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KGNS-TV
Call Sign History
KGNS-TV from 05/08/1980
Channel 8DT
Virtual Channel 8

Laredo, TX
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





KGNS-TV Service: DT - Digital TV
Channel: 8 Zone: 3
Laredo, Texas
Nielsen DMA™:  Laredo
Network: NBC
Virtual Channel: 8
DTV TSID: 2889
Facility ID: 10061

Repacking Information:
  No changes


Status: License
Application Accepted: 08/09/2021
License Expires: 08/01/2022
File Number: -0000156637

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Site Location: 27-40-22.0 N 99-39-52.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 27-40-21.0 N 99-39-50.8 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 20 kW
Polarization: Elliptically polarized
HAAT: 312 m (1024 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 0.75 degrees
R/C AGL: 315 m (1033 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 462.5 m (1517 ft.)
Emission Mask: Simple

Site Elevation: 147.5 m. (484 ft.)
Height Overall*: 325 m (1066 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: Dielectric THV-11A8/VP-R P150
Antenna ID:
Polarization: Elliptically polarized

Antenna Data for Antenna Id:
KGNS-TV DT File: -0000156637
Dielectric - THV-11A8/VP-R P150
Service: DT
Standard Pattern: N
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.910100.980201.000300.980
400.910500.820600.750700.700
800.710900.7501000.7801100.800
1200.7801300.7501400.7101500.700
1600.7401700.8201800.9101900.980
2001.0002100.9802200.9102300.820
2400.7502500.7002600.7102700.750
2800.7802900.8003000.7803100.750
3200.7103300.7003400.7503500.820
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1045081

Structure Type: Registered To:
Gray Media Group, Inc.
Structure Address:
15 Mi Nnw From Laredo On Rt 1472
Webb County, TX
County Name: Webb County
ASR Issued: 03/18/2024
Date Built: 01/19/1967
Site Elevation: 147.5 m (484 ft.)
Structure Height: 302 m (991 ft.)
Height Overall: 325 m (1066 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 472.5 m (1550 ft.)
FAA Determination: 07/17/1992
FAA Study #: 92-ASW-0444-OE
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 1, 3, 8, 17, 21
RED LIGHTS/PAINT
27-40-22.0 N 99-39-52.0 W (NAD 83)
27-40-21.0 N 99-39-50.8 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
KGNS-TV Licensee Information

GRAY TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC
4370 Peachtree Road, Ne
Atlanta, GA 30319
Phone: 404-504-9828
Limited Liability Company
0000156637 Applicant Information

Robert Folliard, III
Title: Assistant Secretary
Date: 08/09/2021
Application Certifier

Gray Television Licensee, Llc
4370 Peachtree Road, Ne
Atlanta, GA 30319
Applicant
Joseph M. Davis, P.E.
Chesapeake Rf Consultants, Llc
207 Old Dominion Road
Yorktown, VA 23692
Consulting Engineer
David Burke
Gray Television Licensee, Llc.
201 Monroe Street
Montgomery,, AL 36104
Senior Vice President and CTO
Joan Stewart
Wiley Rein Llp
1776 K Street, Nw
Washington, DC 20006

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Study Date: 4/24/2024; Study Duration: 0.1086 Seconds.
Database Sources:
04/24/2024 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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