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WSBM
FLORENCE AL
AM BROADCAST
1340 kHz
BIG RIVER BROADCASTING CORPORATION
624 SAM PHILLIPS ST
FLORENCE AL 35630
Facility ID: 5272
Licensed
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FRN:
 
MOD BZ-19830630AA Granted 07/13/1983
L2C BL-9242 Granted 00/00/0000
REC Application ID: 312710 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 312710
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0006004543
Community of license: FLORENCE, AL, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 34 47' 50.0" N / 87 39' 54.0" W
Frequency: 1340 kHz
FCC Station Class: C
Unlimited Hours | View Towers
Primary Tower Coordinates: 34 47' 50.3" N / 87 39' 54.1" W
Power: 1 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 300.95 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
A188.3000NN000054.9m
CALL SIGN HISTORY
WXOR - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
WSBM - 11/01/1984 (CDBS)
TRANSLATORS/BOOSTERS/SATELLITES
1.W250BY97.9FLORENCE AL
Nautel for LPFM.
APPLICATION HISTORY
Transaction log data BR-19781201VJ Renewal Granted
05/11/1979
Transaction log data BTC-19790807FX Transfer of Control Granted
10/15/1979
Transaction log data BR-RB1104TG Renewal Granted
03/23/1982
Public Notice Details BTC-19820504HH Transfer of Control Granted
05/19/1982
Public Notice Details BZ-19830630AA Modification Granted
07/13/1983
Public Notice Details BTC-19861205GN Transfer of Control Granted
12/19/1986
Transaction log data BR-19881201ZX Renewal Granted
03/24/1989
Transaction log data BR-19951122UM Renewal Granted
03/28/1996
Public Notice Details BTC-19980310EC Transfer of Control Granted
03/23/1998
Transaction log data BR-20031121AGP Renewal Granted
03/26/2004
Transaction log data BR-20111118ADJ Renewal Granted
03/23/2012
From: SAMUEL KNOX PHILLIPS, DECEASED
To: JERRY L. PHILLIPS AND DIANE D. PHILLIPS, CO-EXECUTORS
Transaction log data 0000143355 Transfer of Control Granted
04/19/2021
Transaction log data 0000267878 Chg Call Sign (ALTC) Pending
03/12/2025
  Callsign Requested: WLVS.
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IMPORTED LETTERS
Imported LetterBZ-19830630AA07/13/1983
Imported LetterBZ-19830630AA06/30/1983
Imported LetterBML-19820608AK07/30/1982
Imported LetterBL-924206/28/1982
History card 01/01/1980
Imported LetterBL-924206/15/1962
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