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DDWKGE

JOHNSTOWN PA

AM BROADCAST

850.0 kHz

ZIP2, LLC
PO BOX 367
HADDON HEIGHTS NJ 08035
8144798600
Facility ID: 72964
License Cancelled

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FRN: 0026086926

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.

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Estimated Date		Callsign	Frequency	Daytime Power	Nighttime Power	Location
Radio Service Bulletins
04/01/1925	New station	WHBP	1310	10	10	JOHNSTOWN PA	101 MAIN ST
JOHNSTOWN AUTOMOBILE CO.
06/01/1925		WHBP	1310	100	100	JOHNSTOWN PA
04/30/1927		WHBP	1310	500	500	JOHNSTOWN PA
05/31/1927		WHBP	1310	250	250	JOHNSTOWN PA
07/30/1927		WHBP	1310	500	250	JOHNSTOWN PA
11/30/1928		WHBP	1310	100	100	JOHNSTOWN PA
02/28/1929		WHBP	1310	100	100	JOHNSTOWN PA
ON LIST
06/29/1929	Previous call sign	WHBP	1310	100	100	JOHNSTOWN PA
06/29/1929	New call sign	WJAC	1310	100	100	JOHNSTOWN PA
		WJAC	1310	100	100	JOHNSTOWN PA

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
11/25/1985	BZ-19851125AF	Modification	Granted	03/11/1987		850	0	0	Directional 1	Main
DM
10/17/2016	BP-20161017AAJ	Modify License	Granted	09/05/2018	09/05/2021	870	7000		Directional Day	Main
Minor change in licensed facilities.
Assignment of Licenses and Permits
Date Field	File Number	Assignor			Assignee				Application Status	Status Date
10/26/1982	BAL-19821026GB								Granted	11/05/1982
VOL AL FROM WJAC, INC. TO THE JOHNSTOWN TRIBUNE PUBLISHING COMPANY FORM 316 AUX ATTY. EARL R. STANLEY
08/28/1987	BAL-19870828GR								Granted	09/11/1987
VOL AL FROM THE JOHNSTOWN TRIBUNE PUBLISHIUNG COMPANY TO WINSTON CORPORATION FORM 316 AUX ATTY: EARL R. STANLEY ASSIGNEE ADDRESS: 425 LOCUST STREET, JOHNSTOWN, PA 15901
09/21/1987	BAL-19870921HA								Granted	09/28/1987
VOL AL FROM WINSTON CORPORATION TO WINSTON RADIO CORPORATION FORM 316 AUX ATTY: KENNETH E. SATTEN ASSIGNEE ADDRESS: 425 LOCUST STREET, JOHNSTOWN, PA 15901 THIS SUPERSEDES PUBLIC NOTICE NUMBER 14015 DATED 9/28/87 TO TO SHOW THE CORRECT NAME OF LICENSEE.
09/29/2004	BAL-20040929AKG	FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN , INC.			FOREVER BROADCASTING , LLC				Granted	10/13/2004
Voluntary Assignment of License From: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC. To: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC Form 316
10/15/2007	BAL-20071015AIY	FOREVER BROADCASTING ,LLC			BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION				Granted	11/28/2007
Voluntary Assignment of License From: FOREVER BROADCASTING ,LLC To: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION Form 314
10/14/2016	BAL-20161014AAK	BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION			EDWARD A. SCHOBER				Granted	01/12/2017
Voluntary Assignment of License From: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION To: EDWARD A. SCHOBER Form 314 GRANTED WITH CONDITION
01/24/2017	BAL-20170124ABS	EDWARD A. SCHOBER			ZIP2, LLC				Granted	02/06/2017
Voluntary Assignment of License From: EDWARD A. SCHOBER To: ZIP2, LLC Form 316 GRANTED WITH CONDITIONS
Transfer of Control
Date Field	File Number	Transferor			Transferee				Application Status	SStatus Date
09/14/1987	BTC-19870914GN								Dismissed	10/20/1987
VOL TC FROM THE JOHNSTOWN TRIBUNE PUBLISHING COMPANY TO STOCKHOLDERS OF THE JOHNSTOWN TRIBUNE PUBLISHING COMPANY FORM 316 ATTY: KENNETH E. SATTEN
09/21/1987	BTC-19870921HC								Granted	09/28/1987
VOL TC FROM THE JOHNSTOWN TRIBUNE PUBLISHING COMPANY TO STOCKHOLDERS OF THE JOHNSTOWN TRIBUNE PUBLISHING COMPANY FORM 316 ATTY: KENNETH E. SATTEN THIS SUPERSEDES PUBLIC NOTICE NUMBER 14015 DATED 9/28/87 TO TO SHOW THE CORRECT NAME OF LICENSEE.
06/28/1993	BTC-19930628GF								Granted	08/12/1993
VOL. TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF LICENSEE WINSTON RADIO CORPORATION FROM A.H. WALTERS ESTATE, RICHARD H. MAYER, LOUIS A. PRADT AND CARL M. GILLESPIE, TRUSTEES TO MICHAEL F. BROSIG, SR., ET AL FORM 315 ATTY: NONE
05/27/1997	BTC-19970527GE	M. BROSIG, SR., ET AL.			FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC				Granted	07/16/1997
VOLUNTARY TRANSFER OF CONTROL FROM: MICHAEL F. BROSIG, SR., WILLIAM R. HORNER, JAMES BOXLER, ET AL. TO: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC (FORM 315)
04/18/2000	BTC-20000411ABN	DONALD J.ALT			DONALD J. ALT GRANTOR RETAINED ANNUITY TRUST, DJ ALT TRUSTEE				Granted	05/04/2000
Voluntary Transfer of Control From: DONALD J.ALT To: DONALD J. ALT GRANTOR RETAINED ANNUITY TRUST, D. J. ALT TRUSTEE Form 316
01/08/2002	BTC-20020108AAR	FOREVER BROADCASTING,INC.			FOREVER LICENSES, LLC				Granted	01/17/2002
Voluntary Transfer of Control From: FOREVER BROADCASTING,INC. To: FOREVER LICENSES,LLC Form 316
Special Temporary Authority (STA) and Experimental and other miscellaneous authorizations
Type		Date	File Number	Remarks						Outcome
Special Temporary Auth.-engineering		12/17/2002	20021202ACM							Dismissed
Special Temporary Auth.-engineering		10/19/2016	BSTA-20161014AAL							Granted
Special Temporary Auth.-engineering		03/30/2017	BSTA-20170327ABY							Granted
Special Temporary Auth.-engineering		12/18/2017	BSTA-20171030AEE							Granted
Special Temporary Auth.-engineering		09/14/2020	BSTA-20200820AAC							Granted
Special Temporary Auth.-engineering		10/21/2021	BSTA-20211007AAI							Granted