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WBBM-TV
Call Sign History
WBBM-TV from 08/28/1979
Channel 12DT
Virtual Channel 2

Chicago, IL
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WBBM-TV Service: DX - Digital TV Auxiliary Transmitting Antenna (ATSC3 Station)
Channel: 12 Zone: 1
Chicago, Illinois
Nielsen DMA™:  Chicago
Network: CBS
Virtual Channel: 2
DTV TSID: 999
Facility ID: 9617

Repacking Information:
  No changes


Status: License
Application Accepted: 07/12/2023
License Expires: 12/01/2029
File Number: -0000217825

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Site Location: 41-52-44.1 N 87-38-10.2 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 41-52-44.0 N 87-38-10.0 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 14 kW
Polarization: Horizontally polarized
HAAT: 464 m (1522 ft.)
R/C AGL: 463.1 m (1519 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 644.5 m (2115 ft.)

Site Elevation: 181.4 m. (595 ft.)
Height Overall*: 527.3 m (1730 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: RCA Corp. TBF-2AH (SPECIAL)
Antenna ID: 1010873
Polarization: Horizontally polarized

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 1010873
WBBM-TV DX File: -0000217825
RCA Corp. - TBF-2AH (SPECIAL)
Service: DX
Standard Pattern: N
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.635100.460200.300300.200
400.150500.110600.100700.110
800.150900.2001000.3001100.460
1200.6251300.7751400.8901500.970
1601.0001701.0001800.9601900.870
2000.7402100.6202200.5552300.560
2400.5702500.5602600.5552700.620
2800.7402900.8703000.9603101.000
3201.0003300.9753400.9003500.780
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1032959

Structure Type: BTWR
Registered To:
BRE 312 Broadcast, LLC
Structure Address:
233 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL
County Name: Cook County
ASR Issued: 02/03/2019
Date Built: 01/01/2002
Site Elevation: 181.4 m (595 ft.)
Structure Height: 437.5 m (1435 ft.)
Height Overall: 527.3 m (1730 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 708.7 m (2325 ft.)
FAA Determination: 11/29/1999
FAA Study #: 99-AGL-4838-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1H
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 4, 6, 7, 13
PRIOR FAA 93-AGL-2942-OE
41-52-44.1 N 87-38-10.2 W (NAD 83)
41-52-44.0 N 87-38-10.0 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WBBM-TV Licensee Information

CBS BROADCASTING INC.
2020 M. St. Nw Licensing Dept
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-457-4505
Corporation
0000217825 Applicant Information

Martha E Heller
Title: Vp, Government Relations And Regulatory
Date: 07/12/2023
Application Certifier
CBS BROADCASTING INC.
Cbs Broadcasting Inc.
2020 M. St. Nw Licensing Dept
Washington, DC 20036
Applicant
John Bagwell
Paramount Global
1515 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
Senior VP Associate General Counsel
Joseph M. Davis, P.E.
Chesapeake Rf Consultants, Llc
207 Old Dominion Road
Yorktown, VA 23692
Consulting Engineer
Daniel G Ryson
Paramount Global
2020 M. St. Nw Licensing Dept
Washington, DC 20036
DIRECTOR OF SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT
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Study Date: 4/28/2024; Study Duration: 0.0779 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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