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WICS(DT)
Call Sign History
Channel 15DT
Post-repack Channel 15
Virtual Channel 20

Springfield, IL
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WICS Service: DT - Digital TV (ATSC3 Station)
Channel: 15 Zone: 1
Springfield, Illinois
Nielsen DMA™:  Champaign & Sprngfld - Decatur
Network: ABC
Virtual Channel: 20
DTV TSID: 1071
Facility ID: 25686

Repacking Information:
  Pre-Repack Channel: 42
  Post-Repack Channel: 15
  Post-Repack ERP: 530 kW
  Phase: 9 Completion Deadline: 5/1/2020
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Status: License
Application Accepted: 11/15/2022
License Expires: 12/01/2021
File Number: BLANK-0000203639

FCC Website Links:
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  Correspondence related to application BLANK-0000203639
  Service Contour - Open Street Map or USGS Map (41 dBu)
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Site Location: 39-48-15.0 N 89-27-40.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 39-48-14.8 N 89-27-39.7 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 300 kW
Polarization: Elliptically polarized
HAAT: 436 m (1430 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 0.95 degrees
R/C AGL: 432.2 m (1418 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 612 m (2008 ft.)

Site Elevation: 179.8 m. (590 ft.)
Height Overall*: 444.5 m (1458 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Omni-Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: Dielectric TFU-26GTH/VP-R O6 DC
Antenna ID: 1006438
Polarization: Elliptically polarized

Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1008823

Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
GUY GANNETT COMMUNICATIONS DBA = WICS-TV
Structure Address:
3.8 Mi W
Mechanicsburg, IL
County Name: Sangamon County
ASR Issued: 03/03/1997
Date Built: 10/20/1986
Site Elevation: 179.8 m (590 ft.)
Structure Height: 423.1 m (1388 ft.)
Height Overall: 444.5 m (1458 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 624.3 m (2048 ft.)
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 1, 3, 10, 19, 21
39-48-15.0 N 89-27-40.0 W (NAD 83)
39-48-14.8 N 89-27-39.7 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WICS(DT) Licensee Information

WICS Licensee, LLC
C/o Miles S. Mason, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman Llp
1200 Seventeenth Street Nw
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-663-8195
Limited Liability Company
0000203639 Applicant Information

Lucy A. Rutishauser
Date: 11/15/2022
Application Certifier

Wics Licensee, Llc
C/o Miles S. Mason, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman Llp
1200 Seventeenth Street Nw
Washington, DC 20036
Applicant
Miles S. Mason
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman Llp
1200 Seventeenth Street Nw
Washington, DC 20036

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Study Date: 3/29/2024; Study Duration: 0.073 Seconds.
Database Sources: 1/10/2024 FCC CDBS,
03/28/2024 FCC LMS,
3/26/2024 FCC ASR,
3/26/2024 FCC ULS Microwave, and
3/26/2024 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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