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WLEX-TV
Call Sign History
WLEX-TV from 07/18/1979
Channel 28DT
Post-repack Channel 28
Virtual Channel 18

Lexington, KY
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WLEX-TV Service: DT - Digital TV
Channel: 28 Zone: 2
Lexington, Kentucky
Nielsen DMA™:  Lexington
Network: NBC; Grit; Bounce; Court TV
Virtual Channel: 18
DTV TSID: 1237
Facility ID: 73203

Repacking Information:
  Pre-Repack Channel: 39
  Post-Repack Channel: 28
  Post-Repack ERP: 379 kW
  Phase: 6 Completion Deadline: 10/18/2019
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Status: Construction Permit
Application Accepted: 08/20/2021
WLEX-TV CP Expires: 08/24/2024
File Number: -0000157703

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Site Location: 38-02-03.0 N 84-23-39.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 38-02-02.7 N 84-23-39.2 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 1000 kW
Polarization: Elliptically polarized
HAAT: 286 m (938 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 0.5 degrees
R/C AGL: 293.2 m (962 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 598.2 m (1963 ft.)

Site Elevation: 305 m. (1001 ft.)
Height Overall*: 303 m (994 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: DIELECTRIC TFU-28ETT/VP-R 3S180
Antenna ID: 1008582
Polarization: Elliptically polarized

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 1008582
WLEX-TV DT File: -0000157703
DIELECTRIC - TFU-28ETT/VP-R 3S180
Service: DT
Standard Pattern: N
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.410100.445200.503300.542
400.538500.519600.544700.629
800.731900.8121000.8661100.910
1200.9521300.9851400.9991411.000
1421.0001431.0001441.0001451.000
1500.9971600.9891700.9861800.992
1900.9992000.9962100.9742200.936
2300.8932400.8472500.7832600.692
2700.5902800.5262900.5253000.544
3100.5313200.4793300.4273400.405
3500.403
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1044034

Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
WTVQ-TV, LLC
Structure Address:
6940 Man-o-war Blvd
Lexington, KY
County Name: Fayette County
ASR Issued: 05/17/2019
Date Built: 01/01/1965
Site Elevation: 305 m (1001 ft.)
Structure Height: 285 m (935 ft.)
Height Overall: 303 m (994 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 608 m (1995 ft.)
FAA Determination: 11/24/1965
FAA Study #: EA-OE-65-234
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 1, 3, 7, 16, 21
RED LIGHTS/PAINT
38-02-03.0 N 84-23-39.0 W (NAD 83)
38-02-02.7 N 84-23-39.2 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WLEX-TV Licensee Information

SCRIPPS BROADCASTING HOLDINGS, LLC
C/o Scripps Media, Inc.
312 Walnut St. 28th Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513-977-3000
Limited Liability Company
0000157703 Applicant Information

David Giles
Title: Vice President, Deputy General Counsel
Date: 08/20/2021
Application Certifier
SCRIPPS MEDIA, INC.
Scripps Broadcasting Holdings, Llc
C/o Scripps Media, Inc.
312 Walnut St. 28th Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Applicant
Benjamin Pidek, P.E
Mid-state Consultants
6197 Miller Rd., Suite 1
Swartz Creek, MI 48473
Consulting Engineer
Christina H Burrow
Cooley Llp
1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20004
FCC Counsel
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Study Date: 4/25/2024; Study Duration: 0.1017 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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