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DKBLV
PASADENA CA
AM BROADCAST
295.89999999999 kHz
KPPC RADIO, INC.
3844 E FOOTHILL BLVD
PASADENA CA 91101
Facility ID: 35491

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Radio Service Bulletins
Estimated Date   Callsign Frequency Daytime Power Nighttime Power   Location  
01/02/1925 New station KPPC 1210 5050   PASADENA CA  
PASADENA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
04/30/1927 KPPC 1210 5050   PASADENA CA  
05/31/1927 KPPC 1210 5050   PASADENA CA  
02/29/1928 KPPC 1210 5050   PASADENA CA  
02/28/1929 KPPC 1210 5050   PASADENA CA  
ON LIST
11/30/1929 KPPC 1210 5050   PASADENA CA  
Construction Permits and Licenses
Date Field File Number Application
Type
Application
Status
Status
Date
Permit
Expires
kHz Daytime Power Nighttime Power Schedule or
Time Share
Antenna
Mode
Facility
Type
01/05/1925 5-S-B-34 License to Cover Granted 01/05/1925 1310 50 50 NonDirectional Main
04/04/1927 5-S-B-34 License to Cover Granted 04/21/1927 1310 50 50 KELW NonDirectional Main
Applicant requested 1292 kc 50 W.
04/04/1927 5-S-B-34 Modify License Granted 06/01/1927 1310 50 50 KELW NonDirectional Main
02/20/1928 5-R-B-34 Modify License Granted 02/20/1928 950 50 50 KPSN NonDirectional Main
11/26/1929 5-R-B-34 Modify License Granted 11/26/1929 1210 50 50 KFXM NonDirectional Main
12/24/1930 5-P-B-1895 Minor Modification Superceded 04/29/1931 1210 100 100 KFXM NonDirectional Main
New equip. change from WE 3-A (max 50w) to RCA 100-W (max 100w) DCC.
04/29/1931 5-P-B-1895 Minor Modification Granted 05/12/1931 1210 50 50 KFXM NonDirectional Main
New equip. change from WE 3-A (max 50w) to RCA 100-W (max 100w) DCC. (Original request was to increase power to 100 watts but that was deleted in an amendment.)
06/05/1931 5-MP-B-222 Minor Modify CP Granted 06/26/1931 1210 50 50 KFXM NonDirectional Main
Use antenna of former KPSN (move to the Star News building)
07/15/1931 5-L-B-665 License to Cover Granted 08/20/1931 1210 50 50 KFXM NonDirectional Main
08/06/1934 B5-ML-19 Modify License Dismissed 10/30/1934 1210 100 100 S-KFXM NonDirectional Main
dismissed at applicant request
01/30/1935 B5-P-390 Minor Modification Application Denied 02/08/1936 1210 250 100 NonDirectional Main
01/30/1935 S5-ML-136 Modify License Granted 05/26/1936 1210 100 100 S-KFXM NonDirectional Main
02/08/1936 LETTER- Modify License Granted 02/08/1936 1210 100 100 S-KFXM NonDirectional Main
Letter to incr. power to 100 watts
06/25/1936 B5-Z-61 Direct Measurement Granted 07/22/1936 1210 100 100 S-KFXM NonDirectional Main
08/06/1936 B5-P-1306 Minor Modification Granted 09/04/1936 05/04/1937 1210 100 100 S-KFXM NonDirectional Main
Changes in equipment
12/18/1936 B5-L-506 License to Cover Granted 01/19/1937 1210 100 100 S-KFXM NonDirectional Main
02/10/1941 B5-R-697 Direct Measurement Granted 03/24/1941 1240 100 100 S-KFXM NonDirectional Main
03/29/1944 B5-ML-1192 Modify License Superceded 04/18/1944 1240 100 100 Specified Hours NonDirectional Main
CHG HOURS FROM S-KFXM TO LIMITED TIME
04/18/1944 B5-ML-1192 Modify License Granted 06/03/1944 1240 100 100 Specified Hours NonDirectional Main
TO CHG REQUESTED HOURS TO SPECIFIED HOURS SUN 6AM-12 MID AND WEDNESDAY 7PM-11PM PST.
