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WINPIMIN41=1•MIMIl . " POOOLICT OF -Arigimaiiinamp mmim1=IM 0..40.1 60. 4- -•-r • ■■ •- Pm-.- 62 0 .11 EP V OU•0" Li r p• 4 4- • io• 1 1 41 4 0 111 41 grip' alaseleill NADI nt LADE4 # CATALOG NO. 4591 t P S

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WINP■IMIN■41=1•MIMIl."

POOOLICT OF

-Arigimaiiinamp mmim1=IM

0..40.1■60. 4■-■-•-r •■■•-■Pm■-.-

620.11 EP V OU•0" Li r p• 4 4- • io• 1141 4 0 111 41 grip' alaseleill NADI

nt LADE4 #

CATALOG NO. 4591 t P S

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Term BC t26 •

June 1954 Official No. 405

Date f irst i i ceased ....JIM

t ' t: 'SOO • •

BROADCASTING STATION LICENA RECORD

F (Iff:94.25-67)

Call letters

Station locatica

PACIFIC NORTIBIETT AMASTDIG CORFORATION (alai 111447) F

Name of I ieensee ;MR= IIROADCASTING aNIPORATION 111.11. 66666 • • am

Alqk

0.8 El. !S. of EHOLLiirdad., 1.15 01.11. SolitAlsomm Pacific ReE1.09 Prze*-tire RitTIS (11:2456ftr x 1.25 mi• N106E of inters. of Interstate Hwy. MUS 99) and Southern/

Transmitter !motion Walton Laney Armitapx Often OP 8.1.141) 1345 curzesuminkiluip eirM8 ( ig fic 1 i1Z8.68

lialstrview Leas. Arnitago• Oregon (BP 6.4 9-67) Pacific RR (MP 10.264-61)

1.25 mi. noel of inters. of Interstate Hoy. Mo. 5(US 99) and Southern.

Main Studio Levitt iont Wiatton AmitaiPi 01711/.W_. 3-61)

• ,bm maim

. • .

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BP.m15590

EIGkimi 2199 t1)

CONSTRUCTION PERMIT AND LICENSE RECORD faiwassza -- -

APPL. DAIC

ISSUED FRP)

TIVE

D v PERiop FROM

4389? 8.3.-161 CP for a 9-7-•1

1500kc 10kw Dr standard bro dcast

Mod, of CP P. Le tters.

Nod. of CP BP.1 97 to change studio C.

.1.7%)5k Toiw- ) cover CP(BF-1 ed a new stand

trars. as PCA

Day &if, as d tr alc -7.1.1or

' i Cr-5231 IFF •

BF -1410-= -4979 (1) - 1 rr 52 ?)

BR-4105

34.30-64 by dir

1.10-66 1-25-0 1-.31-67

ermine n ereting -"lerlt of Intnat,P0 erml ne o erating antennii payer.

1500kc tOkw 2.1 2-1.69

Voluntary acqui ition of positive con- trol of lic. co p. by C ries H. Wilso

,id J. Hobart 1 sons as 'a iancily Grvu

ti.

thru purchase ot stock ftoz, Moses F. rho. t on..

power __yer per

1120kc 8.09 2-49

6..19-67 1120kc 5010•414•1 19 2-19.68 to cha • freq., increase hrs. of operation Unlimited, Increase power to 501rw night &

install directional antenna night & Day(DA.1) stall • new trans., make changers in antenna

yeti. (inc. height)..and.mok• changes in the and vets' (Cond11)(WAIM 1:1 a

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Form BC 126 June 1954 #2

BROADCASTING STATION LICENSE RECORD

1)ste first licensed Cali letter. a"' a dr " 49 ..... IP olo 0.0 grab 10.I. 41.41. oral 0.404. g ii, K if .. ..... ....___. _....................

Station location .040-++.0.0.0.1004.00.0410m4ftwommiggimwmgma

Name of licensee

0-0 i 0 w m + rg +6+, .........

g

“•.1. re m

T IF •

I M.11. al aumi

1111 g .11 de

Transmitter location

■ 0.0.0 alg mks. wg.m+.

to +.0.m+ la a 40,0, 41.

