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WQCR

ALABASTER AL

AM BROADCAST

1500 kHz

RIVERA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
2052 Oak Mountain Drive
PELHAM AL 35124
2055381100
Facility ID: 72131
Licensed

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Correspondence
FRN: 0021655147

L2C BL-20021220AEO

Granted

03/06/2003

REC Application ID: 622297 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 622297
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0021655147
Community of license: ALABASTER, AL, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 33 12' 27.4" N / 86 45' 34.0" W
Frequency: 1500 kHz
FCC Station Class: D
Public Notice Comments: Lic. to cover

Daytime | View Towers

Primary Tower Coordinates: 33 12' 27.4" N / 86 45' 34" W
Power: 2.3 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 304.2 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

87.8

48.8m

Critical Hours | View Towers

Primary Tower Coordinates: 33 12' 27.4" N / 86 45' 34" W
Power: 1.2 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 304.2 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

87.8

48.8m

Nighttime | View Towers

Primary Tower Coordinates: 33 12' 27.4" N / 86 45' 34" W
Power: 0.003 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 304.2 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

87.8

48.8m

MLA BP-20001211ADF

Granted

02/13/2001

ML BP-20001211ADF

Superceded

01/26/2001

MLA BP-20001211ADF

Superceded

02/01/2001

L2C BL-19810925AK

Granted

10/30/1981

L2C SMOV-19810925AK

Granted

01/01/1978

CALL SIGN HISTORY

800923AA - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
WQMS - 07/27/1981 (CDBS)
WGTT - 12/01/1984 (CDBS)
WQCR - 12/21/2000 (CDBS)
Where this call sign has been:
00/00/0000 on 98.9 in BURLINGTON VT - now WOKO (CDBS)
06/14/1991 on 1460 in JACKSON TN - now WJAK (CDBS)

APPLICATION HISTORY

	SMOV-19810925AK	License to Cover	Granted 01/01/1978
	BL-19810925AK	License to Cover	Granted 10/30/1981
	BR-RA1104RZ	Renewal	Granted 04/16/1982
	BTC-19870225EB	Transfer of Control	Granted 03/10/1987
	BAL-19871201EA	Assign License/CP	Granted 01/27/1988
	BR-19881103UB	Renewal	Granted 03/28/1989
	BAL-19920312EA	Assign License/CP	Granted 04/21/1992
	BR-19951124UO	Renewal	Granted 07/19/1996
	BP-20001211ADF	Modify License-Amendment	Granted 02/13/2001
	BL-20021220AEO	License to Cover	Granted 03/06/2003
	BR-20031208BQH	Renewal	Granted 03/26/2004
	BAL-20051116ADS	Assign License/CP	Granted 12/29/2005
	BR-20111227AAT	Renewal	Granted 03/23/2012
	BAL-20120210AAU	Assign License/CP-amend	Granted 04/02/2012
	0000105658	Renewal-amendment	Granted 03/12/2020
	0000232671	Administrative Update	Received 12/13/2023
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IMPORTED LETTERS

History card

01/01/1980