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WKRG-TV
Call Sign History
WKRG-TV from 01/30/1979
Channel 20DT
Post-repack Channel 20
Virtual Channel 5

Mobile, AL
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WKRG-TV Service: DT - Digital TV (ATSC3 Station)
Channel: 20 Zone: 3
Mobile, Alabama
Nielsen DMA™:  Mobile - Pensacola (Ft Walt)
Network: CBS
Virtual Channel: 5
DTV TSID: 91
Facility ID: 73187

Repacking Information:
  Pre-Repack Channel: 27
  Post-Repack Channel: 20
  Post-Repack ERP: 853 kW
  Phase: 5 Completion Deadline: 9/11/2019
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Status: License
Application Accepted: 09/18/2020
License Expires: 04/01/2021
File Number: -0000120975

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  Service Contour - Open Street Map or USGS Map (41 dBu)
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Site Location: 30-41-20.4 N 87-49-50.6 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 30-41-19.7 N 87-49-50.6 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 961 kW
Polarization: Horizontally polarized
HAAT: 578 m (1896 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 0.75 degrees
R/C AGL: 561 m (1841 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 612.8 m (2010 ft.)

Site Elevation: 51.8 m. (170 ft.)
Height Overall*: 572.7 m (1879 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: DIELECTRIC TFU-20GTH/VP-R 4C160
Antenna ID: 1007263
Polarization: Horizontally polarized

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 1007263
WKRG-TV DT File: -0000120975
DIELECTRIC - TFU-20GTH/VP-R 4C160
Service: DT
Standard Pattern: N
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.802100.800200.787300.753
400.699500.661600.699700.814
800.935900.996941.0001000.988
1100.9461200.9081300.8721400.809
1500.7071600.5861700.4881800.451
1900.4882000.5862100.7072200.809
2300.8722400.9082500.9462600.988
2661.0002700.9962800.9352900.814
3000.6993100.6613200.6993300.753
3400.7873500.800
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1035771

Structure Type: GTOWER
Registered To:
Nexstar Media Inc.
Structure Address:
11400b Austin Lane
Spanish Fort, AL
County Name: Baldwin County
ASR Issued: 05/28/2021
Date Built: 04/15/2015
Site Elevation: 51.8 m (170 ft.)
Structure Height: 554.7 m (1820 ft.)
Height Overall: 572.7 m (1879 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 624.5 m (2049 ft.)
FAA Determination: 04/15/2015
FAA Study #: 2015-ASO-644-OE
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: A1, B, G, H
Continue As Is OM&L = 24-HR HI-STROBES. PRIOR STUDY = 1984-ASO-1612-OE
30-41-20.4 N 87-49-50.6 W (NAD 83)
30-41-19.7 N 87-49-50.6 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WKRG-TV Licensee Information

Nexstar Media Inc.
545 E. John Carpenter Freeway
Suite 700
Irving, TX 75062
Phone: 972-373-8800
Corporation
0000120975 Applicant Information

Elizabeth Ryder
Title: Evp/general Counsel
Date: 09/18/2020
Application Certifier

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.
545 E. John Carpenter Freeway
Suite 700
Irving, TX 75062
Applicant
Elizabeth Ryder
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.
545 E. John Carpenter Freeway
Suite 700
Irving, TX 75062
General Counsel
William T. Godfrey, Jr
Kessler And Gehman Associates, Inc.
Kessler And Gehman Associates, Inc.
507-d Nw 60th Street
Gainesville, FL 32607
Consulting Engineers
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Study Date: 5/01/2024; Study Duration: 0.1032 Seconds.
Database Sources:
05/01/2024 FCC LMS,
4/30/2024 FCC ASR,
4/30/2024 FCC ULS Microwave, and
4/30/2024 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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