# List of AM Expanded Band station assignments issued by the Federal Communications Commission on March 17, 1997

List of AM Expanded Band station assignments issued by the Federal Communications Commission on March 17, 1997 is a review of the initial eighty-eight assignments, made by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), for populating in the United States the "Expanded Band" frequencies of 1610 to 1700 kHz, which had been recently added to the AM broadcasting band.

## Background

On June 8, 1988, an International Telecommunication Union-sponsored conference held at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil adopted provisions, effective July 1, 1990, to extend the upper end of the Region 2 AM broadcast band, by adding ten frequencies which spanned from 1610 kHz to 1700 kHz. The agreement provided for a standard transmitter power of 1 kilowatt, which could be increased to 10 kilowatts in cases where it did not result in undue interference.
In the United States, the normal Federal Communications Commission (FCC) practice for station applications on the standard AM band frequencies had been to individually process requests. For the expanded band, the Commission decided to allocate the entire band at once on a nationwide basis, after evaluating all of the stations which notified the FCC that they were interested in moving to the new band. In the fall of 1994, the FCC announced that, out of 688 applicants, a specially designed computer program (which took two weeks to run) had chosen 79 stations to make the transfer to the expanded band. However, a year later the Commission rescinded these assignments, after it was determined that there had been major flaws in the data used to evaluate the applications. On March 22, 1996, the FCC announced a revised allocation table, consisting of 87 stations, but this too was eventually withdrawn due to errors.
The FCC's third, and final, allocation was announced on March 17, 1997, and provided for 88 assignments. In most cases the expanded band operations, despite being modifications to existing stations, were licensed as new stations, separately from the original standard band station. With only one exception, only stations included in the March 17, 1997 list have been permitted to operate on an expanded band frequency. The sole exception occurred in 2006, when the FCC granted a waiver giving permission for WRCR in Ramapo, New York to move from 1300 to 1700 kHz.
The FCC originally assumed that the expanded band stations would simulcast the programming of the original standard band stations, and be licensed to the same community. However, in most cases the expanded band stations have run separate programming, and a few have moved to other communities as much as 450 kilometers (280 miles) away. One policy the FCC has generally enforced is that paired original and expanded band stations must remain under common ownership. However, a waiver was granted for 1320/1650 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, where the Commission approved separately owned stations.
In order to allow for an orderly transition period, the FCC initially provided that both the original station and its expanded band counterpart could optionally operate simultaneously for up to five years, after which owners would have to turn in one of the two licenses, depending on whether they preferred the new assignment or elected to remain on the original frequency. However, the FCC has repeatedly extended this deadline, and reported that as of October 2015 there were 25 cases where co-owned standard band and expanded band stations were still active, some of which were approaching 20 years of operation. This report also noted that "A total of 88 Expanded Band channels were originally allotted. There were 67 applications filed for Expanded Band allotments, of which 66 construction permits were granted, with one application still pending. Licenses were granted to 54 stations that migrated from the standard AM band to the Expanded Band. Of those, 22 unconditionally surrendered their standard band licenses and remained in the Expanded Band; three conditionally surrendered their standard band licenses, and four standard band licenses were canceled by the Commission. The Commission also received one unconditional surrender of an Expanded Band authorization and one conditional surrender, and it canceled one Expanded Band license."
In one case a multi-year deleted expanded band station, WJCC in Miami Springs, Florida, was relicensed. WJCC was deleted on February 23, 2006, however, because numerous other joint standard/expanded band station pairs had been permitted to operate beyond the initial five-year deadline, a petition to resume operations was granted, with WJCC's license restored on October 4, 2012.

## Table of March 17, 1997 assignments

Review of the 88 Expanded Band authorizations made by the Federal Communications Commission on March 17, 1997. In the table below:
* For the "Original Standard Band Assignment" entries, the FCC's March 17, 1997 notification listed station's call signs and frequencies as of June 30, 1993, dating to when the stations initially notified the commission that they were interested in participating.
* "FCC Appl. BP#" refers to the identifier assigned by the FCC to the 67 applications that were filed for authorizations to construct the Expanded Band station. These identifiers were assigned on the day the application was received, and were given a prefix of "BP-". An "n/a" entry indicates the 21 cases where, despite being authorized, no application was ever filed to construct the Expanded Band station.
* "CP" refers to an FCC Construction Permit issued where an application to build the Expanded Band station was approved.
