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WHNK
MARION VA
AM BROADCAST
1330 kHz
BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.
901 EAST VALLEY ROAD
BRISTOL VA 24201
2766698112
Facility ID: 19478
Licensed
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Correspondence
FRN:
 
L2C BL-20190415ABI Granted 05/03/2019
MLA BP-20170525AMX Granted 01/12/2018
ML BP-20170525AMX Superceded 11/13/2017
L2C BL-19811214AB Granted 01/20/1982
REC Application ID: 37175 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 37175
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0002071504
Community of license: MARION, VA, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 36 49' 11.0" N / 81 28' 12.0" W
Frequency: 1330 kHz
FCC Station Class: D
Public Notice Comments: LIC. TO COVER (BP-801216AA) FOR CHGS.
Daytime | View Towers
Primary Tower Coordinates: 36 49' 11.4" N / 81 28' 11.4" W
Power: 5 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 305.78 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
A190.1000NN000056.5m
Nighttime | View Towers
Primary Tower Coordinates: 36 49' 11.4" N / 81 28' 11.4" W
Power: 0.031 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 305.78 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
A190.1000NN000056.5m
BROADCAST AUXILIARY/REMOTE PICK-UP/STL
KJS959 161.7000
KK8895 161.7000
KJS959 161.7300
KK8895 161.7300
CALL SIGN HISTORY
WOLD - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
WHGB - 10/25/2006 (CDBS)
WITM - 11/05/2007 (CDBS)
WSNQ - 08/28/2017 (CDBS)
WHNK - 11/20/2020 (CDBS)
Where this call sign has been:
03/02/1990 on 1430 in MADISON TN - now WYGI (CDBS)
03/09/2004 on 1450.0 in PARKERSBURG WV - now WVAM (CDBS)
PERIODS OF SILENCE
Dates   Reason # Days
08/01/2008~01/13/2009 165
06/14/2009~
11/14/2011~ (approx)
TRANSLATORS/BOOSTERS/SATELLITES
1.W223DE92.5MARION VA
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APPLICATION HISTORY
Public Notice Details BTC-19780817EA Transfer of Control Granted
09/18/1978
Transaction log data BR-19810522UF Renewal Granted
10/22/1981
Public Notice Details BL-19811214AB License to Cover Granted
01/20/1982
Transaction log data BR-19880531UH Renewal Granted
09/16/1988
Transaction log data BR-19950605YC Renewal Granted
10/06/1995
  BLSTA-20030520AAD Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
05/27/2003
Public Notice Details BAL-20030804AAB Assign License/CP Dismissed
08/20/2003
Transaction log data BR-20030529AGM Renewal Granted
10/22/2003
Public Notice Details BAL-20030826ANI Assign License/CP Granted
10/23/2003
  BSTA-20040908AME Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
09/17/2004
  20050329AGS Extension Request Granted
08/08/2005
  20060221AGX Extension Request Granted
11/13/2006
  BSTA-20070623AAA Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
07/02/2007
Public Notice Details BAL-20080219AJF Assign License/CP Granted
04/17/2008
  BESTA-20080111ABE Extension Request Granted
07/16/2008
  NoFileNumber Resume Operations Granted
01/16/2009
  BLSTA-20080819ACR Silent STA Dismissed
01/16/2009
  BLSTA-20090615ABS Silent STA Granted
07/01/2009
  BESTA-20090115AIL Extension Request Dismissed
07/14/2009
Public Notice Details BAL-20090615ABR Assign License/CP Granted
08/06/2009
Transaction log data BR-20110621ABA Renewal Granted
09/27/2011
  20111114BWS Silent STA Granted
01/18/2012
Transaction log data BSTA-20170206AAE Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
02/17/2017
Public Notice Details BAL-20170227ABZ Assign License/CP Granted
04/05/2017
Transaction log data BSTA-20170526ABG Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
06/28/2017
Public Notice Details BP-20170525AMX Modify License-Amendment Granted
01/12/2018
Transaction log data BESTA-20171222AAE Extension Request Granted
01/22/2018
Transaction log data BESTA-20180806ACN Extension Request Granted
08/23/2018
Transaction log data BESTA-20190408AAO Extension Request Granted
04/09/2019
Public Notice Details BL-20190415ABI License to Cover Granted
05/03/2019
Transaction log data 0000074161 Renewal Granted
09/25/2019
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IMPORTED LETTERS
Incoming letter or scanned documentBL-20190415ABI04/30/2019
STA relatedBESTA-20190408AAO04/09/2019
STA relatedBESTA-20180806ACN08/23/2018
STA relatedBESTA-20171222AAE01/22/2018
Authorization documentBP-20170525AMX01/12/2018
STA relatedBSTA-20170526ABG06/28/2017
Incoming letter or scanned documentBL-19811214AB05/11/2017
STA relatedBSTA-20170206AAE02/17/2017
Incoming letter or scanned document 01/18/2012
Incoming letter or scanned document 11/14/2011
Incoming letter or scanned documentBLSTA-20090615ABS07/30/2010
Incoming letter or scanned documentBESTA-20090115AIL07/14/2009
Incoming letter or scanned documentBLSTA-20090615ABS07/01/2009
Incoming letter or scanned documentBESTA-20080111ABE07/16/2008
Incoming letter or scanned documentBSTA-20070623AAA07/02/2007
Imported LetterBL-19811214AB01/20/1982
Imported LetterBL-19811214AB01/20/1982
History card 01/01/1980
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