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WBAA
WEST LAFAYETTE IN
AM BROADCAST
920 kHz
Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Media, Inc.
1630 North Meridian Street
Indianapolis IN 46202
3176362020
Facility ID: 53946
Licensed
HD Radio digital hybrid
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Correspondence
FRN: 0007662547
 
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L2C BL-19830315AG Granted 04/29/1983
REC Application ID: 54342 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 54342
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0005276407
Community of license: WEST LAFAYETTE, IN, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 40 20' 29.0" N / 86 53' 1.0" W
Frequency: 920 kHz
FCC Station Class: B
Public Notice Comments: LICENSE TO COVER (BP-820617AB) FOR CHANGES. License cancelled, and callsign deleted by letter dated 6-8-06 1800B3 JDB Petition for Reconsideration filed 7/13/06 by ('Purdue') License application was inadvertently cancelled and callsign deleted on Public Notice Report 46255, released 6/13/06. Pet 4 Recon granted 11/20/06. No letter sent.
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Primary Tower Coordinates: 40 20' 29.1" N / 86 53' 1" W
Power: 5 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 304.17 mV/m at 1km
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Primary Tower Coordinates: 40 20' 29.1" N / 86 53' 1" W
Power: 1 kW
Directional Antenna: Y
RMS Standard: 289.68 mV/m at 1km
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A184.8-14000NN000076.8m
B1.2584.80137.5189NN000076.8m
C184.8105137.5189NN000076.8m
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BROADCAST AUXILIARY/REMOTE PICK-UP/STL
KPJ349 450.9800 5211 S 100 E
WLG801 945.0000 ELLIOTT HALL OF MUSIC
CALL SIGN HISTORY
WBAA - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
WBAA - 06/08/2006 (LMS)
Where this call sign has been:
05/01/1922 - .1400 kHz in WEST LAFAYETTE IN RSB - now WBAA
04/19/1991 on 101.3 in WEST LAFAYETTE IN - now WBAA-FM (CDBS)
06/08/2006 on 101.3 in WEST LAFAYETTE IN - now WBAA-FM (CDBS)
07/13/2006 on 101.3 in WEST LAFAYETTE IN - now WBAA-FM (CDBS)
00/00/0000 on in WEST LAFAYETTE IN - now WBAA-FM (LMS)
TRANSLATORS/BOOSTERS/SATELLITES
1.W290CM105.9LAFAYETTE IN
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APPLICATION HISTORY
Transaction log data BR-501 Renewal Granted
07/14/1976
Transaction log data BR-19820329WT Renewal Granted
11/16/1982
Transaction log data BR-19790402UF Renewal Granted
11/16/1982
Transaction log data BRC-19830316AH Renewal Granted
03/23/1983
Public Notice Details BL-19830315AG License to Cover Granted
04/29/1983
Transaction log data BR-19890403VG Renewal Granted
08/09/1989
Transaction log data BR-19960328ZC Renewal Granted
01/31/1997
  BLSTA-20060614ABJ Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
06/15/2006
Transaction log data BR-20040401AQL Renewal-amendment Granted
01/27/2007
  BDN-20090327AIF Digital Notification Pending
04/08/2009
Transaction log data BR-20120330AAB Renewal Granted
07/27/2012
Transaction log data 0000110606 Renewal Granted
07/16/2020
From: PURDUE UNIVERSITY
To: METROPOLITAN INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC MEDIA, INC.
Transaction log data 0000184656 Assign License/CP Granted
06/28/2022
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History card 01/01/1980
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