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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: DT - Digital TV
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: 08/13/2021
License Expires: 04/01/2023
File Number: -0000157039

FCC Website Links:
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  Service Contour - Open Street Map or USGS Map (36 dBu)
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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: 63 kW
Polarization: Elliptically polarized
HAAT: 303.2 m (995 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 1.25 degrees
R/C AGL: 36.3 m (119 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 402.3 m (1320 ft.)

Site Elevation: 366 m. (1201 ft.)
Height Overall*: 43.9 m (144 ft.)
Omni-Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: Electronics Research Inc. ATW7xVS5-ETOX-13H
Antenna ID: 1001429
Polarization: Elliptically polarized

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
0000157039 Applicant Information

Eric Brass
Title: Clerk
Date: 08/13/2021
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
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: 4/28/2024; Study Duration: 0.0274 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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