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KFPW
FORT SMITH AR
AM BROADCAST
1230 kHz
PHARIS BROADCASTING, INC.
P.O. BOX 908
323 NORTH GREENWOOD
FORT SMITH AR 72902
4792421047
Facility ID: 23868
Licensed
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FRN: 0003765443
  
This record has been enhanced by the REC Radio History Project. Pre-1932 data has been manually entered by REC based on FRC Radio Service Bulletins. Click here to learn more.
MOD BZ-20060720AEK Granted 10/16/2006
L2C BL-20021009ABE Granted 01/22/2003
REC Application ID: 615809 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 615809
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0003765443
Community of license: FORT SMITH, AR, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 35 23' 30.3" N / 94 19' 54.8" W
Frequency: 1230 kHz
FCC Station Class: C
Public Notice Comments: Lic. to cover
Daytime | View Towers
Primary Tower Coordinates: 35 23' 30.3" N / 94 19' 54.8" W
Power: 1 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 304 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
A188000NN000059.6m
Nighttime | View Towers
Primary Tower Coordinates: 35 23' 30.3" N / 94 19' 54.8" W
Power: 1 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 304 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
A188000NN000059.6m
ML BP-20000519AAM Granted 09/06/2000
L2C BL-19860124AC Granted 02/13/1986
MOD BZ-19790525AE Granted 07/19/1979
BROADCAST AUXILIARY/REMOTE PICK-UP/STL
KN9074 170.1500
KN9074 450.7500
KN9074 450.8000
KN9074 455.7500
WLG206 951.5000 323 North Greenwood Ave.
CALL SIGN HISTORY
KFPW - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
Where this call sign has been:
05/01/1924 - .1340 kHz in FORT SMITH AR RSB - now KFPW
03/10/1983 on 100.7 in FORT SMITH AR - now KNSH (CDBS)
00/00/0000 On Channel 21 in FORT SMITH AR - now KHBS (CDBS)
04/26/1979 On Channel 21 in FORT SMITH AR - now KHBS (CDBS)
10/03/2005 on 94.5 in BARLING AR - now KFPW-FM (CDBS)
05/01/1987 on 94.5 in BARLING AR - now KFPW-FM (LMS)
Nautel for LPFM.
APPLICATION HISTORY
Transaction log data BR-19790201YG Renewal Granted
05/31/1979
Public Notice Details BZ-19790525AE Modification Granted
07/19/1979
Public Notice Details BAL-19790710EO Assign License/CP Granted
08/08/1979
Transaction log data BR-19820128E5 Renewal Granted
05/18/1982
Public Notice Details BAL-19820929GF Assign License/CP Granted
10/19/1982
Public Notice Details BAL-19821115HS Assign License/CP Granted
03/07/1983
Public Notice Details BL-19860124AC License to Cover Granted
02/13/1986
Public Notice Details BAL-19880121ED Assign License/CP Granted
03/10/1988
Transaction log data BR-19890131XT Renewal Granted
05/24/1989
Transaction log data BR-19960131ZO Renewal Granted
08/16/1996
Public Notice Details BAL-19970820ED Assign License/CP Granted
01/30/1998
Public Notice Details BTC-20000303AAP Transfer of Control Granted
03/15/2000
  BSTA-20000727ABC Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
08/03/2000
Public Notice Details BP-20000519AAM Modify License Granted
09/06/2000
  20010306ADC Extension Request Granted
06/18/2001
Public Notice Details BAL-20010516AAF Assign License/CP Granted
06/29/2001
  20010918ABT Extension Request Granted
11/30/2001
Public Notice Details BAL-20011226AAA Assign License/CP-amend Granted
02/22/2002
  20020301AMH Extension Request Granted
05/01/2002
  20020726ACQ Extension Request Granted
10/11/2002
Public Notice Details BL-20021009ABE License to Cover Granted
01/22/2003
Transaction log data BR-20040202AED Renewal Granted
05/27/2004
Public Notice Details BZ-20060720AEK Modification Granted
10/16/2006
Transaction log data BR-20120123AED Renewal Granted
05/25/2012
Transaction log data 0000099425 Renewal Granted
05/18/2020
From: WILLIAM L. PHARIS
To: KAREN A. PHARIS
Transaction log data 0000135796 Transfer of Control Granted
03/24/2021
Transaction log data BSTA-20220902AAB Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
09/07/2022
Transaction log data 0000213516 Administrative Update Received
04/04/2023
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IMPORTED LETTERS
Imported LetterBSTA-20220902AAB09/07/2022
Imported LetterBSTA-20220902AAB09/06/2022
History card 01/01/1980
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