Main studio location ...

fa it ..... • 1•••• Mr..' *. M 44** iv, .-• -

.. W.M1,111gg_

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CONSTRUCTION PERMIT AND LICENSE RECORD

App. at

LNG. Ismued Freq. liot‘er I Dis From.- To

5,590) f ext. of

to 8.1-1 • e;

-1 AUX. 9-23-69 • . at in trans. bow • DA.-1 for am or.

CP(BP6- ion chat

1 aux. t 20kc, 1.

WP-12921 2.-14-68 Mod. 0 (2) corn le

DP-18426 143w069 112Mo CP to tall to be o . on 1

',se on • of Lice 90 co.; r.,

AO • c

e & N 2-1-.72 d.) for handc.s, • fre.. -no .. • wer.

' 4105 & 5-9- s9 Rtinewal 12048(L) 1,1cttnsu (PP/45,

L-,--c:fl L • tr

alliani 8594 7-23419 1 1 2aket CP to HMV

a stare remove d mAke esistor

I U 3-2340 Changes antenna . Cored I 1

EINP-1 2824 1) 11-20 V2 BP 181.426 ok

eXt • tim . 2-725:ffl. 7-, 3-70

I....12055 J- 3-27m40 Lic. BP 18,L26) for Auxi aey Trans. IIM IMII

2:: .7c R .' M-1?.11-' 0 MP Lu V 594) to 12-23-70

I• ri-v0.4., 1 -10-'d 1.-11.)i. o trantr: Apr :_:.

trc.P4_ F.' •r-r.c.

11-%.ens rg--,otc- ' -

to oper t2 train ntral tr. 1345 Cli-e

;1' T. S .1 o . : , '3104:(1 ■ -7) -, :',ci.

tranem t, 'r :; Str0Pt,

f 11 'en rf,70-t•

- to o , - auxIllar:. ntrol f F. 1345 &AA

..r-r. ' lxili ,-.. Studio).

12,852( Lie. (

Main for -185 ea nod.)

iis-4105(t. 8-10-71 Mc Id. of locati

BS-4105(L) 8-10-71 Mod. of loLati •

license (Auxili license (hain)

50kv DA DA-2 of day c • m% -

to chang main st • o ry) to chang main studio

U 1-6-73 i a &lite nt ilime- ration .1 ln€ two of

i-i-1(1,141 1-6-72 1120kr- it to

tional tteir f• the exi I. f:7%ir

BR '., ...)

. ,..

.7 ....hr

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Form BC 116 June 1954 #3

BROADCASTING STATION LICENSE RECORD

Date first licensed .. Csi1 letters K F N

Statiei IOCatiOi

Name of licensee _,11141FIC..nriw.E. 51'..BROADC....141Tip . ppRT:ORATION ...

Transmitter location . • A-M.OlmAWWW.P.M• ...

illOMII0m#m#0010,00,404 wOordp 41.41.0.111.001.

..... ...

Alain studio location r.• 4.* .r •

.11.1i. w a. . ..

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FORM SC•Ill Wt. MS

File o,

Ble-9149 R ge F

Dated AsAlto

Nature Date Application for

Lic. to cover CP(BNP13,e,97 as rot which auth a new standard B/C Station).3preify trans. a RCA PTA-10U 7riound system chaned•

Atty.-Demps4 Koplovitz

1-27-162 1.-31-62

6.12.62 6.12-452

Construction permit to change frequency fron 500kc to 11 c; increar.e hours of operation ror Daytime to Unlimited; increase power fro 0kw day to 50kw niAt and day; install direc 1 antenna night and day(DAdol); install new ransrit,ter (InnIEK-51194NEW); make chances in tenna systemanc. height and change to

towers); and make changes in the ground spa tem.( *dryer-Aeotre 4,3440 me& -dpiagehasp wprixt)

Atty.-Dempsey Kopiovitz .'Enrr.-Russell P. May -

MENDED to make changes in DA pattern i..“c:ided to e er to JZ-50C

uR AMAIWINIommimmai dr-

R & F

.61oz:hi tKi

L ri

9-24-42 9.26.62

11-5-63

11 ield on- ilke ariation

ode proper

accuracy

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File No

it =MD aim*

1 111.-mr +YE 4..1111. •■■ •■•

7.27.64 7.28.64

FIRM BC•121 1113 has. 1955

APPLICATION RECORD - BROADCASTING Gll

titters 1.1.1.3.

