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WATV
BIRMINGHAM AL
AM BROADCAST
900 kHz
COURTNEY FRENCH BROADCASTING, LLC
600 LUCKIE DRIVE
SUITE 300
BIRMINGHAM AL 35223
2059779798
Facility ID: 5356
Licensed
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FRN: 0026419598
  
L2C BL-20010716AAT Granted 10/15/2001
REC Application ID: 575140 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 575140
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0026419598
Community of license: BIRMINGHAM, AL, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 33 32' 11.4" N / 86 53' 3.0" W
Frequency: 900 kHz
FCC Station Class: D
Public Notice Comments: Lic. to cover
Daytime | View Towers
Primary Tower Coordinates: 33 32' 11.4" N / 86 53' 3" W
Power: 0.845 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 307.4 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
A192.2000NN000085.4m
Nighttime | View Towers
Primary Tower Coordinates: 33 32' 11.4" N / 86 53' 3" W
Power: 0.158 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 307.4 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
A192.2000NN000085.4m
CP BP-19990630AA Granted 08/19/1999
MOD BZ-19810423AF Granted 05/22/1981
ML BML-1299 Granted 00/00/0000
L2C NoFileNumber Granted 01/01/1978
CALL SIGN HISTORY
WATV - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
Where this call sign has been:
09/02/2011 On Channel 6 in ORLANDO FL - now WATV-LD (CDBS)
PERIODS OF SILENCE
Dates   Reason # Days
04/27/2011~05/16/2011 19
TRANSLATORS/BOOSTERS/SATELLITES
1.W235BS94.9BIRMINGHAM AL
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APPLICATION HISTORY
Transaction log data NoFileNumber License to Cover Granted
01/01/1978
Transaction log data BR-19781201YS Renewal Granted
04/30/1981
Public Notice Details BZ-19810423AF Modification Granted
05/22/1981
Transaction log data BR-19811207UD Renewal Granted
03/31/1982
Public Notice Details BAL-19880930EA Assign License/CP Granted
11/07/1988
Transaction log data BR-19881129VG Renewal Granted
03/23/1989
Transaction log data BR-19951127YE Renewal Granted
04/16/1996
Public Notice Details BP-19990630AA Construction Permit Granted
08/19/1999
Public Notice Details BL-20010716AAT License to Cover Granted
10/15/2001
Transaction log data BR-20031201BCG Renewal Granted
03/26/2004
Public Notice Details BAL-20040318ACC Assign License/CP Granted
05/04/2004
Public Notice Details BAL-20060905ADN Assign License/CP Granted
09/21/2006
  BLSTA-20110502AEG Silent STA Dismissed
05/25/2011
  NoFileNumber Resume Operations Granted
05/25/2011
  BSTA-20110525AAX Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
05/27/2011
  BESTA-20111123OCV Extension Request Granted
02/14/2012
  BESTA-20120813ABO Extension Request Granted
08/20/2012
  BESTA-20130307ABW Extension Request Granted
04/04/2013
Transaction log data BR-20111201FEP Renewal Granted
05/16/2013
Public Notice Details BAL-20161012AAK Assign License/CP Granted
12/05/2016
Transaction log data 0000097624 Renewal-amendment Granted
03/12/2020
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IMPORTED LETTERS
Incoming letter or scanned documentBESTA-20130307ABW05/15/2013
STA relatedBESTA-20130307ABW04/04/2013
STA relatedBESTA-20120813ABO08/20/2012
STA relatedBESTA-20120813ABO08/20/2012
STA relatedBESTA-20111123OCV02/14/2012
Incoming letter or scanned documentBSTA-20110525AAX06/08/2011
Incoming letter or scanned documentBSTA-20110525AAX05/27/2011
History card 01/01/1980
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