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WPGH-TV
Call Sign History
WPGH-TV from 09/08/1978
Channel 20DT
Post-repack Channel 20
Virtual Channel 53

Pittsburgh, PA
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WPGH-TV Service: DT - Digital TV (ATSC3 Station)
Channel: 20 Zone: 1
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nielsen DMA™:  Pittsburgh
Network: FOX
Virtual Channel: 53
DTV TSID: 2513
Facility ID: 73875

Repacking Information:
  Pre-Repack Channel: 43
  Post-Repack Channel: 20
  Post-Repack ERP: 619 kW
  Phase: 7 Completion Deadline: 1/17/2020
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Status: License
Application Accepted: 05/14/2020
License Expires: 08/01/2023
File Number: -0000112578

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Site Location: 40-29-43.0 N 80-00-16.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 40-29-42.8 N 80-00-16.8 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 800 kW
Polarization: Elliptically polarized
HAAT: 302.8 m (993 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: .75 degrees
R/C AGL: 204.8 m (672 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 606.8 m (1991 ft.)

Site Elevation: 402 m. (1319 ft.)
Height Overall*: 222.5 m (730 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: DIELECTRIC TFU-15JSC/VP-R 3C160SP
Antenna ID: 1006798
Polarization: Elliptically polarized

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 1006798
WPGH-TV DT File: -0000112578
DIELECTRIC - TFU-15JSC/VP-R 3C160SP
Service: DT
Standard Pattern: N
Pattern and Field Values Include a 280° Clockwise Rotation
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.873100.891200.892300.883
400.870500.866600.880700.914
800.958900.992981.0001000.998
1100.9681200.9061300.8341400.783
1500.7781600.8151700.8731800.927
1900.9622000.9702100.9452200.886
2300.7962400.6852500.5682600.465
2700.3912800.3592830.3582900.371
3000.4233100.5043200.5993300.693
3400.7743500.835
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1026131

Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
Gerstell Development Limited Partnership
Structure Address:
750 Ivory Ave
Pittsburgh, PA
County Name: Allegheny County
ASR Issued: 01/30/2001
Date Built: 10/26/1996
Site Elevation: 402 m (1319 ft.)
Structure Height: 196.6 m (645 ft.)
Height Overall: 222.5 m (730 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 624.5 m (2049 ft.)
FAA Determination: 01/25/1994
FAA Study #: 93-AEA-1277-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1H
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 3, 4, 5, 13
40-29-43.0 N 80-00-16.0 W (NAD 83)
40-29-42.8 N 80-00-16.8 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WPGH-TV Licensee Information

WPGH Licensee, LLC
1200 Seventeenth Street, Nw
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-663-8195
Limited Liability Company
0000112578 Applicant Information

Lucy A Rutishauser
Title: Executive Vice President And Cfo, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc
Date: 05/14/2020
Application Certifier
WPGH LICENSEE, LLC
Wpgh Licensee, Llc
1200 Seventeenth Street, Nw
Washington, DC 20036
Applicant
Miles S. Mason, ESQ
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman Llp
1200 Seventeenth Street, Nw
Washington, DC 20036

Associated Land Mobile Licenses


(No Records Found)
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Study Date: 4/26/2024; Study Duration: 0.0907 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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