Name itiZikilLILAROLUCAST. ING..CORRORATION

laii2D Nature Date Application for

Renewal of License

• Aaiijity to determine operating power rily direct measurement of antenna power.

Dated

10-29a42 1-31-62 5.474063 -3-3

GRANTED 31-29•43

41... MM. 410A a i MINF

GRANIT1) 7-2-63

■1■11 I

••14.

••■.•

B204152 Reed Filed

dm' imm

BPIP15.590 mender' RAF.

12-9-63 12-12-063 14.31.44

iMMI MEP GINO Mil iMONI

CON I T 6.8.64 6.12-64

Authority to determine operating power by direct measurement of antenna power.

GRANTED 3- 30- 64

.LADED Rja.

41=0 4M.i a AMIP w■Im i i i=LB i i i■ wm! MOW iMP ammo. MEM ii# MM

AMENDED To chg. ant•-transAoc. from Ballyv Lane, Armitage. Oregon 12 riatiLlarrid.R4,4}Schi—t Pialardie- asa".• ••Inruitheit • Oraqicw4 make ch7s in JA system & ground sys delete request fo,- waiver of Sec. 71.24(g)

OF 73.30 of the? . ules.

SEE CARD 14 FOR AMENDMENT, c. a. - wikimegivam a.

am Lam 1=11. wM. IIMIN

after m; (111,

(Meas. uip; man-DA

6.-p1s-67 aring 0.15998 1 re: lid.

roil; ude;Wat viV5ttlar

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GRANTED 1.10.•66

1116 FORM BC-121 Awl. 195S

A► ICATION RECORD • BROADCASTING call KPloili

Letter,

Rule ..iihig.M.Ivid..41Migkrro.4.11tiC...CiCal-likikihall MUM OREARON

File No. BP=15„590 AMENDED

7,

.■■■polimk

12ft.3-64 12-7.64

Dated 4.121i2D

Na tu re Date Application for

AMENDED to change antenna-transmitter lo c. GOMM from Dillard Road & Southern Pacific R.R., .5

Springfield,Goshen,Oregon to 0.8 ells South of Dillard Road.,1.15 mi. West Southrrn Pacific R.R. Goshen,Oregon.

6-19-47

BR 5 RPnewal of licens• 11-1-65

Atty. John J. mosey (rem-sey Konlovitz)

ITUZ2511- 11/p & F

arm 316

mmc 411•11h esr miNF IMRE NMI MEP 1■1 AIN MIMI MUM' Mw =Ms MM =EP moNi MW mW =Mb =IP IPI=1 WWI NM AMMI •■1 41.01. 'MI die

1.12 :2111143c Voluntary' acquiaition of positive control o mom 1.25.67 124a0066 lic. corp. by Charles H. Wilson and J. Hobart. 1.3147

Wilson° as a ramity Group, Ulm purchase of

stAck from Thomas F. Thompson

•• L_:*matear & loplovitz

PAL G.• WA110100111NRIPIPEM, G.

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PETMON FOR SPECIAL TENPOPARY AUTINORITT CIDNIN!CT PROCIL-01 TESTS WI Tif REDUCED GRIMM PIMA filed 5iP 60 by Gaguine on behal f of rte.

Petition ASMISSE3 ,ItS MOOT pursuant to Sect. 0.2,11(u) of comm. ' s Rules by Telegram 7-IA-6A.

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II:

FORM 11C•121 11155 CARD 4 if.

APPLICATION RECORD •BROADCASTING Call

Lottery 7,10

moo PACIFIC NORTHWEST BROADCASTING COVPORAT1011 EUGENE, OREGON

Dated File No.

LTR. DV D.

