FCCdata.org - powered by REC

Sys40 | Advertising on FCCdata | Inquiries/Reporting Errors | JAPANESE日本語



fcc.today The Podcast - April 14, 2025 (Mon, 14 Apr 2025) Listen Now!
FCC nominee Olivia Trusty appears before Senate committee - Over 600 comments filed in Delete Delete Delete - FCC puts ATSC3 transition up for public comments - Michi at NAB - FCC April Open Meeting agenda.

Facility ID

Call Sign

Find Stations in

or by community name

or ZIP code

CDBS ARN/LMS File #

Search by Party Name

Was this site helpful for you? If so, please show your support for REC by clicking on the donate button. Thank you!

K276BR

SANTA CRUZ CA

FM TRANSLATOR

Channel 276 (103.1 MHz)
RDS PI Code: d477

Translator for: KAMB

MERCED CA

Central Valley Broadcasting Co., Inc.
90 E 16th St
Merced CA 95340
2097231015
Facility ID: 10939
Licensed

Historic Grid View
Correspondence
FRN: 0030761274

L2C BLFT-20151130COV

Granted

12/14/2015

REC Application ID: 1706781 (eLMS)
Record Type: FM Translator
Application Purpose: License to Cover
Expiration Date: 12/01/2021
FRN: 0008282527
Channel: 276D (103.1)
NAD83 Coordinates: 37 6' 37.8" N / 121 50' 37.8" W
Elevation: 1146 m AMSL
Transmitter Power Output: 0.012 kW

	Horiz	Vert
Effective Radiated Power (kW)	0.01	0.01
Maximum Effective Radiated Power: (kW)	0	0
Radiation center above average terrain	0 m	0 m
Radiation center-height above ground:	26 m	26 m
Radiation center-above mean sea level:	1172 m	1172 m

Overall antenna height above ground: 65 m
REC Translator Subclass: D7
Under current rules, this translator may be considered as having a service contour of 13.3km or greater in respect of protection by LPFM stations.
Directional Antenna:

Rad	Field	dB	ERP	Rad	Field	dB	ERP	Rad	Field	dB	ERP
0	0.174	-15.2	0.000	120	0.362	-8.8	0.001	240	0.942	-0.5	0.009
10	0.286	-10.9	0.001	130	0.294	-10.6	0.001	250	0.857	-1.3	0.007
20	0.406	-7.8	0.002	140	0.251	-12.0	0.001	260	0.749	-2.5	0.006
30	0.503	-6.0	0.003	150	0.320	-9.9	0.001	270	0.601	-4.4	0.004
40	0.574	-4.8	0.003	160	0.438	-7.2	0.002	280	0.417	-7.6	0.002
50	0.617	-4.2	0.004	170	0.588	-4.6	0.003	290	0.217	-13.3	0.000
60	0.639	-3.9	0.004	180	0.713	-2.9	0.005	300	0.100	-20.0	0.000
70	0.632	-4.0	0.004	190	0.816	-1.8	0.007	310	0.059	-24.6	0.000
80	0.571	-4.9	0.003	200	0.897	-0.9	0.008	320	0.052	-25.7	0.000
90	0.510	-5.8	0.003	210	0.949	-0.5	0.009	330	0.054	-25.4	0.000
100	0.469	-6.6	0.002	220	0.992	-0.1	0.010	340	0.062	-24.2	0.000
110	0.419	-7.6	0.002	230	0.992	-0.1	0.010	350	0.090	-20.9	0.000
Additional Azimuths:
Rad	Field	dB	ERP	Rad	Field	dB	ERP	Rad	Field	dB	ERP
225	1.000	0.0

Public Notice Comments: License to cover.

MOD BPFT-20150915ADH

Granted

10/19/2015

MOD BPFT-20031014ACH

Dismissed

01/15/2004

MOD BMPFT-19850924TB

Granted

10/10/1985

L2C BLFT-19840319MQ

Granted

03/28/1984

CALL SIGN HISTORY

800407IC - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
K292BK - 12/22/1980 (CDBS)
K276BR - 12/27/1982 (CDBS)
K276BR - 12/22/1980 (LMS)

PERIODS OF SILENCE

Dates		Reason	# Days
03/03/2011~	(approx)
02/18/2011~04/01/2011			42
09/30/2016~09/18/2017			353

PRIMARY STATION HISTORY

Date	File #	Primary Station		Method
2015-10-19	20150915ADH	KLVS	LIVERMORE CA	Direct-off-air
2015-12-14	20151130COV	KAMB	MERCED CA	Direct-off-air
2021-11-22	0000155547	KAMB	MERCED CA

REC is celebrating 25 years of LPFM - Please support our efforts, including FCCdata.

APPLICATION HISTORY

	BPFT-19800407IC	Construction Permit	Granted 12/22/1980
	BMPFT-19811222IH	CP Extension	Granted 01/07/1982
	BLFT-19820709IA	License to Cover	Returned 07/13/1982
	BPFT-19820914IE	Modification	Granted 12/27/1982
	BLFT-19840319MQ	License to Cover	Granted 03/28/1984
	BPFT-19840507MS	Modification	Granted 06/20/1984
	BLFT-19850514TA	License to Cover	Dismissed 07/16/1985
	BMPFT-19850924TB	Modification	Granted 10/10/1985
	BPFT-19850924TA	Replace Expired CP	Granted 01/01/1986
	BRFT-19891201TG	Renewal	Granted 04/30/1990
	BRFT-19970317YH	Renewal	Granted 10/21/1997
	BRFT-19970801L5	Renewal	Granted 11/24/1997
From: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING FELLOWSHIP, INC.
To: RICHARD S. BUSHELL
	BALFT-19991214ACJ	Assign License/CP	Granted 09/19/2000
	BPFT-20031014ACH	Modification	Dismissed 01/15/2004
	BRFT-20050801AVW	Renewal	Granted 11/29/2005
	-	Administrative Update	Pending 07/06/2009
	-20110303ACB	Silent Notification	Granted 03/14/2011
	BLSTA-20110321ADA	Silent STA	Dismissed 04/11/2011
	-	Resume Operations	Granted 04/11/2011
	BRFT-20130722AAE	Renewal	Granted 11/22/2013
	-	Administrative Update	Pending 05/06/2015
	BPFT-20150915ADH	Modification	Granted 10/19/2015
	BLFT-20151130COV	License to Cover	Granted 12/14/2015
	BLSTA-20161028ABK	Silent STA	Granted 11/18/2016
From: RICHARD S. BUSHELL
To: SUSAN B. BUSHELL
	BALFT-20161202ABD	Assign License/CP	Granted 01/31/2017
	BLESTA-20170712ACA	Extend silent STA	Granted 08/23/2017
	-	Resume Operations	Granted 11/27/2017
From: SUSAN B. BUSHELL
To: CENTRAL VALLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.
	0000145658	Assign License/CP	Granted 07/20/2021
	0000155543	Renewal	Granted 11/22/2021
	0000155547	Renewal	Granted 11/22/2021
Add 1 consummation notice to list above.
A red arrow means this application has additional transaction log history since July 1, 2014. Click the arrow to expand.
A blue arrow means that some details may be available through public notice data. Click the arrow to expand. (Provided by the REC Radio History Project)

IMPORTED LETTERS

Incoming letter or scanned document		10/03/2017
Authority to Remain Silent	BLESTA-20170712ACA	08/23/2017
Authority to Remain Silent	BLSTA-20161028ABK	11/18/2016
Incoming letter or scanned document		03/14/2011