELECTRIC 4 BAY FULL WAVE SPACE SPACED, ANTENNA, MOUNTED WITH ITS CENTER OF RADIATION 128 METERS ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, AND OPERATES WITH AN EFFECTIVE RADIATED POWER OF 35 KILOWATTS IN BOTH THE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL PLANES. NO OTHER NON-EXEMPT RADIATORS ARE KNOWN TO EXIST WITHIN 1 KM OF THE SITE. THE WBBI ANTENNA 2 METERS ABOVE GROUND, AT 74 METERS FROM THE BASE OF THE TOWER WILL CONTRIBUTE WORST CASE, 0.58 MICROWATTS PER SQUARE CENTIMETER, OR 0.06 PERCENT OF THE ALLOWABLE ANSI LIMIT FOR CONTROLLED EXPOSURE, AND 0.3 PERCENT OF THE ALLOWABLE LIMIT FOR UNCONTROLLED EXPOSURE. THIS FIGURE IS LESS THAN 5% OF THE APPLICABLE FCC EXPOSURE LIMIT AT ALL LOCATIONS EXTENDING OUT FROM THE BASE OF THE TOWER. SECTION 1.1307(B)(3) EXCLUDES APPLICATIONS WHEN THE CALCULATED LEVEL IS PREDICTED TO BE LESS THAN 5% OF THE APPLICABLE EXPOSURE LIMIT. IT IS THEREFORE BELIEVED THAT THIS PROPOSAL IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH OET BULLETIN NUMBER 65 AS REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION. FURTHER, THE APPLICANT WILL SEE THAT SIGNS ARE POSTED IN THE VICINITY OF THE TOWER, WARNING OF POTENTIAL RADIO FREQUENCY HAZARDS AT THE SITE. THE SITE ITSELF IS RESTRICTED FROM PUBLIC ACCESS. THE APPLICANT WILL COOPERATE WITH OTHER USERS OF THE TOWER TO REDUCE POWER OF THE FACILITY, OR DISCONTINUE OPERATION, AS NECESSARY TO LIMIT HUMAN EXPOSURE TO LEVELS LESS THAN SPECIFIED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION SHOULD ANYONE BE REQUIRED TO CLIMB THE TOWER FOR MAINTENANCE OR INSPECTION.