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WFAT

BATTLE CREEK MI

AM BROADCAST

930 kHz

MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
904 GRAND AVE.
WAUSAU WI 54403
0000000000
Facility ID: 37459
Licensed

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Enforcement History
FRN: 0002711737

MOD BZ-20120718ACT

Granted

09/28/2012

L2C BL-20070410AEF

Granted

10/16/2007

REC Application ID: 1182126 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 1182126
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0002711737
Community of license: BATTLE CREEK, MI, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 42 17' 31.1" N / 85 10' 60.0" W
Frequency: 930 kHz
FCC Station Class: B
Public Notice Comments: License to cover.

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Primary Tower Coordinates: 42 17' 31.1" N / 85 10' 60" W
Power: 5 kW
Directional Antenna: Y
RMS Standard: 731.3 mV/m at 1km
RMS Standard: 679.14 mV/m at 1km
RMS Augmented: 731.7 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
A	0.78	85	-103	0	0	N	N	0	0	0	0	76.2m
B	1	85	0	90	130	N	N	0	0	0	0	76.2m

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Nighttime | View Towers

Primary Tower Coordinates: 42 17' 31.1" N / 85 10' 60" W
Power: 1 kW
Directional Antenna: Y
RMS Standard: 323 mV/m at 1km
RMS Standard: 307.38 mV/m at 1km
RMS Augmented: 324.4 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
A	0.7	85	144	0	0	N	N	0	0	0	0	76.2m
B	1	85	0	90	342	N	N	0	0	0	0	76.2m
C	0.46	85	-142	180	342	N	N	0	0	0	0	76.2m

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ML BP-20060314ACH

Granted

07/19/2006

L2C BL-9161

Granted

00/00/0000

CALL SIGN HISTORY

WBCK - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
WTOU - 07/01/2014 (CDBS)
WFAT - 09/09/2019 (CDBS)
Where this call sign has been:
07/01/1922 - .833 kHz in SIOUX FALLS SD RSB
01/02/1924 - .1160 kHz in SIOUX FALLS SD RSB
03/01/1983 On Channel 11 in JEANNETTE PA - now WPKD-TV (CDBS)
06/09/1992 on 96.5 in PORTAGE MI - now WTOU (CDBS)
09/01/2014 on 700 in Paxton MA - now WQVD (CDBS)

PERIODS OF SILENCE

Dates		Reason	# Days
07/03/2014~01/30/2015			211

TRANSLATORS/BOOSTERS/SATELLITES
1.	W274AQ	102.7	BATTLE CREEK MI

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APPLICATION HISTORY

	BR-19790529UI	Renewal	Granted 05/29/1979
	BR-19820527YL	Renewal	Granted 09/15/1982
	BAL-19870518EC	Assign License/CP	Granted 07/08/1987
	BR-19890602UN	Renewal	Granted 09/25/1992
	BAL-19950725GK	Assign License/CP	Granted 09/13/1995
	BR-19960530YV	Renewal	Granted 02/12/1997
	BTC-19980422GM	Transfer of Control	Granted 04/30/1998
	BAL-19981116HJ	Assign License/CP	Granted 12/04/1998
	BSTA-20030904ABI	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 09/26/2003
	20031223AFJ	Extension Request	Granted 03/29/2004
	BR-20040601APV	Renewal	Granted 09/20/2004
	20040630ACJ	Extension Request	Granted 10/15/2004
	20050114AFM	Extension Request	Granted 05/23/2005
	20050822BLM	Extension Request	Granted 03/30/2006
	BP-20060314ACH	Modify License	Granted 07/19/2006
	20060927AQW	Extension Request	Granted 08/07/2007
	BL-20070410AEF	License to Cover	Granted 10/16/2007
	BAL-20070824AGZ	Assign License/CP	Granted 12/20/2007
	BSTA-20110531ARY	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 06/03/2011
	BESTA-20111122BEE	Extension Request	Granted 02/06/2012
	BESTA-20120806ABI	Extension Request	Granted 08/16/2012
	BR-20120529AGX	Renewal	Granted 09/25/2012
	BZ-20120718ACT	Modification	Granted 09/28/2012
	BAL-20130524AGH	Assign License/CP	Granted 08/20/2013
	BAL-20140121NIA	Assign License/CP-amend	Granted 03/26/2014
	BLSTA-20140703AHL	Silent STA	Granted 08/14/2014
	NoFileNumber	Resume Operations	Granted 02/03/2015
	0000112686	Administrative Update	Received 04/24/2020
	0000114668	Renewal	Accepted for Filing 05/28/2020
	0000114668	Renewal	Granted 10/15/2020
	0000207872	Transfer of Control-amend	Granted 06/09/2023
	0000244972	Administrative Update	Received 05/17/2024
	0000250045	Administrative Update	Received 08/02/2024
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IMPORTED LETTERS

Authority to Remain Silent	BLSTA-20140703AHL	08/14/2014
STA related	BESTA-20120806ABI	08/16/2012
STA related	BESTA-20111122BEE	02/06/2012
Incoming letter or scanned document	BSTA-20110531ARY	06/08/2011
Incoming letter or scanned document	BSTA-20110531ARY	06/03/2011
Letter decision on IO/PTD/P4R	BAL-20070824AGZ	12/20/2007
Incoming letter or scanned document		08/07/2007
History card		01/01/1980