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KGBT-TV
Call Sign History
KGBT-TV from 08/17/1978
Channel 18DT
Post-repack Channel 18
Virtual Channel 4

Harlingen, TX
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





KGBT-TV Service: DX - Digital TV Auxiliary Transmitting Antenna
Channel: 18 Zone: 3
Harlingen, Texas
Nielsen DMA™:  Harlingen - Wslco - Brnsvl - Mca
Network: Independent
Virtual Channel: 4
DTV TSID: 2853
Facility ID: 34457

Repacking Information:
  Pre-Repack Channel: 31
  Post-Repack Channel: 18
  Post-Repack ERP: 747 kW
  Phase: 9 Completion Deadline: 5/1/2020
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Status: License
Application Accepted: 03/22/2024
License Expires: 08/01/2022
File Number: -0000241810

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Site Location: 26-06-02.3 N 97-50-21.5 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 26-06-01.0 N 97-50-20.5 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 247 kW
Polarization: Horizontally polarized
HAAT: 151.2 m (496 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 1.0 degree
R/C AGL: 152.4 m (500 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 169.5 m (556 ft.)

Site Elevation: 17.1 m. (56 ft.)
Height Overall*: 454.5 m (1491 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: Dielectric TFU-16WB-R C160
Antenna ID: 1011586
Polarization: Horizontally polarized

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 1011586
KGBT-TV DX File: -0000241810
Dielectric - TFU-16WB-R C160
Service: DX
Standard Pattern: N
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.978100.947200.914300.878
400.831500.759600.655700.533
800.447830.439900.4621000.559
1100.6531200.6901300.6541400.560
1500.4641600.4501700.5371800.658
1900.7622000.8322100.8772200.912
2300.9452400.9752500.9952600.997
2700.9812800.9562900.9333000.923
3100.9323200.9553300.9823400.998
3451.0003500.997
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1222106

Structure Type: GTOWER
Registered To:
Pinnacle Towers LLC
Structure Address:
31578 County Road 629
La Feria, TX
County Name: Cameron County
ASR Issued: 12/01/2021
Date Built: 08/20/2001
Site Elevation: 17.1 m (56 ft.)
Structure Height: 427.6 m (1403 ft.)
Height Overall: 454.5 m (1491 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 471.6 m (1547 ft.)
FAA Determination: 04/01/2010
FAA Study #: 2009-ASW-5731-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1K
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 4, 9, 12
OM&L to remain the same as prior study = A HIGH-DUAL SYSTEM
26-06-02.3 N 97-50-21.5 W (NAD 83)
26-06-01.0 N 97-50-20.5 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
KGBT-TV Licensee Information

Tribune Broadcasting Company II, LLC
545 E. John Carpenter Freeway
Irving, TX 75062
Phone: 972-373-8000
Limited Liability Company
0000241810 Applicant Information

Christine Reilly
Title: Vp And Associate General Counsel, Nexstar Media I
Date: 03/22/2024
Application Certifier

Tribune Broadcasting Company Ii, Llc
545 E. John Carpenter Freeway
Irving, TX 75062
Applicant
William T. Godfrey, Jr
Kessler And Gehman Associates, Inc.
Kessler And Gehman Associates, Inc.
14260 W Newberry Rd #412
Newberry, FL 32669
Consulting Engineers
Jason Roberts
Nexstar Media Inc.
545 E. John Carpenter Freeway
Irving, TX 75062
VP & Associate General Counsel
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Study Date: 5/01/2024; Study Duration: 0.0759 Seconds.
Database Sources:
05/01/2024 FCC LMS,
4/30/2024 FCC ASR,
4/30/2024 FCC ULS Microwave, and
4/30/2024 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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