OCT 30 1985 INFORMATION FOR CENTRAL RADIO BROCHURE CENTRAL RADIO TELEGRAPH CO. STATION CALL LETTERS "WLC" TELEPHONE 517-734-2146 TELEX 29-9261 (RCA SERVICE) HOURS OF SERVICE-- 6AM TO 11 PM EST DAILY WITH ADDITIONAL COVERAGE BETWEEN llPM TO 6AM AS NECESSARY DURING SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS. SCHEDULED WEATHER BROADCASTS VIA RADIOTELEPHONE: 0617, 1217, AND 1817 EST ON CHANNELS:FM 26--(ALL STATIONS) SINGLE SIDE-BAND--57, 405 WE HAVE REMOTE CONTROLLED FM STATIONS AT CHARLEVOIX, MICH. - SAULT STE MARIE, MICH. - TAUAS, MICH. THE ABOVE FM STATIONS HAVE CHANNELS I6 AND 26 CONTROL STATION AT ROGERS CITY, MICH.FM -- CHANNELS I6, 26 AND 28 SINGLE SIDE-BAND 57, 405 AND 826 RADIOFACSIMILE (GRAPHIC WEATHER CHARTS) WILL BE BROADCAST AS SOON AS A FREQUENCY ASSIGNHENT IS RECEIVED FROM THE FCC. RADIO TELEX (COMMONLY CALLED SITOR): WLC COAST STATION: ASSIGNED FREQ. CARRIER FREQ. 4351.5 KHZ 4349.8 KHZ 6496.O KHZ 6494.3 KHZ 8706.5 KHZ 8704.8 KHZ SHIP STATIONS: ASSIGNED FREQ. CARRIER FREQ. 4172.0 KHZ 4170.3 KHZ 6358.0 KHZ 86256.3 KHZ 8345.5 KHZ 8343.8 KHZ THE RADIO TELEX FREQUENCY WERE GIVEN IN KHZ DUE TO THE FACT THERE ARE NOT ANY CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS OUR RADIO TELEX INDENTIFIER IS ll06 NARROU BAND--DIRECT PRINTING (COMMONLY CALLED SITOR)IS NOT A REQUIREMENT FOR A VESSEL TO HAVE IN ORDER TO WORK VOICE SINGLE-SIDEBAND, BUT RATHER AN ADDITIONAL FORM OF COMMUNICATION WHICH CAN BE VERY USEFUL TO PROVIDE PRINTED INFORMATION ON A HARD COPY TO BOTH THE VESSEL AND THE OFFICE. SINGLE SIDE-BAND COMMUNICATIONS: THE SINGLE SIDE-BAND COMMUNICATIONS COMPLIMENTS OUR FM COVERAGE BY GIVING US A RELIABE FORM OF COMMUNICATION WHEREBY WE CAN COVER THE ENTIRE GREAT LAKES AREA WITH GOOD COMMUNICATIONS, VIRTUALLY 24 HOURS A DAY. FM COVERAGE: BY VIRTUE OF THE USE OF OUR REMOTE STATIONS ALONG UITH THE STATION AT ROGERS CITY, MICH. WE CAN COVER FROM SLEEPING BEAR POINT ON LAKE MICHIGAN UPWARDS THRU THE STRAITS OF MACKINAW AND DOWN THE LAKE HURON SIDE INTO SAGINAW BAY AND HARBOR BEACH AREA. WITH OUR SOO STATION WE COVERTHE ENTIRE ST. MARYS RIVER ALONG WITH ALL OF WHITEFISH BAY AND A LITTLE BEYOND WHITEFISH POINT. DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE CONTROL ALL STATIONS FROM OUR ROGERS CITY STATION IT IS NOT NECESSARY, ALTHOUGH HELPFUL, FOR THE CUSTOMER TO KNOW THE WEREABOUTS OF THE VESSEL BEING CALLED. WE HAVE APPLIED AND BEEN ASSURED BY THE FCC THAT WE WILL BE GRANTED A 2MCS FREQUENCY FOR NARROU BAND-DIRECT PRINTING USE. THIS WILL GREATLY IMPROVE OUR SITOR OPERATION AND BE MOST USEFUL DURING NIGHTTIME HOURS. WE WILL ALSO APPLY FOR ANOTHER BAND OF FREOUENIES FOR NB-DP OPERATION WHEN TRAFFIC WARRANTS THE ADDITIONALLY FREQUENCIES. WE WILL ALSO APPLY FOR ADDITIONAL PHONE CHANNELS FOR USE WITH SINGLE SIDE-BAND PHONE TO ENHANCE OUR COVERAGE. OUR CURRENT RATE STRUCTURE DOES NOT REOUIRE A CONTRACT NOR WILL IT REQUIRE A CONTRACT IN THE FUTURE. WE WORK ON A PER CALL OR MESSAGE BASIS. THE CURRENT RATE IS $9.50 PER MESSAGE AND $9.50 PER CALL WlTH A THREE MINUTE MINIMUM AND $2.10 RATE FOR EACH ADDITIONAL MINUTE OR FRACTION THEREOF AFTER THREE MINUTES. "WLC" ROGERS CITY IS CENTRALLY LOCATED AND HAS SERVED THE GREAT LAKES SHIPPING INDUSTRY WlTH CALLS AND MESSAGES DEPENDABLELY SINCE IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1922. IN THE PAST TWO YEARS "WLC" HAS DONE EXTENSIVE UPGRADE OF OUR ENTIRE SYSTEM. THIS UPGRADING HAS IMPROVED OUR OPERATION CONSIDERABLY WlTH MUCH BETTER AUDIO QUALITY AND CLEARER TRANSMISSION FOR OUR REMOTE STATIONS. ALSO, OUR MAIN STATION AT ROGERS CITY, MICH. "WLC" WILL CONTINUE TO UPGRADE AS NESESSARY TO PROVIDE A RELIABLE AND VIABLE MARINE RADIO STATION. ONE OF THESE UPGRADING CONDITIONS WOULD INCLUDE 24 HOUR SERVICE WHEN SHIP TRAFFIC WARRANTS. A VERY IMPORTANT UPGRADING IN THE PAST YEAR HAS BEEN THE ADDITION OF RADIO-TELEX TO OUR OPERATION. RADIO-TELEX HAS GREAT POTENTIAL ON THE GREAT LAKES. IT PROVIDES A VERY GOOD MESSAGE SERVICE AS IT PROVIDES A HARD COPY FOR BOTH THE VESSELS AND THE OFFICE. IT ALSO IS USED TO SEND WEATHER INFORMATION TO VESSELS WITHOUT SOMEONE HAVING TO COPY FROM THE VOICE CIRCUIT. RADIO-TELEX CAN BE USED FOR A GREAT MANY THINGS. EXAMPLES WOULD BE GROCERY ORDERS, PAYROLL INFORMATION, ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS ALONG WITH POSITION REPORTS. RADIO- TELEX COMPLIMENTS OUR FM AND SINGLE SIDE-BAND SERVICE VERY WELL BY PROVIDING ANOTHER DEPENDABLE FORM OF COMMUNICATION.