WRKL

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WRKL
WRKL polskieradio910 logo.jpg
CityNew City, New York
Frequency910 kHz
BrandingPolskie Radio
Programming
FormatPolish-language
Ownership
OwnerPolnet Communications, Ltd.
WNVR, WRDZ, WKTA, WEEF, WPJX, WPVS-LP
History
First air date
July 4, 1964
Call sign meaning
Rockland County[1]
Technical information
Facility ID50057
ClassB
Power1,000 watts day
800 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
41°10′52″N 74°02′53″W / 41.18111°N 74.04806°W / 41.18111; -74.04806Coordinates: 41°10′52″N 74°02′53″W / 41.18111°N 74.04806°W / 41.18111; -74.04806
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitepolskieradio.com

WRKL (910 kHz), "Polskie Radio" is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a Polish language radio format 24 hours a day. The station is licensed to New City, New York, with studios and offices in Pomona. It is owned by Polnet Communications based in Chicago.[2][3] The station is currently silent as it makes repairs to its broadcasting equipment.

By day, WRKL is powered at 1,000 watts. But to protect other stations on 910 AM from interference, at night it reduces power to 800 watts. It uses a directional antenna with a four-tower array. The transmitter is off U.S. Route 202 in Pomona, near the Palisades Interstate Parkway.[4]

History[]

WRKL first went on the air on July 4, 1964; 57 years ago (1964-07-04).[5] It featured a format of adult contemporary music with local news and information. WRKL evolved into a news - talk format in the mid-1990s. The $1.6 million sale of WRKL to Polnet was consummated on March 19, 1999.[6][7] On March 18, 1999 at 3:00 PM, the station signed off, concluding its English language programming. Polish language programming began the next day.

The station fell silent on February 18, 2017, several days after the collapse of one of its daytime towers on February 13.[8] The station returned to the air on Wednesday February 22, 2017. On March 9, 2017 an application was filed with the Federal Communications Commission for an Engineering Special Temporary Authority to allow operation of WRKL at 25% power (250 Watts day, 200 Watts night, both non-directional) while repairs were made.[9] The STA was granted on March 13, 2017, and expired on September 9, 2017.[10]
On October 31, 2017, Polnet filed an application with the Commission for reinstatement "nunc pro tunc" and extension of its Engineering STA, noting the inadvertent failure to file a timely renewal prior to the September 9 expiration.[11] In its approval, the Commission granted a six-month extension of the STA, allowing WRKL to continue to operate at 25% power, non-directionally, until May 2, 2018, but specifically excluded the period from the expiration of the initial STA and the grant date of the extension.[12]

On May 8, 2018, Polnet filed a request with the Commission to further extend the STA, stating that the company was continuing to gather quotes to rebuild the destroyed tower.[13] On June 1, 2018, the request was granted, extending the authority to operate non-directionally at 25% power until December 1, 2018.[14] On December 11, 2018, Polnet filed for another extension of the STA, indicating they were working to secure funds to reconstruct the destroyed tower.[15] That request was granted on December 18, 2018, extending the STA until June 17, 2019.[16]

On June 6, 2019, Polnet again filed to extend the STA, citing financial hardship as the reason the repairs had not yet been made.[17] The request was granted on July 3, 2019, extending the STA until January 3, 2020.[18] Subsequent STA extensions were granted by the FCC on February 3, 2020;[19] August 12, 2020;[20] February 26, 2021;[21] and September 8, 2021.[22] Starting with the STA request in July 2020,[23] Polnet's application included language that Polnet was ‘researching technical modifications that would permanently modify the facility’, and that the financial hardship was being exacerbated by COVID-19, language that has been repeated in all subsequent STA filings.

An October 11, 2021 online article[24] reported that the entire 12.7 acre WRKL transmitter site, including the building housing the station's studios and offices, had been sold in May of 2021. WRKL had been off the air since September 10, 2021, and on November 12, 2021, owner Polnet Communications filed a Notice of Suspension of Operations with the FCC.[25] It stated that the signal had been silenced in October 2021 due to a misunderstanding with, and removal of some equipment by the "landowner". It also stated that Polnet "would be sending an engineer shortly to restore service." On November 29, 2021, Polnet filed a "Request for Silent STA" with the Commission,[26] saying that they would be working on "an agreement with the landlord that will allow it to reinstall all needed equipment to restore service." FCC approval is pending.

References[]

  1. ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  2. ^ "WRKL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "WRKL Station Information Profile". Nielsen Audio.
  4. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WRKL
  5. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook, 1977
  6. ^ "FCC Application Search Details: BAL-19980903EH". United States Federal Communications Commission.
  7. ^ "The Journal News, March 20, 1999". The Journal News.
  8. ^ "NOW: Ten years of PPM". Tom Taylor Now. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
  9. ^ "FCC Engineering STA file no.: BSTA - 20170309AAQ". United States Federal Communications Commission.
  10. ^ "FCC Correspondence Imported Letter re:BSTA - 20170309AAQ". United States Federal Communications Commission.
  11. ^ "FCC Engineering STA file no.: BSTA - 20171031AAH". United States Federal Communications Commission.
  12. ^ "FCC Correspondence Imported Letter re:BSTA - 20171031AAH". United States Federal Communications Commission.
  13. ^ "FCC Engineering STA file no.: BSTA - 20170309AAQ". United States Federal Communications Commission.
  14. ^ "FCC Correspondence Imported Letter re:BSTA - 20171031AAH". United States Federal Communications Commission.
  15. ^ https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101797375&formid=911&fac_num=50057
  16. ^ http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=89284
  17. ^ https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101805585&formid=911&fac_num=50057
  18. ^ http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=91509
  19. ^ http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=93855
  20. ^ http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=95658
  21. ^ http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=97527
  22. ^ http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=99220
  23. ^ https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101819285&formid=911&fac_num=50057
  24. ^ https://hudsonvalley.town.news/g/nanuet-ny/n/45316/former-wrkl-building-has-new-owner-tenant
  25. ^ https://publicfiles.fcc.gov/api/service/am/application/1829108.html
  26. ^ https://publicfiles.fcc.gov/api/service/am/application/1829309.html

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