Call Sign Reservation and Authorization System

FCC 380
3060-0188
Estimated time per response: 1015 minutes

FCC BROADCAST CALL SIGN RESERVATION AND
AUTHORIZATION SYSTEM
Welcome to the FCC's Call Sign Reservation and Authorization System
The FCC Radio and Television Call Sign Reservation and Authorization System is available 24 hours-a-day, Monday through
Sunday. Users are encouraged to consult our FCC CALL SIGN POLICIES AND REGULATIONS before using this system. If
you wish to consult the User's Guide for the Call Sign Reservation and Authorization System, click on the word HELP at the bottom
right of each screen.
The Licensee's FRN and Password are required fields of the Call Sign Reservation System. You must use an FRN that is
associated with the facility of the call sign change you are requesting. The FRN Manager was designed to assist in the association of
FRN's. Click the link under item number four (4) to access the FRN Manager. The Call Sign System will accept your FRN and
Password by one of the following three ways:
•
•

1. If you know your FRN and Password, you can enter directly in the Call Sign Request Application Screen.
2. You can verify your FRN and Password by entering the values within the Call Sign/CORES Pre-Form Screen.
If both FRN and Password are valid, the FRN will be passed from the Call Sign/CORES Pre-Form Screen to the Call Sign
Reservation System.

•
•

3. If you do not have an FRN and Password, you can get to The CORES Registration page by using the Register in
CORES link.
4. If you need to associate your FRN with the licensee's FRN, you can go to FRN Manager link.
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Media Bureau

Call Sign Desk - Call Sign Query

Query by Call Sign
Call Sign

Submit

[Submit the query]

Clear

[Erase data from the form]

This query displays whether a call sign is available. If it is not available,
the query identifies to whom it is assigned or reserved.
HELP

Media Bureau

Call Sign Desk - Query

Call Sign WUBD is available.
SELECT TYPE OF REQUEST/RESERVATION
CHANGE
INITIAL

CHANGE REQUEST
PERMITTEE INITIAL REQUEST

TRANSFER

TRANSFER/ASSIGNMENT REQUEST

EXCHANGE

EXCHANGE REQUEST

HELP

Media Bureau

Call Sign Desk - Query

Call Sign is not available.
Call
Fac
Effective
Service
City State
Sign
ID
Date

Assigned To

Our records contain the following address(es) for above licensee(s):
CALL SIGN
LICENSEE
MAILING ADDRESS
CONTINUED
ADDRESS
CITY

CHICAGO

STATE IL

ZIP

60614-1919

A request for {Call Sign} dated 11/07/2007 has been filed
by .
Our records contain the following address(es) for above requester(s):
REQUESTED CALL
SIGN
LICENSEE/PERMITTEE
MAILING ADDRESS
CONTINUED ADDRESS
CITY

STATE

ZIP

Media Bureau

Call Sign Desk - Query

Call Sign
Call Sign

Service

Fac ID

City

State

Effective
Date

Assigned To

Our records contain the following address(es) for above licensee(s):
CALL SIGN
LICENSEE
MAILING ADDRESS
CONTINUED ADDRESS
CITY