* Cells for stations that are still licensed are highlighted with a beige background.
| Original Standard Band Assignment | Original Standard Band Assignment | Original Standard Band Assignment | Original Standard Band Assignment | March 17, 1997 Expanded Band Assignment | March 17, 1997 Expanded Band Assignment | March 17, 1997 Expanded Band Assignment | March 17, 1997 Expanded Band Assignment |
| Call Sign | Community of License | Freq. | Current Status | Freq. | FCC Appl. BP# | CP Initial Call Sign | Current Status |
| KALT | Atlanta, Texas | 900 | KPYN Atlanta, Texas | 1610 | BP-970519AB | KNRB (January 21, 2000) | Deleted July 18, 2005 (KALT Atlanta, Texas) |
| WGYJ | Atmore, Alabama | 1590 | Deleted September 11, 1998 (WGYJ Atmore, Alabama) | 1620 | BP-970611AF | WPHG (November 12, 1997) | WNRP Gulf Breeze, Florida |
| KAHI | Auburn, California | 950 | KAHI Auburn, California | 1620 | BP-970611AH | KSMH (February 17, 1998) | KSMH West Sacramento, California |
| KECN | Blackfoot, Idaho | 690 | KEII Blackfoot, Idaho | 1620 | BP-970616AT | KBLI (November 10, 1997) | Deleted February 7, 2006 (KBLI Blackfoot, Idaho) |
| WAMJ | South Bend, Indiana | 1580 | WHLY South Bend, Indiana | 1620 | BP-970613AG | WJVA (March 6, 1998) | Deleted April 15, 2019 (WDND South Bend, Indiana) |
| KHRT | Minot, North Dakota | 1320 | Deleted February 27, 2025 (KHRT Minot, North Dakota) | 1620 | BP-970613AF | n/a | CP cancelled December 22, 2000. |
| KKAR | Bellevue, Nebraska | 1180 | KZOT Bellevue, Nebraska | 1620 | BP-970616BP | KAZP (January 9, 1998) | KOZN Bellevue, Nebraska |
| WJRZ | Toms River, New Jersey | 1550 (CP) | CP cancelled September 14, 1995 (WJRZ Toms River, New Jersey) | 1620 | BP-970616AG | n/a | Application cancelled March 11, 2025. |
| KENN | Farmington, New Mexico | 1390 | KENN Farmington, New Mexico | 1620 | BP-970613AL | KBAG (March 6, 1998) | CP cancelled January 9, 2001 (KNNT Farmington, New Mexico) |
| WKZQ | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | 1520 | WWHK Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (1450 kHz) | 1620 | BP-970613AO | WAZG (March 23, 1998) | CP cancelled January 29, 2001 (WAZG Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) |
| WTAW | College Station, Texas | 1150 | KZNE College Station, Texas | 1620 | BP-970616AS | KAZW (January 9, 1998) | WTAW College Station, Texas |
| WRRA | Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands | 1290 | Deleted February 8, 2011 (WRRA Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands) | 1620 | BP-970613AC | WDHP (March 6, 1998) | WDHP Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| KRIZ | Renton, Washington | 1420 | KRIZ Renton, Washington | 1620 | BP-970527AE | KYIZ (February 23, 1998) | KYIZ Renton, Washington |
| KWFM | Tucson, Arizona | 940 | KGMS Tucson, Arizona | 1630 | n/a | | |
| KOQO | Clovis, California | 790 | KFPT Clovis, California | 1630 | BP-970616BO | KBEG (May 15, 1998) | CP cancelled January 15, 2004 (KOME Clovis, California) |
| WRDW | Augusta, Georgia | 1480 | Deleted February 5, 2015 (WCHZ Augusta, Georgia) | 1630 | BP-970616BD | WAWX (January 9, 1998) | Deleted February 13, 2020 (WRDW Augusta, Georgia) |
| KCJJ | Iowa City, Iowa | 1560 | Deleted May 7, 2002 (KCJK Iowa City, Iowa) | 1630 | BP-970613AD | KCJK (November 10, 1997) | KCJJ Iowa City, Iowa |
