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WGVU-TV
Call Sign History
WGVU-TV from 12/14/1987
Channel 11DT
Virtual Channel 35

Grand Rapids, MI
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA
WGVU-TV Service: DT - Digital TV
Channel: 11 Zone: 1
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Nielsen DMA™:  Grand Rapids - Kalmzoo - B.crk
Network: PBS
Virtual Channel: 35
DTV TSID: 1511
Facility ID: 24784
Repacking Information:
  No changes
Status: License
Application Accepted: 08/27/2010
License Expires: 10/01/2021
File Number: BLEDT-20100827ABE
Prefix Type: This is a license for a noncommercial educational digital TV station
FCC Website Links:
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  Service Contour - Open Street Map or USGS Map (36 dBu)
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  Public Inspection Files
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Site Location: 42-57-34.7 N 85-53-44.9 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 42-57-34.6 N 85-53-44.8 W (Converted to NAD 27)
ERP: 41.5 kW
Polarization: Horizontally polarized
HAAT: 259.9 m (853 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 0.5 degrees
R/C AGL: 252.2 m (827 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 462.3 m (1517 ft.)
Site Elevation: 210.1 m. (689 ft.)
Height Overall*: 258.8 m (849 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: DIELECTRIC TF-8HS-H P200
Antenna ID: 93578
Polarization: Horizontally polarized
Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 93578
WGVU-TV DT File: BLEDT-20100827ABE
DIELECTRIC - TF-8HS-H P200
Service: DT
Standard Pattern: Y
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
01.000100.971200.890300.770
400.637450.575500.523600.462
700.462800.487900.5001000.487
1100.4621200.4621300.5231350.575
1400.6371500.7701600.8901700.971
1801.0001900.9712000.8902100.770
2200.6372250.5752300.5232400.462
2500.4622600.4872700.5002800.487
2900.4623000.4623100.5233150.575
3200.6373300.7703400.8903500.971
Structure Information
Structure Registration Number 1005721

[ASR Heights Differ from WGVU-TV Application]
Structure Type: GTOWER
Registered To:
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
Structure Address:
Pierce Rd & 48th Ave
Allendale, MI
County Name: Ottawa County
ASR Issued: 03/14/2024
Date Built: 10/08/2020
Site Elevation: 209.7 m (688 ft.)
Structure Height: 244.7 m (803 ft.)
Height Overall: 261.5 m (858 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 471.2 m (1546 ft.)
FAA Determination: 10/06/2020
FAA Study #: 2020-AGL-16087-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1L
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 3, 4, 5, 12
42-57-34.7 N 85-53-44.9 W (NAD 83)
42-57-34.6 N 85-53-44.8 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WGVU-TV Licensee Information

GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
Wgvu
301 Fulton St. West, Room 820
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Phone: 616-331-6666
State University
20100827ABE Applicant Information

BRIAN COPELAND
Date: 08/27/2010
Application Certifier
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
Station Wgvu
301 W. Fulton, Room 820
Grand Rapids, MI 49504-6492
Applicant
ROBERT LUMBERT
Station Wgvu
301 W. Fulton
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
CHIEF ENGINEER
MARK VAN BERGH
Mark Van Bergh, Esquire
2538c South Arlington Mill Drive
Arlington, VA 22206
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Study Date: 4/24/2024; Study Duration: 0.1003 Seconds.
Database Sources:
04/24/2024 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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