Wain Application for Nature• Dots

68 & REV 5-1-68 GIVING NOTIFICATION THAT DEMPSEY AND OPLOVITZ NO LONGER LIMPS REPRESENT

LIR • D. & C'D 54.668 D RY P' If t

BL-12,0

we'd rimed

Filed 21902 t tri 14

ATAD

3-9 9 (I zsued th 8E14-R4105)

1

GIVING NOTIFICATION THAT LICE Now REPIREgE BLUME AND GAGUINE.

License 21:• 711 for esineese specify type trans* Rk,14 flt5OMIL Re engr. data. X 74 =-"

1

4/18/68 7/8/68 7/8/68

$30 4/18/68 7/18/68

Attyi Benita 5aguine %gr: Robt. M. Siniman, D.C.

1268 11/26/68 Re •norr* data riblocation studio min

P. IL Cl. 11161111=11.1111ft IL

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al•

all !Attire PI if

11m23-66 11-•26.1.68 114.2648

NJ= CY- INEP 1■1

r+ gm Ili • 7. I .-

APPLICATION RECORD • BROADCASTING FORM BC l21 Ave. i955

same ?AWN NORTHWEST BROADCASTING CORPORATIO* one Ore re..

10.2944 11 -a. 611 114-4411

i 0 1968 iMp

CP to install an auxiliary transmitter (RCA PT -1 at main tram. 10 c, to be opium U2Okc, lOk ►, DA-1, for auxiliary purposes only atty-Fly, Shuebruk, Flue and Gaguine

(James K. 7dmundaon, Jr.) 011grd-BolotrtA, §132111Wal _

tp qii M7ri7 a. i Tairgb chanP -F‘on trerv5vP reelster).

File No.

Ba•4105 I &I Ir

0469966 $75. PUSS DEC

M — — — M

PP482426 R. & F.

047084 $30

Jp%.. iS69

Application for

lenewal of license 3.10.69 re: Engineering

AMENDED 3.10,-69 re: Engineering statement Atty. Benito Coguine

— AMP — 4I•14 —

ELGIN Nature Da to

,=*•-■■• --mma.+0•11■•=. ■■••=MENE=.11■11110•10■MMIlmmoni

tf.163v48)

WO 40

d-23-469

■••

7-2369 A $keleton be submit

Dated

•■•

.-'

Shuet-ruk., an.,1 .111r.d.a

r' IL • ft 111101111•111rMilli. 11116

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13!*-13,047 R & F $30-613929

F OMR BC- 121 Srpt irmbet 1964

Card #8

APPLICATION RECORD •BROADCASTING Call

Letters

PACIFIC NORTHWEST BROADCASTING CORPORATION

Application for Ag1

Nature Date MFBP-18,426) for extension of completion UM= date to 4-1-70. Auxiliary. to

11-33-69 }z3-7p

Atty. Fly, Shuebruk, Blume and Gaguine

11-24-69 11-26-69 11-26-69 12tm5-69 3 n 1970

Lie. BP-18426 to install Auxiliary Trans. (RCA BTA-?.00)for Auxiliary kurposee Only. Atty: James K. Ednamdsont Jr.(Fly, Shuebruk, Blume & Gaguine)

7.3-70 7-13.70 7.-70

$1 IVO

BL-12,555 R F #559999 $30. PTA

7,1A- -,Yl.-ariflen 0

tg_N

;fty: Fl 3' •r1.1k,

MNBP-18,594, as mod.) for extension of completion date to 10-23-70 (changes) Atty: Fly, Shuebruk, Blume and Gaguine

F. CI. c. - Aerliiiiiligirlpft IL C.

3-'2770

4-1040 7-73-70

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ono 11PC• 1 2 1, gimp color I 19 69

APPLICATION RECORD - BROADCASTING Call

Letters KPNW

Agtion Nature Date

Name ....F.V.2.7.7.,.::iff1151-4.17A.Eit.i;7:Abl*IT',za..C.Q1E2REL,‘. E PriP. .re on

File No

BY1)-13,11F

$50-05141 AC-067

Application for

MNEW-18 504. as mod.) for extension of completion date to 12-23-70. (changes) Atty: Fly. Shuebruk Blume and Gagulne

V lemr:152

F #6523az $50

ACS-

.41N

12.4a2m.70 12.23.70 12-23-70

GRANTED 11-0-70 to 12-23-70

Dated

10-22-70 10-26-70 10-26...70

LL:ense

Atty . GAguine tjAce..; L. 4dmundson)