| KHVN | Fort Worth, Texas | 970 | KHVN Fort Worth, Texas | 1630 | BP-970616AE | KBCM (March 6, 1998) | KKGM Fort Worth, Texas |
| KSHY | Fox Farm, Wyoming | 1530 (CP) | Deleted March 18, 2019 (KJUA Cheyenne, Wyoming, 1380 kHz) | 1630 | BP-970616AO | KKWY (November 21, 1997) | KFBU Fox Farm, Wyoming |
| KBLU | Yuma, Arizona | 560 | KBLU Yuma, Arizona | 1640 | n/a | | |
| KNBA | Vallejo, California | 1190 | KDYA Vallejo, California | 1640 | BP-970613AK | KDIA (April 17, 1998) | KDIA Vallejo, California |
| WVMI | Biloxi, Mississippi | 570 | Deleted June 26, 2003 (WVMI Biloxi, Mississippi) | 1640 | BP-970616AM | WTNI (December 13, 2002) | WTNI Biloxi, Mississippi |
| WSYD | Mount Airy, North Carolina | 1300 | WSYD Mount Airy, North Carolina | 1640 | BP-970616BE | WLHJ (November 10, 1997) | CP cancelled December 22, 2000 (WLHJ Mount Airy, North Carolina) |
| KLXX | Bismarck-Mandan, North Dakota | 1270 | KLXX Bismarck-Mandan, North Dakota | 1640 | n/a | | |
| WTRY | Troy, New York | 980 | WOFX Troy, New York | 1640 | n/a | | |
| KCRC | Enid, Oklahoma | 1390 | KCRC Enid, Oklahoma | 1640 | BP-970616BI | KBFQ (May 15, 1998) | KZLS Enid, Oklahoma |
| KPHP | Lake Oswego, Oregon | 1290 | Deleted February 23, 2006 (KKSL Lake Oswego, Oregon) | 1640 | BP-970424AC | KKJY (October 20, 1997) | KDZR Lake Oswego, Oregon |
| KURV | Edinburg, Texas | 710 | KURV Edinburg, Texas | 1640 | n/a | | |
| KTKK | Sandy, Utah | 630 | Deleted September 28, 2017 (KTKK Sandy, Utah) | 1640 | BP-970613AQ | KBJA (August 10, 1998) | KBJA Sandy, Utah |
| WKSH | Sussex, Wisconsin | 1370 | Deleted December 15, 1999 (WAZI Sussex, Wisconsin) | 1640 | BP-970613AN | WAZI (March 23, 1998) | WSJP Sussex, Wisconsin |
| KWHN | Fort Smith, Arkansas | 1320 | KWHN Fort Smith, Arkansas | 1650 | BP-970613AE | KHFS (November 10, 1997) | KFSW Fort Smith, Arkansas |
| KOJY | Costa Mesa, California | 540 | Deleted August 15, 2000 (KKGO Costa Mesa, California) | 1650 | BP-970612AE | KGXL (March 12, 1998) | KFOX Torrance, California |
| KRKS | Denver, Colorado | 990 | KRKS Denver, Colorado | 1650 | BP-970616AP | KBJD (August 10, 1998) | KBJD Denver, Colorado |
| WAOK | Atlanta, Georgia | 1380 | WAOK Atlanta, Georgia | 1650 | BP-970616AF | WAZJ (March 23, 1998) | CP cancelled January 15, 2004 (WAZJ Atlanta, Georgia) |
| KCFI | Cedar Falls, Iowa | 1250 | KCFI Cedar Falls, Iowa | 1650 | BP-970616AN | KDNZ (August 3, 1998) | KCNZ Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| KTMT | Phoenix, Oregon | 880 | Deleted March 13, 2023 (KCMX Phoenix, Oregon) | 1650 | n/a | | |
| KSVE | El Paso, Texas | 1150 | KHRO El Paso, Texas | 1650 | BP-970616BL | KBIV (September 4, 1998) | KSVE El Paso, Texas |
| WPMH | Portsmouth, Virginia | 1010 | Deleted January 3, 2024 (WHKT Portsmouth, Virginia) | 1650 | BP-970616BF | WAWT (January 9, 1998) | WJFV Portsmouth, Virginia |
| WKRG | Mobile, Alabama | 710 | WNTM Mobile, Alabama | 1660 | n/a | | |
| KLOQ | Merced, California | 1580 | Deleted August 13, 2004 (KVVY Merced, California) | 1660 | BP-970616AY | KAXW (January 9, 1998) | KBRE Merced, California |
| WMIB | Marco Island, Florida | 1480 | Deleted June 3, 2021 (WVOI Marco Island, Florida) | 1660 | BP-970530AC | WMIB (February 17, 1998) | WCNZ Marco Island, Florida |
| WREN | Topeka, Kansas | 1250 | KYYS Kansas City, Kansas | 1660 | BP-970616AJ | KBJC (August 10, 1998) | KWOD Kansas City, Kansas |
