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WBBZ
PONCA CITY OK
AM BROADCAST
1230 kHz
STERLING BROADCASTING, LLC
3924 SANTA FE STREET
PONCA CITY OK 74601
5807655491
Facility ID: 52931
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.
L2C BL-13247 Granted 07/18/1972
REC Application ID: 310096 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 310096
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0020375705
Community of license: PONCA CITY, OK, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 36 41' 46.0" N / 97 3' 7.0" W
Frequency: 1230 kHz
FCC Station Class: C
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Primary Tower Coordinates: 36 41' 46.1" N / 97 3' 8.1" W
Power: 1 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 296.12 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
A174.3000NN000050.3m
CALL SIGN HISTORY
WBBZ - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
Where this call sign has been:
03/01/1924 - .1260 kHz in INDIANAPOLIS IN RSB
10/01/1925 - .1200 kHz in PONCA CITY OK RSB - now WBBZ
08/01/2011 On Channel 7 in SPRINGVILLE NY - now WBBZ-TV (CDBS)
Nautel for LPFM.
APPLICATION HISTORY
Transaction log data BL-13247 License to Cover Granted
07/18/1972
Transaction log data BR-19800131VC Renewal Granted
05/22/1980
Transaction log data BR-19830203UB Renewal Granted
05/23/1983
Public Notice Details BAL-19831107EP Assign License/CP Granted
11/23/1983
Public Notice Details BAL-19831228ET Assign License/CP Granted
01/11/1984
Transaction log data BR-19900226YC Renewal Granted
12/31/1990
Transaction log data BR-19970131L3 Renewal Granted
05/23/1997
Public Notice Details BTC-20050201AGC Transfer of Control-amend Granted
03/23/2005
Transaction log data BR-20050201AGM Renewal Granted
05/27/2005
Public Notice Details BTC-20091228ACX Transfer of Control Dismissed
03/22/2010
Public Notice Details BTC-20100303AAI Transfer of Control Dismissed
06/07/2010
Public Notice Details BAL-20100601AHS Assign License/CP Granted
09/09/2010
Transaction log data BR-20130130AJA Renewal Granted
05/24/2013
Public Notice Details BAL-20160429ABI Assign License/CP Granted
06/22/2016
Transaction log data 0000132054 Renewal Granted
05/20/2021
Transaction log data 0000258916 Assign License/CP-amend Granted
03/21/2025
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History card 01/01/1980
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