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WMAB-TV
Call Sign History
WMAB-TV from 02/01/1982
Channel 8DT
Post-repack Channel 8
Virtual Channel 2

Mississippi State, MS
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WMAB-TV Service: DT - Digital TV
Channel: 8 Zone: 2
Mississippi State, Mississippi
Nielsen DMA™:  Columbus - Tupelo - West Point
Network: PBS
Virtual Channel: 2
DTV TSID: 1729
Facility ID: 43192

Repacking Information:
  Pre-Repack Channel: 10
  Post-Repack Channel: 8
  Post-Repack ERP: 8 kW
  Phase: 10 Completion Deadline: 7/3/2020
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Status: License
Application Accepted: 12/29/2020
License Expires: 02/01/2021
File Number: -0000130186

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Site Location: 33-21-14.0 N 89-09-00.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 33-21-13.6 N 89-08-59.8 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 7.6 kW
Polarization: Horizontally polarized
HAAT: 350.5 m (1150 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 1.0 degree
R/C AGL: 288 m (945 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 491 m (1611 ft.)

Site Elevation: 203 m. (666 ft.)
Height Overall*: 333 m (1093 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Omni-Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: Jampro JSM-7/8 SHTO-R
Antenna ID: 1006998
Polarization: Horizontally polarized

Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1041039

Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION
Structure Address:
E Side Of Rd, 2 Km N Of Hwy 12
Ackerman, MS
County Name: Choctaw County
ASR Issued: 03/18/1998
Date Built: 01/01/1973
Site Elevation: 203 m (666 ft.)
Structure Height: 305 m (1001 ft.)
Height Overall: 333 m (1093 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 536 m (1759 ft.)
FAA Determination: 12/17/1997
FAA Study #: 97-ASO-6078-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1J
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 3, 4, 5, 13
33-21-14.0 N 89-09-00.0 W (NAD 83)
33-21-13.6 N 89-08-59.8 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WMAB-TV Licensee Information

MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211
Phone: 601-624-3187
Government Entity
0000130186 Applicant Information

Nathan Tate
Title: Chief Technology Officer
Date: 12/29/2020
Application Certifier
MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV
Mississippi Authority For Educational Tv
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211
Applicant
Margaret L Miller, Partner
Gray Miller Persh Llp
2233 Wisconsin Ave, Nw
Suite 226
Washington, DC 20007

Ryan Wilhour
Kessler And Gehman Associates, Inc.
507 Nw 60th St
Ste D
Gainesville, FL 32607
Consulting Engineer
Associated Land Mobile Licenses


(No Records Found)
Associated Microwave Licenses


 WLC44 7 GHz TV Intercity Relay
 WQMX873 7 GHz TV Intercity Relay

Study Date: 4/26/2024; Study Duration: 0.0831 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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