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KBTX-TV
Call Sign History
KBTX-TV from 02/09/1979
Channel 16DT
Post-repack Channel 16
Virtual Channel 3

Bryan, TX
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





KBTX-TV Service: DX - Digital TV Auxiliary Transmitting Antenna
Channel: 16 Zone: 3
Bryan, Texas
Nielsen DMA™:  Waco - Temple - Bryan
Network: CBS
Virtual Channel: 3
DTV TSID: 2779
Facility ID: 6669

Repacking Information:
  Pre-Repack Channel: 50
  Post-Repack Channel: 16
  Post-Repack ERP: 471 kW
  Phase: 8 Completion Deadline: 3/13/2020
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Status: License
Application Accepted: 03/16/2020
License Expires: 08/01/2022
File Number: -0000108027

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Site Location: 30-33-16.5 N 96-01-52.3 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 30-33-15.8 N 96-01-51.5 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 282 kW
Polarization: Horizontally polarized
HAAT: 451.5 m (1481 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 1.0 degree
R/C AGL: 440 m (1444 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 541.1 m (1775 ft.)

Site Elevation: 101.1 m. (332 ft.)
Height Overall*: 502.9 m (1650 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: Electronics Research Inc. ALP24M4-HSOC-16
Antenna ID: 1006562
Polarization: Horizontally polarized

Associated Facilities
KNXG-LD Ch. 27College Station, Texas
Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 1006562
KBTX-TV DX File: -0000108027
Electronics Research Inc. - ALP24M4-HSOC-16
Service: DX
Standard Pattern: N
Pattern and Field Values Include a 290° Clockwise Rotation
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.767100.715200.668300.631
400.609500.602600.608700.623
800.642900.6591000.6721100.676
1200.6721300.6591400.6421500.623
1600.6081700.6021800.6091900.631
2000.6682100.7152200.7672300.820
2400.8712500.9152600.9512700.978
2800.9942901.0003000.9943100.978
3200.9513300.9153400.8713500.820
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1062868

Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
Gray Media Group, Inc.
Structure Address:
6098 Farm To Market Rd. 244
Carlos, TX
County Name: Grimes County
ASR Issued: 09/09/2020
Date Built: 05/01/2009
Site Elevation: 101.1 m (332 ft.)
Structure Height: 487.7 m (1600 ft.)
Height Overall: 502.9 m (1650 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 604 m (1982 ft.)
FAA Determination: 05/06/2008
FAA Study #: 2008-ASW-2078-OE
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: A1, B, F, H
PRIOR STUDY 1998-ASW-5326-OE
30-33-16.5 N 96-01-52.3 W (NAD 83)
30-33-15.8 N 96-01-51.5 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
KBTX-TV Licensee Information

GRAY TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC
4370 Peachtree Road, Ne
Atlanta, GA 30319
Phone: 404-504-9828
Limited Liability Company
0000108027 Applicant Information

Robert Folliard, III
Title: Assistant Secretary
Date: 03/16/2020
Application Certifier
GRAY TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC
Gray Television Licensee, Llc
6700 American Plaza
Waco, TX 76712
Applicant
Joseph M. Davis, P.E.
Chesapeake Rf Consultants, Llc
207 Old Dominion Road
Yorktown, VA 23692
Consulting Engineer
Sam Hariton
Widelity, Inc.
4031 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030

JOAN STEWART
Wiley Rein Llp
1776 K Street, N.w.
Washington, DC 20006

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Associated Microwave Licenses


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 WRPB901 7 GHz TV Studio Transmitter Link

Study Date: 4/26/2024; Study Duration: 0.0835 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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