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WNML

KNOXVILLE TN

AM BROADCAST

990 kHz

RADIO LICENSE HOLDING CBC, LLC
780 Johnson Ferry Road
Suite 500
Atlanta GA 30342
4049490700
Facility ID: 16894
Licensed

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Enforcement History
FRN: 0019721638

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ML BP-20040317ADK

Granted

07/01/2004

L2C BL-20031112AJC

Granted

12/23/2004

REC Application ID: 706032 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 706032
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0019721638
Community of license: KNOXVILLE, TN, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 36 2' 33.3" N / 83 53' 58.7" W
Frequency: 990 kHz
FCC Station Class: B
Public Notice Comments: Lic. to cover

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Primary Tower Coordinates: 36 2' 33.3" N / 83 53' 58.7" W
Power: 10 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 371.76 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

172

144.8m

Nighttime | View Towers

Primary Tower Coordinates: 36 2' 33.3" N / 83 53' 58.7" W
Power: 10 kW
Directional Antenna: Y
RMS Standard: 1099 mV/m at 1km
RMS Standard: 1046 mV/m at 1km
RMS Augmented: 1110 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	172	0	0	0	N	N	0	0	0	0	144.8m
B	1	90.6	117	70	315	N	N	0	0	0	0	76.3m
C	0.65	90.6	178	256	241.9	N	N	0	0	0	0	76.3m
D	0.65	90.6	61	245	226	N	N	0	0	0	0	76.3m

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MOD BZ-20020723ADZ

Dismissed

10/28/2002

MOD BZ-19800602AD

Granted

10/28/1980

L2C BL-1709

Granted

00/00/0000

L2C NoFileNumber

Granted

01/01/1978

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WPZA958	950.6250	4711 Old Kingston Pike

CALL SIGN HISTORY

WNOX - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
WTNZ - 04/05/1988 (CDBS)
WIVK - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
WNOX - 08/25/1997 (CDBS)
WNML - 05/09/2005 (CDBS)
WNML - 00/00/0000 (LMS)
Where this call sign has been:
04/25/1997 on 96.5 in GRAY GA - now WIHB-FM (CDBS)
03/25/1997 on 1600.0 in WARNER ROBINS GA - now DWAXP (CDBS)
07/01/1998 on 1670.0 in DRY BRANCH GA - now WMGE (CDBS)
07/01/1998 on 1670.0 in DRY BRANCH GA - now WMGE (CDBS)
05/09/2005 on 99.1 in FRIENDSVILLE TN - now WNML-FM (CDBS)
08/25/1997 on 99.1 in FRIENDSVILLE TN - now WNML-FM (LMS)
09/26/1988 on 99.1 in FRIENDSVILLE TN - now WNML-FM (LMS)

PAST ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY FOR LICENSEE
07/22/2020	Consent Decree

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APPLICATION HISTORY

	NoFileNumber		License to Cover	Granted 01/01/1978
	BR-19790330WM		Renewal	Granted 07/26/1979
	BZ-19800602AD		Modification	Granted 10/28/1980
	BAL-19820118HN		Assign License/CP	Granted 03/03/1982
	BR-19820401WU		Renewal	Granted 07/15/1982
	BAL-19840427GI		Assign License/CP	Granted 05/08/1984
	BAL-19840914GE		Assign License/CP	Granted 11/23/1984
	BAL-19860226HZ		Assign License/CP	Granted 05/01/1986
	BAL-19860521GS		Assign License/CP	Granted 06/09/1986
	BAL-19880331HR		Assign License/CP	Granted 04/18/1988
	BAL-19880401EA		Assign License/CP	Granted 06/29/1988
	BR-19890331YB		Renewal	Granted 07/20/1989
	BR-19960329YQ		Renewal	Granted 07/26/1996
	BAL-20000517ADN		Assign License/CP	Granted 08/02/2000
	BSTA-20001218ACP		Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 01/02/2001
	20010327AGX		Extension Request	Granted 06/21/2001
	20010913ABV		Extension Request	Granted 11/30/2001
	20020220ACZ		Extension Request	Granted 04/30/2002
	20020724ABK		Extension Request	Granted 10/07/2002
	BZ-20020723ADZ		Modification	Dismissed 10/28/2002
	20030102ABO		Extension Request	Granted 04/22/2003
	20030716AEL		Extension Request	Granted 11/04/2003
	BP-20040317ADK		Modify License	Granted 07/01/2004
	BR-20040330ADJ		Renewal	Granted 07/30/2004
	BL-20031112AJC		License to Cover	Granted 12/23/2004
	BR-20120402AJM		Renewal	Granted 08/01/2012
	0000110500		Renewal	Granted 07/23/2020
	BSTA-20210504AAC		Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 05/06/2021
	0000194997		Administrative Update	Received 07/14/2022
	0000240141		Assign License/CP-amend	Granted 04/26/2024
	0000271512		Reduced Power Notification	Received 05/27/2025
	0000271814		Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 06/03/2025
	5504739	Saved : 2025-06-02 11:23:45		Original App.
		Submitted : 2025-06-02 16:55:53
		Pending : 2025-06-03 14:47:34
		Granted : 2025-06-03 14:50:36
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IMPORTED LETTERS

Incoming letter or scanned document	BSTA-20210504AAC	08/24/2021
Incoming letter or scanned document	BSTA-20210504AAC	05/06/2021
History card		01/01/1980