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KFBB-TV
Call Sign History
KFBB-TV from 12/31/1979
Channel 8DT
Virtual Channel 5

Great Falls, MT
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





KFBB-TV Service: DT - Digital TV
Channel: 8 Zone: 2
Great Falls, Montana
Nielsen DMA™:  Great Falls
Network: ABC
Virtual Channel: 5
DTV TSID: 1759
Facility ID: 34412

Repacking Information:
  No changes


Status: License
Application Accepted: 11/08/2007
License Expires: 04/01/2022
File Number: BLCDT-20071108ADA
Prefix Type: This is a License for a commercial digital TV station

FCC Website Links:
  LMS Facility Details
  This Application
  Other KFBB-TV Applications
  Including Superseded Applications
  Mailing Address
  Correspondence for KFBB-TV
  Correspondence related to application BLCDT-20071108ADA
  Service Contour - Open Street Map or USGS Map (36 dBu)
  Service Contour - KML / Google Earth (36 dBu)
  Public Inspection Files
  History Cards for KFBB-TV
  Rabbit Ears Info Search for KFBB-TV

Site Location: 47-32-08.0 N 111-17-05.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 47-32-08.2 N 111-17-02.1 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 31 kW
Polarization: Horizontally polarized
HAAT: 143.3 m (470 ft.)
R/C AGL: 122 m (400 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 1207 m (3960 ft.)

Site Elevation: 1085 m. (3560 ft.)
Height Overall*: 165 m (541 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Omni-Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: Scala DRV-4/4HO
Antenna ID: 74305
Polarization: Horizontally polarized

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Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1027886

Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
Cowles Montana Media Company
Structure Address:
Us Hwy 87 1 Mi N Of Missouri River
Great Falls, MT
County Name: Cascade County
ASR Issued: 12/13/2013
Date Built: 04/01/1971
Site Elevation: 1085.1 m (3560 ft.)
Structure Height: 138.1 m (453 ft.)
Height Overall: 164.6 m (540 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 1249.7 m (4100 ft.)
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 1, 3, 4, 13, 21
47-32-08.0 N 111-17-05.0 W (NAD 83)
47-32-08.2 N 111-17-02.1 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
KFBB-TV Licensee Information

COWLES MONTANA MEDIA COMPANY
1201 W. Sprague Ave.
Spokane, WA 99201
Phone: 509-448-6000
Corporation
20071108ADA Applicant Information

DAVID J. WILHELM
Date: 11/08/2007
Application Certifier
MMM LICENSE II LLC
900 Laskin Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Applicant
CLARENCE M. BEVERAGE
Communications Technologies, Inc.
P.o. Box 1130
Marlton, NJ 08053
BROADCAST ENGINEERING CONSULTANT
JULIAN L. SHEPARD, ESQ.
Williams Mullen, A Professional Corporation
1666 K St., Nw
12th Floor
Washington, DC 20006-1200

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Study Date: 4/18/2024; Study Duration: 0.1251 Seconds.
Database Sources:
04/17/2024 FCC LMS,
4/16/2024 FCC ASR,
4/16/2024 FCC ULS Microwave, and
4/16/2024 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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