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WBES
Charleston WV
AM BROADCAST
950 kHz
Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
1990 Valley Drive
Bristol VA 24201
4237940857
Facility ID: 6873
Permit Cancelled
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Correspondence
FRN: 0002071504
  
L2C 0000243837 Granted 07/16/2024
REC Application ID: (LMS)
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
Expiration Date: 10/01/2027
FRN: 0002071504
Community of license: Charleston, WV, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 38 23' 8.3" N / 81 42' 50.5" W
Frequency: 950 kHz
FCC Station Class: D
Daytime | View Towers
Primary Tower Coordinates: 38 23' 8.3" N / 81 42' 50.5" W
Power: 1 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 309.4 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
A195.6000NN83.412.20083.9m
ML 0000219934 Granted 12/20/2023
MLA BP-20210119AAA Cancelled 12/20/2023
ML BP-20210119AAA Superceded 05/06/2021
L2C BL-19990610DC Cancelled 12/20/2023
CP BP-19970916AB Granted 12/29/1997
MOD BZ-19890818AD Granted 07/09/1990
MOD BZ-19820915AA Granted 09/23/1982
MOD BZ-19810302AD Granted 04/28/1981
MOD BZ-9809 Granted 03/06/1980
L2C BL-7346 Granted 00/00/0000
BROADCAST AUXILIARY/REMOTE PICK-UP/STL
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KS2937 455.4500
WPJA311 949.2500 4250 WASHINGTON ST W
CALL SIGN HISTORY
WKAZ - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
WQBE - 10/14/1983 (CDBS)
WVTS - 03/19/2001 (CDBS)
WBES - 03/23/2010 (CDBS)
DWBES - 12/20/2023 (CDBS)
WBES - 00/00/0000 (LMS)
DWBES - 02/04/2024 (LMS)
DDWBES - 04/23/2024 (LMS)
DDDWBES - 04/24/2024 (LMS)
DDDDWBES - 04/25/2024 (LMS)
WBES - 04/25/2024 (LMS)
Where this call sign has been:
02/02/1925 - .1130 kHz in SALISBURY MD RSB
03/28/1988 on 94.5 in DUNBAR WV - now WYNL (CDBS)
06/24/1988 on 1560 in COWPENS SC - now WAHT (CDBS)
00/00/0000 on 96.1 in CHARLESTON WV - now WKWS (CDBS)
06/23/1988 on 94.5 in DUNBAR WV - now WYNL (CDBS)
02/03/2000 on 1240 in DUNBAR WV - now WVTS (CDBS)
TRANSLATORS/BOOSTERS/SATELLITES
1.W224EE92.7CHARLESTON WV
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APPLICATION HISTORY
Public Notice Details BZ-9809 Modification Granted
03/06/1980
Public Notice Details BZ-19810302AD Modification Granted
04/28/1981
Transaction log data BR-19810522UQ Renewal Granted
10/22/1981
Public Notice Details BZ-19820915AA Modification Granted
09/23/1982
Public Notice Details BAL-19861125GJ Assign License/CP Granted
12/10/1986
Transaction log data BR-19880525UG Renewal Granted
09/19/1988
Public Notice Details BZ-19890818AD Modification Granted
07/09/1990
Transaction log data BR-19950531VB Renewal Granted
09/22/1995
Public Notice Details BP-19970916AB Construction Permit Granted
12/29/1997
  BSTA-20020227AEC Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
03/20/2002
Transaction log data BR-20030602ABT Renewal Granted
09/30/2003
Transaction log data BR-20110531ANV Renewal Granted
09/27/2011
Transaction log data 0000073465 Renewal Granted
09/24/2019
Transaction log data BSTA-20220710AAA Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
07/28/2022
Transaction log data 0000219937 Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
09/15/2023
Public Notice Details BL-19990610DC License to Cover Cancelled
12/20/2023
Transaction log data 0000219934 Modify License Granted
12/20/2023
Public Notice Details BP-20210119AAA Modify License-Amendment Cancelled
12/20/2023
Transaction log data 0000243837 License to Cover Granted
07/16/2024
Transaction log data 0000251659 Restored Licensed Oper Received
08/16/2024
Transaction log data 0000251651 Reduced Power Notification Received
08/16/2024
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IMPORTED LETTERS
Imported LetterBSTA-20220710AAA07/28/2022
Imported LetterBSTA-20220710AAA07/12/2022
Imported LetterBSTA-20220710AAA07/10/2022
Authorization documentBP-20210119AAA05/17/2021
History card 01/01/1980
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