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WPVD

PROVIDENCE RI

AM BROADCAST

1290 kHz

Rhode Island PBS Foundation and The Public's Radio
50 Park Lane
Providence RI 02907
4012223636
Facility ID: 48308
Licensed

Historic Grid View
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Correspondence
FRN: 0021965389

L2C BL-20220224AAD

Granted

09/19/2022

ML BP-20210624AAB

Granted

10/26/2021

L2C BL-20030401CKB

Granted

05/20/2003

ML BP-20010717AAD

Granted

10/30/2001

L2C BL-20010613AHT

Granted

09/21/2001

MLA BMP-20010614ADN

Cancelled

06/22/2001

ML BMP-20010614ADN

Superceded

06/22/2001

CP BP-19990628AA

Granted

11/09/1999

ML BML-19980428KA

Granted

07/23/1998

REC Application ID: 266360 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 266360
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: Modify License
Application Purpose: Minor
FRN: 0016079337
Community of license: PROVIDENCE, RI, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 41 51' 21.4" N / 71 26' 39.2" W
Frequency: 1290 kHz
FCC Station Class: B
Public Notice Comments: LIC. TO MODIFY GRANT LETTR SENT OUT 7/23/98

Daytime | View Towers

Primary Tower Coordinates: 41 51' 21.4" N / 71 26' 39.2" W
Power: 5 kW
Directional Antenna: Y
RMS Standard: 693.63 mV/m at 1km
RMS Augmented: 730.92 mV/m at 1km

Twr	Field Ratio	Elec. Ht.	Phas- ing	Spac- ing	Orien- tation	Tower Ref	Top Load	Sw A	Sw B	Sw C	Sw D	Tower Height
A	1	90	23.5	10	210	N	N	0	0	0	0	58.1m
B	1.2	90	165	90	300	N	N	0	0	0	0	58.1m
C	0.47	90	-165	90	120	N	N	0	0	0	0	58.1m

Nighttime | View Towers

Primary Tower Coordinates: 0 0' 0" / 0 0' 0"
Power: 5 kW
Directional Antenna: Y
RMS Standard: 764.55 mV/m at 1km
RMS Standard: 727.8 mV/m at 1km

Twr	Field Ratio	Elec. Ht.	Phas- ing	Spac- ing	Orien- tation	Tower Ref	Top Load	Sw A	Sw B	Sw C	Sw D	Tower Height
A	1	90	0	10	210	N	N	0	0	0	0	58.1m
B	0.519	90	-119.6	90	120	N	N	0	0	0	0	58.1m
C	0.519	90	117.5	90	300	N	N	0	0	0	0	58.1m

L2C BL-19861223AB

Granted

08/17/1987

CALL SIGN HISTORY

WICE - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
WRCP - 06/01/1983 (CDBS)
WRNI - 05/01/1998 (CDBS)
WRPA - 02/28/2018 (CDBS)
WPPB - 07/10/2020 (CDBS)
WPVD - 11/11/2020 (CDBS)
Where this call sign has been:
10/23/2015 on 101.1 in PROVIDENCE RI - now WBRU-LP (CDBS)
09/06/2017 on 1450 in WEST WARWICK RI - now WWRI (CDBS)

PERIODS OF SILENCE

Dates	Reason	# Days
06/22/2018~
06/22/2018~08/31/2018		70
11/27/2018~
11/27/2018~11/09/2019		347
02/19/2020~02/04/2021		351

TRANSLATORS/BOOSTERS/SATELLITES
1.	W275DA	102.9	PROVIDENCE RI

Map not available.

