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Licensing and Management System

Facility ID:39656WMEA-TV

Channel:
36
Station Type:
Main
Community:
BIDDEFORD, ME

Channel and Facility Information

Service:
Full Service Television
Facility Type:
Noncommercial Educational
Facility Status:
LICENSED
Status Date:
04/24/2024
Expiration Date:
04/01/2031
Country:
US
FRN:
0003293008
Channel:
36
Primary Station:
Satellite TV:
No
Virtual Channel:
26
Digital Status:
NTSC TSID:
1436
DTV TSID:
1437
Network Affiliation:
PBS
Nielsen DMA:
PORTLAND-AUBURN
Online Public Inspection Files (OPIF)
Digital Operation:
Analog

Licensee

Name:
MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Title:
Address:
1450 Lisbon Street
Lewiston, ME 04240
US
Phone:
+1 (207) 783-9101
Email:
jmahaney@mainepublic.org

Contact Representative

Name:
Joshua Turiel
Title:
Address:
Gray Miller Persh LLP
2233 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Suite 226
Washington, DC 20007
US
Phone:
+1 (202) 516-4235
Email:
jturiel@graymillerpersh.com

Main Studio Location

Address:
323 Marginal Way

Portland, ME 04101
US
Phone:

Control Point Information

Address:



Phone:

Next Gen Information

Call Sign Facility ID ATSC 3.0 Role Service City State
WPFO 84088 Guest ATSC3 DTV WATERVILLE ME
WMEA-TV 39656 Host ATSC1 DTV BIDDEFORD ME

Attachments

Date Uploaded File Name
05/09/2022 D:\data\prod\cdbs\letters\\84\A-0_F-39656_L-84196-HISTORY-CARDS.pdf

Application History

Application
Submit Date
0000239118 Modification to License Amendment (Next Gen) Granted, Active Status Date: 04/24/2024 03/15/2024
0000239118 Modification to License (Next Gen) Superceded, In-Active Status Date: 03/26/2024 02/16/2024
0000203780 Renewal of License Granted, In-Active Status Date: 03/15/2023 11/18/2022
0000203221 EEO Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/03/2022 11/03/2022
0000027111 Form 399 Submitted, Active Status Date: 08/31/2021 08/31/2021
0000108722 License To Cover Granted, In-Active Status Date: 03/26/2020 03/23/2020
0000108560 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 03/20/2020 03/20/2020
0000027111 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 03/18/2020 03/18/2020
0000108198 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 03/17/2020 03/17/2020
0000027111 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 02/28/2020 02/28/2020
0000027111 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 02/23/2020 02/24/2020
0000027111 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 01/21/2020 01/21/2020
0000095162 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 01/06/2020 01/06/2020
0000027111 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 12/18/2019 12/18/2019
0000027111 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 12/16/2019 12/16/2019
0000027111 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 11/20/2019 11/20/2019
0000027111 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 11/06/2019 11/06/2019
0000087285 Engineering STA Granted, In-Active Status Date: 10/30/2019 10/24/2019
0000083694 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 10/02/2019 10/02/2019
0000027111 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 07/29/2019 07/29/2019
0000077479 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 07/10/2019 07/10/2019
0000027111 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 06/26/2019 06/26/2019
0000027111 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 06/20/2019 06/20/2019
0000027111 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 06/17/2019 06/17/2019
0000027111 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 06/03/2019 06/03/2019
0000027111 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 05/30/2019 05/30/2019
0000068958 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 04/01/2019 04/01/2019
0000027111 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 03/15/2019 03/15/2019
0000027111 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 03/14/2019 03/14/2019
0000027111 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 03/13/2019 03/13/2019
0000027111 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 02/26/2019 02/26/2019
0000027111 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 02/11/2019 02/11/2019
0000064694 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 01/03/2019 01/03/2019
0000027111 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 12/19/2018 12/19/2018
0000063856 EEO Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/30/2018 11/30/2018
0000062231 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 10/10/2018 10/10/2018
0000057048 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 07/09/2018 07/09/2018
0000052462 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 04/11/2018 04/11/2018
0000036987 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 12/29/2017 12/29/2017
0000035250 Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/13/2017 11/13/2017
0000034397 Minor Modification Granted, In-Active Status Date: 03/12/2018 10/30/2017
0000030046 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 09/20/2017 09/20/2017
0000028034 Minor Modification Granted, In-Active Status Date: 07/24/2017 07/11/2017
0000027111 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 07/10/2017 07/10/2017
0000016373 Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 10/21/2016 10/21/2016
0000005811 Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/13/2015 11/13/2015
0000002263 Schedule 381 Certification Received, Active Status Date: 06/29/2015 06/29/2015
BAFEDT-20141110AAF Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/10/2014 11/10/2014
BAFEDT-20131029AEX Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 10/29/2013 10/29/2013
BAFEDT-20121106ACH Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/07/2012 11/06/2012
BAFEDT-20111118AIX Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/21/2011 11/18/2011
BAFEDT-20101201ADT Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 12/02/2010 12/01/2010
BAFEDT-20101015AAK Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 10/18/2010 10/15/2010
BAFEDT-20091028AAF Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 10/29/2009 10/28/2009
BAFEDT-20081103AAY Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/04/2008 11/03/2008
Suspension of Operations Dismissed, Active Status Date: 03/08/2010 10/29/2008
BAFEDT-20071129AFR Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/30/2007 11/29/2007
BAFEDT-20061103AAD Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/06/2006 11/03/2006
BAFEDT-20051114AJB Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/15/2005 11/14/2005
BAFEDT-20041129APN Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/30/2004 11/29/2004
BAFEDT-20031121AIE Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/24/2003 11/21/2003
BLEDT-20021017AAR License To Cover Granted, In-Active Status Date: 11/22/2002 10/17/2002
BMPEDT-20010925ABV Minor Modification Granted, In-Active Status Date: 11/16/2001 10/12/2001
BPEDT-20000204AAE Minor Modification Granted, In-Active Status Date: 09/12/2000 02/10/2000
BALET-19920513KJ Assignment of Authorization Granted, Active Status Date: 06/23/1992 05/13/1992

Call Sign History

Call Sign Begin Date
WMEA-TV 06/06/1984
WMEG-TV
WMEG