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WFBG

ALTOONA PA

AM BROADCAST

1290 kHz

Southern Belle Media Family, LLC
115 West Main St
Frankfort KY 40601
5028751130
Facility ID: 38269
Licensed

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FRN: 0032920506

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.

MOD BZ-19830908AB

Granted

01/24/1985

MOD BZ-19810318AD

Granted

04/24/1981

L2C BL-13156

Granted

03/06/1972

REC Application ID: 311871 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 311871
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0032920506
Community of license: ALTOONA, PA, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 40 27' 20.0" N / 78 23' 50.0" W
Frequency: 1290 kHz
FCC Station Class: B

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Primary Tower Coordinates: 40 27' 20.3" N / 78 23' 49" W
Power: 5 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 339.57 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

140

90.4m

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Primary Tower Coordinates: 40 27' 20.3" N / 78 23' 49" W
Power: 1 kW
Directional Antenna: Y
RMS Standard: 313.82 mV/m at 1km
RMS Augmented: 313.82 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	1	140	0	0	0	N	N	0	0	0	0	90.4m
B	1	140	20	208	230	N	N	0	0	0	0	90.4m
C	1	140	-168	90	150	N	N	0	0	0	0	90.4m
D	1	140	-188	208	50	N	N	0	0	0	0	90.4m

Display pattern of directional antenna.

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BROADCAST AUXILIARY/REMOTE PICK-UP/STL
KQ2215	161.7300
WRDB293	951.5000	One Forever Drive

CALL SIGN HISTORY

WFBG - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
Where this call sign has been:
08/01/1924 - .1310 kHz in ALTOONA PA RSB - now WFBG
00/00/0000 on 98.1 in ALTOONA PA - now WFGY (CDBS)
08/02/1978 on 98.1 in ALTOONA PA - now WFGY (CDBS)

TRANSLATORS/BOOSTERS/SATELLITES
1.	W283DI	104.5	ALTOONA PA

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APPLICATION HISTORY

	BL-13156		License to Cover	Granted 03/06/1972
	BTC-19800222EX		Transfer of Control	Granted 04/24/1980
	BZ-19810318AD		Modification	Granted 04/24/1981
	BR-19810330UP		Renewal	Granted 07/07/1981
	BR-19840320VE		Renewal	Granted 07/17/1984
	BZ-19830908AB		Modification	Granted 01/24/1985
	BAL-19880607GM		Assign License/CP	Granted 08/01/1988
	BTC-19900907GI		Transfer of Control	Granted 10/31/1990
	BAL-19901031HA		Assign License/CP	Granted 12/24/1990
	BR-19910329ZI		Renewal	Granted 01/21/1992
	BTC-19931028GK		Transfer of Control	Granted 12/20/1993
	BAL-19960611HA		Assign License/CP	Granted 07/31/1996
	BR-19980320L9		Renewal	Granted 07/21/1998
	BAL-20040712AAJ		Assign License/CP-amend	Dismissed 05/09/2005
	BR-20060314ADS		Renewal	Granted 07/28/2006
	BR-20140324AAV		Renewal	Granted 07/25/2014
	BAL-20141010ACN		Assign License/CP	Granted 11/25/2014
From: THE JUDY SILCHO ALT IRREVOCABLE TRUST, ET AL.
To: THE JUDY SILCHO ALT IRREVOCABLE TRUST, DONALD J. ALT, SOLE TRUSTEE
	0000161624		Transfer of Control-amend	Granted 10/18/2021
	0000202287		Assign License/CP-amend	Granted 12/14/2022
	0000242432		Administrative Update	Received 03/27/2024
	0000246227		Reduced Power Notification	Received 06/14/2024
	0000247838		Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 08/07/2024
	5450151	Saved : 2024-07-11 07:21:19		Original App.
		Submitted : 2024-07-11 07:24:57
		Pending : 2024-07-11 18:01:14
		Granted : 2024-08-07 11:11:46
	0000266776		Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 02/18/2025
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IMPORTED LETTERS

Imported Letter	BZ-19830908AB	01/24/1985
History card		01/01/1980