Auxiliary • a • r",

(F-1;.594. a3 nod.) changes

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APPLICATION RECORD - BROADCASTING Fo 0C- 121 cariPtembet iclov

Card 012 Call Letters

K F PI W

PACIFIC NORTHWEST BROADCASTING CORFORATIGN Name Twine, Oregon

I File No. Dated

WARD Nature Data Application for

• ...r■rm,■■■•-•

IMP-13,641 R & F S5D-196385 AC-067

GRANTED 7-1073 to 12-6-73

MP(BP-19,141, as mod.) for extension of completion date to 9-6-73 (changes) Atty: Benito Gaguine

6-4-73 -7-73 6-7-73

2 .81 IM Mr 1.1. - -

+IP ..... GRANTED

ME MP.OM ...........

2-6-74 BRC-3666 R F $50-223435 AC-056 PRESS: SEP

Oregon.

Modification of license to operate transmitters by remote control from 1345 Olive Street, Eugene, (Main & Auxiliary) DA-2.

8-9-73 8-13-73 B-13-73

1171 I

Att Benito Ga uine

Liz. to cover (E11-199141) for changes Nain & Auxiliary)

70013500 &F 50.1,222105

A pREss,OCT

5-73 8-7-73 8-8-73 8-23-73 1941

F. M. 0. = 111P ADM Warrem. 0_ C.

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FORM BC-ili Aus. 19SS

APPLICATION RECORD • BROADCASTING Call

Letters

PACIFIC NORTHWEST iiROADGASfING COEPORATION OP* • 40 00 PI OP 0* OS

e rie Oregon

Dated Application for

R-4105 R F P.N. PRESS

Nature Date

GRANTED L h 30-75 9-23-74 in.1.74

10-1-74 Atty.: Janes K. 6imundson WENDED 12m-20-74 re: financial iata AMENDED 12-27-74 re: ascert. of comm. nee de

Mw w wilm is mmwm w m lomlOWW*Widommim la mMWmrno rrmipp w#

10-4.76 Letter dated Firm of Fly, Shuebruks Blume, and Gaguine still represents station. James K. Edmundson ES p iS no lon er with the firm. Renewa"! -f Li2'ense Main & Auxiliary) Atty.: Irving Gastfreund

GRANTED 1-12-78

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About the History Cards …

History Cards were first used by the Department of Commerce to keep track of applicat ions filed by,

and changes to, the earliest AM broadcast stat ions in the early 1920s. The records were

subsequently transferred to the Federal Radio Commission in 1927, and after that to the Federal

Communications Commission when that agency was created in 1934. These cards gradually grew

into a large card file. History Cards remained in use until the creation of the first computerized

database in 1980 to track broadcast applicat ions, the Broadcast Applicat ion Processing System

(BAPS). However, the Commission did not transfer the data from the History Cards to the new

system. Instead, it retained the History Cards in their original form – 3” by 5” filing cards – for

reference.

In 1999, the Commission moved to a new location (445 12th Street SW), and also at that time

created the successor database to BAPS, the Consolidated DataBase System (CDBS). The History

Cards were transferred to microfiche by a contractor (only one set is known to exist), and the

original paper cards were destroyed. The History Cards were stored on the microfiche as negative

images, like those you see above. Generally, they have been left as negatives as those are often

easier to read.

History Cards contain very brief entries and notes about station fac ilit ies, applicat ions, and

ownership. They are not, and never were intended to be, a comprehensive record of a stat ion’s

operations. Nevertheless, they can be useful to help determine, for example, when a stat ion first

went on the air and its call letters at that t ime. History Card comments were generally typed onto

the cards, and thus some records will show more faint ly or with more smudging than others,

depending on the quality of typewriter and ribbon then used. Occasional h andwritten comments,

corrections, and strikeouts may also be found. Cards may be incomplete, missing, or occasionally

out of sequence.

The History Cards are presented here as they were copied to microfiche, to preserve this record for

public use, and with the hope that they will be of value to future researchers of radio stat ion history.