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WKAF
ST. ALBANS VT
AM BROADCAST
1420 kHz
Sky Radio & Press, LLC
361 State St
3F
Albany NY 12210
4074832990
Facility ID: 34812
Licensed
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Enforcement History
FRN: 0007598147
  
L2C BL-19991101AKU Granted 03/03/2000
REC Application ID: 424561 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 424561
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0007598147
Community of license: ST. ALBANS, VT, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 44 49' 52.0" N / 73 5' 25.0" W
Frequency: 1420 kHz
FCC Station Class: D
Public Notice Comments: Lic. to cover
Daytime | View Towers
Primary Tower Coordinates: 44 49' 52.2" N / 73 5' 23.5" W
Power: 1 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 304.9 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
A188.3000NN000051.8m
Nighttime | View Towers
Primary Tower Coordinates: 44 49' 52.2" N / 73 5' 23.5" W
Power: 0.107 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 304.9 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
A188.3000NN000051.8m
CP BP-19980508AA Granted 09/10/1998
MOD BZ-7823 Granted 05/14/1971
L2C BL-2720 Granted 00/00/0000
L2C NoFileNumber Granted 01/01/1978
BROADCAST AUXILIARY/REMOTE PICK-UP/STL
KC5478 166.2500
WPNM815 944.2500 Top of Beartown Ski Area
CALL SIGN HISTORY
WWSR - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
WTWK - 03/13/2002 (CDBS)
WRSA - 04/23/2002 (CDBS)
WRSA - 00/00/0000 (LMS)
WKAF - 09/06/2024 (LMS)
Where this call sign has been:
08/01/1922 - .833 kHz in WICHITA FALLS TX RSB
09/01/1925 - .1150 kHz in MILWAUKEE WI RSB - now WTMJ
08/07/1925 on 620.0 in MILWAUKEE WI - now WTMJ (RHP)
07/06/1982 On Channel 14 in SYRACUSE NY - now WSYT (CDBS)
08/29/2006 on 97.7 in BROCKTON MA - now WZRM (CDBS)
PERIODS OF SILENCE
Dates   Reason # Days
04/01/2013~10/01/2013 183
10/30/2015~10/05/2016 341
02/06/2020~01/22/2021 351
PAST ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY FOR LICENSEE
08/01/2022Consent Decree$25,000
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APPLICATION HISTORY
Public Notice Details BZ-7823 Modification Granted
05/14/1971
Transaction log data NoFileNumber License to Cover Granted
01/01/1978
Transaction log data BR-19801126UU Renewal Granted
03/30/1981
Public Notice Details BTC-19820423ED Transfer of Control Granted
06/04/1982
Public Notice Details BTC-19820423HZ Transfer of Control Granted
06/04/1982
Transaction log data BR-19831201WU Renewal Granted
03/16/1984
Public Notice Details BAL-19880219HC Assign License/CP Granted
03/08/1988
Transaction log data BR-19901130WE Renewal Granted
05/29/1991
Public Notice Details BAL-19970113GJ Assign License/CP Granted
02/28/1997
Transaction log data BR-19971124YD Renewal Granted
06/04/1998
Public Notice Details BP-19980508AA Construction Permit Granted
09/10/1998
Public Notice Details BAPL-19980731GE Assign License/CP Granted
09/18/1998
Public Notice Details BL-19991101AKU License to Cover Granted
03/03/2000
Public Notice Details BTC-20000314AAW Transfer of Control Granted
05/01/2000
Transaction log data BR-20051123AGR Renewal Granted
03/24/2006
  BLSTA-20130415AAL Silent STA Granted
07/12/2013
  NoFileNumber Resume Operations Granted
11/27/2013
Transaction log data BR-20131126APM Renewal Granted
03/24/2014
Transaction log data BLSTA-20151116ADA Silent STA Granted
12/07/2015
Transaction log data BLESTA-20160613ABL Extension Request Granted
06/29/2016
  NoFileNumber Resume Operations Granted
10/07/2016
Public Notice Details BAL-20190308AAF Assign License/CP-amend Granted
05/15/2019
Transaction log data 0000098586 Administrative Update Received
01/21/2020
Transaction log data BLSTA-20200219AAH Silent STA Granted
03/12/2020
Public Notice Details BAL-20200219AAL Assign License/CP-amend Granted
04/14/2020
Transaction log data 0000129759 Administrative Update Received
12/16/2020
Transaction log data BLESTA-20201112AAH Extension Request Granted
01/12/2021
  NoFileNumber Resume Operations Granted
01/25/2021
Transaction log data 0000168589 Renewal Granted
06/06/2022
Transaction log data 0000162716 Transfer of Control-amend Granted
08/29/2022
Transaction log data 0000212255 Silent STA Granted
03/22/2023
Transaction log data BSTA-20230420AAB Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
04/21/2023
Transaction log data 0000214123 Resume Operations Granted
04/24/2023
Transaction log data 0000222307 Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
05/06/2024
Transaction log data 0000243731 Extension Request Granted
05/06/2024
Transaction log data 0000250191 Resume Operations Granted
08/09/2024
From: RADIO BROADCASTING SERVICES, INCORPORATED
To: SKY RADIO & PRESS, LLC
Transaction log data 0000247477 Assign License/CP Dismissed
08/27/2024
From: RADIO BROADCASTING SERVICES, INCORPORATED
To: SKY RADIO & PRESS, LLC
Transaction log data 0000247476 Assign License/CP Granted
08/27/2024
Transaction log data 0000249098 Chg Call Sign (ALTC) Granted
09/05/2024
  Callsign Requested: WKAF.
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IMPORTED LETTERS
Imported LetterBSTA-20230420AAB04/21/2023
Imported LetterBSTA-20230420AAB04/21/2023
Authority to Remain SilentBLESTA-20201112AAH01/12/2021
Authority to Remain SilentBLSTA-20200219AAH03/12/2020
Incoming letter or scanned documentBR-20131126APM07/28/2016
Authority to Remain SilentBLESTA-20160613ABL06/29/2016
Authority to Remain SilentBLSTA-20151116ADA12/07/2015
Incoming letter or scanned documentBL-19991101AKU09/02/2015
Incoming letter or scanned documentBLSTA-20130415AAL07/12/2013
History card 01/01/1980
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