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WOPI

BRISTOL TN

AM BROADCAST

1490 kHz

HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION
222 Commerce Street
Kingsport TN 37660
4232469578
Facility ID: 31405
Licensed

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Correspondence
FRN: 0001770163

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.

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Estimated Date		Callsign	Frequency	Daytime Power	Nighttime Power	Location
Radio Service Bulletins
06/29/1929	New station	WOPI	1500	100	100	BRISTOL TN	STATE & 22ND ST
WILSON RADIOPHONE SERVICE CO. HISTORY CARD FIRST LICENSED 6-6-29
03/31/1930		WOPI	1500	100	100	BRISTOL TN
RADIOPHONE BROADACSTING STATION WOPI, INC.

Information from the station's history card (1932-1979) has not been entered into the database.

Date Field	File Number	Application Type	Application Status	Status Date	Permit Expires	kHz	Daytime Power	Nighttime Power	Antenna Mode	Facility Type
Construction Permits and Licenses
12/31/1979	BZ-19791231CD	Modification	Granted	03/21/1980		1490	0	0	NonDirectional	Main
DIRECT MEASUREMENT
02/08/1990	BZ-19900208AB	Modification	Granted	03/12/1990		1490	0	0	NonDirectional	Main
DM
12/15/2005	BZ-20051212ADP	Modification	Granted	03/23/2006		1490	1000	1000	NonDirectional	Main
Direct Measurement
09/29/2008	BZ-20080925AGU	Modification	Granted	10/20/2008		1490	1000	1000	NonDirectional	Main
Direct Measurement
11/26/2014	BZ-20141121ANE	Modification	Granted	12/11/2014		1490	1000	1000	NonDirectional	Main
Direct Measurement
06/12/2024	0000246169	Modify License	Granted	08/27/2024						Main
09/24/2024	0000254559	License to Cover	Pending	09/24/2024						Main
Assignment of Licenses and Permits
Date Field	File Number	Assignor			Assignee				Application Status	Status Date
02/06/1990	BAL-19900206EA								Granted	04/16/1990
VOL AL FROM UNITED BROADCASTING COMPANY TO JOE MORRELL, INC. FORM 314 ATTY.(ASGNR) NANCY L. WOLF ASSIGNEE'S ADDRESS: 875 KINGSPORT HWY., BRISTOL, TN 37620
09/15/1995	BAL-19950915EA								Granted	03/14/1996
VOL AL FROM JOE MORRELL, INCORPORATED TO HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION FORM 314 ATTY: DENNIS J. KELLY ASSIGNEE'S ADDRESS: 222 COMMERCE STREET P.O. BOX WKPT KINGSPORT, TN 37662 ONE-TO-A-MARKET WAIVER GRANTED BY CHIEF, MASS MEDIA, DA 96-367
Transfer of Control
Date Field	File Number	Transferor			Transferee				Application Status	SStatus Date
06/27/1986	BTC-19860627FN								Granted	09/30/1986
VOL TC FROM HERBERT P. CULP AND HENRY M. BOOTH TO HERMAN LONG FORM 315
Special Temporary Authority (STA) and Experimental and other miscellaneous authorizations
Type		Date	File Number	Remarks						Outcome
Special Temporary Auth.-engineering		06/18/2012	BSTA-20120615AEB							Granted