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WDSE(DT)
Call Sign History
WDSE from 06/22/2009
WDSE-TV from 06/30/1980
WDSE from ???
Channel 8DT
Virtual Channel 8

Duluth, MN
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WDSE Service: DT - Digital TV
Channel: 8 Zone: 2
Duluth, Minnesota
Nielsen DMA™:  Duluth - Superior
Network: PBS
Virtual Channel: 8
DTV TSID: 1575
Facility ID: 17726
FRN: 0002639854

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 06/18/2009
License Expires: 04/01/2030
File Number: BLEDT-20090618ABE
Prefix Type: This is a license for a noncommercial educational digital TV station

FCC Website Links:
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  Other WDSE Applications
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Site Location: 46-47-29.7 N 92-07-21.4 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 46-47-29.9 N 92-07-20.7 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 34 kW
Polarization: Horizontally polarized
HAAT: 295 m (968 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 0.75 degrees
R/C AGL: 224 m (735 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 608.7 m (1997 ft.)

Site Elevation: 384.7 m. (1262 ft.)
Height Overall*: 233 m (764 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Omni-Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: DIELECTRIC TW-9B8-R
Antenna ID: 87875
Polarization: Horizontally polarized

Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1029956

Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
DULUTH-SUPERIOR AREA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION CORPORATION
Structure Address:
1524 East Orange St
Duluth, MN
County Name: St. Louis County
ASR Issued: 12/28/2001
Date Built: 11/16/2000
Site Elevation: 384.7 m (1262 ft.)
Structure Height: 201 m (659 ft.)
Height Overall: 233 m (764 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 617.7 m (2027 ft.)
FAA Determination: 09/13/1999
FAA Study #: 99-AGL-3944-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1J
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 3, 4, 5, 13
PRIOR FAA 97-AGL-3713-OE
46-47-29.7 N 92-07-21.4 W (NAD 83)
46-47-29.9 N 92-07-20.7 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WDSE(DT) Licensee Information

Duluth-Superior Area Educational Television Corporation
632 Niagara Court
Duluth, MN 55811
Phone: 218-788-2811
Not-for-Profit
20090618ABE Applicant Information

Allen D. Harmon
Date: 06/18/2009
Application Certifier
Duluth-Superior Area Educational Television Corporation
632 Niagara Court
Duluth, MN 55811-3098
Applicant
Rex P. Greenwell
632 Niagara Court
Duluth, MN 55811-3098
Director of Engineering
Theodore D. Frank
Arnold & Porter LLP

Associated Land Mobile Licenses


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Study Date: 4/01/2025; Study Duration: 0.0622 Seconds.
Database Sources:
04/01/2025 FCC LMS,
4/1/2025 FCC ASR,
4/1/2025 FCC ULS Microwave, and
4/1/2025 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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