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WNWR

PHILADELPHIA PA

AM BROADCAST

1540 kHz

Wilkins Broadcasting LLC
1125 Colorado St
Allentown PA 18101
2674143460
Facility ID: 1027
Licensed

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FRN: 0033641697

This record has been enhanced by the REC Radio History Project. Pre-1980 data has been manually entered by REC based on information from FCC History Cards. Click here to learn more.

L2C 0000267952

Granted

04/18/2025

REC Application ID: (LMS)
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
Expiration Date: 08/01/2030
FRN: 0033641697
Community of license: PHILADELPHIA, PA, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 40 0' 5.4" N / 75 12' 34.6" W
Frequency: 1540 kHz
FCC Station Class: D

Daytime | View Towers

Primary Tower Coordinates: 40 0' 5.4" N / 75 12' 34.6" W
Power: 10 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 334.5 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

132.5

71.7m

Critical Hours | View Towers

Primary Tower Coordinates: 40 0' 5.4" N / 75 12' 34.6" W
Power: 1.2 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 334.5 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

132.5

71.7m

Nighttime | View Towers

Primary Tower Coordinates: 40 0' 5.4" N / 75 12' 34.6" W
Power: 0.007 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 334.5 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

132.5

71.7m

ML BP-20220601AAG

Granted

09/21/2022

REC Application ID: 1831044 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 1831044
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: Modify License
Application Purpose: Minor
Expiration Date: 09/21/2025
FRN: 0033641697
Community of license: PHILADELPHIA, PA, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 40 0' 5.4" N / 75 12' 34.6" W
Frequency: 1540 kHz
FCC Station Class: D
Public Notice Comments: Minor change in licensed facilities.

Daytime | View Towers

Primary Tower Coordinates: 40 0' 5.4" N / 75 12' 34.6" W
Power: 10 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 334.5 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

132.5

71.7m

Critical Hours | View Towers

Primary Tower Coordinates: 40 0' 5.4" N / 75 12' 34.6" W
Power: 1.2 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 334.5 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

132.5

71.7m

Nighttime | View Towers

Primary Tower Coordinates: 40 0' 5.4" N / 75 12' 34.6" W
Power: 0.007 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 334.5 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

132.5

71.7m

ML BP-20190201AAO

Superceded

04/19/2019

MLA BP-20190201AAO

Granted

04/30/2019

ML BMML-20171220ACU

Granted

03/14/2018

REC Application ID: 1775232 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 1775232
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: Modify License
Application Purpose: Minor
FRN: 0033641697
Community of license: PHILADELPHIA, PA, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 40 2' 46.4" N / 75 14' 7.6" W
Frequency: 1540 kHz
FCC Station Class: B
Public Notice Comments: Direct Measurement

Daytime | View Towers

Primary Tower Coordinates: 40 2' 46.4" N / 75 14' 7.6" W
Power: 50 kW
Directional Antenna: Y
RMS Standard: 2306.29 mV/m at 1km
RMS Standard: 2195.15 mV/m at 1km
RMS Augmented: 2425.06 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	0	0	0	0	N	N	81.7	8.3	0	0	44.2m
B	0.512	0	-123.5	107	129.8	N	N	81.7	8.3	0	0	44.2m
C	0.651	0	143.5	74.5	324.9	N	N	81.7	8.3	0	0	44.2m

Nighttime | View Towers

Primary Tower Coordinates: 40 2' 46.4" N / 75 14' 7.6" W
Power: 0.25 kW
Directional Antenna: Y
RMS Standard: 167.674 mV/m at 1km
RMS Standard: 159.376 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	0	0	0	0	N	N	81.7	8.3	0	0	44.2m
B	0.801	0	-106.1	107	129.8	N	N	81.7	8.3	0	0	44.2m
C	0.319	0	159.1	74.5	324.9	N	N	81.7	8.3	0	0	44.2m

