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KMBZ
KANSAS CITY MO
AM BROADCAST
980 kHz
Audacy License, LLC
2400 Market Street, 4th Floor
Philadelphia PA 19103
2025716555
Facility ID: 6382
Licensed
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Correspondence
Enforcement History
FRN: 0034767822
  
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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Radio Service Bulletins
Estimated Date   Callsign Frequency Daytime Power Nighttime Power   Location  
07/02/1923 New station KFIX 950 500500   INDEPENDENCE MO  
REORGANIZED CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS
11/01/1923 KFIX 950 250250   INDEPENDENCE MO  
02/01/1924 KFIX 950 250250   INDEPENDENCE MO  
11/01/1924 KFIX 950 250250   INDEPENDENCE MO  
02/02/1925 Previous call sign KFIX 950 250250   INDEPENDENCE MO  
02/02/1925 New call sign KLDS 950 250250   INDEPENDENCE MO  
07/01/1925 KLDS 950 10001000   INDEPENDENCE MO  
07/31/1926 KLDS 950 10001000   INDEPENDENCE MO  
WHEN THIS STATION IS OPERATING UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE KANSAS CITY JOURNAL-POST, CALL LETTERS KMJP ARE USED.
04/30/1927 KLDS 950 15001500   INDEPENDENCE MO  
05/31/1927 KLDS 950 15001500   INDEPENDENCE MO  
09/30/1927 New call sign KLDS-KMBC 950 15001500   INDEPENDENCE MO  
MIDLAND BROADCASTING CO AND REORGANIZED CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS
09/30/1927 Previous call sign KLDS 950 15001500   INDEPENDENCE MO  
01/31/1928 KLDS-KMBC 950 15001500   INDEPENDENCE MO  
MIDLAND BROADCASTING CO AND REORGANIZED CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS
11/30/1928 KLDS-KMBC 950 25001000   INDEPENDENCE MO  
12/31/1928 KLDS-KMBC 950 2500500   INDEPENDENCE MO  
02/28/1929 KLDS-KMBC 950 2500500   INDEPENDENCE MO  
MIDLAND BROADCASTING CO.
02/28/1929 KMBC-KLDS 950 2500500   INDEPENDENCE MO  
ON LIST
03/30/1929 Previous call sign KLDS-KMBC 950 2500500   INDEPENDENCE MO  
03/30/1929 New call sign KMBC 950 2500500   INDEPENDENCE MO  
04/30/1929 KMBC 950 15001000   INDEPENDENCE MO  
05/31/1929 KMBC 950 25001000   INDEPENDENCE MO  
NOTICE IN RSB FOR LAST MONTH SHOULD HAVE READ 1,000 NIGHT, 1,500 ADDITIONAL DAY (TOTAL DAY 2,500)
11/30/1929 KMBC 950 10001000   INDEPENDENCE MO  
Information from the station's history card (1932-1979) has not been entered into the database.
Construction Permits and Licenses
Date Field File Number Application
Type		 Application
Status		 Status
Date		 Permit
Expires		 kHz Daytime Power Nighttime Power Schedule or
Time Share		 Antenna
Mode		 Facility
Type
02/24/1984 BZ-19840224AC Modification Granted 12/18/1985 980 0 0 Directional Night Main
DM
01/10/1989 BZ-19890110AB Modification Granted 10/19/1989 980 0 0 Directional Night Main
DM
05/04/2001 BZ-20010425ABH Modification Granted 02/26/2003 980 5000 5000 Main
Direct Measurement
01/18/2012 BZ-20120117AKX Modification Granted 03/12/2012 980 5000 5000 Main
Direct Measurement
07/29/2014 BP-20140729ACZ Modify License Granted 01/14/2015 01/14/2018 980 9000 5000 Directional Night Main
Minor change in licensed facilities.
12/21/2017 BMML-20171214ABX Modify License Granted 04/12/2018 980 9000 5000 Main
Method of Moments
01/14/2022 BMML-20220113AAA Modify License Granted 10/05/2022 980 9000 5000 Main
Method of Moments
Assignment of Licenses and Permits
Date Field File Number Assignor Assignee Application
Status		 Status
Date
12/06/1984 BAL-19841206KQ Granted 12/12/1984
VOL AL FROM BONNEVILLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION TO BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY. FORM 316 AUX ATTY-ROBERT W. BARKER
06/22/1998 BAL-19980622HF ECI LICENSE COMPANY, L.P. ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY NEWS LICENSE, L Granted 07/09/1998
VOLUNTARY ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE FROM: ECI LICENSE COMPANY, L.P. TO: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY NEWS LICENSE, LLC (FORM 316)
11/29/1999 BAL-19991119AAC ECI LICENSE COMPANY, L.P. ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC Granted 12/07/1999
Voluntary Assignment of License From: ECI LICENSE COMPANY, L.P. To: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC Form 316
01/25/2024 0000236552 Granted 02/12/2024
05/31/2024 0000241101 Granted 09/30/2024
Transfer of Control
Date Field File Number Transferor Transferee Application
Status		 SStatus
Date
09/21/1999 BTC-19990921GF Granted 09/28/1999
VOLUNTARY TRANSFER OF CONTROL FROM: ENTERCOM COMMUNICATIONS CORP. TO: ENTERCOM RADIO, LLC (FORM 316)
12/21/1999 BTC-19991216AAP ECI LICENSE COMPANY, L.P. ENTERCOM RADIO, LLC Granted 12/29/1999
Voluntary Transfer of Control From: ECI LICENSE COMPANY, L.P. To: ENTERCOM RADIO, LLC Form 316
Special Temporary Authority (STA) and Experimental and other miscellaneous authorizations
Type Date File Number Remarks Outcome
Special Temporary Auth.-engineering 06/26/2009 BSTA-20090625ABM Granted
Special Temporary Auth.-engineering 02/23/2017 BSTA-20170209AAE Granted
Special Temporary Auth.-engineering 01/12/2018 BSTA-20170804AAM Dismissed
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