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WQVD
ORANGE-ATHOL MA
AM BROADCAST
700 kHz
HAMPDEN COMMUNICATIONS CO.
82 ASNEBUMSKIT RD
PAXTON MA 01612
5087354213
Facility ID: 51118
Licensed
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Correspondence
FRN: 0006530117
  
ML 0000267213 Pending 02/27/2025
REC Application ID: (LMS)
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: Modify License
Application Purpose: Minor
FRN: 0006530117
Community of license: Paxton, MA, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 42 35' 5.3" N / 72 16' 50.3" W
Frequency: 700 kHz
FCC Station Class: D
Daytime | View Towers
Primary Tower Coordinates: 42 35' 5.3" N / 72 16' 50.3" W
Power: 2.3 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 280.199 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
A151.2000NN000061.0m
MOD BZ-20200708AAE Granted 10/29/2020
L2C BL-20190424ABL Granted 05/08/2019
REC Application ID: 1803968 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 1803968
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0006530117
Community of license: ORANGE-ATHOL, MA, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 42 35' 5.3" N / 72 16' 50.3" W
Frequency: 700 kHz
FCC Station Class: D
Public Notice Comments: License to cover.
Daytime | View Towers
Primary Tower Coordinates: 42 35' 5.3" N / 72 16' 50.3" W
Power: 2.5 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 280.199 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
A151.2000NN000061.0m
ML BP-20190204AAN Granted 04/23/2019
MOD BZ-20030711ADA Granted 10/16/2003
L2C BL-19841113AE Granted 11/30/1984
BROADCAST AUXILIARY/REMOTE PICK-UP/STL
WRDJ376 950.5000 81 Woodard Road
CALL SIGN HISTORY
WCAT - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
WPNS - 09/17/1987 (CDBS)
WCAT - 10/24/1988 (CDBS)
WJOE - 01/03/2005 (CDBS)
WVBB - 09/02/2009 (CDBS)
WTUB - 09/11/2009 (CDBS)
WWBZ - 04/30/2014 (CDBS)
WFAT - 09/01/2014 (CDBS)
WPVQ - 01/04/2019 (CDBS)
WQVD - 03/03/2023 (CDBS)
WPVQ - 03/03/2023 (LMS)
WQVD - 03/05/2023 (LMS)
TRANSLATORS/BOOSTERS/SATELLITES
1.W222CH92.3GREENFIELD MA
Nautel for LPFM.
APPLICATION HISTORY
Public Notice Details BTC-19781023EE Transfer of Control Granted
11/16/1978
Transaction log data BR-19801120UA Renewal Granted
03/30/1981
Transaction log data BR-19831116UD Renewal Granted
03/16/1984
Public Notice Details BL-19841113AE License to Cover Granted
11/30/1984
Transaction log data BR-19901129VI Renewal Granted
06/06/1991
Transaction log data BR-19971203YB Renewal Granted
04/30/1998
Public Notice Details BAL-19980810EH Assign License/CP Granted
09/24/1998
Public Notice Details BTC-19990428AAA Transfer of Control Granted
11/23/1999
Public Notice Details BAL-20000210ABB Assign License/CP Granted
03/31/2000
  BLSTA-20010306ADN Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
09/10/2001
  BSTA-20011029ABV Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
11/20/2001
  20020220ADA Extension Request Granted
04/30/2002
  BSTA-20020719ABM Extension Request Granted
09/25/2002
  20021213ACM Extension Request Granted
04/04/2003
  20030611ACF Extension Request Granted
07/01/2003
Public Notice Details BZ-20030711ADA Modification Granted
10/16/2003
Transaction log data BR-20051123ADD Renewal Granted
03/24/2006
Transaction log data BR-20131126BJK Renewal Granted
03/24/2014
Public Notice Details BTC-20150615AAU Transfer of Control-amend Granted
07/02/2015
Public Notice Details BAL-20180926AAJ Assign License/CP-amend Granted
11/19/2018
Transaction log data BSTA-20190204AAK Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
02/05/2019
Public Notice Details BP-20190204AAN Modify License Granted
04/23/2019
Public Notice Details BL-20190424ABL License to Cover Granted
05/08/2019
Public Notice Details BZ-20200708AAE Modification Granted
10/29/2020
From: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC
To: HAMPDEN COMMUNICATIONS CO
Transaction log data 0000203117 Assign License/CP Granted
02/08/2023
Transaction log data 0000204687 Chg Call Sign (ALTC) Granted
03/03/2023
  Callsign Requested: WQVD.
Transaction log data 0000211809 Silent STA Granted
03/21/2023
Transaction log data 0000219882 Restored Licensed Oper Received
08/25/2023
Transaction log data 0000219885 Reduced Power Notification Received
08/25/2023
Transaction log data 0000200208 Transfer of Control-amend Dismissed
09/08/2023
Transaction log data 0000221245 Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
10/16/2023
Transaction log data 0000243333 Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
04/26/2024
Transaction log data 0000257571 Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
11/12/2024
Transaction log data 0000267213 Modify License Pending
02/27/2025
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IMPORTED LETTERS
Incoming letter or scanned documentBZ-20200708AAE07/09/2020
Incoming letter or scanned documentBL-20190424ABL04/30/2019
Authorization documentBP-20190204AAN04/23/2019
STA relatedBSTA-20190204AAK02/05/2019
History card 01/01/1980
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