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WSLS-TV
Call Sign History
WSLS-TV from 09/14/1978
Channel 34DT
Post-repack Channel 34
Virtual Channel 10

Roanoke, VA
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WSLS-TV Service: DX - Digital TV Auxiliary Transmitting Antenna (ATSC3 Station)
Channel: 34 Zone: 2
Roanoke, Virginia
Nielsen DMA™:  Roanoke - Lynchburg
Network: NBC
Virtual Channel: 10
DTV TSID: 3073
Facility ID: 57840

Repacking Information:
  Pre-Repack Channel: 30
  Post-Repack Channel: 34
  Post-Repack ERP: 1000 kW
  Phase: 5 Completion Deadline: 9/11/2019
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Status: License
Application Accepted: 10/19/2020
License Expires: 10/01/2028
File Number: -0000124863

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Site Location: 37-12-03.3 N 80-08-52.8 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 37-12-02.8 N 80-08-53.7 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 210 kW
Polarization: Elliptically polarized
HAAT: 591.4 m (1940 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 0.5 degrees
R/C AGL: 41.5 m (136 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 1175.4 m (3856 ft.)

Site Elevation: 1133.9 m. (3720 ft.)
Height Overall*: 74 m (243 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: Dielectric TLP-24H (C)/VP
Antenna ID: 1007472
Polarization: Elliptically polarized

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 1007472
WSLS-TV DX File: -0000124863
Dielectric - TLP-24H (C)/VP
Service: DX
Standard Pattern: N
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.447100.507200.622300.752
400.856500.912600.907700.859
800.812900.7791000.7911100.849
1200.9191300.9701400.9941451.000
1500.9911600.9511700.8811800.804
1900.7682000.7702100.8002200.858
2300.9042400.9042500.8412600.731
2700.6152800.5102900.4392950.430
3000.4363100.4733200.5123300.520
3400.4963500.4593570.444
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1024381

Structure Type: GTOWER
Registered To:
Graham Media Group, Virginia, LLC
Structure Address:
Atop Poor Mountain
Roanoke, VA
County Name: Roanoke County
ASR Issued: 07/08/2021
Date Built: 10/08/2021
Site Elevation: 1133.9 m (3720 ft.)
Structure Height: 52.1 m (171 ft.)
Height Overall: 74 m (243 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 1207.9 m (3963 ft.)
FAA Determination: 06/25/2018
FAA Study #: 2018-AEA-7322-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1K
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 4, 6, 12
PRIOR STUDY 2007-AEA-4519-OE
37-12-03.3 N 80-08-52.8 W (NAD 83)
37-12-02.8 N 80-08-53.7 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WSLS-TV Licensee Information

GRAHAM MEDIA GROUP, VIRGINIA, LLC
821 5th Street Ne
Roanoke, VA 24016
Phone: 540-512-1542
Limited Liability Company
0000124863 Applicant Information

Ricky Williams
Title: Director Of Technology
Date: 10/19/2020
Application Certifier
d/b/a WSLS-TV
Graham Media Group, Virginia, Llc
821 5th Street Ne
Roanoke, VA 24016
Applicant
William T. Godfrey, Jr
Kessler And Gehman Associates, Inc.
Kessler And Gehman Associates, Inc.
507-d Nw 60th Street
Gainesville, FL 32607-2055
Consulting Engineers
Jennifer Johnson, Esq.
Covington & Burling Llp
One Citycenter
850 Tenth Street, N.w.
Washington, DC 20001
Legal Counsel
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Study Date: 4/25/2024; Study Duration: 0.0824 Seconds.
Database Sources:
04/25/2024 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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