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WGBY-TV
Call Sign History
WGBY-TV from 11/30/1979
Channel 13DT
Post-repack Channel 13
Virtual Channel 57

Springfield, MA
License
CP
Application
Allocation
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WGBY-TV Service: DX - Digital TV Auxiliary Transmitting Antenna
Channel: 13 Zone: 1
Springfield, Massachusetts
Nielsen DMA™:  Springfield - Holyoke
Network: PBS
Virtual Channel: 57
DTV TSID: 1389
Facility ID: 72096
Repacking Information:
  Pre-Repack Channel: 22
  Post-Repack Channel: 13
  Post-Repack ERP: 1.24 kW
  Phase: 4 Completion Deadline: 8/2/2019
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Status: License
Application Accepted: 09/18/2020
License Expires: 04/01/2023
File Number: -0000121807
FCC Website Links:
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  Correspondence related to application -0000121807
  Service Contour - Open Street Map or USGS Map (36 dBu)
  Service Contour - KML / Google Earth (36 dBu)
  Public Inspection Files
  History Cards for WGBY-TV
  Rabbit Ears Info Search for WGBY-TV
Site Location: 42-14-29.5 N 72-38-54.1 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 42-14-29.2 N 72-38-55.8 W (Converted to NAD 27)
ERP: 30 kW
Polarization: Horizontally polarized
HAAT: 293.0 m (961 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 1.75 degrees
R/C AGL: 26.1 m (86 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 392.1 m (1286 ft.)
Site Elevation: 366 m. (1201 ft.)
Height Overall*: 43.9 m (144 ft.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: Dielectric ALV4H7-HSOC-13
Antenna ID: 1007343
Polarization: Horizontally polarized
Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 1007343
WGBY-TV DX File: -0000121807
Dielectric - ALV4H7-HSOC-13
Service: DX
Standard Pattern: N
Pattern and Field Values Include a 180° Clockwise Rotation
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.638100.634200.624300.604
400.582500.562600.549700.552
800.571900.6081000.6601100.719
1200.7821300.8421400.8941500.938
1600.9701700.9911801.0001900.995
2000.9792100.9502200.9112300.861
2400.8052500.7452600.6852700.631
2800.5882900.5603000.5513100.557
3200.5753300.5963400.6163500.631
No records returned from ASR.
WGBY-TV Licensee Information

WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
1 Guest Street
Boston, MA 02135
Phone: 617-300-4405
Not-for-Profit
0000121807 Applicant Information

Eric Brass
Title: Clerk
Date: 09/18/2020
Application Certifier
WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Wgbh Educational Foundation
1 Guest Street
Boston, MA 02135
Applicant
Joseph M. Davis, P.E.
Chesapeake Rf Consultants, Llc
207 Old Dominion Road
Yorktown, VA 23692
Consulting Engineer
Jon Frank
Wgbh Educational Foundation
1 Guest Street
Boston, MA 02135
Ari Meltzer
Wiley Rein Llp
1776 K Street Nw
Washington, DC 20006
Shane Miner
Wgbh Educational Foundation
1 Guest Street
Boston, MA 02135
Chris Schwantner
Wgby-tv
44 Hampden St
Springfield, MA 01103
Chief Engineer
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Study Date: 4/18/2024; Study Duration: 0.0393 Seconds.
Database Sources:
04/17/2024 FCC LMS,
4/16/2024 FCC ASR,
4/16/2024 FCC ULS Microwave, and
4/16/2024 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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