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WVSL
SARANAC LAKE NY
AM BROADCAST
1240.0 kHz
NORTH COUNTRY RADIO CORP.
800 VILLAGE WALK #258
GUILFORD CT 06437
2035507111
Facility ID: 73314
Licensed
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Correspondence
FRN: 0011281797
  
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-8751 Granted 00/00/0000
REC Application ID: 310498 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 310498
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0011281797
Community of license: SARANAC LAKE, NY, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 44 18' 58.0" N / 74 7' 8.0" W
Frequency: 1240 kHz
FCC Station Class: C
Unlimited Hours | View Towers
Primary Tower Coordinates: 44 18' 58.2" N / 74 7' 6.6" W
Power: 1 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 294.51 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
A181.7000NN000054.9m
CALL SIGN HISTORY
WNBZ - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
WVSL - 02/28/2018 (CDBS)
Where this call sign has been:
04/01/1984 on 1240 in LORIS SC - now WLSQ (CDBS)
07/12/1991 on 105.9 in VALLEY STATION KY - now WAYK (CDBS)
08/08/2011 on 1240.0 in SELINSGROVE PA - now DWVSL (CDBS)
08/08/2011 on 92.3 in RIVERSIDE PA - now WHNA (CDBS)
02/08/2013 on 1240.0 in SELINSGROVE PA - now DWVSL (CDBS)
PERIODS OF SILENCE
Dates   Reason # Days
06/17/2017~06/04/2018 352
TRANSLATORS/BOOSTERS/SATELLITES
1.W237EY95.3SARANAC LAKE NY
Nautel for LPFM.
APPLICATION HISTORY
Transaction log data BR-19810204YC Renewal Granted
06/25/1981
Transaction log data BR-19840206XB Renewal Granted
05/24/1984
Transaction log data BR-19910124UC Renewal Granted
05/17/1991
Public Notice Details BAL-19980323GL Assign License/CP Granted
05/08/1998
Transaction log data BR-19980129YO Renewal Granted
05/18/1998
  BSTA-20041214AFZ Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
01/05/2005
Transaction log data BR-20060201AVN Renewal Granted
05/26/2006
Transaction log data BR-20140224AAP Renewal Granted
05/24/2016
Transaction log data BLSTA-20170623ABV Silent STA Granted
08/23/2017
Public Notice Details BAL-20171122ABI Assign License/CP-amend Granted
01/31/2018
  NoFileNumber Resume Operations Granted
06/08/2018
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IMPORTED LETTERS
Authority to Remain SilentBLSTA-20170623ABV08/23/2017
Incoming letter or scanned documentBR-20140224AAP07/01/2015
History card 01/01/1980
Imported Letter 05/31/1972
Imported Letter 09/28/1961
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