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WLAE-TV
Call Sign History
WLAE-TV from 12/14/1981
Channel 23DT
Post-repack Channel 23
Virtual Channel 32

New Orleans, LA
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WLAE-TV Service: DT - Digital TV
Channel: 23 Zone: 3
New Orleans, Louisiana
Nielsen DMA™:  New Orleans
Network: PBS
Virtual Channel: 32
DTV TSID: 1333
Facility ID: 18819

Repacking Information:
  Pre-Repack Channel: 31
  Post-Repack Channel: 23
  Post-Repack ERP: 168 kW
  Phase: 7 Completion Deadline: 1/17/2020
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Status: Construction Permit
Application Accepted: 01/10/2023
WLAE-TV CP Expires: 01/18/2026
File Number: -0000206610

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Site Location: 29-58-58.0 N 89-57-09.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 29-58-57.3 N 89-57-08.8 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 310 kW
Polarization: Elliptically polarized
HAAT: 269.6 m (885 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 1 degree
R/C AGL: 269.6 m (885 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 269.6 m (885 ft.)

Calculated Site Elevation: 0 m.
Height Overall*: 320 m (1050 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: DIELECTRIC TFU-24DSC/VP-R 4P200 BB
Antenna ID: 1010359
Polarization: Elliptically polarized

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 1010359
WLAE-TV DT File: -0000206610
DIELECTRIC - TFU-24DSC/VP-R 4P200 BB
Service: DT
Standard Pattern: N
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.668100.684200.709300.748
400.803500.873600.943700.992
751.000800.994900.9311000.803
1100.6281200.4481300.3431320.339
1400.3731500.4601600.5191650.527
1700.5191800.4601900.3731980.339
2000.3432100.4482200.6282300.803
2400.9312500.9942551.0002600.992
2700.9432800.8732900.8033000.748
3100.7093200.6843300.6683400.660
3500.660
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1000007

Structure Type: Registered To:
BAYOU BIENVENUE TOWER
Structure Address:
2 Bayou Bienvenue Paris Rd
Chalmette, LA
County Name: Orleans Parish
ASR Issued: 07/14/2017
Date Built: 05/01/1984
Structure Height: 320 m (1050 ft.)
Height Overall: 320 m (1050 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 320 m (1050 ft.)
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: B, E, H
29-58-58.0 N 89-57-09.0 W (NAD 83)
29-58-57.3 N 89-57-08.8 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WLAE-TV Licensee Information

EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION, INC.
3900 Howard Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70125
Phone: 504-234-8989
Not-for-Profit
0000206610 Applicant Information

Ron Yager
Title: Chief Operating Officer And General Manager
Date: 01/10/2023
Application Certifier

Educational Broadcasting Foundation, Inc.
3900 Howard Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70125
Applicant
William Meintel
Meintel, Sgrignoli & Wallace, Llc
Warrenton, VA 20188-0907
Senior Partner
Walter Beaver
Walter P. Beaver, Jr. Technical Service
1202 Jordan Drive
Grand Prairie, TX 75050

David Snowdy
Wlae-tv
3900 Howard Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70125
CTO
Charles L. Spencer
Phelps Dunbar, L.l.p.
400 Convention Street
Suite 1100
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

Ron Yager
Wlae-tv, Educational Broadcasting Foundation
P.o. Box 792497
Willwoods/wlae-tv
New Orleans, LA 70125
General Manager
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Study Date: 4/23/2024; Study Duration: 0.1055 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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