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WHIS
BLUEFIELD WV
AM BROADCAST
1440 kHz
FIRST MEDIA SERVICES, LLC
900 BLUEFIELD AVENUE
BLUEFIELD WV 24701
3043277114
Facility ID: 502
Licensed
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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-20120430AEW Granted 06/14/2012
MOD BZ-19840716AA Granted 08/30/1984
L2C BL-6946 Granted 00/00/0000
REC Application ID: 313816 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 313816
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0014858849
Community of license: BLUEFIELD, WV, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 37 16' 33.0" N / 81 15' 6.0" W
Frequency: 1440 kHz
FCC Station Class: B
Daytime | View Towers
Primary Tower Coordinates: 37 16' 33.4" N / 81 15' 5.4" W
Power: 5 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 315.43 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
A1105.4000NN000061.0m
Nighttime | View Towers
Primary Tower Coordinates: 37 16' 33.4" N / 81 15' 5.4" W
Power: 0.5 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 315.43 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
A1105.4000NN000061.0m
BROADCAST AUXILIARY/REMOTE PICK-UP/STL
WLF443 944.8750 E. RIVER MOUNTAIN
WLF444 944.8750 900 Bluefield Avenue
WLF443 945.1250 E. RIVER MOUNTAIN
CALL SIGN HISTORY
WHIS - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
Where this call sign has been:
02/28/1929 - .1410 kHz in BLUEFIELD WV RSB - now WHIS
00/00/0000 On Channel 17 in BLUEFIELD WV - now WVVA (CDBS)
11/30/1978 On Channel 17 in BLUEFIELD WV - now WVVA (CDBS)
TRANSLATORS/BOOSTERS/SATELLITES
1.W247BO97.3BLUEFIELD WV
Nautel for LPFM.
APPLICATION HISTORY
Transaction log data BR-19810529WK Renewal Granted
10/22/1981
Public Notice Details BAL-19840530HB Assign License/CP Granted
07/12/1984
Public Notice Details BZ-19840716AA Modification Granted
08/30/1984
Transaction log data BR-19880524UH Renewal Granted
09/19/1988
Transaction log data BR-19950531WF Renewal Granted
09/22/1995
Transaction log data BR-20030530DXB Renewal Granted
09/30/2003
Transaction log data BR-20110527BHW Renewal Granted
09/27/2011
Public Notice Details BZ-20120430AEW Modification Granted
06/14/2012
Public Notice Details BAL-20180914AAQ Assign License/CP-amend Granted
11/01/2018
Transaction log data 0000073735 Renewal Granted
09/24/2019
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History card 01/01/1980
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