01/23/1948 BP-6566 Minor Modification Application Denied 05/03/1951 1240 250 250 NonDirectional Main
04/01/1950 BP-7594 Minor Modification Granted 04/05/1950 12/05/1950 1240 100 100 Specified Hours NonDirectional Main
Install new T (Collins 300G)
11/06/1950 BMP-5390 CP Extension Granted 11/21/1950 11/05/1951 1240 100 100 Specified Hours NonDirectional Main
10/15/1951 BMP-5721 CP Extension Granted 11/02/1951 05/05/1952 1240 100 100 Specified Hours NonDirectional Main
04/29/1952 BMP-5878 CP Extension Granted 05/13/1952 10/05/1952 1240 100 100 Specified Hours NonDirectional Main
10/02/1952 BMP-6012 CP Extension Granted 10/09/1952 04/05/1953 1240 100 100 Specified Hours NonDirectional Main
03/30/1953 BL-4976 License to Cover Granted 05/07/1953 1240 100 100 Specified Hours NonDirectional Main
05/17/1978 BZ-9728 Direct Measurement Granted 09/29/1978 1240 100 100 Specified Hours NonDirectional Main
Assignment of Licenses and Permits
Date Field File Number Assignor Assignee Application
Status
Status
Date
08/16/1967 BAL-6147 PASADENA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CROSBY-AVERY BROADCASTING COMPANY Granted 10/05/1967
05/09/1969 BAL-6667 CROSBY-AVERY BROADCASTING COMPANY THE NATIONAL SCIENCE NETWORK, INC. Granted 10/08/1969
05/01/1973 BAL-7882 THE NATIONAL SCIENCE NETWORK, INC. E.H. BOOKASTA ET AL DBA BURBANK BROADCASTING COMPANY Granted 10/30/1973
05/02/1973 BAL-7883 E.H. BOOKASTA ET AL DBA BURBANK BROADCASTING COMPANY KPPC, INC. Granted 10/30/1973
11/14/1983 BAL-19831114FO Granted 12/27/1983
VOL AL FROM KPPC, INC. TO GOOD NEWS RADIO OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, INC. FORM 316 ATTY. DAVID M. HUNSAKER ASSIGNEES ADDRESS: 3844 EAST FOOTHILL BLVD., PASADENA, CA 91107
Transfer of Control
Date Field File Number Transferor Transferee Application
Status
SStatus
Date
10/20/1971 BTC-6708 (INVOLUNTARY) LUDWIG W. FROHLICH INGRID LILLY BURNS AND THOMAS R. BURNS, CO-EXECUTORS OF THE WILL OF L.W. FROHLICH (DECEASED) Granted 11/15/1971
11/14/1983 BTC-19831114FP Dismissed 12/21/1983
VOL TC FROM KPPC, INC. TO RICHARD MARSH, VOTING TRUSTEE CONTINGENT ON GRANT OF FORM 316 (BAL-831114FO) FOR KPPC FORM 315 ATTY. DAVID M. HUNSAKER DISMISSED AT REQUEST OF APPLICANTS
12/16/1983 BTC-19831216FQ Granted 02/03/1984
VOL TC FROM KPPC, INC./HOWARD WARSHAW, MIRIAM WARSHAW & MARVIN B. KOSOFSKY TO ABRAHAM WARSHAW, ET AL FORM 315 ATTY: DAVID M. HUNSAKER
12/04/1995 BTC-19951204ED Granted 02/14/1996
VOL TC OF LICENSE KPPC RADIO, INC. FROM ABRAHAM L. WARSHAW, IRA C. WARSHAW, JEFFREY D. WARSHAW, JACQUELINE F. KOSOFSKY & MARVIN B. KOSOFSKY TO PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT RADIO, INC. FORM 315 ATTY (TRFR) DAVID M. HUNSAKER ATTY (TRFE) ANN BAVENDER
Special Temporary Authority (STA) and Experimental and other miscellaneous authorizations
Type Date File Number Remarks Outcome
Special Service Authority 12/23/1947 BS-34 STA to operate additional time from 11:00pm to 12:00pm, PST, December 24, 1947, in order to broadcast special Christmas program of live music by Church choir and Christmas message, only. Granted
Chg Remote Control Point 04/07/1970 BRC-3425 99 S CHESTER, STE 2, PASADENA CA Granted
Emerg Broadcast System 05/22/1972 EBSA- Granted
Chg Main Studio Location 07/29/1974 BML-2522 3844 E FOOTHILL BL, PASADENA Granted
Additional notes
Date Type Remarks Outcome
11/11/1928 ALLOC Granted
03/24/1941 NARBA Reallocation Granted
11/06/1942 Order 107 Granted
07/10/1945 Order 107A Granted
04/17/1950 Radio History Project Note From 4/7/50 through 7/5/52, KPPC was authorized to operate from a temporary location as the main building was being rebuilt. Any additional details about the Star News building in 1950-1952 would be appreciated.
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