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WJOX

BIRMINGHAM AL

AM BROADCAST

690 kHz

RADIO LICENSE HOLDING CBC, LLC
780 Johnson Ferry Road
Suite 500
Atlanta GA 30342
4049490700
Facility ID: 16897
Licensed
HD Radio digital hybrid

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Enforcement History
FRN: 0019721638

L2C BL-20210216AAE

Granted

04/01/2021

ML BP-20201103AAN

Granted

01/26/2021

L2C BL-19890926AD

Granted

03/05/1990

REC Application ID: 133554 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 133554
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0019721638
Community of license: BIRMINGHAM, AL, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 33 26' 56.0" N / 86 55' 18.0" W
Frequency: 690 kHz
FCC Station Class: B
Public Notice Comments: LIC TO COVER (BP-860917AC AS MOD) FOR CHGS.

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Primary Tower Coordinates: 33 26' 56.4" N / 86 55' 18" W
Power: 50 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 337.96 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

136.4

164.7m

Nighttime | View Towers

Primary Tower Coordinates: 33 27' 2.4" N / 86 55' 20" W
Power: 0.5 kW
Directional Antenna: Y
RMS Standard: 224.66 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	136.3	0	0	0	N	N	0	0	0	0	164.6m
B	1	68.2	150	60	310	N	N	0	0	0	0	82.4m

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MOD BZ-19821221AR

Granted

01/07/1983

L2C SMOV-19890926AD

Granted

01/01/1978

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CALL SIGN HISTORY

WVOK - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
WJOX - 03/13/1992 (CDBS)
WSPZ - 12/01/2006 (CDBS)
WJOX - 02/08/2010 (CDBS)
Where this call sign has been:
00/00/0000 on 106.1 in CHARLOTTE MI - now WJXQ (CDBS)
09/20/1978 on 106.1 in CHARLOTTE MI - now WJXQ (CDBS)
12/01/2006 on 100.5 in HELENA AL - now WJQX (CDBS)
07/31/2008 on 94.5 in BIRMINGHAM AL - now WJOX-FM (CDBS)
02/08/2010 on 94.5 in BIRMINGHAM AL - now WJOX-FM (CDBS)

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

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APPLICATION HISTORY

	SMOV-19890926AD	License to Cover	Granted 01/01/1978
	BAL-19781006ED	Assign License/CP	Granted 11/29/1978
	BAL-19781214ED	Assign License/CP	Granted 12/29/1978
	BR-19781201ZF	Renewal	Granted 04/11/1979
	BR-19811201UV	Renewal	Granted 03/31/1982
	BZ-19821221AR	Modification	Granted 01/07/1983
	BAL-19840427GJ	Assign License/CP	Granted 05/08/1984
	BAL-19840914GI	Assign License/CP	Granted 11/23/1984
	BAL-19860226GH	Assign License/CP	Granted 05/01/1986
	BAL-19860521GU	Assign License/CP	Granted 06/09/1986
	BAPL-19880331HP	Assign License/CP	Granted 04/18/1988
	BAPL-19881007GF	Assign License/CP	Granted 11/30/1988
	BR-19881201WF	Renewal	Granted 06/01/1989
	BRC-19900129AC	Renewal	Granted 02/05/1990
	BL-19890926AD	License to Cover	Granted 03/05/1990
	BR-19951130E4	Renewal	Granted 04/16/1996
	BR-20031205AXE	Renewal	Granted 05/18/2004
	BDN-20060404AHD	Digital Notification	Pending 04/10/2006
	BR-20111201PVR	Renewal	Granted 03/23/2012
	BSTA-20200114AAF	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 01/15/2020
	0000104894	Renewal-amendment	Granted 07/23/2020
	BESTA-20200714AAH	Extension Request	Granted 08/03/2020
	BP-20201103AAN	Modify License	Granted 01/26/2021
	BESTA-20210202AAH	Extension Request	Granted 02/09/2021
	BL-20210216AAE	License to Cover	Granted 04/01/2021
	0000195242	Administrative Update	Received 07/18/2022
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IMPORTED LETTERS

Incoming letter or scanned document	BL-20210216AAE	04/01/2021
Incoming letter or scanned document	BL-20210216AAE	03/21/2021
Incoming letter or scanned document	BP-20201103AAN	02/17/2021
STA related	BESTA-20210202AAH	02/09/2021
Authorization document	BP-20201103AAN	01/26/2021
STA related	BESTA-20200714AAH	08/03/2020
STA related	BSTA-20200114AAF	01/15/2020
Incoming letter or scanned document	BL-19890926AD	08/01/2016
Imported Letter	BL-19890926AD	03/05/1990
Imported Letter	BL-19890926AD	03/05/1990
History card		01/01/1980