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WKAR-TV
Call Sign History
WKAR-TV from 10/31/1978
Channel 33DT
Post-repack Channel 33
Virtual Channel 23

East Lansing, MI
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WKAR-TV Service: DX - Digital TV Auxiliary Transmitting Antenna
Channel: 33 Zone: 1
East Lansing, Michigan
Nielsen DMA™:  Lansing
Network: PBS
Virtual Channel: 23
DTV TSID: 1495
Facility ID: 6104

Repacking Information:
  Pre-Repack Channel: 40
  Post-Repack Channel: 33
  Post-Repack ERP: 370 kW
  Phase: 0 Completion Deadline: 6/1/2018
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Status: Construction Permit
Application Accepted: 09/27/2018
WKAR-TV CP Expires: 10/02/2021
File Number: -0000059909

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Site Location: 42-42-06.9 N 84-24-47.8 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 42-42-06.8 N 84-24-47.9 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 71 kW
Polarization: Elliptically polarized
HAAT: 139.0 m (456 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 1.0 degree
R/C AGL: 147.5 m (484 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 406.6 m (1334 ft.)

Site Elevation: 259.1 m. (850 ft.)
Height Overall*: 313.3 m (1028 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: Electronics Research Inc. I230ECW-8-23
Antenna ID: 1004162
Polarization: Elliptically polarized

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 1004162
WKAR-TV DX File: -0000059909
Electronics Research Inc. - I230ECW-8-23
Service: DX
Standard Pattern: N
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.110100.090200.110300.140
400.190500.240600.190700.140
800.110900.0901000.1101100.270
1200.5001300.6601400.7901500.840
1600.8601700.8901800.9201900.940
2000.9802101.0002200.9402300.870
2400.9402501.0002600.9802700.940
2800.9202900.8903000.8603100.840
3200.7903300.6603400.5003500.270
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1265362

Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
Board of Trustees, Michigan State University
Structure Address:
4101 Dobie Road
Okemos, MI
County Name: Ingham County
ASR Issued: 12/22/2011
Date Built: 07/05/2011
Site Elevation: 259.1 m (850 ft.)
Structure Height: 297.8 m (977 ft.)
Height Overall: 313.3 m (1028 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 572.4 m (1878 ft.)
FAA Determination: 12/08/2011
FAA Study #: 2011-AGL-4543-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1K
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 3, 4, 5, 12
OM&L to remain the same as prior study = PAINT/RED LIGHTS
42-42-06.9 N 84-24-47.8 W (NAD 83)
42-42-06.8 N 84-24-47.9 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WKAR-TV Licensee Information

BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Wkar-am/fm/tv
404 Wilson Rd, Room 212
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: 517-884-4700
Private Not-for-Profit Educational Institution
0000059909 Applicant Information

Nakia Barr
Title: Secretary Of The Board Of Trustees
Date: 09/27/2018
Application Certifier
BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Board Of Trustees, Michigan State University
Wkar-am/fm/tv
404 Wilson Rd, Room 212
East Lansing, MI 48824
Applicant
Nakia Barr
Michigan State University
426 Auditorium Road
Room 494
East Lansing, MI 48824
Secretary of the Board of Trustees
Benjamin Pidek, P.E
Mid-state Consultants
6197 Miller Rd., Suite 1
Swartz Creek, MI 48473
Consulting Engineer
Susanne Elkins
Wkar Michigan State University
404 Wilson Rd.
Room 212
East Lansing, MI 48824
Director of Broadcasting
Jonathan Cohen
Wilkinson Barker Knauer Llp
1800 M Street, Nw
Suite 800n
Washington, DC 20036
Legal Counsel
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Study Date: 4/23/2024; Study Duration: 0.1123 Seconds.
Database Sources:
04/22/2024 FCC LMS,
4/16/2024 FCC ASR,
4/23/2024 FCC ULS Microwave, and
4/23/2024 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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