| WQSN | Kalamazoo, Michigan | 1470 | Deleted February 20, 2006 (WKLZ Kalamazoo, Michigan) | 1660 | BP-970626AA | WQSN (October 1, 1998) | WTOU Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| WGIV | Charlotte, North Carolina | 1600 | Deleted June 2, 2004 (WGIV Charlotte, North Carolina) | 1660 | BP-970611AG | WBHE (September 4, 1998) | Deleted August 24, 2022 (WJBX Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| KQWB | West Fargo, North Dakota | 1550 | Deleted June 8, 2001 (KQJD West Fargo, North Dakota) | 1660 | BP-970616AD | KQJD (February 9, 1998) | KQWB West Fargo, North Dakota |
| WJDM | Elizabeth, New Jersey | 1530 | Deleted April 10, 2020 (WJDM Elizabeth, New Jersey) | 1660 | BP-970613AM | WBAH (May 11, 1998) | WWRU Jersey City, New Jersey |
| KSLM | Salem, Oregon | 1390 | KZGD Salem, Oregon | 1660 | n/a | | |
| WCHQ | Camuy, Puerto Rico | 1360 | Deleted April 5, 2004 (WCHQ Camuy, Puerto Rico) | 1660 | BP-970616AH | WGIT (December 14, 2000) | WGIT Canovanas, Puerto Rico |
| KRZI | Waco, Texas | 1580 | Deleted May 18, 2006 (KQRL Waco, Texas) | 1660 | BP-970616AW | KAXY (January 9, 1998) | KRZI Waco, Texas |
| KSOS | Brigham City, Utah | 800 | Deleted September 2, 2004 (KSOS Brigham City, Utah) | 1660 | BP-970613AT | KBDF (March 23, 1998) | Deleted August 17, 2015 (KXOL Brigham City, Utah) |
| KHPY | Moreno Valley, California | 1530 | Deleted October 29, 2003 (KHPI Moreno Valley, California) | 1670 | BP-970616AQ | KSUL (August 26, 1999) | KHPY Moreno Valley, California |
| KHTE | Redding, California | 600 | Deleted June 25, 2001 (KAZT Redding, California) | 1670 | BP-970616BB | KAZT (January 9, 1998) | KQMS Redding, California |
| KCOL | Fort Collins, Colorado | 1410 | KIIX Fort Collins, Colorado | 1670 | n/a | | |
| WRCC | Warner Robins, Georgia | 1600 | Deleted January 10, 2002 (WAXP Warner Robins, Georgia) | 1670 | BP-970613AI | WAXP (March 6, 1998) | WMGE Dry Branch, Georgia |
| WLVW | Salisbury, Maryland | 960 | WTGM Salisbury, Maryland | 1670 | BP-970616AZ | WAWR (January 9, 1998) | CP cancelled December 22, 2000 (WAWR Salisbury, Maryland) |
| KBTN | Neosho, Missouri | 1420 | KBTN Neosho, Missouri | 1670 | n/a | | |
| KKEL | Hobbs, New Mexico | 1480 | Deleted July 2, 1999 (KKEL Hobbs, New Mexico) | 1670 | n/a | | |
| WTDY | Madison, Wisconsin | 1480 | WLMV Madison, Wisconsin | 1670 | BP-970616AL | WAWY (January 9, 1998) | WOZN Madison, Wisconsin |
| KXEX | Fresno, California | 1550 | KXEX Fresno, California | 1680 | BP-970616AV | KAVT (January 9, 1998) | KGED Fresno, California |
| KSTR | Grand Junction, Colorado | 620 | KJOL Grand Junction, Colorado | 1680 | n/a | | |
| WXTO | Winter Garden, Florida | 1600 | WLAA Winter Garden, Florida | 1680 | BP-970616BM | WTIR (April 12, 1999) | WOKB Winter Garden, Florida |
| KJCK | Junction City, Kansas | 1420 | KJCK Junction City, Kansas | 1680 | n/a | | |
| KMLB | Monroe, Louisiana | 1440 | Deleted March 4, 2008 (KMLB Monroe, Louisiana) | 1680 | BP-970616BJ | KBJE (September 4, 1998) | KRJO Monroe, Louisiana |
| WSFN | Muskegon, Michigan | 1600 | Deleted March 3, 2008 (WMHG Muskegon, Michigan) | 1680 | BP-970612AC | WBHD (September 4, 1998) | WPRR Ada, Michigan |
| KBRF | Fergus Falls, Minnesota | 1250 | KBRF Fergus Falls, Minnesota | 1680 | n/a | | |
| WHWH | Princeton, New Jersey | 1350 | WHWH Princeton, New Jersey | 1680 | BP-970613AH | WAXK (March 6, 1998) | WTTM Lindenwold, New Jersey |
