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WBRA-TV
Call Sign History
WBRA-TV from 10/18/1978
Channel 13DT
Virtual Channel 15

Roanoke, VA
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WBRA-TV Service: DT - Digital TV
Channel: 13 Zone: 2
Roanoke, Virginia
Nielsen DMA™:  Roanoke - Lynchburg
Network: PBS
Virtual Channel: 15
DTV TSID: 3075
Facility ID: 5981

Status: Construction Permit
Application Accepted: 03/29/2023
WBRA-TV CP Expires: 04/06/2026
File Number: -0000213023

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Site Location: 37-11-46.0 N 80-09-16.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 37-11-45.5 N 80-09-16.9 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 66 kW
Polarization: Elliptically polarized
HAAT: 630.6 m (2069 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 1.0 degree
R/C AGL: 68.4 m (224 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 1208.4 m (3965 ft.)

Site Elevation: 1140 m. (3740 ft.)
Height Overall*: 82.8 m (272 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: Dielectric THV-10A13/VP-R C150
Antenna ID: 1010589
Polarization: Elliptically polarized

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 1010589
WBRA-TV DT File: -0000213023
Dielectric - THV-10A13/VP-R C150
Service: DT
Standard Pattern: N
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
01.000100.998200.992300.986
400.985500.990600.996700.996
800.980900.9391000.8701100.778
1200.6751300.5831400.5211500.500
1600.5081700.5241800.5321900.524
2000.5082100.5002200.5212300.583
2400.6752500.7782600.8702700.939
2800.9802900.9963000.9963100.990
3200.9853300.9863400.9923500.998
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1017598

Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
Blue Ridge Public Television, Inc.
Structure Address:
8149 Honeysuckle Lane
Roanoke, VA
County Name: Roanoke County
ASR Issued: 03/24/2006
Date Built: 10/01/1990
Site Elevation: 1140 m (3740 ft.)
Structure Height: 60.5 m (198 ft.)
Height Overall: 82.8 m (272 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 1222.8 m (4012 ft.)
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 1, 3, 11, 21
37-11-46.0 N 80-09-16.0 W (NAD 83)
37-11-45.5 N 80-09-16.9 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WBRA-TV Licensee Information

Blue Ridge Public Television, Inc.
1215 Mcneil Dr.
Roanoke, VA 24015
Phone: 540-334-0991
Not-for-Profit
0000213023 Applicant Information

Will Anderson
Title: President And Ceo
Date: 03/29/2023
Application Certifier
Blue Ridge PBS
Blue Ridge Public Television, Inc.
1215 Mcneil Dr.
Roanoke, VA 24015
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
Brad Deutsch
Foster Garvey Pc
1000 Potomac Street, N.w.
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20007

Associated Land Mobile Licenses


(No Records Found)
Associated Microwave Licenses


 WHG429 2.5 GHz TV Intercity Relay
 WLD307 2.5 GHz TV Intercity Relay
 WLD311 2.5 GHz TV Intercity Relay
 WLE752 2.5 GHz TV Intercity Relay
 WLE756 2.5 GHz TV Intercity Relay
 WAH877 7 GHz TV Intercity Relay
 WHG426 7 GHz TV Intercity Relay
 WHG428 7 GHz TV Intercity Relay
 WLD636 7 GHz TV Intercity Relay
 WMG393 7 GHz TV Intercity Relay
 KYL42 7 GHz TV Studio Transmitter Link
 WLD694 13 GHz TV Intercity Relay
 WLO245 13 GHz TV Intercity Relay
 WPWH770 13 GHz TV Intercity Relay
 WLO244 13 GHz TV Studio Transmitter Link

Study Date: 4/26/2024; Study Duration: 0.0862 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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