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WBNA(DT)
Call Sign History
WBNA from 03/22/1984
Channel 8DT
Virtual Channel 21

Louisville, KY
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA
WBNA Service: DT - Digital TV (ATSC3 Station)
Channel: 8 Zone: 2
Louisville, Kentucky
Nielsen DMA™:  Louisville
Network: Independent
Virtual Channel: 21
DTV TSID: 1251
Facility ID: 73692
Repacking Information:
  No changes
Status: License
Application Accepted: 11/13/2023
License Expires: 08/01/2029
File Number: -0000225738
FCC Website Links:
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  Correspondence related to application -0000225738
  Service Contour - Open Street Map or USGS Map (36 dBu)
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  Public Inspection Files
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Site Location: 38-01-59.0 N 85-45-17.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 38-01-58.8 N 85-45-17.1 W (Converted to NAD 27)
ERP: 95 kW
Polarization: Elliptically polarized
HAAT: 200 m (656 ft.)
R/C AGL: 117 m (384 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 368.5 m (1209 ft.)
Site Elevation: 251.5 m. (825 ft.)
Height Overall*: 142.1 m (466 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: DIELECTRIC TLS-V12B/VP-R
Antenna ID: 1011249
Polarization: Elliptically polarized
Associated Facilities
WBNM-LD Ch. 25Louisville, Kentucky
Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 1011249
WBNA DT File: -0000225738
DIELECTRIC - TLS-V12B/VP-R
Service: DT
Standard Pattern: N
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
01.000100.995200.979300.952
400.916500.873600.823700.770
800.717900.6701000.6331100.609
1200.6001300.6041400.6181500.636
1600.6521700.6641800.6681900.664
2000.6522100.6362200.6182300.604
2400.6002500.6092600.6332700.670
2800.7172900.7703000.8233100.873
3200.9163300.9523400.9793500.995
Structure Information
Structure Registration Number 1044969

Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK INC DBA = WBNA TV
Structure Address:
Bullit County Prayer Mountain
Shepherdville, KY
County Name: Bullitt County
ASR Issued: 04/24/1998
Date Built: 01/01/1985
Site Elevation: 251.5 m (825 ft.)
Structure Height: 141.2 m (463 ft.)
Height Overall: 142.1 m (466 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 393.6 m (1291 ft.)
FAA Determination: 01/10/1985
FAA Study #: 84-ASO-1418-OE
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 1, 3, 4, 13, 21
RED LIGHTS/PAINT
38-01-59.0 N 85-45-17.0 W (NAD 83)
38-01-58.8 N 85-45-17.1 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WBNA(DT) Licensee Information

WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.
3701 Fern Valley Road
Louisville, KY 40219
Phone: 502-964-2121
Not-for-Profit
0000225738 Applicant Information

ROBERT RODGERS
Title: President
Date: 11/13/2023
Application Certifier
WBNA
Word Broadcasting Network, Inc.
3701 Fern Valley Road
Louisville, KY 40219
Applicant
CALVIN BADER
Word Broadcasting Network, Inc.
3701 Fern Valley Road
Louisville, KY 40219
CHIEF ENGINEER
CLARENCE M. BEVERAGE
Communications Technologies
23 Binsted Drive
Medford, NJ 08055
BROADCAST ENGINEERING CONSULTANT
Tom Fawbush, jr
Wbna
3701 Fern Valley Road
Louisville, KY 40219
GM
ANTHONY T LEPORE, ESQ
Radiotvlaw Associates, Llc
4101 Albemarle St Nw
#324
Washington, DC 20016
Associated Land Mobile Licenses

(No Records Found)
Associated Microwave Licenses

 WPXE837 7 GHz TV Studio Transmitter Link

Study Date: 4/28/2024; Study Duration: 0.0964 Seconds.
Database Sources:
04/26/2024 FCC LMS,
4/23/2024 FCC ASR,
4/23/2024 FCC ULS Microwave, and
4/23/2024 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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