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WISC-TV
Call Sign History
WISC-TV from 08/29/1979
WISC from ???
Channel 25DT
Virtual Channel 3

Madison, WI
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WISC-TV Service: LD - Digital TV Translator or LPTV Station
Channel: 25 Zone:
Madison, Wisconsin
Nielsen DMA™:  Madison
Network: CBS
Virtual Channel: 3
DTV TSID: 3203
Facility ID: 65143
FRN: 0002715563

Status: CP
Application Accepted: 05/23/2025
WISC-TV CP Expires: 09/01/2025
File Number: 0000271341

FCC Website Links:
  LMS Facility Details
  This Application
  Other WISC-TV Applications
  Including Superseded Applications
  Service Contour - Open Street Map or USGS Map (51 dBu)
  Service Contour - KML / Google Earth (51 dBu)
  Public Inspection Files
  Rabbit Ears Info Search for WISC-TV

Site Location: 43-03-21.0 N 89-32-06.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 43-03-21.0 N 89-32-05.6 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 15 kW
Polarization: Elliptically polarized
Electrical Beam Tilt: 1.25 degrees
R/C AGL: 224.3 m (736 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 567.5 m (1862 ft.)
Emission Mask: Full Service

Site Elevation: 343.2 m. (1126 ft.)
Height Overall*: 433.7 m (1423 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: Electronics Research Inc. AL12W-25-PLE
Antenna ID: 1012802
Polarization: Elliptically polarized

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 1012802
WISC-TV LD File: -0000271341
Electronics Research Inc. - AL12W-25-PLE
Service: LD
Standard Pattern: N
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.891100.936200.964300.982
400.991500.995600.994700.994
800.995901.0001000.9951100.994
1200.9941300.9951400.9911500.982
1600.9641700.9361800.8911900.830
2000.7472100.6402200.5192300.395
2400.3082500.2862600.3062700.316
2800.3062900.2863000.3083100.395
3200.5193300.6403400.7473500.830
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1033919

Structure Type: GTOWER
Registered To:
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON (DBA MADISON CANDELABRA TOWER)
Structure Address:
451 S. Pleasant View Road
Verona, WI
County Name: Dane County
ASR Issued: 05/22/2018
Date Built: 01/01/2019
Site Elevation: 343.2 m (1126 ft.)
Structure Height: 402.2 m (1320 ft.)
Height Overall: 433.7 m (1423 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 776.9 m (2549 ft.)
FAA Determination: 05/02/2018
FAA Study #: 2018-AGL-8179-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1L
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 4, 9, 12
PRIOR STUDY 2009-AGL-2049-OE
43-03-21.0 N 89-32-06.0 W (NAD 83)
43-03-21.0 N 89-32-05.6 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WISC-TV Licensee Information

Television Wisconsin, Inc.
7025 Raymond Road
Madison, WI 53719
Phone: 608-271-4321
Corporation
0000271341 Applicant Information

Bill Vickery
Title: VP of Engineering
Date: 05/23/2025
Application Certifier
Television Wisconsin, Inc.
Television Wisconsin, Inc.
7025 Raymond Road
Madison, WI 53719
Applicant
Jonathan E. Allen
Evening Telegram Company D/B/A Morgan Murphy Media
7025 Raymond Road
Madison, WI 53719
Vice President and General Counsel
Glenn Krieg
Morgan Murphy Media
7025 Raymond Rd
Madison, WI 53719
Cfo
Erik C Swanson, PE
Hatfield & Dawson
9500 Greenwood Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103
Consulting Engineer
Bill Vickery
Morgan Murphy Media
7025 Raymond Road
Madison, WI 53719
Corp. Director of Engineering
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Study Date: 7/01/2025; Study Duration: 0.0459 Seconds.
Database Sources:
07/01/2025 FCC LMS,
7/1/2025 FCC ASR,
7/1/2025 FCC ULS Microwave, and
7/1/2025 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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