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WBAL-TV
Call Sign History
WBAL-TV from 06/25/1981
Channel 12DT
Post-repack Channel 12
Virtual Channel 11

Baltimore, MD
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WBAL-TV Service: DX - Digital TV Auxiliary Transmitting Antenna (ATSC3 Station)
Channel: 12 Zone: 1
Baltimore, Maryland
Nielsen DMA™:  Baltimore
Network: NBC
Virtual Channel: 11
DTV TSID: 1401
Facility ID: 65696

Repacking Information:
  Pre-Repack Channel: 11
  Post-Repack Channel: 12
  Post-Repack ERP: 26.6 kW
  Phase: 9 Completion Deadline: 5/1/2020
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Status: License (Licensed And Reduced Power)
Application Accepted: 06/16/2020
License Expires: 10/01/2020
File Number: -0000116225

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Site Location: 39-20-05.0 N 76-39-02.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 39-20-04.6 N 76-39-03.1 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 36 kW
Polarization: Horizontally polarized
HAAT: 271.0 m (889 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 2.5 degrees
R/C AGL: 261 m (856 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 358 m (1175 ft.)

Site Elevation: 97 m. (318 ft.)
Height Overall*: 304 m (997 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: DIELECTRIC TLS-V4BB
Antenna ID: 1006923
Polarization: Horizontally polarized

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 1006923
WBAL-TV DX File: -0000116225
DIELECTRIC - TLS-V4BB
Service: DX
Standard Pattern: N
Pattern and Field Values Include a 10° Clockwise Rotation
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.995101.000200.995300.978
400.951500.910600.860700.803
800.736900.6691000.6061100.549
1200.5061300.4791400.4601500.453
1600.4581700.4581800.4591900.462
2000.4592100.4582200.4582300.453
2400.4602500.4792600.5062700.549
2800.6062900.6693000.7363100.803
3200.8603300.9103400.9513500.978
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1035558

Structure Type: GTOWER
Registered To:
Television Tower Inc
Structure Address:
Television Hill
Baltimore, MD
County Name: Baltimore city
ASR Issued: 03/08/2013
Date Built: 08/26/1964
Site Elevation: 97 m (318 ft.)
Structure Height: 271 m (889 ft.)
Height Overall: 304 m (997 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 401 m (1316 ft.)
FAA Determination: 03/05/2013
FAA Study #: 2013-AEA-715-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1K
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 4, 7, 12
OM&L to remain the same as prior study = 24-HR HI-STROBES
39-20-05.0 N 76-39-02.0 W (NAD 83)
39-20-04.6 N 76-39-03.1 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WBAL-TV Licensee Information

WBAL HEARST TELEVISION INC.
150 Fayetteville Street
Suite 1700
Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone: 919-839-0300
Corporation
0000116225 Applicant Information

Jordan M. Wertlieb
Title: President
Date: 06/16/2020
Application Certifier
WBAL HEARST TELEVISION INC.
Wbal Hearst Television Inc.
150 Fayetteville Street
Suite 1700
Raleigh, NC 27601
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 St.
Suite 1700
Raleigh, NC 27601

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 KPH217 Broadcast Auxiliary Remote Pickup
 KPH218 Broadcast Auxiliary Remote Pickup
 KY5530 Broadcast Auxiliary Remote Pickup
 KZH878 Broadcast Auxiliary Remote Pickup
Associated Microwave Licenses


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 KA4888 TV Pickup
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 KB55829 TV Pickup
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 WLI958 13 GHz TV Intercity Relay
 WQIF984 13 GHz TV Studio Transmitter Link

Study Date: 4/18/2024; Study Duration: 0.1153 Seconds.
Database Sources:
04/18/2024 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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