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WTAE-TV
Call Sign History
WTAE-TV from 06/09/1981
Channel 22DT
Virtual Channel 4

Pittsburgh, PA
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WTAE-TV Service: LD - Digital TV Translator or LPTV Station (ATSC3 Station)
Channel: 22 Zone:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nielsen DMA™:  Pittsburgh
Network: ABC
Virtual Channel: 4
DTV TSID: 2503
Facility ID: 65681

Status: License
Application Accepted: 11/05/2019
License Expires: 08/01/2023
File Number: -0000088086

FCC Website Links:
  LMS Facility Details
  This Application
  Other WTAE-TV Applications
  Including Superseded Applications
  Mailing Address
  Correspondence for WTAE-TV
  Correspondence related to application -0000088086
  Service Contour - Open Street Map or USGS Map (51 dBu)
  Service Contour - KML / Google Earth (51 dBu)
  Rabbit Ears Info Search for WTAE-TV

Site Location: 40-26-46.2 N 79-57-50.2 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 40-26-46.0 N 79-57-51.0 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 15 kW
Polarization: Elliptically polarized
Electrical Beam Tilt: 0.80 degrees
R/C AGL: 133 m (436 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 488 m (1601 ft.)
Emission Mask: Full Service

Site Elevation: 355 m. (1165 ft.)
Height Overall*: 181.1 m (594 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: DIELECTRIC TLP-16W/VP-R OS
Antenna ID: 1003935
Polarization: Elliptically polarized

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 1003935
WTAE-TV LD File: -0000088086
DIELECTRIC - TLP-16W/VP-R OS
Service: LD
Standard Pattern: N
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.892100.928200.967300.995
361.000400.996500.960600.880
700.762800.616900.4581000.306
1100.1731200.0731300.0471400.078
1500.0931600.0831700.0531800.060
1900.1502000.2772100.4272200.585
2300.7342400.8602500.9472600.992
2661.0002700.9982800.9742900.936
3000.8983100.8693200.8533300.847
3400.8513500.865
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1022324

Structure Type: LTOWER
Registered To:
WQED Multimedia
Structure Address:
3801 University Drive
Pittsburgh, PA
County Name: Allegheny County
ASR Issued: 10/10/2023
Date Built: 07/01/2019
Site Elevation: 355 m (1165 ft.)
Structure Height: 157.3 m (516 ft.)
Height Overall: 181.1 m (594 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 536.1 m (1759 ft.)
FAA Determination: 05/10/2017
FAA Study #: 2017-AEA-3459-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1J
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 3, 4, 5, 13
OM&L to remain the same as prior study = PAINT/RED LIGHTS
40-26-46.2 N 79-57-50.2 W (NAD 83)
40-26-46.0 N 79-57-51.0 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WTAE-TV Licensee Information

Hearst Stations Inc.
P.o. Box 1800
Raleigh, NC 27602
Phone: 919-839-0300
Corporation
0000088086 Applicant Information

Jordan M. Wertlieb
Title: President
Date: 11/05/2019
Application Certifier
Hearst Stations Inc.
Hearst Stations Inc.
P.o. Box 1800
Raleigh, NC 27602
Applicant
Joseph M. Davis, P.E.
Chesapeake Rf Consultants, Llc
207 Old Dominion Road
Yorktown, VA 23692
Consulting Engineer
Stephen Hartzell
Brooks, Pierce Et Al.
150 Fayetteville Street
Suite 1700
Raleigh, NC 27601

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Study Date: 4/17/2024; Study Duration: 0.12 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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