ML BP-20161215ABM

Superceded

03/15/2017

MLA BP-20161215ABM

Granted

05/03/2017

ML BMML-20120724AFT

Granted

08/30/2012

MOD BZ-20051201CKF

Granted

08/18/2006

MAJ BMJP-20050902AAG

Granted

12/19/2007

MAJ BMJP-20040130AFL

Granted

12/19/2007

L2C BL-19940525AA

Dismissed

10/15/1996

ML BML-19810918AA

Granted

10/09/1981

LETTER-

Granted

06/30/1980

BL-12466

Granted

02/06/1970

BP-18639

Granted

09/24/1969

BML-2265

Granted

09/23/1968

BML-2157

Granted

04/19/1966

BL-9332

Granted

07/20/1962

BP-15255

Granted

01/26/1962

BMP-8575

Granted

06/12/1959

BL-7529

Granted

11/17/1959

BMP-8483

Granted

05/13/1959

BMP-8423

Granted

02/26/1959

BMP-8315

Granted

12/09/1958

BMP-8261

Granted

10/15/1958

BMP-8229

Granted

08/25/1958

BP-10977

Granted

01/17/1958

BP-10977

Superceded

08/29/1957

BP-10977

Superceded

06/14/1957

BZ-3581

Granted

05/21/1954

BZ-3339

Granted

11/02/1951

BL-3571

Granted

06/14/1949

B2-P-4495

Granted

02/02/1949

B2-MP-1983

Granted

11/20/1946

B2-MP-1983

Superceded

08/26/1946

B2-P-4495

Superceded

12/13/1948

L2C NoFileNumber

Granted

01/01/1978

CALL SIGN HISTORY

WRCP - 08/24/1965 (RHP)
WJMJ - 06/14/1969 (RHP)
WPGR - 02/13/1984 (CDBS)
WSNI - 01/18/1991 (CDBS)
WPGR - 01/29/1991 (CDBS)
WNWR - 07/10/1995 (CDBS)
WNWR - 00/00/0000 (LMS)

PERIODS OF SILENCE

Dates	Reason	# Days
06/14/2018~11/19/2018		158
03/05/2019~03/02/2020		363
05/01/2020~04/27/2021		361

TRANSLATORS/BOOSTERS/SATELLITES
1.	W237EH	95.3	PENNSAUKEN NJ

REC Radio History Project

This facility record includes pre-1980 information from the FCC/FRC manual history cards that pre-dates both the CDBS system and its predecessor BAPS. The history cards contain information about stations from the early days of radio. Not all records are included. Records such as license renewals and auxilliary facilities are excluded. Also, the information on the history cards was not very detailed and only contain the very basic information. We have included the comments from the card entries to help guide you along the history. REC feels that the history of radio is just as important as its future. REC will be slowly adding this data to the system giving priority to major markets and heritage stations.
For more information this project, click here.

