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WBMS
BROCKTON MA
AM BROADCAST
1460 kHz
Fraternity Broadcasting Group, LLC
41 Magnolia Road
Sharon MA 02067
8572429027
Facility ID: 19631
Licensed
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Correspondence
FRN: 0034545210
  
L2C BL-20190304AEY Granted 03/20/2019
REC Application ID: 1801502 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 1801502
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0034545210
Community of license: BROCKTON, MA, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 42 3' 1.4" N / 71 3' 40.2" W
Frequency: 1460 kHz
FCC Station Class: D
Public Notice Comments: License to cover.
Daytime | View Towers
Primary Tower Coordinates: 42 3' 1.4" N / 71 3' 40.2" W
Power: 5 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 313.1 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
A1101.5000NN000057.9m
Nighttime | View Towers
Primary Tower Coordinates: 42 3' 1.4" N / 71 3' 40.2" W
Power: 0.03 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 313.1 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
A1101.5000NN000057.9m
MLA BP-20160607AAH Granted 06/07/2017
ML BP-20160607AAH Superceded 06/14/2016
MOD BZ-19981204AC Granted 03/15/1999
L2C BL-19910123AD Granted 11/21/1991
MOD BZ-19830224AI Granted 10/23/1984
BROADCAST AUXILIARY/REMOTE PICK-UP/STL
KPE571 450.7000
KPE571 455.8000
CALL SIGN HISTORY
WBET - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
WBZB - 11/24/2006 (CDBS)
WXBR - 12/12/2006 (CDBS)
WATD - 04/28/2016 (CDBS)
WBMS - 03/01/2019 (CDBS)
Where this call sign has been:
10/30/1926 - .1450 kHz in HACKENSACK NJ RSB
05/05/1984 on 1340 in WILMINGTON NC - now WLSG (CDBS)
10/31/1997 On Channel 10 in JACKSON MS - now DWBMS-CA (CDBS)
02/18/2003 On Channel 10 in JACKSON MS - now DWBMS-CA (CDBS)
05/01/2013 On Channel 10 in JACKSON MS - now DWBMS-CA (CDBS)
PERIODS OF SILENCE
Dates   Reason # Days
08/03/2012~03/08/2013 217
05/23/2015~05/20/2016 363
08/06/2016~
08/06/2016~08/01/2017 360
12/11/2017~11/16/2018 340
02/04/2019~02/19/2019 15
04/04/2019~11/25/2019 235
TRANSLATORS/BOOSTERS/SATELLITES
1.W266DA101.1BROCKTON MA
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APPLICATION HISTORY
Transaction log data BR-19801128UR Renewal Granted
03/30/1981
Transaction log data BR-19831202UG Renewal Granted
03/23/1984
Public Notice Details BZ-19830224AI Modification Granted
10/23/1984
  DM
  5406204 Granted : 1984-10-23 00:00:00 Original App.
Transaction log data BR-19901203UO Renewal Granted
03/19/1991
Public Notice Details BL-19910123AD License to Cover Granted
11/21/1991
Public Notice Details BAL-19961025GF Assign License/CP Granted
12/04/1996
Public Notice Details BAL-19971009GH Assign License/CP Granted
11/25/1997
Transaction log data BR-19971126ZZ Renewal Granted
04/10/1998
Public Notice Details BZ-19981204AC Modification Granted
03/15/1999
Transaction log data BR-20051130ARZ Renewal Granted
07/31/2006
Public Notice Details BAL-20060331AJW Assign License/CP-amend Granted
07/31/2006
Public Notice Details BAL-20061006ABK Assign License/CP Granted
10/19/2006
Public Notice Details BAL-20120213ACA Assign License/CP-amend Granted
05/18/2012
  BLSTA-20120827AAG Silent STA Granted
11/13/2012
  NoFileNumber Resume Operations Granted
03/11/2013
Transaction log data BR-20131231AKI Renewal Granted
10/24/2014
Transaction log data BLSTA-20150622AAG Silent STA Granted
07/01/2015
Public Notice Details BAL-20150430AEN Assign License/CP Granted
07/07/2015
Transaction log data BSTA-20160428ABI Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
05/03/2016
  NoFileNumber SUS) Granted
08/17/2016
Transaction log data BLSTA-20160906AAR Silent STA Granted
10/14/2016
Transaction log data BLESTA-20170418ABB Extension Request Granted
05/08/2017
Public Notice Details BP-20160607AAH Modify License-Amendment Granted
06/07/2017
Transaction log data BSTA-20170712ABM Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
07/18/2017
  NoFileNumber Resume Operations Granted
08/04/2017
Transaction log data BLSTA-20171211ABL Silent STA Granted
01/22/2018
Transaction log data BLESTA-20180625AAX Extension Request Granted
07/06/2018
Transaction log data BSTA-20181108AAO Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
11/09/2018
  NoFileNumber Resume Operations Granted
11/26/2018
Public Notice Details BL-20190304AEY License to Cover Granted
03/20/2019
Transaction log data BLSTA-20190204AAG Silent STA Dismissed
04/03/2019
  NoFileNumber Resume Operations Granted
04/03/2019
Transaction log data BLSTA-20190404AAD Silent STA Granted
05/03/2019
Transaction log data BLESTA-20190926ABF Extension Request Granted
10/15/2019
  NoFileNumber Resume Operations Granted
12/16/2019
From: MARSHFIELD BROADCASTING CO., INC.
To: FRATERNITY BROADCASTING GROUP, LLC
Transaction log data 0000229269 Assign License/CP Dismissed
12/06/2023
From: MARSHFIELD BROADCASTING CO., INC.
To: FRATERNITY BROADCASTING GROUP, LLC
Transaction log data 0000229267 Assign License/CP-amend Granted
01/12/2024
Transaction log data 0000237943 Administrative Update Received
02/01/2024
Transaction log data 0000238003 Renewal Granted
05/21/2024
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IMPORTED LETTERS
Authority to Remain SilentBLESTA-20190926ABF10/15/2019
Authority to Remain SilentBLSTA-20190404AAD05/03/2019
Incoming letter or scanned documentBL-20190304AEY03/11/2019
STA relatedBSTA-20181108AAO11/09/2018
Authority to Remain SilentBLESTA-20180625AAX07/06/2018
Authority to Remain SilentBLSTA-20171211ABL01/22/2018
STA relatedBSTA-20170712ABM07/18/2017
Incoming letter or scanned documentBP-20160607AAH06/02/2017
Authority to Remain SilentBLESTA-20170418ABB05/08/2017
Authority to Remain SilentBLSTA-20160906AAR10/14/2016
STA relatedBSTA-20160428ABI05/03/2016
Incoming letter or scanned documentBLSTA-20150622AAG07/01/2015
Authority to Remain SilentBLSTA-20120827AAG11/13/2012
Incoming letter or scanned documentBL-19910123AD08/27/2012
Incoming letter or scanned documentBAL-20120213ACA05/17/2012
Incoming letter or scanned documentBL-19910123AD04/10/2012
History card 01/01/1980
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