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WGAL(DT)
Call Sign History
WGAL from 04/01/1991
WGAL from 08/11/1975
Channel 8DT
Virtual Channel 8

Lancaster, PA
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WGAL Service: DT - Digital TV
Channel: 8 Zone: 1
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Nielsen DMA™:  Harrisburg - Lncstr - Leb - York
Network: NBC
Virtual Channel: 8
DTV TSID: 2483
Facility ID: 53930

Repacking Information:
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Status: License
Application Accepted: 12/14/2020
License Expires: 08/01/2023
File Number: BLANK-0000129691

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Site Location: 40-02-04.0 N 76-37-07.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 40-02-03.7 N 76-37-08.1 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 59 kW
Polarization: Horizontally polarized
HAAT: 419 m (1375 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 0.5 degrees
R/C AGL: 239.3 m (785 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 556.9 m (1827 ft.)

Site Elevation: 317.6 m. (1042 ft.)
Height Overall*: 250.9 m (823 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Omni-Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: RCA Corp. TW-9A8-R
Antenna ID: 113748
Polarization: Horizontally polarized

Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1031756

Structure Type: Registered To:
Hearst Properties Inc.
Structure Address:
1320 Tower Rd
Hallam, PA
County Name: York County
ASR Issued: 11/03/2021
Date Built: 09/01/1973
Site Elevation: 317.6 m (1042 ft.)
Structure Height: 228.1 m (748 ft.)
Height Overall: 250.9 m (823 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 568.5 m (1865 ft.)
FAA Determination: 09/13/1997
FAA Study #: 97-AEA-2432-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1J
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 3, 4, 5, 13
40-02-04.0 N 76-37-07.0 W (NAD 83)
40-02-03.7 N 76-37-08.1 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WGAL(DT) Licensee Information

Hearst Properties Inc.
P.o. Box 1800
Raleigh, NC 27602
Phone: 919-839-0300
Corporation
0000129691 Applicant Information

Jordan M. Wertlieb
Title: President
Date: 12/14/2020
Application Certifier
Hearst Properties Inc.
Hearst Properties Inc.
Raleigh, NC 27602
Applicant
Joseph M. Davis, P.E.
Chesapeake Rf Consultants, Llc
207 Old Dominion Road
Yorktown, VA 23692
Consulting Engineer
Coe W Ramsey
Brooks, Pierce Et Al.
150 Fayetteville Street
Suite 1700
Raleigh, NC 27601

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Associated Microwave Licenses


 KB98014 TV Pickup
 WGR850 7 GHz TV Intercity Relay
 WLO219 7 GHz TV Intercity Relay
 WPNB279 7 GHz TV Intercity Relay
 WPNB440 7 GHz TV Intercity Relay
 WQAE900 7 GHz TV Intercity Relay
 KGI48 7 GHz TV Studio Transmitter Link

Study Date: 3/28/2024; Study Duration: 0.0784 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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