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WFPB
ORLEANS MA
AM BROADCAST
1170 kHz
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
One Beacon Street
BOSTON MA 02108
6172876900
Facility ID: 8591
Licensed
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Correspondence
FRN: 0005932280
  
ML BP-20230724AAB Granted 09/20/2023
ML BML-20201103AAO Granted 11/17/2020
ML BP-20200511AAR Granted 08/12/2020
REC Application ID: 1817681 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 1817681
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: Modify License
Application Purpose: Minor
Expiration Date: 08/12/2023
FRN: 0005932280
Community of license: ORLEANS, MA, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 41 46' 44.4" N / 70 0' 28.1" W
Frequency: 1170 kHz
FCC Station Class: D
Public Notice Comments: Minor change in licensed facilities.
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Primary Tower Coordinates: 41 46' 44.4" N / 70 0' 28.1" W
Power: 1 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 268 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
A137.5000NN000026.7m
L2C BL-20180730ABP Granted 08/27/2018
MLA BP-20171204ACQ Granted 06/22/2018
ML BP-20171204ACQ Superceded 05/24/2018
MOD BZ-20020529ABW Granted 10/24/2002
L2C BL-19820211AJ Granted 04/23/1982
CALL SIGN HISTORY
WKPE - 01/28/1985 (CDBS)
WHXT - 09/01/1989 (CDBS)
WKPE - 09/18/1989 (CDBS)
WFPB - 11/23/1998 (CDBS)
Where this call sign has been:
06/09/1995 on 91.9 in FALMOUTH MA - now WFPB-FM (CDBS)
11/23/1998 on 91.9 in FALMOUTH MA - now WFPB-FM (CDBS)
PERIODS OF SILENCE
Dates   Reason # Days
10/18/2018~10/14/2019 361
TRANSLATORS/BOOSTERS/SATELLITES
1.W287DE105.3ORLEANS MA
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APPLICATION HISTORY
Public Notice Details BAL-19800220EA Assign License/CP Granted
05/13/1980
Transaction log data BR-19801201YR Renewal Granted
03/30/1981
Public Notice Details BL-19820211AJ License to Cover Granted
04/23/1982
Public Notice Details BAPL-19830628HB Assign License/CP Granted
08/15/1983
Transaction log data BR-19831130VN Renewal Granted
03/16/1984
Transaction log data BR-19901130WY Renewal Granted
12/06/1991
Public Notice Details BAL-19941021GI Assign License/CP Granted
11/02/1994
Public Notice Details BAL-19950511GF Assign License/CP Granted
06/01/1995
Transaction log data BR-19971201WG Renewal Granted
06/30/1998
Public Notice Details BAL-19980910GG Assign License/CP Granted
10/30/1998
  BSTA-20000131ACA Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
03/02/2000
  BSTA-20000524ADJ Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
07/05/2000
  20001222AAW Extension Request Granted
03/26/2001
  20010918ABS Extension Request Granted
11/30/2001
Public Notice Details BZ-20020529ABW Modification Granted
10/24/2002
Transaction log data BR-20051201AJC Renewal Granted
03/28/2006
Transaction log data BR-20131125BPF Renewal Granted
03/24/2014
Public Notice Details BP-20171204ACQ Modify License-Amendment Granted
06/22/2018
Public Notice Details BL-20180730ABP License to Cover Granted
08/27/2018
Transaction log data BLSTA-20181101AAE Silent STA Granted
11/16/2018
Transaction log data BLESTA-20190507ABQ Extension Request Granted
05/23/2019
Transaction log data BSTA-20190905AAK Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
09/09/2019
Transaction log data BSTA-20191004AAC Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
10/10/2019
  NoFileNumber Resume Operations Granted
10/15/2019
Transaction log data BESTA-20200302AAM Extension Request Granted
04/02/2020
Public Notice Details BP-20200511AAR Modify License Granted
08/12/2020
Transaction log data BESTA-20200925ABH Extension Request Granted
10/07/2020
Public Notice Details BML-20201103AAO Modify License Granted
11/17/2020
Transaction log data BESTA-20210315AAC Extension Request Granted
04/22/2021
Transaction log data BESTA-20211006AAC Extension Request Granted
11/04/2021
Transaction log data 0000171397 Renewal Granted
03/21/2022
Transaction log data BESTA-20220323AAD Extension Request Pending
03/24/2022
Transaction log data BESTA-20221103AAG Extension Request Granted
11/08/2022
  BESTA-20230714AAB Extension Request Granted
07/21/2023
Public Notice Details BP-20230724AAB Modify License Granted
09/20/2023
Transaction log data 0000235102 Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
01/25/2024
Transaction log data 0000249446 Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
08/08/2024
Transaction log data 0000266026 Extension Request Pending
02/03/2025
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IMPORTED LETTERS
Imported LetterBP-20230724AAB09/20/2023
Imported LetterBESTA-20230714AAB07/21/2023
Imported LetterBESTA-20230714AAB07/18/2023
Imported LetterBESTA-20230714AAB07/18/2023
Imported LetterBESTA-20221103AAG11/08/2022
Imported LetterBESTA-20221103AAG11/04/2022
Incoming letter or scanned documentBESTA-20220323AAD05/09/2022
Incoming letter or scanned documentBESTA-20220323AAD03/24/2022
Incoming letter or scanned documentBESTA-20211006AAC11/04/2021
STA relatedBESTA-20210315AAC04/22/2021
Incoming letter or scanned documentBML-20201103AAO11/06/2020
STA relatedBESTA-20200925ABH10/07/2020
Authorization documentBP-20200511AAR08/12/2020
STA relatedBESTA-20200302AAM04/02/2020
STA relatedBSTA-20191004AAC10/10/2019
STA relatedBSTA-20190905AAK09/09/2019
Authority to Remain SilentBLESTA-20190507ABQ05/23/2019
Authority to Remain SilentBLSTA-20181101AAE11/16/2018
Incoming letter or scanned documentBL-20180730ABP08/07/2018
Incoming letter or scanned documentBP-20171204ACQ06/22/2018
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