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Everglades Radio Network

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Everglades Radio Network
Broadcast areaInterstate 75 along Alligator Alley in Collier County, Florida
Frequency
  • WFLU-LP: 107.9 MHz
  • WFLP-LP: 98.7 MHz
Branding"Everglades Radio Network"
Programming
FormatDefunct (formerly travelers' information station)
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
October 2003; 21 years ago (2003-10)[1]
Last air date
January 9, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-01-09)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
ClassD
Power
  • WFLU-LP: 90 watts
  • WFLP-LP: 100 watts
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.dep.state.fl.us/ern/

Everglades Radio Network was a network of travelers' information stations serving the Alligator Alley segment of Interstate 75 in the Everglades region of Florida. Owned by the Florida Department of Transportation and jointly programmed by the FDOT and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the network was based at Florida Gulf Coast University in Ft. Myers. It consisted of two low-power FM radio stations, WFLP-LP 98.7 FM, licensed to the Collier County Rest Area (near Mile Marker 63) and WFLU-LP 107.9 FM in Miles City (Exit 80, State Road 29). The coverage area of the two transmitters covered most of Alligator Alley within Collier County.

The FDOT surrendered the licenses for both stations to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on January 9, 2017;[2] the availability of cellular and internet service was provided as the rationale for the service provided by the stations no longer being needed. The FCC cancelled the licenses for both stations on February 6, 2017.

Stations

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Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
WFLP-LP 98.7 FM Collier County Rest Area, Florida 134910 100 L1 LMS
WFLU-LP 107.9 FM Miles City, Florida 134872 90 L1 LMS

References

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  1. ^ "SunGuide Disseminator" (PDF). Florida Department of Transportation. ITS Office. November 2003. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  2. ^ http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=71848 [bare URL PDF]
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