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KAKM(DT)
Call Sign History
Channel 8DT
Virtual Channel 7

Anchorage, AK
License
CP
Application
Allocation
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KAKM Service: DT - Digital TV
Channel: 8 Zone: 2
Anchorage, Alaska
Nielsen DMA™:  Anchorage
Network: PBS
Virtual Channel: 7
DTV TSID: 9
Facility ID: 804

Repacking Information:
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Status: License
Application Accepted: 03/25/2008
License Expires: 02/01/2023
File Number: BMLEDT-20080325ADD
Prefix Type: This is a modification of a license for a noncommercial educational digital TV station

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Site Location: 61-25-20.0 N 149-52-28.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 61-25-22.0 N 149-52-20.0 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 50 kW
Polarization: Horizontally polarized
HAAT: 240 m (787 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 0.6 degrees
R/C AGL: 236 m (774 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 271.2 m (890 ft.)

Site Elevation: 35.2 m. (115 ft.)
Height Overall*: 246.4 m (808 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: Alan Dick & Company Ltd. T7,9,13H12.4BT5ND
Antenna ID: 67943
Polarization: Horizontally polarized

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Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 67943
KAKM DT File: BMLEDT-20080325ADD
Alan Dick & Company Ltd. - T7,9,13H12.4BT5ND
Service: DT
Standard Pattern: Y
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.710100.800200.870300.950
371.000400.960500.900600.820
700.740800.680900.6401000.730
1100.8301200.9401291.0001300.970
1400.9401500.8401600.7501700.690
1800.6801900.7502000.8302100.910
2200.9302300.8902400.8102500.740
2600.6902700.7002800.7802900.870
3000.9403100.9403200.8603300.800
3400.7103500.660
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1007418

Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
ALASKA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC
Structure Address:
Mile 2.0 Point Mac Kenzie Rd
Kink, AK
County Name: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
ASR Issued: 01/11/1997
Date Built: 07/07/1986
Site Elevation: 35.2 m (115 ft.)
Structure Height: 246.4 m (808 ft.)
Height Overall: 246.4 m (808 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 281.6 m (924 ft.)
FAA Determination: 08/26/1985
FAA Study #: 84-AAL-129-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1G
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 4, 6, 9
HIGH INTENSITY WHITE LIGHTS.
61-25-20.0 N 149-52-28.0 W (NAD 83)
61-25-22.0 N 149-52-20.0 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
KAKM(DT) Licensee Information

Alaska Public Media
3877 University Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-550-8400
Not-for-Profit
20080325ADD Applicant Information

STEVE LINDBECK
Date: 03/25/2008
Application Certifier
ALASKA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
3877 University Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508
Applicant
BOB DICKINSON
Kakm
3877 University Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING
MARGARET MILLER
Dow Lohnes Pllc
1200 New Hampshire Ave, Nw
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036

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Study Date: 4/25/2024; Study Duration: 0.1176 Seconds.
Database Sources:
04/25/2024 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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