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KFDM(DT)
Call Sign History
KFDM from 08/01/2009
KFDM from 05/08/1980
Channel 15DT
Post-repack Channel 15
Virtual Channel 6

Beaumont, TX
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





KFDM Service: DX - Digital TV Auxiliary Transmitting Antenna
Channel: 15 Zone: 3
Beaumont, Texas
Nielsen DMA™:  Beaumont - Port Arthur
Network: CBS
Virtual Channel: 6
DTV TSID: 2767
Facility ID: 22589

Repacking Information:
  Pre-Repack Channel: 25
  Post-Repack Channel: 15
  Post-Repack ERP: 277 kW
  Phase: 1 Completion Deadline: 11/30/2018
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Status: Construction Permit
Application Accepted: 08/25/2021
KFDM CP Expires: 08/24/2024
File Number: -0000157901

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Site Location: 30-08-25.0 N 93-58-45.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 30-08-24.2 N 93-58-44.4 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 37.44 kW
Polarization: Elliptically polarized
HAAT: 122.9 m (403 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 1.05 degrees
R/C AGL: 121.9 m (400 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 127.4 m (418 ft.)

Site Elevation: 5.5 m. (18 ft.)
Height Overall*: 314.2 m (1031 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: Dielectric TFU-8WB/VP-R C160
Antenna ID: 1008606
Polarization: Elliptically polarized

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 1008606
KFDM DX File: -0000157901
Dielectric - TFU-8WB/VP-R C160
Service: DX
Standard Pattern: N
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.453100.538200.619300.651
400.619500.537600.453670.430
700.436800.510900.6221000.723
1100.7981200.8491300.8891400.926
1500.9611600.9871700.9991731.000
1800.9961900.9832000.9692100.963
2200.9682300.9822400.9952470.999
2500.9992600.9872700.9602800.926
2900.8883000.8473100.7953200.720
3300.6193400.5083500.4353530.430
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1040514

Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
KFDM Licensee, LLC
Structure Address:
100 Lakeside Drive
Vidor, TX
County Name: Orange County
ASR Issued: 01/10/2017
Date Built: 10/10/1963
Site Elevation: 5.5 m (18 ft.)
Structure Height: 263.1 m (863 ft.)
Height Overall: 314.2 m (1031 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 319.7 m (1049 ft.)
FAA Determination: 07/31/1962
FAA Study #: SW-OE-3354
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 1, 3, 7, 16, 21
RED LIGHTS/PAINT
30-08-25.0 N 93-58-45.0 W (NAD 83)
30-08-24.2 N 93-58-44.4 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
KFDM(DT) Licensee Information

KFDM Licensee, LLC
1200 Seventeenth St Nw
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-663-8195
Limited Liability Company
0000157901 Applicant Information

Lucy Rutishauser
Title: Cfo
Date: 08/25/2021
Application Certifier

Kfdm Licensee, Llc
1200 Seventeenth St Nw
Washington, DC 20036
Applicant
Paul A. Cicelski, Esq
Lerman-senter, Pllc
2001 L. Street Nw
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
Legal Representative
John E. Hidle, PE
Carl T. Jones Corporation
7901 Yarnwood Court
Springfield, VA 22153-2827
Consulting Engineer
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Study Date: 4/16/2024; Study Duration: 0.1305 Seconds.
Database Sources:
04/16/2024 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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