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WJBC

BLOOMINGTON IL

AM BROADCAST

1230 kHz

CUMULUS LICENSING LLC
780 Johnson Ferry Road
Suite 500
Atlanta GA 30342
4049490700
Facility ID: 5876
Licensed
HD Radio digital hybrid

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Correspondence
Enforcement History
FRN: 0002834810

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Estimated Date		Callsign	Frequency	Daytime Power	Nighttime Power	Location
Radio Service Bulletins
05/02/1925	New station	WJBC	1200	100	100	LA SALLE IL	2ND & JOLIET STS
HUMMER FURNITURE CO.
04/30/1927		WJBC	1200	100	100	LA SALLE IL
05/31/1927		WJBC	1200	100	100	LA SALLE IL
02/28/1929		WJBC	1200	100	100	LA SALLE IL
ON LIST
08/30/1930		WJBC	1200	100	100	LA SALLE IL
KASKASKIA BROADCASTING CO.
10/31/1930		WJBC	1200	100	100	LA SALLE IL	2ND & MARQUETTE ST

Information from the station's history card (1932-1979) has not been entered into the database.

Date Field	File Number	Application Type	Application Status	Status Date	Permit Expires	kHz	Daytime Power	Nighttime Power	Antenna Mode	Facility Type
Construction Permits and Licenses
08/03/1978	BZ-19780803AB	Modification	Granted	11/07/1978		1230	0	0		Main
APP. FOR DIRECT MEASUREMENT OFPOWER
10/04/1983	BZ-19831004AC	Modification	Granted	10/14/1983		1230	0	0		Main
DM
12/12/1985	BZ-19851212AF	Modification	Granted	01/30/1986		1230	0	0		Main
DM
11/07/1997	BL-19971107KA	License to Cover	Granted	02/06/1998		1230	0	1000		Main
LICENSE TO COVER (BP-970325AB) FOR CHANGES
10/20/1998	BZ-19981020AB	Modification	Granted	01/20/1999		1230	0	0		Main
DM
12/10/2007	BZ-20071129AKO	Modification	Granted	01/31/2008		1230	1000	1000	NonDirectional	Main
Direct Measurement
Assignment of Licenses and Permits
Date Field	File Number	Assignor			Assignee				Application Status	Status Date
12/16/1985	BAL-19851216HC								Granted	12/24/1985
VOL AL FROM BLOOMINGTON BROADCASTING CORPORATION TO TWIN- CITIES BROADCASTING CORP. FORM 316 ATTY: HARRY C. MARTIN ASSIGNEE'S ADDRESS: 236 GREENWOOD AVENUE, BLOOMINGTON, IL. 61701
03/21/2000	BAL-20000315AAS	TWIN CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION			CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY				Granted	04/07/2000
Voluntary Assignment of License From: TWIN CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION To: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY Form 316
06/13/2006	BAL-20060613ABB	REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.			REGENT BROADCASTING OF BLOOMINGTON, INC.				Granted	06/19/2006
Voluntary Assignment of License From: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC. To: REGENT BROADCASTING OF BLOOMINGTON, INC. Form 316
03/03/2010	BAL-20100303ADT	REGENT BROADCASTING OF BLOOMINGTON, INC.			REGENT BROADCASTING OF BLOOMINGTON, INC., DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSI				Granted	03/18/2010
Involuntary Assignment of License From: REGENT BROADCASTING OF BLOOMINGTON, INC. To: REGENT BROADCASTING OF BLOOMINGTON, INC., DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSI Form 316
03/23/2010	BAL-20100323AHA	REGENT BROADCASTING OF BLOOMINGTON, INC., DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSI			REGENT TRUST				Granted	04/07/2010
Involuntary Assignment of License From: REGENT BROADCASTING OF BLOOMINGTON, INC., DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSI To: REGENT TRUST Form 316
03/23/2010	BAL-20100323ACC	REGENT TRUST			REGENT BROADCASTING OF BLOOMINGTON, INC.				Granted	06/30/2010
Voluntary Assignment of License, as amended From: REGENT TRUST To: REGENT BROADCASTING OF BLOOMINGTON, INC. Form 314
03/23/2010	BAL-20100323ACC	REGENT BROADCASTING OF BLOOMINGTON, INC., DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSI			REGENT BROADCASTING OF BLOOMINGTON, INC.				Superceded	05/10/2010
Voluntary Assignment of License From: REGENT BROADCASTING OF BLOOMINGTON, INC., DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSI To: REGENT BROADCASTING OF BLOOMINGTON, INC. Form 314
03/23/2010	BAL-20100323ACC	REGENT TRUST			REGENT BROADCASTING OF BLOOMINGTON, INC.				Superceded	06/18/2010
Voluntary Assignment of License, as amended From: REGENT TRUST To: REGENT BROADCASTING OF BLOOMINGTON, INC. Form 314
Transfer of Control
Date Field	File Number	Transferor			Transferee				Application Status	SStatus Date
03/05/1998	BTC-19980305EK	TIMOTHY R. IVES, DAVIS U. MERWIN, MA			BLOOMINGTON BROADCASTING ACQUISITION				Granted	04/24/1998
VOLUNTARY TRANSFER OF CONTROL FROM: TIMOTHY R. IVES, DAVIS U. MERWIN, MARJORIE MERWIN, BORDEN STEVENSON, JOHN FELL STEVENSON, JOSEPHINE THOMPSON ET AL. TO: BLOOMINGTON BROADCASTING ACQUISITION CORP. (FORM 315)
02/22/2000	BTC-20000204AAV	MEDIA/COMMUNICATIONS PARTNERS III, LP, ET. AL			CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY				Granted	05/30/2000
Voluntary Transfer of Control From: MEDIA/COMMUNICATIONS PARTNERS III, LP, ET. AL To: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY Form 315
12/03/2004	BTC-20041203ADM	REGENT BROADCASTING, INC.			REGENT BROADCASTING, LLC				Granted	12/10/2004
Voluntary Transfer of Control From: REGENT BROADCASTING, INC. To: REGENT BROADCASTING, LLC Form 316
Special Temporary Authority (STA) and Experimental and other miscellaneous authorizations
Type		Date	File Number	Remarks						Outcome
Special Temporary Auth.-engineering		03/19/2024	0000241334							Granted
Special Temporary Auth.-engineering		03/20/2025	0000252755							Granted