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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

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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

88.3

51.8m

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

88.3

51.8m

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
08/01/2022	Consent Decree	$25,000

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APPLICATION HISTORY

	BZ-7823		Modification	Granted 05/14/1971
	NoFileNumber		License to Cover	Granted 01/01/1978
	BR-19801126UU		Renewal	Granted 03/30/1981
	BTC-19820423ED		Transfer of Control	Granted 06/04/1982
	BTC-19820423HZ		Transfer of Control	Granted 06/04/1982
	BR-19831201WU		Renewal	Granted 03/16/1984
	BAL-19880219HC		Assign License/CP	Granted 03/08/1988
	BR-19901130WE		Renewal	Granted 05/29/1991
	BAL-19970113GJ		Assign License/CP	Granted 02/28/1997
	BR-19971124YD		Renewal	Granted 06/04/1998
	BP-19980508AA		Construction Permit	Granted 09/10/1998
	BAPL-19980731GE		Assign License/CP	Granted 09/18/1998
	BL-19991101AKU		License to Cover	Granted 03/03/2000
	BTC-20000314AAW		Transfer of Control	Granted 05/01/2000
	BR-20051123AGR		Renewal	Granted 03/24/2006
	BLSTA-20130415AAL		Silent STA	Granted 07/12/2013
	NoFileNumber		Resume Operations	Granted 11/27/2013
	BR-20131126APM		Renewal	Granted 03/24/2014
	BLSTA-20151116ADA		Silent STA	Granted 12/07/2015
	BLESTA-20160613ABL		Extension Request	Granted 06/29/2016
	NoFileNumber		Resume Operations	Granted 10/07/2016
	BAL-20190308AAF		Assign License/CP-amend	Granted 05/15/2019
	0000098586		Administrative Update	Received 01/21/2020
	BLSTA-20200219AAH		Silent STA	Granted 03/12/2020
	BAL-20200219AAL		Assign License/CP-amend	Granted 04/14/2020
	0000129759		Administrative Update	Received 12/16/2020
	5213326	Saved : 2020-12-16 07:20:55		Original App.
		Submitted : 2020-12-16 07:22:47
		Received : 2020-12-16 07:24:40
	BLESTA-20201112AAH		Extension Request	Granted 01/12/2021
	NoFileNumber		Resume Operations	Granted 01/25/2021
	0000168589		Renewal	Granted 06/06/2022
	0000162716		Transfer of Control-amend	Granted 08/29/2022
	0000212255		Silent STA	Granted 03/22/2023
	BSTA-20230420AAB		Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 04/21/2023
	0000214123		Resume Operations	Granted 04/24/2023
	0000222307		Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 05/06/2024
	0000243731		Extension Request	Granted 05/06/2024
	0000250191		Resume Operations	Granted 08/09/2024
From: RADIO BROADCASTING SERVICES, INCORPORATED
To: SKY RADIO & PRESS, LLC
	0000247477		Assign License/CP	Dismissed 08/27/2024
From: RADIO BROADCASTING SERVICES, INCORPORATED
To: SKY RADIO & PRESS, LLC
	0000247476		Assign License/CP	Granted 08/27/2024
	0000249098		Chg Call Sign (ALTC)	Granted 09/05/2024
	Callsign Requested: WKAF.
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IMPORTED LETTERS

Imported Letter	BSTA-20230420AAB	04/21/2023
Imported Letter	BSTA-20230420AAB	04/21/2023
Authority to Remain Silent	BLESTA-20201112AAH	01/12/2021
Authority to Remain Silent	BLSTA-20200219AAH	03/12/2020
Incoming letter or scanned document	BR-20131126APM	07/28/2016
Authority to Remain Silent	BLESTA-20160613ABL	06/29/2016
Authority to Remain Silent	BLSTA-20151116ADA	12/07/2015
Incoming letter or scanned document	BL-19991101AKU	09/02/2015
Incoming letter or scanned document	BLSTA-20130415AAL	07/12/2013
History card		01/01/1980