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KBPS
PORTLAND OR
AM BROADCAST
1450 kHz
School District #1, Multnomah County, OR
546 NE 12th Avenue
Portland OR 97232
5036160994
Facility ID: 4782
Licensed
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FRN: 0009269127
 
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MOD BZ-20150717ABM Granted 08/04/2015
MOD BZ-20111123OGK Granted 06/25/2012
L2C BL-12866 Granted 03/15/1971
REC Application ID: 313889 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 313889
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: NO FRN
Community of license: PORTLAND, OR, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 45 31' 38.0" N / 122 39' 3.0" W
Frequency: 1450 kHz
FCC Station Class: C
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Primary Tower Coordinates: 45 31' 37.4" N / 122 39' 7.3" W
Power: 1 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 282 mV/m at 1km
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Height
A1106.1000NN000061.0m
Nighttime | View Towers
Primary Tower Coordinates: 45 31' 37.4" N / 122 39' 7.3" W
Power: 1 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 320.26 mV/m at 1km
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CALL SIGN HISTORY
KBPS - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
Where this call sign has been:
03/31/1930 - .1420 kHz in PORTLAND OR RSB - now KBPS
12/07/1981 on 89.9 in PORTLAND OR - now KQAC (CDBS)
04/16/2009 on 88.1 in GLENEDEN BEACH OR - now KQOC (CDBS)
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APPLICATION HISTORY
Transaction log data BL-12866 License to Cover Granted
03/15/1971
Transaction log data BR-19800929VQ Renewal Granted
01/26/1981
Transaction log data BR-RD1104DZ Renewal Granted
01/17/1984
Transaction log data BR-19900925YK Renewal Granted
03/11/1991
Transaction log data BR-19971001ZZ Renewal Granted
01/27/1998
Public Notice Details BAL-20030819ACL Assign License/CP Dismissed
09/26/2003
Public Notice Details BTC-20050817AAI Transfer of Control Granted
09/06/2005
Transaction log data BR-20050926AII Renewal Granted
01/26/2006
Public Notice Details BTC-20070803ACQ Transfer of Control Dismissed
08/30/2007
Public Notice Details BTC-20110927AHD Transfer of Control Granted
10/03/2011
Transaction log data 20111123OGL Program Test Authority Dismissed
06/25/2012
Public Notice Details BZ-20111123OGK Modification Granted
06/25/2012
Transaction log data BR-20130924AEO Renewal Granted
01/24/2014
Public Notice Details BZ-20150717ABM Modification Granted
08/04/2015
Transaction log data 0000163270 Renewal Granted
01/24/2022
Transaction log data 0000255096 SUS) Received
09/03/2024
Transaction log data 0000255504 Administrative Update Received
10/07/2024
Transaction log data 0000255097 Silent STA Granted
10/15/2024
Transaction log data 0000258974 Reduced Power Notification Received
12/06/2024
Transaction log data 0000258975 Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
12/16/2024
  0000268823 ) Pending
04/01/2025
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History card 01/01/1980
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