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WQBS
SAN JUAN PR
AM BROADCAST
870 kHz
AERCO BROADCASTING CORPORATION
1508 CALLE BORI
URB ANTONSANTI
SAN JUAN PR 00927
7877568700
Facility ID: 573
Licensed
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Correspondence
FRN: 0003732435
  
ML 0000221563 Granted 11/17/2023
REC Application ID: (LMS)
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: Modify License
Application Purpose: Minor
Expiration Date: 02/01/2028
FRN: 0003732435
Community of license: SAN JUAN, PR, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 18 21' 8.0" N / 66 12' 6.0" W
Frequency: 870 kHz
FCC Station Class: B
Daytime | View Towers
Primary Tower Coordinates: 18 21' 8" N / 66 12' 6" W
Power: 5 kW
Directional Antenna: Y
RMS Standard: 704.5 mV/m at 1km
RMS Standard: 670.6 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
A166.9000NN000064.1m
B1.1566.910480280NN000064.1m
Nighttime | View Towers
Primary Tower Coordinates: 18 21' 8" N / 66 12' 6" W
Power: 5 kW
Directional Antenna: Y
RMS Standard: 704.5 mV/m at 1km
RMS Standard: 670.6 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
A166.9000NN000064.1m
B1.1566.910480280NN000064.1m
MOD BZ-20050622ACW Granted 07/28/2005
L2C BL-20020425ACB Granted 08/08/2002
ML BP-19990930ABG Granted 07/13/2000
CP BP-19950802DA Granted 11/13/1995
L2C BL-9980 Granted 00/00/0000
BROADCAST AUXILIARY/REMOTE PICK-UP/STL
KYX74 947.0000 DARLINGTON BLDG
CALL SIGN HISTORY
WHOA - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
WVOZ - 11/17/1980 (CDBS)
WQBS - 04/27/1992 (CDBS)
WQBS - 00/00/0000 (LMS)
Where this call sign has been:
00/00/0000 on 630 in SAN JUAN PR - now WUNO (CDBS)
11/11/2016 on 107.7 in CAROLINA PR - now WQBS-FM (CDBS)
11/11/2016 on 107.7 in JUANA DIAZ PR - now WQBS-FM1 (CDBS)
00/00/0000 on 107.7 in CAROLINA PR - now WQBS-FM (LMS)
01/03/2002 on 107.7 in JUANA DIAZ PR - now WQBS-FM1 (LMS)
PERIODS OF SILENCE
Dates   Reason # Days
09/25/2017~ (approx)
09/28/2017~05/04/2018 218
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APPLICATION HISTORY
Transaction log data BR-19781002WJ Renewal Granted
05/30/1980
Public Notice Details BTC-19800303HB Transfer of Control Granted
07/11/1980
Transaction log data BRC-19810130AP Renewal Granted
04/09/1981
Transaction log data BR-19811001XS Renewal Granted
01/27/1982
Public Notice Details BTC-19841204EG Transfer of Control Dismissed
03/01/1985
Public Notice Details BTC-19850301FU Transfer of Control Granted
05/07/1985
Transaction log data BR-19880929YR Renewal Granted
02/23/1989
Public Notice Details BAPL-19900405ED Assign License/CP Granted
09/24/1990
Public Notice Details BP-19950802DA Construction Permit Granted
11/13/1995
Transaction log data BR-19951002UG Renewal Granted
04/16/1996
  BSTA-19980522YB Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
11/13/1998
Transaction log data 19990406W3 Program Test Authority Granted
06/03/1999
  BSTA-19990407YB Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
06/03/1999
Public Notice Details BAL-20000303AAR Assign License/CP Granted
04/20/2000
  BSTA-20000403AAX Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
05/18/2000
Public Notice Details BP-19990930ABG Modify License Granted
07/13/2000
  BSTA-20001003AFC Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
12/21/2000
  BSTA-20010731ACO Extension Request Granted
10/22/2001
Transaction log data BPT-20020425ACD Program Test Authority Denied
05/30/2002
Public Notice Details BL-20020425ACB License to Cover Granted
08/08/2002
  20020513ABG Extension Request Dismissed
08/28/2002
Transaction log data BR-20030930ACU Renewal Granted
01/22/2004
  BSTA-20040429ABZ Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
06/03/2004
  BSTA-20040928ARR Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
10/06/2004
  BSTA-20050405ACM Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
05/13/2005
Public Notice Details BZ-20050622ACW Modification Granted
07/28/2005
Public Notice Details BTC-20050609AAZ Transfer of Control-amend Granted
03/20/2006
Public Notice Details BAL-20050425AAY Assign License/CP-amend Dismissed
12/23/2008
Transaction log data BR-20110928AJE Renewal Granted
07/28/2014
Transaction log data BSTA-20170928ACZ Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
09/29/2017
  20170925AEH SUS) Granted
10/11/2017
Transaction log data BLSTA-20180329ABT Silent STA Granted
04/13/2018
Transaction log data BESTA-20180521AAV Extension Request Granted
05/29/2018
  NoFileNumber Resume Operations Granted
06/08/2018
Transaction log data BESTA-20181126AAT Extension Request Granted
12/17/2018
Transaction log data BESTA-20190531AAE Extension Request Granted
07/02/2019
Transaction log data BESTA-20191231AAE Extension Request Granted
01/14/2020
Transaction log data 0000105421 Renewal-amendment Granted
03/18/2020
Transaction log data BESTA-20200713AAE Extension Request Granted
07/31/2020
Transaction log data BESTA-20210129AAC Extension Request Granted
02/09/2021
Transaction log data BESTA-20210730AAC Extension Request Granted
08/16/2021
Transaction log data BESTA-20220202AAA Extension Request Granted
02/11/2022
Transaction log data BESTA-20220809AAA Extension Request Granted
08/18/2022
Transaction log data BESTA-20230207AAE Extension Request Granted
02/22/2023
Transaction log data 0000219677 Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
09/13/2023
Transaction log data 0000221563 Modify License Granted
11/17/2023
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IMPORTED LETTERS
Imported LetterBESTA-20230207AAE02/22/2023
Imported LetterBESTA-20230207AAE02/21/2023
Imported LetterBESTA-20230207AAE02/08/2023
Imported LetterBESTA-20220809AAA08/18/2022
Imported LetterBESTA-20220809AAA08/18/2022
Imported LetterBESTA-20220809AAA08/09/2022
Incoming letter or scanned documentBESTA-20220202AAA02/11/2022
Incoming letter or scanned documentBESTA-20220202AAA02/02/2022
Incoming letter or scanned documentBESTA-20220202AAA02/02/2022
STA relatedBESTA-20210730AAC08/16/2021
STA relatedBESTA-20210129AAC02/09/2021
STA relatedBESTA-20200713AAE07/31/2020
STA relatedBESTA-20191231AAE01/14/2020
STA relatedBESTA-20190531AAE07/02/2019
STA relatedBESTA-20181126AAT12/17/2018
STA relatedBESTA-20180521AAV05/29/2018
Incoming letter or scanned documentBESTA-20180521AAV05/25/2018
Authority to Remain SilentBLSTA-20180329ABT04/13/2018
STA relatedBSTA-20170928ACZ09/29/2017
Incoming letter or scanned document 09/27/2017
History card 01/01/1980
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