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WIEZ

DECATUR AL

AM BROADCAST

1490 kHz

MKRADIO1, LLC
169 CHELSEA STATION DRIVE
CHELSEA AL 35043
2056379600
Facility ID: 70707
Licensed

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Correspondence
FRN: 0021151022

MOD BZ-19851105AA

Granted

12/05/1985

L2C BL-8705

Granted

00/00/0000

REC Application ID: 314036 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 314036
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0028879153
Community of license: DECATUR, AL, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 34 35' 14.0" N / 86 59' 13.0" W
Frequency: 1490 kHz
FCC Station Class: C

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Primary Tower Coordinates: 34 35' 14.3" N / 86 59' 13" W
Power: 1 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 300.95 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

81.8

45.7m

BROADCAST AUXILIARY/REMOTE PICK-UP/STL
KJ5876	161.6400
WPYJ667	946.8750	401 14th St SE

CALL SIGN HISTORY

WAJF - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
WDPT - 11/20/2006 (CDBS)
WEKI - 11/19/2009 (CDBS)
WIEZ - 03/02/2018 (CDBS)
Where this call sign has been:
06/27/1983 on 1350 in BLACKSHEAR GA - now WFNS (CDBS)
00/00/0000 on 103.1 in ONEONTA NY - now WZOZ (CDBS)
01/01/1985 on 670 in LEWISTOWN PA - now WLUI (CDBS)
04/03/2017 on 101.5 in CHINCOTEAGUE VA - now WVES (CDBS)

PERIODS OF SILENCE

Dates	Reason	# Days
01/31/2009~
02/01/2009~11/06/2009		278

TRANSLATORS/BOOSTERS/SATELLITES
1.	W234DN	94.7	DECATUR AL

APPLICATION HISTORY

	BR-19781201VW	Renewal	Granted 03/27/1979
	BR-19811201WW	Renewal	Granted 03/23/1982
	BAL-19850402EJ	Assign License/CP	Dismissed 09/23/1985
	BZ-19851105AA	Modification	Granted 12/05/1985
	BAL-19881012EG	Assign License/CP	Granted 11/03/1988
	BR-19881201WA	Renewal	Granted 03/23/1989
	BAL-19890321EG	Assign License/CP	Granted 04/10/1989
	BAL-19890622EC	Assign License/CP	Granted 08/03/1989
	BAL-19940715EN	Assign License/CP	Granted 12/22/1994
	BR-19951201N3	Renewal	Granted 03/28/1996
	BTC-19990114EH	Transfer of Control	Granted 02/09/1999
	BAL-19991117AAP	Assign License/CP	Granted 01/05/2000
	BAL-20010504AAL	Assign License/CP	Granted 06/15/2001
	BAL-20021023AAL	Assign License/CP-amend	Granted 12/12/2002
	BR-20031201ACO	Renewal	Granted 03/26/2004
	BAL-20061031ACJ	Assign License/CP	Granted 12/18/2006
	NoFileNumber	SUS)	Granted 03/19/2009
	BLSTA-20090223AAW	Silent STA	Granted 12/08/2009
	NoFileNumber	Resume Operations	Granted 12/10/2009
	BAL-20091222ANX	Assign License/CP	Granted 02/16/2010
	BR-20111116ACH	Renewal	Granted 03/23/2012
	BAL-20190301ABN	Assign License/CP-amend	Granted 06/04/2019
	0000105104	Renewal-amendment	Granted 03/12/2020
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IMPORTED LETTERS

Imported Letter		12/05/1985
Imported Letter	BR-19811201WW	03/23/1982
History card		01/01/1980