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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

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Superceded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

REC Application ID: 39300 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 39300
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0005932280
Community of license: ORLEANS, MA, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 41 46' 48.4" N / 70 0' 34.1" W
Frequency: 1170 kHz
FCC Station Class: D
Public Notice Comments: LIC. TO COVER (BP-800606AF) FOR CHGS.

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Primary Tower Coordinates: 41 46' 48.4" N / 70 0' 34.1" W
Power: 1 kW
Directional Antenna: Y
RMS Standard: 328.31 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	211	0	0	0	N	N	0	0	0	0	150.3m
B	1.2	145.6	90	90	308	N	N	0	0	0	0	103.7m

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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.	W287DE	105.3	ORLEANS MA

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APPLICATION HISTORY

	BAL-19800220EA	Assign License/CP	Granted 05/13/1980
	BR-19801201YR	Renewal	Granted 03/30/1981
	BL-19820211AJ	License to Cover	Granted 04/23/1982
	BAPL-19830628HB	Assign License/CP	Granted 08/15/1983
	BR-19831130VN	Renewal	Granted 03/16/1984
	BR-19901130WY	Renewal	Granted 12/06/1991
	BAL-19941021GI	Assign License/CP	Granted 11/02/1994
	BAL-19950511GF	Assign License/CP	Granted 06/01/1995
	BR-19971201WG	Renewal	Granted 06/30/1998
	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
	BZ-20020529ABW	Modification	Granted 10/24/2002
	BR-20051201AJC	Renewal	Granted 03/28/2006
	BR-20131125BPF	Renewal	Granted 03/24/2014
	BP-20171204ACQ	Modify License-Amendment	Granted 06/22/2018
	BL-20180730ABP	License to Cover	Granted 08/27/2018
	BLSTA-20181101AAE	Silent STA	Granted 11/16/2018
	BLESTA-20190507ABQ	Extension Request	Granted 05/23/2019
	BSTA-20190905AAK	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 09/09/2019
	BSTA-20191004AAC	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 10/10/2019
	NoFileNumber	Resume Operations	Granted 10/15/2019
	BESTA-20200302AAM	Extension Request	Granted 04/02/2020
	BP-20200511AAR	Modify License	Granted 08/12/2020
	BESTA-20200925ABH	Extension Request	Granted 10/07/2020
	BML-20201103AAO	Modify License	Granted 11/17/2020
	BESTA-20210315AAC	Extension Request	Granted 04/22/2021
	BESTA-20211006AAC	Extension Request	Granted 11/04/2021
	0000171397	Renewal	Granted 03/21/2022
	BESTA-20220323AAD	Extension Request	Pending 03/24/2022
	BESTA-20221103AAG	Extension Request	Granted 11/08/2022
	BESTA-20230714AAB	Extension Request	Granted 07/21/2023
	BP-20230724AAB	Modify License	Granted 09/20/2023
	0000235102	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 01/25/2024
	0000249446	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 08/08/2024
	0000266026	Extension Request	Pending 02/03/2025
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IMPORTED LETTERS

Imported Letter	BP-20230724AAB	09/20/2023
Imported Letter	BESTA-20230714AAB	07/21/2023
Imported Letter	BESTA-20230714AAB	07/18/2023
Imported Letter	BESTA-20230714AAB	07/18/2023
Imported Letter	BESTA-20221103AAG	11/08/2022
Imported Letter	BESTA-20221103AAG	11/04/2022
Incoming letter or scanned document	BESTA-20220323AAD	05/09/2022
Incoming letter or scanned document	BESTA-20220323AAD	03/24/2022
Incoming letter or scanned document	BESTA-20211006AAC	11/04/2021
STA related	BESTA-20210315AAC	04/22/2021
Incoming letter or scanned document	BML-20201103AAO	11/06/2020
STA related	BESTA-20200925ABH	10/07/2020
Authorization document	BP-20200511AAR	08/12/2020
STA related	BESTA-20200302AAM	04/02/2020
STA related	BSTA-20191004AAC	10/10/2019
STA related	BSTA-20190905AAK	09/09/2019
Authority to Remain Silent	BLESTA-20190507ABQ	05/23/2019
Authority to Remain Silent	BLSTA-20181101AAE	11/16/2018
Incoming letter or scanned document	BL-20180730ABP	08/07/2018
Incoming letter or scanned document	BP-20171204ACQ	06/22/2018