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WFMZ-TV
Call Sign History
WFMZ-TV from 08/17/1978
Channel 24DT
Virtual Channel 69

Allentown, PA
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WFMZ-TV Service: LD - Digital TV Translator or LPTV Station
Channel: 24 Zone:
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Nielsen DMA™:  Philadelphia
Network: Independent
Virtual Channel: 69
DTV TSID: 2445
Facility ID: 39884

WFMZ-TV is a channel sharing guest of WBPH-TV, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Status: License
Application Accepted: 04/08/2020
License Expires: 08/01/2023
File Number: BLANK-0000111774

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Site Location: 40-33-52.0 N 75-26-24.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 40-33-51.6 N 75-26-25.3 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 15 kW
Polarization: Circularly polarized
Electrical Beam Tilt: 1.00 degree
R/C AGL: 176 m (577 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 459.1 m (1506 ft.)
Emission Mask: Full Service

Site Elevation: 283.1 m. (929 ft.)
Height Overall*: 207.9 m (682 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: Propagation System Inc 4DR-4S-24
Antenna ID: 1006647
Polarization: Circularly polarized

Associated Facilities
W24CS-D Ch. 24Reading, Pennsylvania
Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 1006647
WFMZ-TV LD File: BLANK-0000111774
Propagation System Inc - 4DR-4S-24
Service: LD
Standard Pattern: N
Pattern and Field Values Include a 40° Clockwise Rotation
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.680100.812200.916300.980
401.000500.980600.916700.812
800.670900.5201000.3501100.175
1200.0871300.0501400.0301500.030
1600.0251700.0201800.0251900.035
2000.0672100.1022200.1102300.102
2400.0802500.0352600.0252700.020
2800.0252900.0303000.0433100.050
3200.0873300.1753400.3503500.520
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1031215

[ASR Heights Differ from WFMZ-TV Application]
Structure Type: GTOWER
Registered To:
MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY INC. Attention To: BARRY FISHER GM 300 EAST ROCK ROAD ALLENTOWN, PA 18103
Structure Address:
300 E Rock Rd
Allentown, PA
County Name: Lehigh County
ASR Issued: 01/03/2023
Date Built: 10/19/2022
Site Elevation: 284.4 m (933 ft.)
Structure Height: 185.4 m (608 ft.)
Height Overall: 203.6 m (668 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 488 m (1601 ft.)
FAA Determination: 09/29/2022
FAA Study #: 2022-AEA-15124-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1M
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 3, 4, 5, 15
PRIOR STUDY 2018-AEA-9710-OE
40-33-52.0 N 75-26-24.0 W (NAD 83)
40-33-51.6 N 75-26-25.3 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WFMZ-TV Licensee Information

MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.
300 E Rock Rd
Allentown, Pa 18103
Allentown, PA 18103
Phone: 610-798-4080
Corporation
0000111774 Applicant Information

Barry Fisher
Title: President
Date: 04/08/2020
Application Certifier
WFMZ-TV
Maranatha Broadcasting Company, Inc.
300 E Rock Rd
Allentown, Pa 18103
Allentown, PA 18103
Applicant
Richard C Goetz
R & L Media Systems
135 N Country Club Dr
Hendersonville, TN 37075
Broadcast Consultant
David D Oxenford
Wilkinson Barker Knauer, Llp
1800 M Street, Nw
Suite 800n
Washington, DC 20602
LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE
LARRY HARLAN WILL, PE
Sole Proprietor
1055 Powderhorn Drive
Glen Mills, PA 19342
CONSULTING ENGINEER
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Study Date: 3/28/2024; Study Duration: 0.0881 Seconds.
Database Sources: 1/10/2024 FCC CDBS,
03/28/2024 FCC LMS,
3/26/2024 FCC ASR,
3/26/2024 FCC ULS Microwave, and
3/26/2024 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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