KNWA (AM)
Encyclopedia
KNWA is a radio station
licensed
to serve Bellefonte, Arkansas
, USA. The station, established in 1986, is owned by Harrison Radio Stations, Inc.
for a new 500 watt
FM station broadcasting at 1600 kHz from the Federal Communications Commission
on July 23, 1985
. The new station was assigned the call letters KNWA by the FCC on August 29, 1985.
With the station still under construction, an application was filed in March 1986 to increase the strength of the KNWA daytime signal from 500 to 5,000 watts. The FCC granted authorization for this increase on August 15, 1986.
KNWA received its license to cover
from the FCC on August 11, 1986.
Radio station
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licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve Bellefonte, Arkansas
Bellefonte, Arkansas
Bellefonte is a town in Boone County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 400 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Harrison Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Bellefonte is located at ....
, USA. The station, established in 1986, is owned by Harrison Radio Stations, Inc.
History
This station received its original construction permitConstruction permit
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for a new 500 watt
Watt
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FM station broadcasting at 1600 kHz from the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
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on July 23, 1985
1985 in radio
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. The new station was assigned the call letters KNWA by the FCC on August 29, 1985.
With the station still under construction, an application was filed in March 1986 to increase the strength of the KNWA daytime signal from 500 to 5,000 watts. The FCC granted authorization for this increase on August 15, 1986.
KNWA received its license to cover
Broadcast license
A broadcast license or broadcast license is a specific type of spectrum license that grants the licensee the privilege to use a portion of the radio frequency spectrum in a given geographical area for broadcasting purposes. The licenses are generally straddled with additional restrictions that...
from the FCC on August 11, 1986.