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KDKA

PITTSBURGH PA

AM BROADCAST

1020 kHz

Audacy License, LLC
2400 Market Street, 4th Floor
Philadelphia PA 19103
2025716555
Facility ID: 25443
Licensed
HD Radio digital hybrid

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Correspondence
Enforcement History
FRN: 0004434866

This record has been enhanced by the REC Radio History Project. Pre-1932 data has been manually entered by REC based on FRC Radio Service Bulletins. Click here to learn more.

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Estimated Date		Callsign	Frequency	Daytime Power	Nighttime Power	Location
Radio Service Bulletins
11/01/1920	New station	KDKA	Commercial frequencies only			EAST PITTSBURGH PA
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC & MANUFACTURING CO.
03/01/1922		KDKA	980	Power unknown		EAST PITTSBURGH PA
06/01/1923		KDKA	980			EAST PITTSBURGH PA
02/01/1924		KDKA	980	1000	1000	EAST PITTSBURGH PA
02/01/1924		KDKA	980	1000	1000	EAST PITTSBURGH PA
02/02/1925		KDKA	980	1000	1000	EAST PITTSBURGH PA
03/02/1925		KDKA	980	Power variable		EAST PITTSBURGH PA
POWER VARIABLE
04/30/1927		KDKA	980	30000	30000	EAST PITTSBURGH PA
05/31/1927		KDKA	980	30000	30000	EAST PITTSBURGH PA
09/30/1927		KDKA	980	50000	50000	EAST PITTSBURGH PA
11/30/1928		KDKA	980	25000	25000	EAST PITTSBURGH PA
50,000 EXPERIMENTALLY
02/28/1929		KDKA	980	25000	25000	EAST PITTSBURGH PA
50,000 EXPERIMENTALLY//ON LIST
08/30/1930		KDKA	980	25000	25000	SAXONBURG PA
STUDIO AT PITTSBURGH
01/31/1932		KDKA	980	50000	50000	SAXONBURG PA

Information from the station's history card (1932-1979) has not been entered into the database.

Date Field	File Number	Application Type	Application Status	Status Date	Permit Expires	kHz	Daytime Power	Nighttime Power	Antenna Mode	Facility Type
Construction Permits and Licenses
09/22/1987	BZ-19870922AE	Modification	Dismissed	10/28/1987		1020	0	0	NonDirectional	Main
DM
02/14/1995	BL-19950214AB	License to Cover	Granted	04/24/1995		1020	50000	50000	NonDirectional	Main
LIC TO COVER (BP-930928AA) FOR CHGS.
Assignment of Licenses and Permits
Date Field	File Number	Assignor			Assignee				Application Status	Status Date
11/20/1985	BAL-19851120KQ								Granted	12/16/1985
VOL AL FROM WESTINGHOUSE BROADCASTING AND CABLE, INC. TO GROUP W RADIO, INC. FORM 316 AUX RAMSEY L. WOODWORTH,ATTY.
11/08/1994	BAL-19941108KP								Granted	12/13/1994
ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE FROM GROUP W. RADIO, INC. TO GROUP W. RADIO, A DIV. OF WEC. PRO FORMA FORM 316 STEPHEN A. HILDEBRANDT, CHIEF COUNSEL
04/24/1995	BAL-19950424KI								Granted	04/25/1995
ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE FROM GROUP W TELEVISION, A DIVISION OF WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION TO GROUP W BROADCASTING, L.P. PRO FORMA FCC FORM 316 RAMSEY L. WOODWORTH, ESQ.
06/30/1999	BAL-19990630GI	INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION			INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF				Granted	07/16/1999
VOLUNTARY ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE FROM: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION TO: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA (FORM 316)
01/25/2024	0000236536								Granted	02/12/2024
05/31/2024	0000241312								Granted	09/30/2024
Transfer of Control
Date Field	File Number	Transferor			Transferee				Application Status	SStatus Date
04/16/1979	BTC-19790416EF								Granted	06/19/1979
VOL TRANSFER OF DE FACTO CON TROL OF LIC CORP FROM DONALD H. MCGANNON TO DANIEL L. RITCHIE (NO CHGE IN CONTROL OF PARENT CORPORATION)
07/26/1989	BTC-19890726EM								Granted	08/16/1989
VOL TC FROM WESTINGHOUSE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. TO GROUP W RADIO ACQUISITION COMPANY FORM 316 ATTY. RAMSEY L. WOODWORTH
11/30/1999	BTC-19991116AEA	SHAREHOLDERS OF CBS CORPORATION			VIACOM INC.				Granted	05/03/2000
Voluntary Transfer of Control From: SHAREHOLDERS OF CBS CORPORATION To: VIACOM INC. Form 315
12/04/2000	BTC-20001204AAB	INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION			INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION				Granted	12/14/2000
Voluntary Transfer of Control From: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION To: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION Form 316
Special Temporary Authority (STA) and Experimental and other miscellaneous authorizations
Type		Date	File Number	Remarks						Outcome
Special Temporary Auth.-engineering		09/07/2007	BSTA-20070831AAN							Granted