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WIXZ

STEUBENVILLE OH

AM BROADCAST

950.0 kHz

ROBERT WILLIAM SCHARNHORST AND KIM PARIS SCHARNHORST
719 OAKMONT AVE.
STEUBENVILLE OH 43952
7402786966
Facility ID: 73769
Licensed

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Correspondence
FRN: 0028052363

MOD BZ-19811013AF

Granted

02/03/1982

L2C BL-14161

Granted

04/29/1977

REC Application ID: 305716 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 305716
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0028052363
Community of license: STEUBENVILLE, OH, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 40 26' 49.2" N / 80 34' 5.3" W
Frequency: 950 kHz
FCC Station Class: D

Daytime | View Towers

Primary Tower Coordinates: 40 26' 49.2" N / 80 34' 5.3" W
Power: 1 kW
Directional Antenna: Y
RMS Standard: 295.23 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	90	0	0	0	N	N	0	0	0	0	78.9m
B	0.893	90	128	60	20	N	N	0	0	0	0	78.9m
C	0.864	90	0	192	110	N	N	0	0	0	0	78.9m
D	0.772	90	128	60	20	N	N	0	0	0	0	78.9m

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Nighttime | View Towers

Primary Tower Coordinates: 40 26' 49.2" N / 80 34' 5.3" W
Power: 0.035 kW
Directional Antenna: Y
RMS Standard: 55.23 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	90	0	0	0	N	N	0	0	0	0	78.9m
B	0.893	90	128	60	20	N	N	0	0	0	0	78.9m
C	0.864	90	0	192	110	N	N	0	0	0	0	78.9m
D	0.772	90	128	201.157	92.646	N	N	0	0	0	0	78.9m

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BROADCAST AUXILIARY/REMOTE PICK-UP/STL
WPUS594	947.0000	4039 Sunset Boulevard

CALL SIGN HISTORY

WLIT - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
WDIG - 01/12/1987 (CDBS)
WIXZ - 12/04/2018 (CDBS)
Where this call sign has been:
00/00/0000 on 1360.0 in MCKEESPORT PA - now WGBN (CDBS)

PERIODS OF SILENCE

Dates		Reason	# Days
12/01/2017~12/17/2017			16

APPLICATION HISTORY

	BL-14161	License to Cover	Granted 04/29/1977
	BR-19790524YN	Renewal	Granted 09/21/1979
	BZ-19811013AF	Modification	Granted 02/03/1982
	BAL-19820315GB	Assign License/CP	Granted 06/08/1982
	BR-19820525ZP	Renewal	Granted 09/15/1982
	BAL-19890210EC	Assign License/CP	Granted 02/27/1989
	BAL-19890227EB	Assign License/CP	Granted 04/13/1989
	BR-19890530UY	Renewal	Granted 09/26/1989
	BAL-19910722EB	Assign License/CP	Granted 09/09/1991
	BR-19960528X1	Renewal	Granted 09/27/1996
	BMS-20020327ACK	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 07/26/2002
	BR-20040601AVY	Renewal	Granted 09/20/2004
	BR-20120601AUM	Renewal	Granted 09/25/2012
	BLSTA-20171205ACF	Silent STA	Granted 12/20/2017
	NoFileNumber	Resume Operations	Granted 12/27/2017
	BAL-20181004ABB	Assign License/CP	Granted 11/15/2018
	0000098577	Administrative Update	Received 01/21/2020
	0000114157	Renewal	Granted 09/15/2020
	BSTA-20220411AAB	Special Temporary Auth.-engineering	Granted 04/12/2022
	BESTA-20221003AAC	Extension Request	Granted 10/07/2022
	BESTA-20230331AAA	Extension Request	Granted 04/12/2023
	0000244211	Extension Request	Granted 05/09/2024
	0000221685	Engineering STA Amendment	Granted 05/09/2024
	0000256568	Restored Licensed Oper	Received 11/01/2024
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IMPORTED LETTERS

Imported Letter	BESTA-20230331AAA	04/12/2023
Imported Letter	BESTA-20230331AAA	04/04/2023
Imported Letter	BESTA-20221003AAC	10/07/2022
Imported Letter	BESTA-20221003AAC	10/07/2022
Incoming letter or scanned document	BSTA-20220411AAB	04/12/2022
Incoming letter or scanned document	BSTA-20220411AAB	04/11/2022
Authority to Remain Silent	BLSTA-20171205ACF	12/20/2017
Imported Letter		12/08/1995
Imported Letter		12/04/1995
Imported Letter	BZ-19811013AF	11/18/1987
Imported Letter	BZ-19811013AF	10/23/1981
History card		01/01/1980
Imported Letter	BR-19790524YN	09/21/1979