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WTAE-TV
Call Sign History
WTAE-TV from 06/09/1981
Channel 27DT
Virtual Channel 4

Pittsburgh, PA
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WTAE-TV Service: DX - Digital TV Auxiliary Transmitting Antenna (ATSC3 Station)
Channel: 27 Zone: 1
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nielsen DMA™:  Pittsburgh
Network: ABC
Virtual Channel: 4
DTV TSID: 2503
Facility ID: 65681
FRN: 0001587583

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 11/09/2018
License Expires: 08/01/2031
File Number: 0000063433

FCC Website Links:
  LMS Facility Details
  This Application
  Other WTAE-TV Applications
  Including Superseded Applications
  Mailing Address
  Correspondence for WTAE-TV
  Correspondence related to application 0000063433
  Service Contour - Open Street Map or USGS Map (41 dBu)
  Service Contour - KML / Google Earth (41 dBu)
  Public Inspection Files
  Rabbit Ears Info Search for WTAE-TV

Site Location: 40-16-49.0 N 79-48-10.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 40-16-48.7 N 79-48-10.8 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 608 kW
Polarization: Horizontally polarized
HAAT: 237.6 m (780 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 0.55 degrees
R/C AGL: 255.4 m (838 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 555 m (1821 ft.)

Site Elevation: 299.6 m. (983 ft.)
Height Overall*: 324 m (1063 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: DIELECTRIC TFU-16WB C160
Antenna ID: 1004320
Polarization: Horizontally polarized

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 1004320
WTAE-TV DX File: -0000063433
DIELECTRIC - TFU-16WB C160
Service: DX
Standard Pattern: N
Pattern and Field Values Include a 310° Clockwise Rotation
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.99561.000100.997200.972
300.933400.890500.842600.773
700.667800.526900.3991000.387
1100.4951200.6081300.6521400.608
1500.4961600.3871700.3971800.521
1900.6612000.7672100.8372200.886
2300.9302400.9692500.9942541.000
2600.9912700.9562800.8992900.837
3000.7923100.7763200.7943300.841
3400.9033500.960
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1025144

Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
Hearst Stations Inc.
Structure Address:
Henderson Rd
Buena Vista, PA
County Name: Allegheny County
ASR Issued: 01/13/2017
Date Built: 08/07/1958
Site Elevation: 299.6 m (983 ft.)
Structure Height: 272 m (892 ft.)
Height Overall: 324 m (1063 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 623.6 m (2046 ft.)
FAA Determination: 05/24/1988
FAA Study #: 88-AEA-0164-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1G
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 3, 4, 6, 9
HIGH INTENSITY WHITE LIGHTS
40-16-49.0 N 79-48-10.0 W (NAD 83)
40-16-48.7 N 79-48-10.8 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WTAE-TV Licensee Information

Hearst Stations Inc.
P.O. Box 1800
Raleigh, NC 27602
Phone: 919-839-0300
Corporation
0000063433 Applicant Information

Jordan M. Wertlieb
Title: President
Date: 11/09/2018
Application Certifier
Hearst Stations Inc.
Hearst Stations Inc.
Raleigh, NC 27602
Applicant
Joseph M. Davis, P.E.
Chesapeake RF Consultants, LLC
207 Old Dominion Road
Yorktown, VA 23692
Consulting Engineer
Stephen Hartzell
Brooks, Pierce Et Al.
150 Fayetteville Street
Suite 1700
Raleigh, NC 27601

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Study Date: 11/21/2024; Study Duration: 0.0841 Seconds.
Database Sources:
11/21/2024 FCC LMS,
11/19/2024 FCC ASR,
11/19/2024 FCC ULS Microwave, and
11/19/2024 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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