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WCBL
BENTON KY
AM BROADCAST
1290 kHz
FREELAND BROADCASTING CO., INC.
P.O. BOX 387
1039 EGGNERS FERRY ROAD
BENTON KY 42025
2705273102
Facility ID: 53943
Licensed
View Public File
Correspondence
Enforcement History
FRN: 0022017578
 
CP BP-19990128AA Granted 04/30/1999
L2C BL-19980713AA Granted 11/16/1999
REC Application ID: (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 270847
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0022017578
Community of license: BENTON, KY, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 36 51' 31.2" N / 88 20' 11.1" W
Frequency: 1290 kHz
FCC Station Class: D
Daytime | View Towers
Primary Tower Coordinates: 36 51' 31.2" N / 88 20' 11.1" W
Power: 5.000 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 333.13 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
A1174.7000NN0.00.00.00.0112.9m
Nighttime | View Towers
Primary Tower Coordinates: 36 51' 31.2" N / 88 20' 11.1" W
Power: 0.053 kW
Directional Antenna: N
RMS Standard: 333.13 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
A1174.7000NN0.00.00.00.0112.9m
MOD BZ-19930507AB Granted 06/10/1993
MOD BZ-19820614AA Granted 06/23/1982
L2C BL-19801124AE Granted 01/08/1981
MOD BP-19800326AO Granted 10/29/1980
CALL SIGN HISTORY
WCBL - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
Where this call sign has been:
04/01/1924 - .1130 kHz in HOULTON ME RSB
00/00/0000 on 99.1 in GRAND RIVERS KY - now WCBL-FM (CDBS)
03/19/1979 on 99.1 in GRAND RIVERS KY - now WCBL-FM (CDBS)
PERIODS OF SILENCE
Dates   Reason # Days
05/12/2018~
05/12/2018~06/21/2018 40
PAST ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY FOR FACILITY
08/28/2020Consent Decree
Nautel for LPFM.
APPLICATION HISTORY
Public Notice Details BP-19800326AO Modification Granted
10/29/1980
Transaction log data BL-19801124AE License to Cover Granted
01/08/1981
Transaction log data BZ-19820614AA Modification Granted
06/23/1982
Transaction log data BAL-19870817EE Assign License/CP Granted
09/21/1987
Transaction log data BAL-19871113EA Assign License/CP Granted
12/21/1987
Transaction log data BTC-19880808EF Transfer of Control Granted
11/01/1988
Transaction log data BZ-19930507AB Modification Granted
06/10/1993
Transaction log data BAL-19980826ED Assign License/CP Granted
10/13/1998
Transaction log data BP-19990128AA Construction Permit Granted
04/30/1999
Transaction log data BL-19980713AA License to Cover Granted
11/16/1999
  BR-20120320ADI Renewal Granted
07/27/2012
Transaction log data BAL-20120912AAV Assign License/CP Granted
10/11/2012
  BSTA-20150331AAG Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
04/01/2015
  BLSTA-20180611ABD Silent STA Dismissed
06/14/2018
  BLSTA-20180612AAV Silent STA Granted
06/22/2018
  Resume Operations Granted
07/06/2018
Transaction log data 0000110774 Renewal Granted
08/31/2020
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IMPORTED LETTERS
 Authority to Remain Silent 06/22/2018
 Incoming letter or scanned document 09/18/2015
 STA related 04/01/2015
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