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KPTS(DT)
Call Sign History
Channel 8DT
Virtual Channel 8

Hutchinson, KS
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA
KPTS Service: DT - Digital TV (ATSC3 Station)
Channel: 8 Zone: 2
Hutchinson, Kansas
Nielsen DMA™:  Wichita - Hutchinson Plus
Network: PBS
Virtual Channel: 8
DTV TSID: 1179
Facility ID: 33345
Repacking Information:
  No changes
Status: License
Application Accepted: 10/11/2022
License Expires: 06/01/2030
File Number: -0000202189
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Site Location: 38-03-21.4 N 97-46-36.1 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 38-03-21.4 N 97-46-34.9 W (Converted to NAD 27)
ERP: 32 kW
Polarization: Horizontally polarized
HAAT: 244 m (801 ft.)
R/C AGL: 226.1 m (742 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 704.6 m (2312 ft.)
Site Elevation: 478.5 m. (1570 ft.)
Height Overall*: 238.3 m (782 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: RCA Corp. TF-12AH
Antenna ID: 87205
Polarization: Horizontally polarized
Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 87205
KPTS DT File: -0000202189
RCA Corp. - TF-12AH
Service: DT
Standard Pattern: Y
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.980100.950200.870300.780
400.720500.720600.770700.850
800.940900.9801000.9501100.870
1200.7901300.7301400.7301500.770
1600.8401700.9201800.9801900.960
2000.8802100.8002200.7502300.740
2400.7902500.8502600.9502701.000
2800.9502900.8803000.7903100.730
3200.7303300.7703400.8603500.940
Structure Information
Structure Registration Number 1037798

Structure Type: GTOWER
Registered To:
Kansas Public Telecommunications Service, Inc.
Structure Address:
East 4th Street And Buhler Road; 8.2 Miles East Of
Hutchinson, KS
County Name: Reno County
ASR Issued: 04/21/2015
Date Built: 05/01/1953
Site Elevation: 478.5 m (1570 ft.)
Structure Height: 214.1 m (702 ft.)
Height Overall: 238.3 m (782 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 716.8 m (2352 ft.)
FAA Determination: 12/17/1997
FAA Study #: 97-ACE-1571-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1J
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 3, 4, 5, 13
38-03-21.4 N 97-46-36.1 W (NAD 83)
38-03-21.4 N 97-46-34.9 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
KPTS(DT) Licensee Information

Kansas Public Telecommunications Service, Inc.
320 W. 21st Street N.
Wichita, KS 67203
Phone: 316-838-3090
Not-for-Profit
0000202189 Applicant Information

Victor A Hogstrom
Title: President And Ceo
Date: 10/11/2022
Application Certifier

Kansas Public Telecommunications Service, Inc.
320 W. 21st Street N.
Wichita, KS 67203
Applicant
Derek Teslik
Gray Miller Persh Llp
2233 Wisconsin Avenue Nw Ste. 226
Washington, DC 20007
Associated Land Mobile Licenses

 BLP00866 Broadcast Auxiliary Low Power
Associated Microwave Licenses

 KO6377 TV Pickup
 WQXQ932 7 GHz TV Intercity Relay
 WQXQ931 7 GHz TV Studio Transmitter Link

Study Date: 4/23/2024; Study Duration: 0.0954 Seconds.
Database Sources:
04/23/2024 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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