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WQTM
FAIR BLUFF NC
AM BROADCAST
1480 kHz
KEITH BALDWIN
718 PINEFIELD WAY
BALTIMORE MD 21040
4436556615
Facility ID: 2860
Licensed
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Correspondence
FRN: 0028638708
  
L2C BL-20100712AHY Granted 11/18/2010
ML BP-20070223AGU Granted 07/11/2007
L2C BL-11802 Granted 01/01/1978
REC Application ID: 419812 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 419812
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0028638708
Community of license: FAIR BLUFF, NC, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 34 19' 23.6" N / 79 0' 6.1" W
Frequency: 1480 kHz
FCC Station Class: D
Daytime | View Towers
Primary Tower Coordinates: 34 19' 23.6" N / 79 0' 6.1" W
Power: 1 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 313.82 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
A1102.9000NN000057.9m
Nighttime | View Towers
Primary Tower Coordinates: 34 19' 23.6" N / 79 0' 6.1" W
Power: 0.048 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 313.82 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
A1102.9000NN000057.9m
CALL SIGN HISTORY
WWKO - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
WNFO - 10/01/1984 (CDBS)
WJHB - 03/03/1988 (CDBS)
WNCR - 08/05/1996 (CDBS)
WVXY - 06/13/2002 (CDBS)
WZFB - 10/16/2002 (CDBS)
WSRC - 06/01/2006 (CDBS)
WWKO - 01/29/2009 (CDBS)
WQTM - 05/26/2011 (CDBS)
Where this call sign has been:
05/28/1996 on 540 in PINE HILLS FL - now WFLF (CDBS)
01/29/2001 on 740 in ORLANDO FL - now WYGM (CDBS)
PERIODS OF SILENCE
Dates   Reason # Days
04/01/2010~03/18/2011 351
03/22/2011~07/12/2011 112
12/04/2011~05/09/2012 157
09/11/2013~04/07/2014 208
04/16/2014~02/06/2015 296
02/18/2015~09/13/2015 207
09/30/2015~09/02/2016 338
09/22/2016~07/23/2017 304
07/26/2017~07/15/2018 354
09/15/2018~09/15/2019 365
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APPLICATION HISTORY
Transaction log data BL-11802 License to Cover Granted
01/01/1978
Transaction log data BR-19780720UB Renewal Granted
11/28/1978
Public Notice Details BAL-19810303FP Assign License/CP Granted
05/15/1981
Transaction log data BR-19810720UC Renewal Granted
11/20/1981
Public Notice Details BAL-19820730FL Assign License/CP Granted
09/24/1982
Public Notice Details BTC-19830325FD Transfer of Control Granted
05/23/1983
Public Notice Details BAL-19830926EG Assign License/CP Granted
11/10/1983
Public Notice Details BAL-19840203FV Assign License/CP Granted
03/22/1984
Public Notice Details BAL-19860819FE Assign License/CP Granted
10/06/1986
Public Notice Details BAL-19871019EA Assign License/CP Granted
12/14/1987
Transaction log data BR-19880803UA Renewal Granted
03/06/1989
Public Notice Details BAL-19890511EC Assign License/CP Granted
06/21/1989
Transaction log data BR-19950731VE Renewal Granted
11/30/1995
Public Notice Details BAL-19980611GE Assign License/CP Granted
07/27/1998
  BLSTA-20000504ABF Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
05/08/2001
Public Notice Details BAL-20020606AAN Assign License/CP-amend Granted
09/10/2002
Public Notice Details BAL-20021029AAB Assign License/CP Granted
12/10/2002
Transaction log data BR-20030730AGH Renewal Granted
11/24/2003
Public Notice Details BAL-20031215AAP Assign License/CP-amend Granted
02/18/2004
  BLSTA-20041129BEV Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
11/30/2004
  BLSTA-20050317ABD Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
03/18/2005
Public Notice Details BAL-20050809AFK Assign License/CP Granted
09/19/2005
Public Notice Details BAL-20060202AAC Assign License/CP Granted
03/16/2006
  BSTA-20060411ACZ Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
04/28/2006
Public Notice Details BP-20070223AGU Modify License Granted
07/11/2007
Public Notice Details BL-20100712AHY License to Cover Granted
11/18/2010
  NoFileNumber Resume Operations Granted
03/21/2011
  BLSTA-20100506AFK Silent STA Dismissed
03/21/2011
  BSTA-20110608ABR Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
06/13/2011
  NoFileNumber Resume Operations Granted
07/15/2011
Public Notice Details BAL-20110629BJY Assign License/CP-amend Granted
08/15/2011
  BLSTA-20110404AGG Silent STA Granted
10/27/2011
  BLSTA-20111214ABU Silent STA Granted
12/30/2011
  NoFileNumber Resume Operations Granted
05/14/2012
Transaction log data BR-20110728AGZ Renewal Granted
06/27/2012
  BLSTA-20130911AAI Silent STA Granted
11/14/2013
  NoFileNumber Resume Operations Granted
04/09/2014
Transaction log data BLSTA-20140417AAY Silent STA Granted
08/11/2014
Public Notice Details BTC-20140707AAN Transfer of Control-amend Granted
08/27/2014
  NoFileNumber Resume Operations Granted
02/11/2015
Transaction log data BLSTA-20150219AAP Silent STA Granted
04/09/2015
  NoFileNumber Resume Operations Granted
09/23/2015
Transaction log data BLSTA-20151006AAD Silent STA Granted
11/10/2015
Transaction log data BLESTA-20160505AFO Extension Request Granted
05/19/2016
  NoFileNumber Resume Operations Granted
10/19/2016
Transaction log data BLSTA-20160926AEN Silent STA Granted
10/21/2016
  NoFileNumber Resume Operations Granted
07/27/2017
Transaction log data BLSTA-20170803ACB Silent STA Granted
08/23/2017
Transaction log data BLESTA-20171227AAR Extension Request Granted
01/24/2018
Transaction log data BSTA-20180622AAE Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
06/25/2018
  NoFileNumber Resume Operations Granted
07/18/2018
Transaction log data BLSTA-20180917AAN Silent STA Granted
10/09/2018
Transaction log data BLESTA-20190320AAL Extension Request Granted
04/17/2019
Public Notice Details BAL-20190430AAD Assign License/CP-amend Granted
07/01/2019
  NoFileNumber Resume Operations Granted
09/16/2019
Transaction log data 0000078634 Renewal Granted
11/19/2019
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IMPORTED LETTERS
Authority to Remain SilentBLESTA-20190320AAL04/17/2019
Incoming letter or scanned documentBLSTA-20180917AAN10/09/2018
STA relatedBSTA-20180622AAE06/25/2018
Authority to Remain SilentBLESTA-20171227AAR01/24/2018
Authority to Remain SilentBLSTA-20170803ACB08/23/2017
Authority to Remain SilentBLSTA-20160926AEN10/21/2016
Authority to Remain SilentBLESTA-20160505AFO05/25/2016
Authority to Remain SilentBLSTA-20151006AAD11/10/2015
Authority to Remain SilentBLSTA-20150219AAP04/09/2015
Authority to Remain SilentBLSTA-20140417AAY08/12/2014
Incoming letter or scanned documentBLSTA-20130911AAI11/14/2013
Incoming letter or scanned documentBLSTA-20111214ABU12/30/2011
Incoming letter or scanned documentBLSTA-20110404AGG10/27/2011
Incoming letter or scanned documentBSTA-20110608ABR06/13/2011
History card 01/01/1980
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