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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: 0034767822
  
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.
L2C BL-19950214AB Granted 04/24/1995
REC Application ID: 206451 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 206451
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0034767822
Community of license: PITTSBURGH, PA, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 40 33' 33.2" N / 79 57' 10.2" W
Frequency: 1020 kHz
FCC Station Class: A
Public Notice Comments: LIC TO COVER (BP-930928AA) FOR CHGS.
Unlimited Hours | View Towers
Primary Tower Coordinates: 40 33' 33.2" N / 79 57' 10.2" W
Power: 50 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 431 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
A10000NN115.49.9264.216.094.3m
MOD BZ-19870922AE Dismissed 10/28/1987
BROADCAST AUXILIARY/REMOTE PICK-UP/STL
WQKH635 54.0000~72.0000
WQKH635 76.0000~88.0000
WQKH635 161.6250~161.7750
KGF869 161.7300 3801 UNIVERSITY DR
KGF869 166.2500 3801 UNIVERSITY DR
WQKH635 174.0000~216.0000
WQKH635 450.0000~451.0000
KEH331 450.2500
KEH331 450.7500
KEH331 450.8500 3801 UNIVERSITY DR
KEH331 455.2500 3801 UNIVERSITY DR
KEH331 455.7500 3801 UNIVERSITY DR
KEH331 455.8500 3801 UNIVERSITY DR
WQKH635 470.0000~488.0000
WQKH635 488.0000~494.0000
WQKH635 494.0000~608.0000
WQKH635 653.0000~657.0000
WCX439 950.0000 651 Holiday Drive
WCX480 951.5000 4101 GRiZzELLa ST
CALL SIGN HISTORY
KDKA - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
Where this call sign has been:
11/01/1920 - .980 kHz in SAXONBURG PA RSB - now KDKA
00/00/0000 On Channel 25 in PITTSBURGH PA - now KDKA-TV (CDBS)
10/11/1978 on 92.9 in PITTSBURGH PA - now WLTJ (CDBS)
06/15/1979 On Channel 25 in PITTSBURGH PA - now KDKA-TV (CDBS)
02/15/2010 on 93.7 in PITTSBURGH PA - now KDKA-FM (CDBS)
07/07/2004 on 93.7 in PITTSBURGH PA - now KDKA-FM (LMS)
00/00/0000 on 536.0 in PITTSBURGH PA - now KDKA-TV (LMS)
TRANSLATORS/BOOSTERS/SATELLITES
1.W261AX100.1PITTSBURGH PA
PAST ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY FOR LICENSEE
07/22/2020Consent Decree
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APPLICATION HISTORY
Public Notice Details BTC-19790416EF Transfer of Control Granted
06/19/1979
Transaction log data BR-19810331VR Renewal Granted
07/07/1981
Transaction log data BR-19840402VY Renewal Granted
07/17/1984
Public Notice Details BAL-19851120KQ Assign License/CP Granted
12/16/1985
Public Notice Details BZ-19870922AE Modification Dismissed
10/28/1987
Public Notice Details BTC-19890726EM Transfer of Control Granted
08/16/1989
Transaction log data BR-19910327YE Renewal Granted
07/22/1991
Public Notice Details BAL-19941108KP Assign License/CP Granted
12/13/1994
Public Notice Details BL-19950214AB License to Cover Granted
04/24/1995
Public Notice Details BAL-19950424KI Assign License/CP Granted
04/25/1995
Transaction log data BR-19980401S1 Renewal Granted
10/21/1998
Public Notice Details BAL-19990630GI Assign License/CP Granted
07/16/1999
Public Notice Details BTC-19991116AEA Transfer of Control Granted
05/03/2000
Public Notice Details BTC-20001204AAB Transfer of Control Granted
12/14/2000
Transaction log data BR-20060403BEG Renewal Granted
08/02/2006
  BSTA-20070831AAN Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
09/07/2007
  BDN-20080522ACG Digital Notification Pending
05/27/2008
  BESTA-20071127ACL Extension Request Granted
06/26/2008
Transaction log data BR-20140331AMY Renewal Granted
07/25/2014
Transaction log data 0000188585 Renewal Granted
08/01/2022
Transaction log data 0000236536 Assign License/CP Granted
02/12/2024
Transaction log data 0000241312 Assign License/CP-amend Granted
09/30/2024
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IMPORTED LETTERS
Incoming letter or scanned documentBESTA-20071127ACL06/26/2008
Incoming letter or scanned documentBSTA-20070831AAN09/07/2007
History card 01/01/1980
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