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WKBN

YOUNGSTOWN OH

AM BROADCAST

570 kHz

IHM LICENSES, LLC
7136 S. YALE AVENUE
SUITE 501
TULSA OK 74136
9186644581
Facility ID: 70519
Licensed

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Enforcement History
FRN: 0014042816

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-20030312BHK

Granted

06/23/2003

REC Application ID: 653599 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 653599
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0014042816
Community of license: YOUNGSTOWN, OH, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 40 59' 6.2" N / 80 35' 59.3" W
Frequency: 570 kHz
FCC Station Class: B
Public Notice Comments: Lic. to cover

Daytime | View Towers

Primary Tower Coordinates: 40 59' 6.2" N / 80 35' 59.3" W
Power: 5 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 304.17 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

130.1m

Nighttime | View Towers

Primary Tower Coordinates: 40 59' 7.2" N / 80 36' 1.3" W
Power: 5 kW
Directional Antenna: Y
RMS Standard: 719 mV/m at 1km
RMS Standard: 683.97 mV/m at 1km
RMS Augmented: 734.99 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	89	0	0	0	N	N	0	0	0	0	130.1m
B	1.664	89	162	90	145	N	N	0	0	0	0	130.1m
C	1.1	89	317	90	145	N	N	0	0	0	0	130.1m
D	0.753	89	20	170	270	N	N	0	0	0	0	130.1m
E	1.5	89	176	90	145	N	N	0	0	0	0	130.1m
F	0.884	89	323	90	145	N	N	0	0	0	0	130.1m

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MLA BP-20030312AND

Granted

06/23/2003

ML BP-20030312AND

Superceded

05/16/2003

L2C BL-8722

Granted

00/00/0000

BROADCAST AUXILIARY/REMOTE PICK-UP/STL
KS3893	161.6400
KQK739	161.7000	7461 SOUTH AVE
KQK739	161.7300	7461 SOUTH AVE
KQB537	450.1125	3930 SUNSET BLVD
WPSY646	450.4875	3680 NORTH RIVER ROAD
KB55899	450.8000
WPKX978	450.9250
WQCD756	455.0200	2635 EAST WESTERN RESERVE ROAD
KA21498	455.1125
KB55899	455.8000
WPKX978	455.9250
WOL52	951.3750	7461 South Avenue
WOL52	951.6250	7461 South Avenue

CALL SIGN HISTORY

WKBN - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
Where this call sign has been:
10/30/1926 - .570 kHz in YOUNGSTOWN OH RSB - now WKBN
00/00/0000 On Channel 31 in YOUNGSTOWN OH - now WKBN-TV (CDBS)
00/00/0000 on 98.9 in YOUNGSTOWN OH - now WMXY (CDBS)
06/01/1979 on 98.9 in YOUNGSTOWN OH - now WMXY (CDBS)
07/02/1979 On Channel 31 in YOUNGSTOWN OH - now WKBN-TV (CDBS)
00/00/0000 on 572.0 in YOUNGSTOWN OH - now WKBN-TV (LMS)

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

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APPLICATION HISTORY

	BR-19790601CI	Renewal	Granted 11/14/1979
	BTC-19800722EM	Transfer of Control	Granted 12/18/1980
	BR-19820526WN	Renewal	Granted 09/15/1982
	BR-19890519UH	Renewal	Granted 09/27/1989
	BR-19960523WI	Renewal	Granted 09/27/1996
	BAL-19981102K1	Assign License/CP	Granted 01/22/1999
	BTC-19981203GR	Transfer of Control	Granted 04/29/1999
	BSTA-20020306ABU	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 04/11/2002
	BSTA-20020808AEA	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 08/23/2002
	20021115ADN	Extension Request	Granted 02/21/2003
	20030312BHL	Program Test Authority	Granted 04/04/2003
	BP-20030312AND	Modify License-Amendment	Granted 06/23/2003
	BL-20030312BHK	License to Cover	Granted 06/23/2003
	BR-20040601AQD	Renewal	Granted 09/20/2004
	BR-20120601AAJ	Renewal	Granted 09/25/2012
	BSTA-20170106ABD	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 01/11/2017
	0000114636	Renewal	Granted 11/09/2020
	0000250944	Transfer of Control	Granted 08/15/2024
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IMPORTED LETTERS

Imported Letter	BSTA-20170106ABD	02/09/2017
STA related	BSTA-20170106ABD	01/11/2017
History card		01/01/1980