| WKTP | Jonesborough, Tennessee | 1590 | WKTP Jonesborough, Tennessee | 1680 | n/a | | |
| KBNA | El Paso, Texas | 920 | KQBU El Paso, Texas | 1680 | n/a | | |
| KZOK | Seattle, Washington | 1590 | KLFE Seattle, Washington | 1680 | BP-970616AU | KAZJ (January 9, 1998) | KNTS Seattle, Washington |
| KRCX | Roseville, California | 1110 | KLIB Roseville, California | 1690 | BP-970616AX | KSXX (November 17, 1997) | KFSG Roseville, California |
| KQXI | Arvada, Colorado | 1550 | Deleted November 18, 2003 (KADZ Arvada, Colorado) | 1690 | BP-970501AA | KAYK (November 10, 1997) | KDMT Arvada, Colorado |
| WBIT | Adel, Georgia | 1470 | Deleted February 18, 2005 (WBIT Adel, Georgia) | 1690 | BP-970613AR | WAXD (January 9, 1998) | WMLB Avondale Estates, Georgia |
| KILR | Estherville, Iowa | 1070 | KILR Estherville, Iowa | 1690 | n/a | | |
| WDDD | Johnston City, Illinois | 810 | Deleted July 31, 2012 (WDDD, Johnston City, Illinois) | 1690 | BP-970616AB | WHTE (June 5, 1998) | WVON Berwyn, Illinois |
| WPTX | Lexington Park, Maryland | 920 | Deleted November 16, 1999 (WPTX Lexington Park, Maryland) | 1690 | BP-970613AJ | WAZC (March 6, 1998) | WPTX Lexington Park, Maryland |
| KLAT | Houston, Texas | 1010 | KLAT Houston, Texas | 1690 | n/a | | |
| WGOD | Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands | 1090 | Deleted September 23, 2019 (WUVI, Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands) | 1690 | BP-970616AR | WIGT (August 12, 2010) | WIGT Charlotte Amelie, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| WEUP | Huntsville, Alabama | 1600 | WHIY Huntsville, Alabama | 1700 | BP-970616AK | WEUV (August 7, 2000) | WEUP Huntsville, Alabama |
| KNST | Tucson, Arizona | 790 | KNST Tucson, Arizona | 1700 | n/a | | |
| KQKE | Soledad, California | 700 | KMBX Soledad, California | 1700 | n/a | | |
| WCMQ | Miami Springs, Florida | 1210 | WNMA Miami Springs, Florida | 1700 | BP-970616BG | WCMQ (December 5, 1997) | WJCC Miami Springs, Florida (Deleted February 23, 2006, but relicensed on October 4, 2012.) |
| KKSO | Des Moines, Iowa | 1390 | Deleted February 2, 2001 (KKSO Des Moines, Iowa) | 1700 | BP-970612AD | KBGG (November 12, 1997) | KBGG Des Moines, Iowa |
| WZNN | Rochester, New Hampshire | 930 | WPKX Rochester, New Hampshire | 1700 | BP-970616BK | WAYU (March 6, 1998) | CP cancelled December 22, 2000 (WAYU Rochester, New Hampshire) |
| WZNN | Rochester, New Hampshire | 930 | WPKX Rochester, New Hampshire | 1700 | BP-970616BK | WAYU (March 6, 1998) | This assignment was subsequently occupied, effective July 13, 2015, by WRCR, Ramapo, New York. |
| KAST | Astoria, Oregon | 1370 | KAST Astoria, Oregon | 1700 | BP-970611AI | KCHT (December 22, 1997) | CP cancelled January 15, 2004 (KCHT Astoria, Oregon) |
| KKLS | Rapid City, South Dakota | 920 | KKLS Rapid City, South Dakota | 1700 | n/a | | |
| KBOR | Brownsville, Texas | 1600 | Deleted February 17, 2005 (KQXX Brownsville, Texas) | 1700 | BP-970616AI | KQXX (March 6, 1998) | KVNS Brownsville, Texas |
| KDSX | Denison-Sherman, Texas | 950 | Deleted January 10, 2006 (KZRA Denison-Sherman, Texas) | 1700 | BP-970508AC | KTBK (June 1, 1998) | KKLF Richardson, Texas |
| WSVA | Harrisonburg, Virginia | 550 | WSVA Harrisonburg, Virginia | 1700 | BP-970616BA | WEZI (November 17, 1997) | CP cancelled January 16, 2004 (WEZI Harrisonburg, Virginia) |