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WQMS

QUITMAN MS

AM BROADCAST

1500 kHz

MATADORS, LLC
P.O. BOX 221376
SANTA CLARITA CA 91322
8183242916
Facility ID: 54325
Licensed And Silent

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Correspondence
FRN: 0020375242

L2C BL-19970829KA

Granted

01/29/1998

REC Application ID: 252690 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 252690
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0020375242
Community of license: QUITMAN, MS, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 32 3' 51.5" N / 88 43' 27.2" W
Frequency: 1500 kHz
FCC Station Class: D
Public Notice Comments: LICENSE TO COVER (BP-951023AD) FOR CHANGES OSI sent 6/4/19 request for extension of time to respond filed 7/1/19 and granted 7/2/19 by email. Response filed 8/5/19.

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Primary Tower Coordinates: 32 3' 51.5" N / 88 43' 27.2" W
Power: 1 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 419.53 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

205.7

114.3m

MOD BZ-19820825AA

Granted

09/01/1982

CALL SIGN HISTORY

WBFN - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
WQMS - 11/27/2001 (CDBS)
WQMS - 00/00/0000 (LMS)
Where this call sign has been:
07/27/1981 on 1500 in ALABASTER AL - now WQCR (CDBS)

PERIODS OF SILENCE

Dates	Reason	# Days
08/29/2005~08/28/2006		364
09/05/2006~07/12/2007		310
08/15/2008~08/14/2009		364
08/18/2009~06/26/2010		312
07/01/2010~
07/01/2010~04/29/2011		302
05/01/2011~11/01/2011		184
10/21/2013~09/28/2014		342
09/29/2014~09/20/2015		356
07/19/2017~07/10/2018		356
07/12/2018~07/11/2019		364
07/12/2019~07/10/2020		364

TRANSLATORS/BOOSTERS/SATELLITES
1.	W274CH	102.7	MERIDIAN MS

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APPLICATION HISTORY

	BR-19790115UA		Renewal	Granted 05/16/1979
	BAPL-19790129EH		Assign License/CP	Granted 05/16/1979
	BR-19820128E2		Renewal	Granted 05/18/1982
	BZ-19820825AA		Modification	Granted 09/01/1982
	BAL-19820830FZ		Assign License/CP	Granted 10/08/1982
	BAL-19830314EG		Assign License/CP	Granted 05/02/1983
	BR-19890123UY		Renewal	Granted 05/23/1989
	BR-19960111YU		Renewal	Granted 05/30/1996
	BL-19970829KA		License to Cover	Granted 01/29/1998
	BTC-19980413EC		Transfer of Control	Dismissed 06/19/1998
	BAL-20011109AAJ		Assign License/CP	Granted 12/31/2001
	BR-20040202ATI		Renewal	Granted 05/27/2004
	BLSTA-20060208ABL		Silent STA	Granted 03/06/2006
	BAL-20060127ALC		Assign License/CP	Granted 04/04/2006
	NoFileNumber		Resume Operations	Granted 08/29/2006
	BLSTA-20060918AAJ		Silent STA	Granted 09/19/2006
	BLESTA-20070405ACK		Extension Request	Granted 04/06/2007
	BAL-20070330BAF		Assign License/CP	Granted 05/16/2007
	NoFileNumber		Resume Operations	Granted 07/13/2007
	20070604ADV		Special Temporary Auth.-experimental	Granted 08/01/2007
	5421452	Granted : 2023-10-04 17:32:46		Original App.
	BAL-20081024AET		Assign License/CP	Granted 12/09/2008
	BSTA-20090811ABU		Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 08/13/2009
	BLSTA-20081024AEU		Silent STA	Dismissed 08/14/2009
	NoFileNumber		Resume Operations	Granted 08/19/2009
	BLSTA-20090904ADB		Silent STA	Granted 09/23/2009
	BLESTA-20100318AAE		Extension Request	Granted 05/10/2010
	NoFileNumber		Resume Operations	Granted 07/14/2010
	NoFileNumber		SUS)	Granted 07/14/2010
	BAL-20100706KBL		Assign License/CP	Granted 08/24/2010
	BLSTA-20100830AAK		Silent STA	Granted 11/16/2010
	NoFileNumber		Resume Operations	Granted 06/20/2011
	BLESTA-20110512AAM		Extension Request	Dismissed 06/20/2011
	BLSTA-20110620AHI		Silent STA	Granted 11/01/2011
	NoFileNumber		Resume Operations	Granted 11/08/2011
	BR-20120201AOY		Renewal	Granted 05/25/2012
	BLSTA-20131031AGC		Silent STA	Granted 02/10/2014
	BLESTA-20140808AAJ		Extension Request	Granted 08/22/2014
	NoFileNumber		Resume Operations	Granted 10/08/2014
	BLSTA-20141022AAY		Silent STA	Granted 11/06/2014
	BLESTA-20150430AED		Extension Request	Granted 07/17/2015
	NoFileNumber		Resume Operations	Granted 10/02/2015
	BLSTA-20170728AGB		Silent STA	Granted 08/16/2017
	BLESTA-20180212AAM		Extension Request	Granted 02/28/2018
	NoFileNumber		Resume Operations	Granted 07/19/2018
	BLSTA-20180814AAC		Silent STA	Granted 09/12/2018
	BSTA-20190710AAH		Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 07/11/2019
	NoFileNumber		Resume Operations	Granted 07/17/2019
	BLESTA-20190311ABH		Extension Request	Dismissed 07/17/2019
	BLSTA-20190827AAU		Silent STA	Granted 09/25/2019
	0000098756		Administrative Update	Received 01/21/2020
	BLESTA-20200427AIN		Extension Request	Granted 06/04/2020
	BSTA-20200706AAH		Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 07/09/2020
	NoFileNumber		Resume Operations	Granted 07/14/2020
	BESTA-20210324AAA		Extension Request	Granted 03/25/2021
	BESTA-20211101AAA		Extension Request	Granted 11/02/2021
	BSTA-20211119AAF		Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 11/23/2021
	BESTA-20220602AAE		Extension Request	Granted 06/06/2022
	0000105232		Renewal-amendment	Granted 04/11/2024
	0000247621		Extension Request	Granted 08/06/2024
	0000231810		Engineering STA Amendment	Granted 08/06/2024
	0000258681		Silent STA	Granted 12/18/2024
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A blue arrow means that some details may be available through public notice data. Click the arrow to expand. (Provided by the REC Radio History Project)

