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WABM(DT)
Call Sign History
WABM from 01/28/1991
WABM from 10/13/1983
Channel 20DT
Post-repack Channel 20
Virtual Channel 68

Birmingham, AL
License
CP
Application
Allocation
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WABM Service: DT - Digital TV (ATSC3 Station)
Channel: 20 Zone: 2
Birmingham, Alabama
Nielsen DMA™:  Birmingham (Ann And Tusc)
Network: My Network
Virtual Channel: 68
DTV TSID: 57
Facility ID: 16820

Repacking Information:
  Pre-Repack Channel: 36
  Post-Repack Channel: 20
  Post-Repack ERP: 626 kW
  Phase: 5 Completion Deadline: 9/11/2019
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Status: License
Application Accepted: 06/01/2022
License Expires: 04/01/2021
File Number: -0000192391

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Site Location: 33-29-04.8 N 86-48-25.2 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 33-29-04.4 N 86-48-25.2 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 1000 kW
Polarization: Elliptically polarized
HAAT: 401 m (1316 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 0.75 degrees
R/C AGL: 306.5 m (1006 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 595.1 m (1952 ft.)

Site Elevation: 288.6 m. (947 ft.)
Height Overall*: 335.9 m (1102 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: DIELECTRIC TFU-26DSC/VP-R C170
Antenna ID: 1009622
Polarization: Elliptically polarized

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 1009622
WABM DT File: -0000192391
DIELECTRIC - TFU-26DSC/VP-R C170
Service: DT
Standard Pattern: N
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.179100.222200.322300.458
400.605500.744600.860700.942
800.988901.0001000.9881100.964
1200.9391300.9211400.9091500.904
1600.9031700.9041800.9091900.921
2000.9392100.9642200.9882301.000
2400.9882500.9422600.8602700.744
2800.6052900.4583000.3223100.222
3200.1793300.1803400.1863500.180
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1226663

Structure Type: GTOWER
Registered To:
American Towers LLC
Structure Address:
2371 Golden Crest Drive (023660)
Birmingham, AL
County Name: Jefferson County
ASR Issued: 05/31/2013
Date Built: 07/23/2002
Site Elevation: 288.6 m (947 ft.)
Structure Height: 291.4 m (956 ft.)
Height Overall: 335.9 m (1102 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 624.5 m (2049 ft.)
FAA Determination: 05/15/2013
FAA Study #: 2013-ASO-3274-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1K
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 4, 9, 12
PRIOR STUDY 2013-ASO-666-OE
33-29-04.8 N 86-48-25.2 W (NAD 83)
33-29-04.4 N 86-48-25.2 W
(Converted to NAD 27)



American Tower Corporation
23660 - BIRMINGHAM AL5

WABM(DT) Licensee Information

Birmingham (WABM-TV) Licensee, Inc.
1200 Seventeenth Street, Nw
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-663-8195
Corporation
0000192391 Applicant Information

Lucy A Rutishauser
Title: Evp And Cfo, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc
Date: 06/01/2022
Application Certifier
Birmingham (WABM-TV) Licensee, Inc.
Birmingham (wabm-tv) Licensee, Inc.
1200 Seventeenth Street, Nw
Washington, DC 20036
Applicant
Miles S. Mason, Esq
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman Llp
1200 Seventeenth Street, Nw
Washington, DC 20036
FCC Counsel
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Study Date: 4/26/2024; Study Duration: 0.0923 Seconds.
Database Sources:
04/26/2024 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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