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Hattiesburg, Mississippi

$200,000

Channel: 30
Maximum effective radiated power (erp): 8.8 kwatts
Facility Id: 127263
Call Sign: WHPM-LP
License File Number: BLTTL-20050418AFT

Price / Terms

This offering is a licensed and operating Low Power Television Station in Hattiesburg, Mississippi operating on channel 30 with a power of 8.8 kwatts, and is available on a first come-first served basis.

The price of this opportunity is $200,000 payable as follows: 20% of the purchase price ($40,000) to be paid as a non-refundable deposit upon the signing of a purchase agreement and the balance of $160,000 to be paid at closing. The closing will be held after the Federal Communications Commission approves transfer of the license to the buyer. The closing will take place within 10 calendar days following FCC approval.

Market Survey

Booming with economic and commercial activity, Hattiesburg has big city advantages with small town charm. Hattiesburg is the fourth largest city in the state and is centrally located less than 90 minutes from New Orleans and Mobile, the Gulf Coast and Jackson, Mississippi.

Hattiesburg is the educational, retail and medical center for more than a quarter of a million people who live throughout the southeast Mississippi region and is also the home of the University of Southern Mississippi (USM), William Carey College, and Camp Shelby. USM is one of only twelve colleges and universities in the U.S. to be accredited in all four disciplines of visual arts, music, theatre and dance.

Hattiesburg, MS MSA ranked 68th among 313 metropolitan areas in the United States for "economic strength" according to Where the Money is...America's Strongest Local Economies written by economist William H. Fruth and published by POLICOM Corporation of Jupiter, Florida, in 1997. Additionally, a 1999 issue of Expansion Management Magazine ranked Hattiesburg Mississippi 42nd nationally for business expansion and relocation.

Hattiesburg's a wonderful retirement area and its retirement program was featured on the front page of the May 24, 1997, edition of The New York Times. The article touts Hattiesburg's high quality of life, cultural opportunities, and state-of-the art medical facilities.

Money Magazine in July, 1998, ranked the Hattiesburg metropolitan area at 17th on the list of most livable small southern cities (southern cities with a population of 100,000 to 249,900).

Hattiesburg was rated first in healthcare and among the country's top ten for desirability and shopping availability by a nationwide survey of more than 200 small American cities.

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Documents

Detailed Contour Map (PDF)
Complete License Document Package (PDF)
FCC - LPTV web page for this listing
MapQuest® Map to location

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