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WPVD
PROVIDENCE RI
AM BROADCAST
1290 kHz
Rhode Island PBS Foundation and The Public's Radio
50 Park Lane
Providence RI 02907
4012223636
Facility ID: 48308
Licensed
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Correspondence
FRN: 0021965389
  
L2C BL-20220224AAD Granted 09/19/2022
REC Application ID: 1830262 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 1830262
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0016079337
Community of license: PROVIDENCE, RI, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 41 51' 22.9" N / 71 26' 42.2" W
Frequency: 1290 kHz
FCC Station Class: D
Public Notice Comments: License to cover.
Daytime | View Towers
Primary Tower Coordinates: 41 51' 22.9" N / 71 26' 42.2" W
Power: 0.4 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 305.6 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
A189.7000NN000057.9m
Nighttime | View Towers
Primary Tower Coordinates: 41 51' 22.9" N / 71 26' 42.2" W
Power: 0.016 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 305.6 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
A189.7000NN000057.9m
ML BP-20210624AAB Granted 10/26/2021
L2C BL-20030401CKB Granted 05/20/2003
ML BP-20010717AAD Granted 10/30/2001
L2C BL-20010613AHT Granted 09/21/2001
MLA BMP-20010614ADN Cancelled 06/22/2001
ML BMP-20010614ADN Superceded 06/22/2001
CP BP-19990628AA Granted 11/09/1999
ML BML-19980428KA Granted 07/23/1998
L2C BL-19861223AB Granted 08/17/1987
CALL SIGN HISTORY
WICE - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
WRCP - 06/01/1983 (CDBS)
WRNI - 05/01/1998 (CDBS)
WRPA - 02/28/2018 (CDBS)
WPPB - 07/10/2020 (CDBS)
WPVD - 11/11/2020 (CDBS)
Where this call sign has been:
10/23/2015 on 101.1 in PROVIDENCE RI - now WBRU-LP (CDBS)
09/06/2017 on 1450 in WEST WARWICK RI - now WWRI (CDBS)
PERIODS OF SILENCE
Dates   Reason # Days
06/22/2018~
06/22/2018~08/31/2018 70
11/27/2018~
11/27/2018~11/09/2019 347
02/19/2020~02/04/2021 351
TRANSLATORS/BOOSTERS/SATELLITES
1.W275DA102.9PROVIDENCE RI
Nautel for LPFM.
APPLICATION HISTORY
Transaction log data BR-19801201XC Renewal Granted
03/30/1981
Public Notice Details BAL-19820219HA Assign License/CP Granted
04/07/1982
Transaction log data BR-19831201XT Renewal Granted
03/16/1984
Public Notice Details BTC-19850304EL Transfer of Control Granted
03/12/1985
Public Notice Details BTC-19860701EE Transfer of Control Granted
08/14/1986
Public Notice Details BAPL-19861023EL Assign License/CP Granted
12/22/1986
Public Notice Details BL-19861223AB License to Cover Granted
08/17/1987
Transaction log data BR-19900713YI Renewal Granted
03/26/1991
Public Notice Details BTC-19940926EA Transfer of Control Granted
11/14/1994
Transaction log data BR-19971119K6 Renewal Granted
03/20/1998
  5470804 Granted : 1998-03-20 02:00:00 Original App.
Public Notice Details BTC-19980212GE Transfer of Control Granted
04/30/1998
Public Notice Details BAL-19980612GN Assign License/CP Granted
07/01/1998
Public Notice Details BML-19980428KA Modify License Granted
07/23/1998
Public Notice Details BP-19990628AA Construction Permit Granted
11/09/1999
Public Notice Details BMP-20010614ADN Modify License-Amendment Cancelled
06/22/2001
Transaction log data 20010613AIC Program Test Authority Granted
06/22/2001
Public Notice Details BL-20010613AHT License to Cover Granted
09/21/2001
Public Notice Details BP-20010717AAD Modify License Granted
10/30/2001
Public Notice Details BL-20030401CKB License to Cover Granted
05/20/2003
Transaction log data BR-20051123AKU Renewal Granted
05/03/2006
Public Notice Details BAL-20071010ABS Assign License/CP-amend Granted
11/26/2007
  BSTA-20110103ABR Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
01/04/2011
Public Notice Details BTC-20131114BEN Transfer of Control Granted
11/22/2013
Transaction log data BR-20131126AXH Renewal Granted
03/24/2014
Public Notice Details BTC-20151208AAI Transfer of Control Granted
12/16/2015
Public Notice Details BAL-20170818ABA Assign License/CP Granted
10/03/2017
  NoFileNumber SUS) Granted
07/02/2018
Transaction log data BLSTA-20180713AAG Silent STA Granted
07/27/2018
  NoFileNumber Resume Operations Granted
09/05/2018
Transaction log data BLSTA-20181227AAA Silent STA Granted
02/14/2019
Transaction log data BS-20181121AAX Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
04/11/2019
  NoFileNumber SUS) Granted
04/22/2019
Transaction log data BLESTA-20190730AAD Extension Request Granted
08/23/2019
  NoFileNumber Resume Operations Granted
11/13/2019
Transaction log data BLSTA-20200219AAK Silent STA Granted
03/12/2020
Transaction log data BLESTA-20200826AAV Extension Request Granted
10/15/2020
  NoFileNumber Resume Operations Granted
02/09/2021
Public Notice Details BP-20210624AAB Modify License Granted
10/26/2021
Transaction log data BPTA-20220224AAE Program Test Authority Granted
02/28/2022
Transaction log data 0000172307 Renewal Granted
03/21/2022
Public Notice Details BL-20220224AAD License to Cover Granted
09/19/2022
Transaction log data 0000226599 Assign License/CP-amend Granted
01/05/2024
Transaction log data 0000244381 Administrative Update Received
05/06/2024
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IMPORTED LETTERS
Imported LetterBL-20220224AAD09/19/2022
Imported LetterBPTA-20220224AAE09/15/2022
Imported LetterBL-20220224AAD09/12/2022
Imported LetterBL-20220224AAD09/12/2022
Imported LetterBL-20220224AAD08/22/2022
Incoming letter or scanned documentBL-20220224AAD05/26/2022
Incoming letter or scanned document 03/01/2022
Imported LetterBPTA-20220224AAE02/28/2022
Authority to Remain SilentBLESTA-20200826AAV10/15/2020
Authority to Remain SilentBLSTA-20200219AAK03/12/2020
Authority to Remain SilentBLESTA-20190730AAD08/23/2019
Incoming letter or scanned documentBL-20030401CKB04/11/2019
Authority to Remain SilentBLSTA-20181227AAA02/14/2019
Incoming letter or scanned documentBS-20181121AAX02/13/2019
Incoming letter or scanned documentBL-20030401CKB11/19/2018
Authority to Remain SilentBLSTA-20180713AAG07/27/2018
Imported LetterBR-20131126AXH10/14/2014
Incoming letter or scanned documentBSTA-20110103ABR06/22/2011
Incoming letter or scanned documentBSTA-20110103ABR01/05/2011
Imported LetterBML-19980428KA07/23/1998
History card 01/01/1980
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