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WABF

MOBILE AL

AM BROADCAST

1480 kHz

ETERNITY MEDIA GROUP WABF, LLC
P.O. BOX 6424
LAUREL MS 39441
6013191211
Facility ID: 70656
Licensed

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FRN:

L2C BL-19940203AA

Granted

05/02/1995

REC Application ID: 194580 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 194580
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0027311216
Community of license: MOBILE, AL, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 30 43' 11.7" N / 88 4' 16.0" W
Frequency: 1480 kHz
FCC Station Class: B
Public Notice Comments: LIC TO COVER (BP-920729AE) FOR CHGS.

Daytime | View Towers

Primary Tower Coordinates: 30 43' 11.7" N / 88 4' 16" W
Power: 5 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 309 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

51.8m

Nighttime | View Towers

Primary Tower Coordinates: 30 43' 11.7" N / 88 4' 16" W
Power: 4.4 kW
Directional Antenna: Y
RMS Standard: 626.13 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
A	1	92.4	0	0	0	N	N	0	0	0	0	52.0m
B	1.892	92.4	-153.8	60	153	N	N	0	0	0	0	52.0m
C	1.204	92.4	56	120	156	N	N	0	0	0	0	52.0m
D	0.15	92.4	-96	160	168	N	N	0	0	0	0	52.0m

Display pattern of directional antenna.

Display directional pattern in tabular form.

BROADCAST AUXILIARY/REMOTE PICK-UP/STL
KIY683	161.7000
WCX496	948.0000	155 SPRINGHILL AVE

CALL SIGN HISTORY

WABB - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
WTKD - 11/09/2012 (CDBS)
WERM - 08/19/2014 (CDBS)
WABF - 12/06/2017 (CDBS)
Where this call sign has been:
06/01/1923 - .1260 kHz in MOUNT VERNON IL RSB
11/30/1926 - .1460 kHz in PRINGLEBORO (KINGSTON) PA RSB
11/01/1943 on 99.5 in NEW YORK NY - now WBAI (RHP)
00/00/0000 on 1220 in FAIRHOPE AL - now WERM (CDBS)

PERIODS OF SILENCE

Dates	Reason	# Days
12/12/2012~08/16/2013		247
08/19/2013~07/08/2014		323

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APPLICATION HISTORY

	BR-19781201WU	Renewal	Granted 10/30/1979
	BR-19811201A8	Renewal	Granted 09/09/1983
	BAL-19880503EC	Assign License/CP	Granted 05/19/1988
	BR-19881201WK	Renewal	Granted 08/22/1989
	BAPL-19930111EL	Assign License/CP	Granted 02/24/1993
	BAL-19941206GP	Assign License/CP	Granted 12/30/1994
	BL-19940203AA	License to Cover	Granted 05/02/1995
	BR-19951201N2	Renewal	Granted 03/28/1996
	BR-20031205ACK	Renewal	Granted 03/26/2004
	BTC-20061222AAG	Transfer of Control	Granted 01/16/2007
	BSTA-20071105AGB	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 12/07/2007
	BTC-20080723ACD	Transfer of Control	Granted 10/29/2008
	BR-20111122AXU	Renewal	Granted 03/23/2012
	BAL-20120817AAS	Assign License/CP-amend	Granted 10/24/2012
	BAL-20121205ABC	Assign License/CP	Granted 12/18/2012
	BLSTA-20121213AAM	Silent STA	Granted 03/07/2013
	NoFileNumber	Resume Operations	Granted 08/26/2013
	BLSTA-20130828ADE	Silent STA	Granted 11/12/2013
	BAL-20131122ANN	Assign License/CP-amend	Granted 05/27/2014
	NoFileNumber	Resume Operations	Granted 07/10/2014
	BAL-20160225AAT	Assign License/CP	Dismissed 01/27/2017
	BTC-20151231ABA	Transfer of Control	Dismissed 01/27/2017
	BTC-20180309AAF	Transfer of Control	Dismissed 07/06/2018
	BTC-20170921AAT	Transfer of Control	Dismissed 07/06/2018
	0000090948	Renewal	Granted 06/19/2020
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IMPORTED LETTERS

Authority to Remain Silent	BLSTA-20130828ADE	11/12/2013
Authority to Remain Silent	BLSTA-20121213AAM	03/07/2013
Incoming letter or scanned document	BSTA-20071105AGB	12/07/2007
Imported Letter	BL-19940203AA	05/02/1995
Imported Letter	BL-19840208AB	10/01/1984
History card		01/01/1980