📡 FCC Licenses Scraper

🚀 Export FCC ULS 3650 MHz wireless license locations in seconds. Call sign, licensee, coordinates, frequency, antenna details.

🕒 Last updated: 2026-05-26 · 📊 24 fields per record · National scale · All FCC ULS 3650 licenses

The FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS) 3650 dataset covers wireless broadband licenses in the 3650-3700 MHz band. This actor queries the official Socrata API on opendata.fcc.gov and outputs one row per license location.

Coverage spans every state, every status (Active, Pending, Deleted, Granted, Terminated), with full call sign, licensee, geographic coordinates, antenna specs, and frequency data.

🎯 Target Audience	💡 Primary Use Cases
Wireless ISPs	Compete in 3650 band
Spectrum analysts	Map licensed deployments
Real-estate developers	Identify nearby transmitters
Engineers	Locate interference sources

📋 What the FCC Licenses Scraper does

• Pulls FCC ULS 3650 license locations from opendata.fcc.gov
• Filters by state, application status, call sign, licensee name
• Returns call sign, licensee, coordinates, frequency band, antenna, status
• Direct link to the official FCC ULS license page

💡 Why it matters: Spectrum licenses define competitive footprints. Querying them by state in seconds beats CSV downloads.

🎬 Full Demo (🚧 Coming soon)

⚙️ Input

Field	Type	Description
maxItems	integer	Cap on rows
state	enum	Two-letter state
applicationStatus	enum	Active, Pending, etc.
callSign	string	Exact call sign
licenseName	string	Licensee name substring

{ "maxItems": 50, "state": "CA" }

{ "maxItems": 100, "state": "TX", "applicationStatus": "Active" }

⚠️ Good to Know: This is the ULS 3650 Locations dataset (3650-3700 MHz). For other ULS bands, additional scrapers can be built on the same Socrata pattern.

📊 Output

Field	Type	Description
📌 callSign	string	FCC call sign
licenseId	string	License ID
🏢 licenseName	string	Licensee
frns	string	FCC Registration Number
applicationStatus	string	Status
statusDate	string	Status date
fileNumber	string	File number
applicationReceiptDate	string	Receipt date
expiredDate	string	Expiry date
locationName	string	Site name
locationCity	string	City
🌎 locationState	string	State
locationCounty	string	County
📍 latitude	number	Latitude
📍 longitude	number	Longitude
lowerFrequency	string	Lower band edge
upperFrequency	string	Upper band edge
eirp	string	EIRP (effective radiated power)
antennaMake	string	Antenna manufacturer
antennaModel	string	Antenna model
emissionDesignator	string	Emission designator
fccEquipmentDesignationType	string	Equipment type
🔗 url	string	FCC ULS license page
🕒 scrapedAt	string	ISO timestamp

✨ Why choose this Actor

• Direct FCC Socrata API
• Real-time data
• Works with standard Apify integrations

📈 How it compares to alternatives

Approach	Cost	Maintenance	Coverage
This actor	Pay per result	None	Full
Manual CSV download	Free	High	Bulk only
Commercial spectrum trackers	$$$	None	Curated

🚀 How to use

1. Create a free account w/ $5 credit
2. Open the actor page
3. Set inputs
4. Run
5. Download dataset as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML

💼 Business use cases

Competitor and market monitoring

Map competitor 3650 MHz deployments by state and county.

Pipeline expansion

Identify licensees in your service area for partnership or roaming.

Compliance and due diligence

Verify license status before deploying equipment in a band.

Market sizing and research

Aggregate active licenses per state for capacity planning.

🔌 Automating FCC Licenses Scraper

Connects with Make, Zapier, Slack, Airbyte, GitHub Actions, and Google Drive via Apify's standard integrations.

🌟 Beyond business use cases

Research

Academic studies on spectrum allocation.

Personal

Hobbyists tracking nearby wireless deployments.

Non-profit

Non-profit and rural-broadband mapping.

Experimentation

Train models on spectrum-license metadata.

🤖 Ask an AI assistant about this scraper

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is the 3650-3700 MHz band? A: A US wireless broadband band used by fixed wireless ISPs and CBRS predecessors. Q: Are other ULS bands included? A: This actor focuses on 3650. Other bands have separate datasets. Q: How current is the data? A: FCC updates this dataset periodically. Q: Can I get the underlying FCC application? A: Use the url field to open the official ULS page. Q: Are coordinates accurate? A: They are as filed with the FCC. Q: Is amateur radio included? A: No, amateur licenses are a separate ULS dataset. Q: Are deleted licenses returned? A: Yes if you select Deleted status. Q: How many records exist? A: Tens of thousands of locations. Q: Is there a free version of this data? A: Yes, opendata.fcc.gov. This actor saves you the SQL. Q: Can I filter by frequency? A: Future enhancement. Use state and licensee filters today.

🔌 Integrate with any app

Make, Zapier, Slack, Airbyte, GitHub Actions, Google Sheets, Webhooks.

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⚠️ Disclaimer: independent tool, not affiliated with the source organization. Only publicly available data collected.