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WTDR

GADSDEN AL

AM BROADCAST

1350 kHz

RAINBOW CITY MEDIA, LLC
P.O. BOX 863
ALBERTVILLE AL 35950
2565710194
Facility ID: 13849
Licensed

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Correspondence
Enforcement History
FRN: 0021246509

MOD BZ-19811130AD

Granted

12/08/1981

MOD BZ-9782

Granted

08/08/1979

L2C BL-13272

Granted

08/31/1972

REC Application ID: 313027 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 313027
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0021246509
Community of license: GADSDEN, AL, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 34 1' 3.0" N / 86 5' 15.0" W
Frequency: 1350 kHz
FCC Station Class: B

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Primary Tower Coordinates: 34 1' 3.3" N / 86 5' 14.9" W
Power: 5 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 312.21 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

100

61.7m

Nighttime | View Towers

Primary Tower Coordinates: 34 1' 3.3" N / 86 5' 14.9" W
Power: 1 kW
Directional Antenna: Y
RMS Standard: 289.68 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	100	0	0	0	N	N	0	0	0	0	61.7m
B	0.8	100	-14.4	230.4	2.5	N	N	0	0	0	0	61.7m

Display pattern of directional antenna.

Display directional pattern in tabular form.

BROADCAST AUXILIARY/REMOTE PICK-UP/STL
KIV742	26.4500
WDD34	947.5000	823 FORREST AVE
WQVN236	951.0000	301 NORTH 12TH STREET, SUITE 1

CALL SIGN HISTORY

WGAD - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
WJBY - 10/04/2007 (CDBS)
WGAD - 01/19/2011 (CDBS)
WTDR - 09/20/2012 (CDBS)
Where this call sign has been:
03/23/1990 on 96.9 in STATESVILLE NC - now WKKT (CDBS)
10/25/2000 on 92.7 in TALLADEGA AL - now WTDR-FM (CDBS)
09/12/2012 on 92.7 in TALLADEGA AL - now WTDR-FM (CDBS)
00/00/0000 on in TALLADEGA AL - now WTDR-FM (LMS)
04/01/1985 on 92.7 in TALLADEGA AL - now WTDR-FM (LMS)
00/00/0000 on in MUNFORD AL - now WTDR-FM (LMS)

PAST ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY FOR LICENSEE
08/27/2020	Consent Decree

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APPLICATION HISTORY

	BL-13272	License to Cover	Granted 08/31/1972
	BR-19781117UA	Renewal	Granted 07/16/1979
	BZ-9782	Modification	Granted 08/08/1979
	BZ-19811130AD	Modification	Granted 12/08/1981
	BR-19811130WZ	Renewal	Granted 03/23/1982
	BR-19881130VZ	Renewal	Granted 09/06/1989
	BTC-19930503EC	Transfer of Control	Granted 06/04/1993
	BR-19951130UQ	Renewal	Granted 03/28/1996
	BAL-20020306AAA	Assign License/CP	Granted 04/19/2002
	BR-20031117ABE	Renewal	Granted 03/26/2004
	BAL-20040514AAE	Assign License/CP-amend	Granted 05/28/2004
	BAL-20040817ABH	Assign License/CP-amend	Granted 10/20/2004
	BAL-20110629AAA	Assign License/CP	Granted 08/22/2011
	BR-20111121AFE	Renewal	Granted 03/23/2012
	BSTA-20120409ABY	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 04/13/2012
	BESTA-20121105ALQ	Extension Request	Granted 12/07/2012
	BESTA-20130531AWN	Extension Request	Granted 06/27/2013
	0000099275	Renewal-amendment	Granted 08/27/2020
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IMPORTED LETTERS

STA related	BESTA-20130531AWN	06/27/2013
STA related	BESTA-20121105ALQ	12/07/2012
Imported Letter	BSTA-20120409ABY	04/13/2012
Imported Letter	BZ-9782	03/23/1982
History card		01/01/1980