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KARN

LITTLE ROCK AR

AM BROADCAST

920.0 kHz

RADIO LICENSE HOLDING CBC, LLC
780 Johnson Ferry Road
Suite 500
Atlanta GA 30342
4049490700
Facility ID: 60703
Licensed
HD Radio digital hybrid

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Correspondence
Enforcement History
FRN: 0019721638

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.

MLA BMML-20161219ADO

Granted

03/30/2017

REC Application ID: 1752683 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 1752683
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: Modify License-Amendment
Application Purpose: Minor
FRN: 0019721638
Community of license: LITTLE ROCK, AR, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 34 46' 20.3" N / 92 14' 45.5" W
Frequency: 920 kHz
FCC Station Class: B
Public Notice Comments: Method of Moments Engineering Amendment filed 03/03/2017

Daytime | View Towers

Primary Tower Coordinates: 34 46' 20.3" N / 92 14' 45.5" W
Power: 5 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 313.82 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

102

92.4m

Nighttime | View Towers

Primary Tower Coordinates: 34 46' 20.3" N / 92 14' 45.5" W
Power: 5 kW
Directional Antenna: Y
RMS Standard: 738.82 mV/m at 1km
RMS Standard: 703.28 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
A	1	84	0	0	0	N	N	0	0	0	0	76.1m
B	1.063	102	131.5	79.1	37.5	N	N	0	0	0	0	92.4m

L2C BMML-20161219ADO

Superceded

03/15/2017

MOD BZ-19851223BA

Granted

05/29/1986

L2C BL-12178

Granted

00/00/0000

BROADCAST AUXILIARY/REMOTE PICK-UP/STL
KAA930	153.1100
KGP810	161.6400
KAA930	161.7000
KGP809	161.7300
KAA930	161.7600
KC25225	161.7600
KJ9571	170.1500
KC25225	450.3875
KK4912	455.7000
KK4912	455.8000
WFD498	947.3750	4021 West 8th Street
WFD498	947.6250	4021 West 8th Street
WPYW777	949.8750	700 Wellington Hills Road
WPYW777	950.1250	700 Wellington Hills Road

CALL SIGN HISTORY

KARN - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
Where this call sign has been:
01/23/1995 on 101.7 in HUMNOKE AR - now KVLO (CDBS)
01/20/1997 on 101.7 in HUMNOKE AR - now KVLO (CDBS)
01/20/1997 on 102.5 in CABOT AR - now KPZK-FM (CDBS)
08/20/2004 on 102.9 in SHERIDAN AR - now KARN-FM (CDBS)
03/29/1996 on 102.9 in SHERIDAN AR - now KARN-FM (LMS)

PERIODS OF SILENCE

Dates		Reason	# Days
03/13/2015~04/04/2015			22

PAST ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY FOR LICENSEE
07/22/2020	Consent Decree

APPLICATION HISTORY

	BR-19790131UU	Renewal	Granted 05/18/1979
	BR-19820125XI	Renewal	Granted 05/18/1982
	BZ-19851223BA	Modification	Granted 05/29/1986
	BR-19890125UJ	Renewal	Granted 07/29/1991
	BR-19960131E5	Renewal	Granted 05/30/1996
	BAL-19970612EA	Assign License/CP	Granted 08/27/1997
	BR-20040202ADV	Renewal	Granted 05/27/2004
	BDN-20070117AGG	Digital Notification	Pending 01/22/2007
	BSTA-20101228AAQ	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 01/03/2011
	BESTA-20110701ACJ	Extension Request	Granted 08/09/2011
	BESTA-20120208ADP	Extension Request	Granted 05/14/2012
	BESTA-20121114AGA	Extension Request	Granted 12/20/2012
	BESTA-20130620ABN	Extension Request	Granted 07/18/2013
	BESTA-20131220HEM	Extension Request	Granted 01/14/2014
	BESTA-20140714ABI	Extension Request	Granted 08/28/2014
	BESTA-20150302AHW	Extension Request	Granted 03/16/2015
	NoFileNumber	SUS)	Granted 03/24/2015
	NoFileNumber	Resume Operations	Granted 04/09/2015
	BESTA-20150915AAJ	Extension Request	Granted 10/07/2015
	BR-20120201AJF	Renewal	Granted 02/11/2016
	BESTA-20160407AAP	Extension Request	Granted 04/29/2016
	BESTA-20161028ACB	Extension Request	Granted 11/25/2016
	BMML-20161219ADO	Modify License-Amendment	Granted 03/30/2017
	BSTA-20191031AAM	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 11/06/2019
	BESTA-20200430AAE	Extension Request	Granted 05/21/2020
	0000104622	Renewal	Granted 07/23/2020
	BESTA-20201119AAC	Extension Request	Granted 12/09/2020
	0000195033	Administrative Update	Received 07/14/2022
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IMPORTED LETTERS

STA related	BESTA-20201119AAC	12/09/2020
STA related	BESTA-20200430AAE	05/21/2020
STA related	BSTA-20191031AAM	11/06/2019
Imported Letter	BMML-20161219ADO	02/28/2017
Imported Letter	BMML-20161219ADO	02/28/2017
STA related	BESTA-20161028ACB	11/25/2016
STA related	BESTA-20160407AAP	04/29/2016
STA related	BESTA-20150915AAJ	10/07/2015
STA related	BESTA-20150302AHW	03/17/2015
STA related	BESTA-20140714ABI	08/28/2014
STA related	BESTA-20131220HEM	01/14/2014
STA related	BESTA-20130620ABN	07/18/2013
Imported Letter	BESTA-20121114AGA	12/20/2012
Imported Letter	BESTA-20120208ADP	05/14/2012
Incoming letter or scanned document	BESTA-20110701ACJ	08/09/2011
Incoming letter or scanned document	BSTA-20101228AAQ	01/03/2011
History card		01/01/1980