APPLICATION HISTORY

	B2-MP-1983	Minor Modify CP	Granted 11/20/1946
	BSSA-184	Special Temporary Authority	Granted 05/13/1948
	BMSSA-7	Special Temporary Authority	Granted 06/25/1948
	BSSA-193	Special Temporary Authority	Granted 10/27/1948
	B2-P-4495	Construction Permit	Granted 02/02/1949
	BSSA-198	Special Temporary Authority	Dismissed 02/10/1949
	BL-3571	License to Cover	Granted 06/14/1949
	BZ-3339	Direct Measurement	Granted 11/02/1951
	BZ-3581	Direct Measurement	Granted 05/21/1954
From: PATRICK JOSEPH STANTON
To: WJMJ BROADCASTING CORPORATION
	BAL-1991	Assignment	Granted 04/13/1955
	BP-10977	Modification	Granted 01/17/1958
	BRC-1241	Chg Remote Control Point	Granted 01/24/1958
	BMP-8229	CP Extension	Granted 08/25/1958
	BMP-8261	CP Extension	Granted 10/15/1958
	BMP-8315	CP Extension	Granted 12/09/1958
	BMP-8423	CP Extension	Granted 02/26/1959
	BMP-8483	CP Extension	Granted 05/13/1959
	BMP-8575	Minor Modify CP	Granted 06/12/1959
	BL-7529	License to Cover	Granted 11/17/1959
	BP-15255	Construction Permit	Granted 01/26/1962
	BL-9332	License to Cover	Granted 07/20/1962
	BTC-4797	Transfer of Control	Granted 07/07/1965
From: WJMJ BROADCASTING CORPORATION
To: RUST CRAFT BROADCASTING OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC.
	BAL-5453	Assignment	Granted 07/12/1965
	BML-2157	Modify License	Granted 04/19/1966
	BML-2265	Modify License	Granted 09/23/1968
	BP-18639	Modification	Granted 09/24/1969
	BL-12466	License to Cover	Granted 02/06/1970
From: RUST CRAFT BROADCASTING OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC.
To: CAPITAL CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION
	BAPL-388	Assignment	Dismissed 02/26/1970
	BTC-6617	Transfer of Control	Granted 07/14/1971
	BTC-6946	Transfer of Control	Granted 08/31/1972
	BRC-3650	Chg Remote Control Point	Granted 08/29/1973
	NoFileNumber	License to Cover	Granted 01/01/1978
	BTC-8575	Transfer of Control	Granted 05/10/1978
	LETTER-	Modify License	Granted 06/30/1980
	BR-19810325UI	Renewal	Granted 07/07/1981
	BML-19810918AA	Modify License	Granted 10/09/1981
	BR-19840327VH	Renewal	Granted 08/01/1984
	BAL-19840814GQ	Assign License/CP	Granted 10/18/1984
	BAL-19841214GJ	Assign License/CP	Granted 12/27/1984
	BAL-19860613GU	Assign License/CP	Granted 07/15/1986
	BAL-19860613HE	Assign License/CP	Granted 07/15/1986
	BR-19910401YW	Renewal	Granted 08/30/1991
	BAL-19911120EA	Assign License/CP	Granted 03/13/1992
	BAL-19950208EA	Assign License/CP	Granted 06/29/1995
	BL-19940525AA	License to Cover	Dismissed 10/15/1996
	BTC-19971211EE	Transfer of Control	Granted 12/24/1997
	BSTA-19980526YB	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 06/26/1998
	BR-19980401R6	Renewal	Granted 09/02/1998
	BSTA-19980817YB	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 10/01/1998
	BSTA-19981229YA	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 02/26/1999
	BSTA-20000418AAL	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 06/09/2000
	BSTA-20001205ACK	Extension Request	Granted 01/23/2001
	BSTA-20010720ACF	Extension Request	Granted 10/19/2001
	20020419ACP	Extension Request	Granted 08/14/2002
	BR-20060327AGW	Renewal	Granted 07/28/2006
	BZ-20051201CKF	Modification	Granted 08/18/2006
	BMJP-20040130AFL	Major Modification	Granted 12/19/2007
	BMJP-20050902AAG	Major Modification	Granted 12/19/2007
	BTC-20080623ADO	Transfer of Control-amend	Granted 07/11/2008
	BTC-20091207ABT	Transfer of Control	Granted 12/24/2009
	BSTA-20111025AHW	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 10/26/2011
	BESTA-20120406AAM	Extension Request	Granted 05/21/2012
	BMML-20120724AFT	Modify License	Granted 08/30/2012
	BAL-20121102ACT	Assign License/CP	Granted 11/20/2012
	BR-20140331AKI	Renewal	Granted 07/25/2014
	BTC-20150406AAZ	Transfer of Control-amend	Granted 04/14/2015
	BTC-20150609ABE	Transfer of Control	Granted 06/26/2015
	BTC-20150706AAF	Transfer of Control	Granted 08/13/2015
	BTC-20150821AAK	Transfer of Control-amend	Granted 10/15/2015
	BTC-20160415AAE	Transfer of Control	Granted 04/29/2016
	BP-20161215ABM	Modify License-Amendment	Granted 05/03/2017
	BSTA-20170808AAM	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Dismissed 09/13/2017
	BPTA-20171220ACX	Program Test Authority	Granted 01/16/2018
	BMML-20171220ACU	Modify License	Granted 03/14/2018
	BAL-20180417AAP	Assign License/CP	Granted 06/01/2018
	BLSTA-20180706AAH	Silent STA	Granted 07/18/2018
	NoFileNumber	Resume Operations	Granted 12/07/2018
	BSTA-20181206AAR	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 12/10/2018
	BLSTA-20190320AAS	Silent STA	Granted 04/17/2019
	BP-20190201AAO	Modify License-Amendment	Granted 04/30/2019
	BLESTA-20191004AAQ	Extension Request	Granted 10/25/2019
	BSTA-20200218AAN	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Dismissed 02/21/2020
	BSTA-20200218ABK	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 02/21/2020
	NoFileNumber	Resume Operations	Granted 03/04/2020
	BLSTA-20200513AAH	Silent STA	Granted 06/25/2020
	BLESTA-20201211AAC	Extension Request	Granted 01/22/2021
	BSTA-20210419AAI	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 04/26/2021
	NoFileNumber	Resume Operations	Granted 04/30/2021
	BESTA-20211014AAC	Extension Request	Granted 11/15/2021
	BESTA-20220425AAH	Extension Request	Granted 05/06/2022
	0000188146	Renewal	Granted 08/01/2022
	BP-20220601AAG	Modify License	Granted 09/21/2022
	BESTA-20221031AAC	Extension Request	Granted 11/07/2022
	BESTA-20230428AAB	Extension Request	Granted 05/08/2023
From: AZTEC CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC.
To: WILKINS BROADCASTING LLC
	0000213897	Assign License/CP	Granted 06/30/2023
	0000224112	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 11/06/2023
	0000256322	Extension Request	Granted 11/01/2024
	0000243888	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 11/01/2024
	0000267952	License to Cover	Granted 04/18/2025
Add 1 consummation notice to list above.
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IMPORTED LETTERS