IMPORTED LETTERS

Incoming letter or scanned document	BESTA-20220602AAE	06/06/2022
Incoming letter or scanned document	BESTA-20220602AAE	06/03/2022
Incoming letter or scanned document	BSTA-20211119AAF	11/23/2021
Incoming letter or scanned document	BESTA-20211101AAA	11/02/2021
STA related	BESTA-20210324AAA	03/25/2021
STA related	BSTA-20200706AAH	07/09/2020
Authority to Remain Silent	BLESTA-20200427AIN	06/04/2020
Authority to Remain Silent	BLSTA-20190827AAU	09/25/2019
Incoming letter or scanned document	BL-19970829KA	08/05/2019
STA related	BSTA-20190710AAH	07/11/2019
Incoming letter or scanned document	BL-19970829KA	07/01/2019
Imported Letter	BL-19970829KA	06/04/2019
Authority to Remain Silent	BLSTA-20180814AAC	09/12/2018
Authority to Remain Silent	BLESTA-20180212AAM	02/28/2018
Authority to Remain Silent	BLSTA-20170728AGB	08/16/2017
Incoming letter or scanned document	BLESTA-20150430AED	07/17/2015
Authority to Remain Silent	BLSTA-20141022AAY	11/10/2014
Incoming letter or scanned document	BLESTA-20140808AAJ	08/22/2014
Incoming letter or scanned document	BLSTA-20131031AGC	02/10/2014
Incoming letter or scanned document	BLSTA-20131031AGC	02/10/2014
Incoming letter or scanned document	BLSTA-20131031AGC	02/10/2014
Imported Letter	BLSTA-20110620AHI	11/01/2011
Incoming letter or scanned document	BLSTA-20100830AAK	11/18/2010
Incoming letter or scanned document	BLESTA-20100318AAE	05/13/2010
Incoming letter or scanned document	BLSTA-20090904ADB	09/23/2009
Incoming letter or scanned document		08/01/2007
Incoming letter or scanned document		06/21/2007
Incoming letter or scanned document	BLESTA-20070405ACK	04/06/2007
History card		01/01/1980