APPLICATION HISTORY

	BR-19801201XC	Renewal	Granted 03/30/1981
	BAL-19820219HA	Assign License/CP	Granted 04/07/1982
	BR-19831201XT	Renewal	Granted 03/16/1984
	BTC-19850304EL	Transfer of Control	Granted 03/12/1985
	BTC-19860701EE	Transfer of Control	Granted 08/14/1986
	BAPL-19861023EL	Assign License/CP	Granted 12/22/1986
	BL-19861223AB	License to Cover	Granted 08/17/1987
	BR-19900713YI	Renewal	Granted 03/26/1991
	BTC-19940926EA	Transfer of Control	Granted 11/14/1994
	BR-19971119K6	Renewal	Granted 03/20/1998
	BTC-19980212GE	Transfer of Control	Granted 04/30/1998
	BAL-19980612GN	Assign License/CP	Granted 07/01/1998
	BML-19980428KA	Modify License	Granted 07/23/1998
	BP-19990628AA	Construction Permit	Granted 11/09/1999
	BMP-20010614ADN	Modify License-Amendment	Cancelled 06/22/2001
	20010613AIC	Program Test Authority	Granted 06/22/2001
	BL-20010613AHT	License to Cover	Granted 09/21/2001
	BP-20010717AAD	Modify License	Granted 10/30/2001
	BL-20030401CKB	License to Cover	Granted 05/20/2003
	BR-20051123AKU	Renewal	Granted 05/03/2006
	BAL-20071010ABS	Assign License/CP-amend	Granted 11/26/2007
	BSTA-20110103ABR	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 01/04/2011
	BTC-20131114BEN	Transfer of Control	Granted 11/22/2013
	BR-20131126AXH	Renewal	Granted 03/24/2014
	BTC-20151208AAI	Transfer of Control	Granted 12/16/2015
	BAL-20170818ABA	Assign License/CP	Granted 10/03/2017
	NoFileNumber	SUS)	Granted 07/02/2018
	BLSTA-20180713AAG	Silent STA	Granted 07/27/2018
	NoFileNumber	Resume Operations	Granted 09/05/2018
	BLSTA-20181227AAA	Silent STA	Granted 02/14/2019
	BS-20181121AAX	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 04/11/2019
	NoFileNumber	SUS)	Granted 04/22/2019
	BLESTA-20190730AAD	Extension Request	Granted 08/23/2019
	NoFileNumber	Resume Operations	Granted 11/13/2019
	BLSTA-20200219AAK	Silent STA	Granted 03/12/2020
	BLESTA-20200826AAV	Extension Request	Granted 10/15/2020
	NoFileNumber	Resume Operations	Granted 02/09/2021
	BP-20210624AAB	Modify License	Granted 10/26/2021
	BPTA-20220224AAE	Program Test Authority	Granted 02/28/2022
	0000172307	Renewal	Granted 03/21/2022
	BL-20220224AAD	License to Cover	Granted 09/19/2022
	0000226599	Assign License/CP-amend	Granted 01/05/2024
	0000244381	Administrative Update	Received 05/06/2024
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IMPORTED LETTERS

Imported Letter	BL-20220224AAD	09/19/2022
Imported Letter	BPTA-20220224AAE	09/15/2022
Imported Letter	BL-20220224AAD	09/12/2022
Imported Letter	BL-20220224AAD	09/12/2022
Imported Letter	BL-20220224AAD	08/22/2022
Incoming letter or scanned document	BL-20220224AAD	05/26/2022
Incoming letter or scanned document		03/01/2022
Imported Letter	BPTA-20220224AAE	02/28/2022
Authority to Remain Silent	BLESTA-20200826AAV	10/15/2020
Authority to Remain Silent	BLSTA-20200219AAK	03/12/2020
Authority to Remain Silent	BLESTA-20190730AAD	08/23/2019
Incoming letter or scanned document	BL-20030401CKB	04/11/2019
Authority to Remain Silent	BLSTA-20181227AAA	02/14/2019
Incoming letter or scanned document	BS-20181121AAX	02/13/2019
Incoming letter or scanned document	BL-20030401CKB	11/19/2018
Authority to Remain Silent	BLSTA-20180713AAG	07/27/2018
Imported Letter	BR-20131126AXH	10/14/2014
Incoming letter or scanned document	BSTA-20110103ABR	06/22/2011
Incoming letter or scanned document	BSTA-20110103ABR	01/05/2011
Imported Letter	BML-19980428KA	07/23/1998
History card		01/01/1980