Imported Letter	BESTA-20230428AAB	05/08/2023
Imported Letter	BESTA-20230428AAB	05/08/2023
Imported Letter	BESTA-20230428AAB	04/28/2023
Imported Letter	BESTA-20230428AAB	04/28/2023
Imported Letter	BESTA-20221031AAC	11/07/2022
Imported Letter	BESTA-20221031AAC	11/04/2022
Imported Letter	BESTA-20221031AAC	11/01/2022
Imported Letter	BP-20220601AAG	09/21/2022
Incoming letter or scanned document	BP-20220601AAG	06/03/2022
Incoming letter or scanned document	BESTA-20220425AAH	05/06/2022
Incoming letter or scanned document	BESTA-20220425AAH	05/05/2022
Incoming letter or scanned document	BESTA-20220425AAH	05/05/2022
Incoming letter or scanned document	BESTA-20220425AAH	04/26/2022
Incoming letter or scanned document	BESTA-20211014AAC	11/15/2021
Incoming letter or scanned document	BSTA-20210419AAI	04/26/2021
Authority to Remain Silent	BLESTA-20201211AAC	01/22/2021
Authority to Remain Silent	BLSTA-20200513AAH	06/25/2020
STA related	BSTA-20200218ABK	02/21/2020
Authority to Remain Silent	BLESTA-20191004AAQ	10/25/2019
Authorization document	BP-20190201AAO	04/30/2019
Authority to Remain Silent	BLSTA-20190320AAS	04/17/2019
STA related	BSTA-20181206AAR	12/10/2018
Authority to Remain Silent	BLSTA-20180706AAH	07/18/2018
Incoming letter or scanned document	BMML-20171220ACU	03/14/2018
Incoming letter or scanned document	BPTA-20171220ACX	01/16/2018
Incoming letter or scanned document	BP-20161215ABM	01/08/2018
Incoming letter or scanned document	BSTA-20170808AAM	09/13/2017
FAA/ASR related	BMML-20120724AFT	08/27/2012
Incoming letter or scanned document	BL-19940525AA	07/13/2012
Imported Letter	BESTA-20120406AAM	05/21/2012
Imported Letter	BSTA-20111025AHW	10/26/2011
History card		01/01/1980