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KPEL

LAFAYETTE LA

AM BROADCAST

1420 kHz

TOWNSQUARE MEDIA OF LAFAYETTE, LLC
1 MANHATTANVILLE ROAD
SUITE 202
PURCHASE NY 10577
2038610900
Facility ID: 12682
Licensed

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FRN:

L2C BL-19870717AD

Granted

10/08/1987

REC Application ID: 103694 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 103694
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0006076970
Community of license: LAFAYETTE, LA, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 30 16' 38.0" N / 92 3' 51.0" W
Frequency: 1420 kHz
FCC Station Class: B
Public Notice Comments: LIC. TO COVER (BP-860818AD AS REINSTATED) FOR CHGS.

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Primary Tower Coordinates: 30 16' 38.7" N / 92 3' 51.4" W
Power: 0.75 kW
Directional Antenna: Y
RMS Standard: 282.57 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	101.3	0	0	0	N	N	0	0	0	0	59.4m
B	0.75	101.3	-138.5	80	151	N	N	0	0	0	0	59.4m

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L2C BL-19820629AC

Granted

09/16/1982

REC Application ID: 44565 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 44565
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0006076970
Community of license: LAFAYETTE, LA, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 30 16' 38.0" N / 92 3' 51.0" W
Frequency: 1420 kHz
FCC Station Class: B
Public Notice Comments: LIC. TO COVER (BP-800206AC AS MOD). FOR CHGS.

Daytime | View Towers

Primary Tower Coordinates: 30 16' 38.7" N / 92 3' 51.4" 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

101.3

59.4m

BROADCAST AUXILIARY/REMOTE PICK-UP/STL
WPTM836	450.2500

CALL SIGN HISTORY

KPEL - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
Where this call sign has been:
04/12/1992 on 107.9 in ERATH LA - now KHXT (CDBS)
03/16/1999 on 105.1 in ABBEVILLE LA - now KFTE (CDBS)
06/25/2010 on 96.5 in BREAUX BRIDGE LA - now KPEL-FM (CDBS)

TRANSLATORS/BOOSTERS/SATELLITES
1.	K277DQ	103.3	LAFAYETTE LA

APPLICATION HISTORY

	BR-19790201ZX	Renewal	Granted 06/25/1979
	BR-19820125WZ	Renewal	Granted 05/18/1982
	BL-19820629AC	License to Cover	Granted 09/16/1982
	BTC-19860618GO	Transfer of Control	Granted 07/07/1986
	BL-19870717AD	License to Cover	Granted 10/08/1987
	BAL-19880314EA	Assign License/CP	Granted 04/27/1988
	BTC-19880719EC	Transfer of Control	Granted 09/12/1988
	BAL-19890313HC	Assign License/CP	Granted 03/29/1989
	BR-19890131VN	Renewal	Granted 05/31/1989
	BTC-19940330GE	Transfer of Control	Dismissed 04/21/1994
	BAL-19940422HI	Assign License/CP	Granted 05/16/1994
	BAL-19940422HL	Assign License/CP	Granted 05/16/1994
	BAL-19950123KJ	Assign License/CP	Granted 02/13/1995
	BAL-19950123KP	Assign License/CP	Granted 02/13/1995
	BR-19960201AD	Renewal	Granted 08/02/1996
	BTC-19990323EA	Transfer of Control	Granted 04/05/1999
	BAL-20010829AAN	Assign License/CP	Granted 10/17/2001
	BR-20040202AWK	Renewal	Granted 05/27/2004
	BSTA-20061030ATX	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 11/08/2006
	BR-20120131ABT	Renewal	Granted 06/26/2012
	0000104681	Renewal	Granted 05/18/2020
From: OCM PF/FF RADIO HOLDINGS PT, L.P.
To: TOWNSQUARE MEDIA, INC.
	0000135449	Transfer of Control	Granted 03/08/2021
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IMPORTED LETTERS

Incoming letter or scanned document	BR-20120131ABT	06/26/2012
Imported Letter	BL-19870717AD	10/08/1987
History card		01/01/1980