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WBAA

WEST LAFAYETTE IN

AM BROADCAST

920 kHz

Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Media, Inc.
1630 North Meridian Street
Indianapolis IN 46202
3176362020
Facility ID: 53946
Licensed
HD Radio digital hybrid

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Correspondence
FRN: 0007662547

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.

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Estimated Date		Callsign	Frequency	Daytime Power	Nighttime Power	Location
Radio Service Bulletins
05/01/1922	New station	WBAA	1400	50	50	WEST LAFAYETTE IN
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
02/01/1924		WBAA	1400	250	250	WEST LAFAYETTE IN
08/01/1924		WBAA	1400	250	250	WEST LAFAYETTE IN
02/02/1925		WBAA	1400	250	250	WEST LAFAYETTE IN
04/30/1927		WBAA	1400	500	500	WEST LAFAYETTE IN
05/31/1927		WBAA	1400	500	500	WEST LAFAYETTE IN
02/28/1929		WBAA	1400	500	500	WEST LAFAYETTE IN
ON LIST
10/31/1930		WBAA	1400	1000	500	WEST LAFAYETTE IN
06/30/1931		WBAA	1400	1000	500	WEST LAFAYETTE IN
LOC 40 26 00 86-54-00
04/30/1932		WBAA	1400	500	500	WEST LAFAYETTE IN

Information from the station's history card (1932-1979) has not been entered into the database.

Date Field	File Number	Application Type	Application Status	Status Date	Permit Expires	kHz	Daytime Power	Nighttime Power	Antenna Mode	Facility Type
Construction Permits and Licenses
03/15/1983	BL-19830315AG	License to Cover	Granted	04/29/1983		920	5000	1000	Directional Night	Main
LICENSE TO COVER (BP-820617AB) FOR CHANGES. License cancelled, and callsign deleted by letter dated 6-8-06 1800B3 JDB Petition for Reconsideration filed 7/13/06 by ('Purdue') License application was inadvertently cancelled and callsign deleted on Public Notice Report 46255, released 6/13/06. Pet 4 Recon granted 11/20/06. No letter sent.
Assignment of Licenses and Permits
Date Field	File Number	Assignor			Assignee				Application Status	Status Date
02/09/2022	0000184656	Purdue University			Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Media, Inc.				Granted	06/28/2022
Special Temporary Authority (STA) and Experimental and other miscellaneous authorizations
Type		Date	File Number	Remarks						Outcome
Special Temporary Auth.-engineering		06/15/2006	BLSTA-20060614ABJ							Granted