STATE

ZIP

STATE

ZIP

CALL SIGN
LICENSEE
MAILING ADDRESS
CONTINUED ADDRESS
CITY

FCC CALL SIGN REQUEST
SELECT TYPE OF REQUEST/RESERVATION
CHANGE
INITIAL

CHANGE REQUEST
PERMITTEE INITIAL REQUEST

TRANSFER

TRANSFER/ASSIGNMENT REQUEST

EXCHANGE

EXCHANGE REQUEST

HELP

FCC 380
Approved by OMB
3060-0188
Edition Date: December 2001

CHANGE REQUEST

REQUESTED CALL SIGN
CURRENT CALL SIGN

CONTINUE

RESET
HELP

Response to questions in this call sign reservation request constitute representations
upon which the FCC will rely in considering this request.
WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY
FINE AND/OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. CODE, TITLE 18, SECTION 1001),
AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION LICENSE OR CONSTRUCTION
PERMIT (U.S. CODE, TITLE 47, SECTION 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE
(U.S. CODE, TITLE 47, SECTION 503).
FCC NOTICE TO INDIVIDUALS
REQUIRED BY THE PRIVACY ACT AND THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION
ACT
The FCC is authorized under the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to collect
the personal information we request in this call sign reservation request. We will use the
information you provide to determine if the benefit requested is consistent with the public
interest. If we believe there may be a violation or potential violation of a FCC statute,
regulation, rule or order, your request may be referred to the Federal, state or local
agency responsible for investigating, prosecuting, enforcing or implementing the statute,
rule, regulation or order. In certain cases, the information in your request may be
disclosed to the Department of Justice or a court or adjudicative body when (a) the FCC;
or (b) any employee of the FCC; or (c) the United States Government, is a party to a

proceeding before the body or has an interest in the proceeding. In addition, all
information provided in this form will be available for public inspection.
If you owe a past due debt to the federal government, any information you provide may
also be disclosed to the Department of Treasury Financial Management Service, other
federal agencies and/or your employer to offset your salary, IRS tax refund or other
payments to collect that debt. The FCC may also provide this information to these
agencies through the matching of computer records when authorized.
If you do not provide the information requested on this request, the call sign reservation
request cannot be accepted electronically. Your electronic request is required to obtain
the requested call sign authorization.
We have estimated that each response to this collection of information will take, on
average, 10 – 15 minutes. Our estimate includes the time to read the instructions, look
through existing records, gather and maintain required data, and actually complete and
review the form or response. If you have any comments on this estimate, or on how we
can improve the collection and reduce the burden it causes you, please write the Federal
Communications Commission, AMD-PERM, Paperwork Reduction Project (3060-0188),
Washington, D. C. 20554. We will also accept your comments via the Internet if you
send them to PRA@fcc.gov. Remember - you are not required to respond to a collection of
information sponsored by the Federal government, and the government may not conduct
or sponsor this collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number or if
we fail to provide you with this notice. This collection has been assigned an OMB control
number of 3060-0188.
THE FOREGOING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK
REDUCTION ACT OF 1995, PUBLIC LAW 104-13, OCTOBER 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C.
SECTION 3507 AND THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974, PUBLIC LAW 93-579,
DECEMBER 31, 1974, 5 U.S.C. SECTION 552a(e)(3).

CHANGE REQUEST FORM
CALL SIGN

FACILITY ID

SERVICE

LICENSEE NAME
MAILING ADDRESS
CONTINUED ADDRESS
CITY

STATE

REQUESTED
CALL SIGN

ZIP

EFFECTIVE
DATE

SERVICE

The applicant submitting this request is authorized to certify that neither the licensee nor any
shareholder, officer, or director thereof, is subject to a denial of federal benefits, including FCC benefits,
pursuant to section 5301 of the ANTI-DRUG ABUSE ACT of 1988, 21 U.S.C. section 853(a).

The applicant submitting this request has obtained consent from the primary call sign holder to use
the requested call sign.

APPLICANT/REPRESENTATIVE
NAME
Check here if applicant address is same as licensee (if you don't want to fill in below).
ORGANIZATION
STREET ADDRESS
CONTINUED ADDRESS
CITY

STATE

PHONE

ZIP

E-MAIL ADDRESS
FRN:

PASSWORD:

FEE PAYMENT REQUIRED. THE APPLICANT MUST FILE FORM 159.
SUBMIT REQUEST

RESET

HELP

FCC 380
Approved by OMB
3060-0188
Edition Date: December 2001

PERMITTEE INITIAL REQUEST
REQUESTED CALL SIGN
CONSTRUCTION PERMIT NUMBER
SERVICE
ENTER PERMIT NUMBER ONLY (Format: YYYYMMDDAAA) - No Prefix required
CONTINUE

