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KTMS

SANTA BARBARA CA

AM BROADCAST

990 kHz

RINCON BROADCASTING LS LLC
C/O POINT BROADCASTING COMPANY
715 BROADWAY, SUITE 320
SANTA MONICA CA 90401
3104514430
Facility ID: 14529
Licensed

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FRN:

MOD BZ-20100827ABZ

Granted

03/03/2011

MOD BZ-20100827ABZ

Superceded

02/25/2011

L2C BL-19890314AA

Granted

12/06/1989

REC Application ID: 125918 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 125918
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0015946494
Community of license: SANTA BARBARA, CA, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 34 28' 15.0" N / 119 40' 33.0" W
Frequency: 990 kHz
FCC Station Class: B
Public Notice Comments: LIC TO COVER (BP-870211AH) FOR CHGS.

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Primary Tower Coordinates: 34 28' 15" N / 119 40' 36.5" W
Power: 0.5 kW
Directional Antenna: Y
RMS Standard: 220.7 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	90	0	0	0	N	N	0	0	0	0	75.8m
B	1	62.3	-132	96	230	N	N	0	0	0	0	52.4m
C	0.05	90	-90	90	295	N	N	0	0	0	0	75.8m

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L2C BL-19880927AB

Granted

04/25/1989

REC Application ID: 118494 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 118494
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0015946494
Community of license: SANTA BARBARA, CA, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 34 28' 15.0" N / 119 40' 33.0" W
Frequency: 990 kHz
FCC Station Class: B
Public Notice Comments: LIC. TO COVER (BP-860808AF) FOR CHGS.

Daytime | View Towers

Primary Tower Coordinates: 34 28' 15" N / 119 40' 36.5" W
Power: 5 kW
Directional Antenna: Y
RMS Standard: 692 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	90	0	0	0	N	N	0	0	0	0	75.8m
B	0.941	90	-90	90	295	N	N	0	0	0	0	75.8m

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BROADCAST AUXILIARY/REMOTE PICK-UP/STL
KB96335	455.6500
KB96335	455.8500
KFO28	945.0000	414 E COTA ST

CALL SIGN HISTORY

KSSM - 02/24/1992 (CDBS)
KKJZ - 09/02/1992 (CDBS)
KQSB - 11/27/1992 (CDBS)
KTMS - 08/21/1998 (CDBS)
Where this call sign has been:
06/08/1981 On Channel 36 in DENVER CO - now KDVR (CDBS)
00/00/0000 on 1250 in SANTA BARBARA CA - now KZER (CDBS)
06/19/1979 on 97.5 in GOLETA CA - now KLSB (CDBS)

TRANSLATORS/BOOSTERS/SATELLITES
1.	K247CN	97.3	MOJAVE CA
2.	K250BS	97.9	SOLIMAR BEACH CA

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APPLICATION HISTORY

	BR-19800730UB	Renewal	Granted 11/17/1980
	BR-19830727WW	Renewal	Granted 11/30/1983
	BAL-19840323FE	Assign License/CP	Granted 05/10/1984
	BAPL-19871006EE	Assign License/CP	Granted 11/23/1987
	BL-19880927AB	License to Cover	Granted 04/25/1989
	BL-19890314AA	License to Cover	Granted 12/06/1989
	BAL-19900221EH	Assign License/CP	Granted 05/02/1990
	BR-19900718YK	Renewal	Granted 04/17/1991
	BAL-19920917EC	Assign License/CP	Granted 11/04/1992
	BAL-19931029EA	Assign License/CP	Granted 12/14/1993
	BAL-19970324EA	Assign License/CP	Granted 05/07/1997
	BR-19970801N6	Renewal	Granted 03/09/1998
	BR-20050728ABQ	Renewal	Granted 11/29/2005
	BAL-20070109AAL	Assign License/CP	Granted 02/28/2007
	BSTA-20090605AAP	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 06/08/2009
	BZ-20100827ABZ	Modification	Granted 03/03/2011
	BSTA-20130729AAG	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 08/06/2013
	BR-20130730AGN	Renewal	Granted 11/22/2013
	BESTA-20140131AQD	Extension Request	Granted 02/25/2014
	BESTA-20140822AAW	Extension Request	Granted 09/15/2014
	BESTA-20150313AAP	Extension Request	Granted 04/08/2015
	BESTA-20151005ABS	Extension Request	Granted 10/23/2015
	BESTA-20160420ADG	Extension Request	Granted 05/17/2016
	0000155719	Renewal-amendment	Granted 11/22/2021
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IMPORTED LETTERS

Incoming letter or scanned document	BESTA-20160420ADG	05/18/2016
STA related	BESTA-20160420ADG	05/17/2016
STA related	BESTA-20151005ABS	10/23/2015
Incoming letter or scanned document	BESTA-20150313AAP	04/09/2015
STA related	BESTA-20140822AAW	09/15/2014
STA related	BESTA-20140131AQD	02/25/2014
STA related	BSTA-20130729AAG	08/06/2013
Incoming letter or scanned document	BZ-20100827ABZ	07/08/2013
Incoming letter or scanned document	BSTA-20090605AAP	06/08/2009
History card		01/01/1980
History card		01/01/1980