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WJZ

BALTIMORE MD

AM BROADCAST

1300 kHz

Audacy License, LLC
2400 Market Street, 4th Floor
Philadelphia PA 19103
2025716555
Facility ID: 28636
Licensed

Historic Grid View
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Correspondence
Enforcement History
FRN: 0034767822

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ML BMML-20160803ADB

Granted

11/08/2016

REC Application ID: 1736601 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 1736601
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: Modify License
Application Purpose: Minor
FRN: 0004434866
Community of license: BALTIMORE, MD, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 39 20' 0.4" N / 76 46' 11.9" W
Frequency: 1300 kHz
FCC Station Class: B
Public Notice Comments: Method of Moments

Daytime | View Towers

Primary Tower Coordinates: 39 20' 0.4" N / 76 46' 11.9" W
Power: 5 kW
Directional Antenna: Y
RMS Standard: 982.23 mV/m at 1km
RMS Standard: 935.03 mV/m at 1km
RMS Augmented: 1014.57 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	219	0	0	0	N	N	0	0	0	0	140.4m
B	0.405	219	177.5	86.8	282.3	N	N	0	0	0	0	140.4m
C	0.215	219	15.1	146	24	N	N	0	0	0	0	140.4m
D	0.542	219	-13.3	186.2	51.7	N	N	0	0	0	0	140.4m

Nighttime | View Towers

Primary Tower Coordinates: 39 20' 0.4" N / 76 46' 11.9" W
Power: 5 kW
Directional Antenna: Y
RMS Standard: 983.91 mV/m at 1km
RMS Standard: 936.64 mV/m at 1km
RMS Augmented: 1022.68 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	219	0	0	0	N	N	0	0	0	0	140.4m
B	0.86	219	101.3	86.8	282.3	N	N	0	0	0	0	140.4m
C	0.5	219	87.3	146	24	N	N	0	0	0	0	140.4m
D	0.47	219	-15.3	186.2	51.7	N	N	0	0	0	0	140.4m

MOD BZ-19900427AE

Granted

06/05/1990

L2C BL-1478

Granted

00/00/0000

BROADCAST AUXILIARY/REMOTE PICK-UP/STL
WQSC644	946.5000	1423 Clarkview Road, Suite 100

CALL SIGN HISTORY

WFBR - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
WLIF - 01/29/1990 (CDBS)
WJFK - 10/01/1991 (CDBS)
WJZ - 11/03/2008 (CDBS)
Where this call sign has been:
06/01/1921 - .760 kHz in ROUND BROOK NY RSB - now WABC
05/12/1923 on 770 in NEW YORK NY - now WABC (RHP)
00/00/0000 On Channel 11 in BALTIMORE MD - now WJZ-TV (CDBS)

PAST ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY FOR LICENSEE
07/22/2020	Consent Decree

APPLICATION HISTORY

	BR-19810601YT	Renewal	Granted 10/22/1981
	BAL-19880608ED	Assign License/CP	Granted 07/26/1988
	BR-19880526UN	Renewal	Granted 09/16/1988
	BTC-19890221GI	Transfer of Control	Granted 04/11/1989
	BZ-19900427AE	Modification	Granted 06/05/1990
	BR-19950601B2	Renewal	Granted 11/09/1995
	BTC-19960722GF	Transfer of Control	Granted 12/26/1996
	BTC-19981102E8	Transfer of Control	Granted 11/13/1998
	BTC-19991116AEQ	Transfer of Control	Granted 05/03/2000
	BTC-20001204AHL	Transfer of Control	Granted 12/14/2000
	BR-20030602BCO	Renewal	Granted 09/25/2003
	BTC-20051011AGW	Transfer of Control	Granted 11/01/2005
	BTC-20100930ASF	Transfer of Control	Granted 10/08/2010
	BR-20110527AGN	Renewal	Granted 09/30/2011
	BSTA-20120517AAN	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 05/18/2012
	BSTA-20130722ABH	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 07/23/2013
	BSTA-20140422AAI	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 04/25/2014
	BESTA-20141014AAS	Extension Request	Granted 11/04/2014
	BESTA-20150424AAH	Extension Request	Granted 05/19/2015
	BESTA-20151102AKA	Extension Request	Granted 12/03/2015
	BESTA-20160516AAI	Extension Request	Granted 06/14/2016
	BTC-20160913ABL	Transfer of Control	Granted 09/23/2016
	BMML-20160803ADB	Modify License	Granted 11/08/2016
	BTC-20170320AGD	Transfer of Control-amend	Granted 11/09/2017
	BAL-20171221ADG	Assign License/CP	Granted 12/28/2017
	BAL-20181022AOR	Assign License/CP	Granted 11/07/2018
	0000104065	Renewal-amendment	Granted 07/23/2020
	0000236434	Assign License/CP	Granted 02/12/2024
	0000241258	Assign License/CP-amend	Granted 09/30/2024
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IMPORTED LETTERS

Incoming letter or scanned document	BTC-20170320AGD	07/08/2019
Incoming letter or scanned document	BTC-20170320AGD	10/25/2018
Incoming letter or scanned document	BTC-20170320AGD	08/03/2018
Order	BTC-20170320AGD	06/26/2018
Order	BTC-20170320AGD	11/09/2017
Incoming letter or scanned document	BTC-20170320AGD	11/07/2017
STA related	BESTA-20160516AAI	06/14/2016
STA related	BESTA-20151102AKA	12/03/2015
STA related	BESTA-20150424AAH	05/19/2015
STA related	BESTA-20141014AAS	11/04/2014
STA related	BSTA-20140422AAI	04/25/2014
STA related	BSTA-20130722ABH	07/23/2013
STA related	BSTA-20120517AAN	05/18/2012
History card		01/01/1980