RESET
HELP

PERMITTEE INITIAL REQUEST FORM
FILE NUMBER

FACILITY ID

SERVICE

PERMITTEE NAME
MAILING ADDRESS
CONTINUED
ADDRESS
CITY

STATE

REQUESTED
CALL SIGN

ZIP

EFFECTIVE
DATE

SERVICE

The applicant submitting this request is authorized to certify that neither the
licensee nor any shareholder, officer, or director thereof, is subject to a denial of
federal benefits, including FCC benefits, pursuant to section 5301 of the ANTI-DRUG
ABUSE ACT of 1988, 21 U.S.C. section 853(a).
The applicant submitting this request has obtained consent from the primary call
sign holder to use the requested call sign.
APPLICANT/REPRESENTATIVE
NAME
Check here if applicant address is same as permittee (if you don't want to fill in
below).
ORGANIZATION
STREET ADDRESS
CONTINUED
ADDRESS
CITY

STATE
E-MAIL ADDRESS

PHONE

PASSWORD:

FRN:
SUBMIT REQUEST

RESET

ZIP

HELP

FCC 380
Approved by OMB
3060-0188
Edition Date: December 2001

TRANSFER/ASSIGNMENT REQUEST
REQUESTED CALL SIGN
CURRENT CALL SIGN
LICENSE ASSIGNMENT/TRANSFER OF
CONTROL APPLICATION NUMBER

CONTINUE

RESET
HELP

TRANSFER/ASSIGNMENT REQUEST FORM
CALL
SIGN

APP ARN

FAC ID

SERVICE

LICENSEE NAME
MAILING ADDRESS
CONTINUED
ADDRESS
CITY

STATE

REQUESTED
CALL SIGN

ZIP

SERVICE

The applicant submitting this request is authorized to certify that neither the
licensee nor any shareholder, officer, or director thereof, is subject to a denial of
federal benefits, including FCC benefits, pursuant to section 5301 of the ANTI-DRUG
ABUSE ACT of 1988, 21 U.S.C. section 853(a).
The applicant submitting this request has obtained consent from the primary call
sign holder to use the requested call sign.
APPLICANT/REPRESENTATIVE
NAME
ORGANIZATION
STREET ADDRESS
CONTINUED
ADDRESS
CITY

STATE

ZIP

E-MAIL ADDRESS

PHONE
FRN:

PASSWORD:
SUBMIT REQUEST

RESET

HELP

FCC 380
Approved by OMB
3060-0188
Edition Date: December
2001

EXCHANGE REQUEST
CURRENT
CALL SIGN

REQUESTED
CALL SIGN

LICENSEE 1
LICENSEE 2

Please fill in current and requested call signs for both licensees.
When there is a mutual exchange of call signs between the two licensees, either licensee
may make the requested exchange for both stations. Where there is not a mutual
exchange of call signs between the two licensees, licensee 1 MUST be the one who is
transferring its call sign to licensee 2. Licensee 1 may request any other call sign that is
available.
CONTINUE

RESET
HELP

Response to questions in this call sign reservation request constitute representations
upon which the FCC will rely in considering this request.
WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY
FINE AND/OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. CODE, TITLE 18, SECTION 1001),
AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION LICENSE OR CONSTRUCTION
PERMIT (U.S. CODE, TITLE 47, SECTION 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE
(U.S. CODE, TITLE 47, SECTION 503).
FCC NOTICE TO INDIVIDUALS
REQUIRED BY THE PRIVACY ACT AND THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION
ACT
The FCC is authorized under the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to collect
the personal information we request in this call sign reservation request. We will use the
information you provide to determine if the benefit requested is consistent with the public
interest. If we believe there may be a violation or potential violation of a FCC statute,
regulation, rule or order, your request may be referred to the Federal, state or local

