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WGAD

RAINBOW CITY AL

AM BROADCAST

930 kHz

GADSDEN RADIO MEDIA, LLC
P.O. BOX 863
ALBERTVILLE AL 35950
2568787999
Facility ID: 22995
Licensed

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Enforcement History
FRN: 0020965281

L2C BL-19810904AG

Granted

11/30/1981

REC Application ID: 33730 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 33730
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0020965281
Community of license: RAINBOW CITY, AL, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 33 59' 8.0" N / 86 2' 15.0" W
Frequency: 930 kHz
FCC Station Class: B
Public Notice Comments: LIC. TO COVER (BP-800801AA) FOR CHGS.

Daytime | View Towers

Primary Tower Coordinates: 33 59' 8.4" N / 86 2' 14.9" W
Power: 5 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 307.22 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

91.9

82.3m

Nighttime | View Towers

Primary Tower Coordinates: 33 59' 8.4" N / 86 2' 14.9" W
Power: 0.5 kW
Directional Antenna: Y
RMS Standard: 230.36 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	91.9	0	0	0	N	N	0	0	0	0	82.3m
B	1.76	91.9	168	90	16.5	N	N	0	0	0	0	82.3m
C	1.58	91.9	-29.1	180	16.5	N	N	0	0	0	0	82.3m
D	0.73	91.9	138.9	270	16.5	N	N	0	0	0	0	82.3m

Display pattern of directional antenna.

Display directional pattern in tabular form.

BROADCAST AUXILIARY/REMOTE PICK-UP/STL
KEZ609	161.7000
KR9756	161.7000
WLF327	950.0000	2725 RAINBOW DR

CALL SIGN HISTORY

WJBY - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
WKFX - 12/01/1981 (CDBS)
WJBY - 08/01/1986 (CDBS)
WGAD - 10/04/2007 (CDBS)
WJBY - 01/19/2011 (CDBS)
WGAD - 09/20/2012 (CDBS)
Where this call sign has been:
07/01/1922 - .833 kHz in ENSENADA PR RSB
00/00/0000 on 1350 in GADSDEN AL - now WTDR (CDBS)
01/19/2011 on 1350 in GADSDEN AL - now WTDR (LMS)

PERIODS OF SILENCE

Dates		Reason	# Days
10/10/2010~09/12/2011			337

TRANSLATORS/BOOSTERS/SATELLITES
1.	W257CT	99.3	GADSDEN AL
2.	W280ER	103.9	GADSDEN AL

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

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APPLICATION HISTORY

	BR-19781201VB	Renewal	Granted 03/27/1979
	BRC-19810803AC	Renewal	Granted 08/24/1981
	BL-19810904AG	License to Cover	Granted 11/30/1981
	BR-19811201VO	Renewal	Granted 10/29/1982
	BTC-19850808EP	Transfer of Control	Granted 08/30/1985
	BR-19881130YB	Renewal	Granted 03/28/1989
	BTC-19950524EE	Transfer of Control	Granted 06/28/1995
	BR-19951124UD	Renewal	Granted 03/28/1996
	BTC-20000321ABF	Transfer of Control	Granted 05/19/2000
	BR-20031208BME	Renewal	Granted 03/26/2004
	BSTA-20041124AHC	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 12/09/2004
	20050401COV	Extension Request	Granted 08/08/2005
	BAL-20061012AAA	Assign License/CP-amend	Granted 01/11/2007
	BLSTA-20101012AAY	Silent STA	Granted 01/12/2011
	BAL-20101020ABF	Assign License/CP-amend	Granted 01/13/2011
	BAL-20110310ABG	Assign License/CP	Granted 05/02/2011
	NoFileNumber	Resume Operations	Granted 09/21/2011
	BLESTA-20110624ACO	Extension Request	Dismissed 09/21/2011
	BR-20111121AGL	Renewal	Granted 03/23/2012
	0000099313	Renewal-amendment	Granted 08/27/2020
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IMPORTED LETTERS

Imported Letter	BL-19810904AG	11/30/1981
History card		01/01/1980