agency responsible for investigating, prosecuting, enforcing or implementing the statute,
rule, regulation or order. In certain cases, the information in your request may be
disclosed to the Department of Justice or a court or adjudicative body when (a) the FCC;
or (b) any employee of the FCC; or (c) the United States Government, is a party to a
proceeding before the body or has an interest in the proceeding. In addition, all
information provided in this form will be available for public inspection.
If you owe a past due debt to the federal government, any information you provide may
also be disclosed to the Department of Treasury Financial Management Service, other
federal agencies and/or your employer to offset your salary, IRS tax refund or other
payments to collect that debt. The FCC may also provide this information to these
agencies through the matching of computer records when authorized.
If you do not provide the information requested on this request, the call sign reservation
request cannot be accepted electronically. Your electronic request is required to obtain
the requested call sign authorization.
We have estimated that each response to this collection of information will take, on
average, 10 - 15 minutes. Our estimate includes the time to read the instructions, look
through existing records, gather and maintain required data, and actually complete and
review the form or response. If you have any comments on this estimate, or on how we
can improve the collection and reduce the burden it causes you, please write the Federal
Communications Commission, AMD-PERM, Paperwork Reduction Project (3060-0188),
Washington, D. C. 20554. We will also accept your comments via the Internet if you
send them to PRA@fcc.gov. Remember - you are not required to respond to a collection of
information sponsored by the Federal government, and the government may not conduct
or sponsor this collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number or if
we fail to provide you with this notice. This collection has been assigned an OMB control
number of 3060-0188.
THE FOREGOING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK
REDUCTION ACT OF 1995, PUBLIC LAW 104-13, OCTOBER 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C.
SECTION 3507 AND THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974, PUBLIC LAW 93-579,
DECEMBER 31, 1974, 5 U.S.C. SECTION 552a(e)(3).

EXCHANGE REQUEST FORM
CURRENT CALL SIGN 1

FAC ID

SERVICE

LICENSEE 1 NAME
MAILING ADDRESS 1
CONTINUED ADDRESS
CITY 1

STATE

CURRENT CALL SIGN 2

FAC ID

ZIP
SERVICE

LICENSEE 2 NAME
MAILING ADDRESS 2
CONTINUED ADDRESS
CITY 2

STATE

REQUESTED
CALL SIGN 1

SERVICE

REQUESTED
CALL SIGN 2

SERVICE

ZIP

EFFECTIVE
DATE

The applicant submitting this request is authorized to certify that neither licensee
nor any shareholder, officer, or director thereof, is subject to a denial of federal benefits,
including FCC benefits, pursuant to section 5301 of the ANTI-DRUG ABUSE ACT of
1988, 21 U.S.C. section 853(a).
Each licensee consents to this exchange and confirms that it is the primary holder of
its call sign.
LICENSEE 1 APPLICANT/REPRESENTATIVE
NAME
Check here if applicant address is same as licensee 1 (if you don't want to fill in
below).
ORGANIZATION
STREET ADDRESS
CONTINUED
ADDRESS
CITY

STATE

ZIP

E-MAIL ADDRESS

PHONE
FRN:

PASSWORD:
SUBMIT REQUEST

RESET

HELP

FCC CALL SIGN REQUEST RESULT

CALL SIGN REQUEST #34521 has been submitted.
A change notification will be sent to the LICENSEE, the
APPLICANT/REPRESENTATIVE , and the PRIMARY CALL SIGN HOLDER
within 2-3 business days.
FEE PAYMENT REQUIRED.
This number (34521) must be displayed in
the FCC Code 2 field on the 159 Form.
Click the 159 Button to process
via credit card
-orto print the prefilled 159 form.

Mail 159 Form with payment to:
Federal Communications Commission
Media Services
P. O. Box 358165
Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5165

FORM 159

HELP

FCC CALL SIGN REQUEST RESULT

CALL SIGN REQUEST #34521 has been submitted.
A change notification will be sent to the LICENSEE, the
APPLICANT/REPRESENTATIVE , and the PRIMARY CALL SIGN HOLDER
within 2-3 business days.

HELP