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WVIA-TV
Call Sign History
WVIA-TV from 11/14/1977
WVIA from ???
Channel 18DT
Virtual Channel 44

Scranton, PA
License
CP
Application
Allocation
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WVIA-TV Service: LD - Digital TV Translator or LPTV Station
Channel: 18 Zone:
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Nielsen DMA™:  Wilkes Barre - Scranton
Network: PBS
Virtual Channel: 44
DTV TSID: 2525
Facility ID: 47929
FRN: 0003263829

WVIA-TV is a channel sharing guest of WNEP-TV, Scranton, Pennsylvania

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 12/13/2018
License Expires: 08/01/2031
File Number: 0000064154

FCC Website Links:
  LMS Facility Details
  This Application
  Other WVIA-TV Applications
  Including Superseded Applications
  Service Contour - Open Street Map or USGS Map (51 dBu)
  Service Contour - KML / Google Earth (51 dBu)
  Rabbit Ears Info Search for WVIA-TV

Site Location: 41-37-55.3 N 75-25-31.6 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 41-37-55.0 N 75-25-32.9 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 0.323 kW
Polarization: Horizontally polarized
R/C AGL: 21.3 m (70 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 683 m (2241 ft.)
Emission Mask: Stringent

Site Elevation: 661.7 m. (2171 ft.)
Height Overall*: 23.3 m (76 ft.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: Kathrein K723147
Antenna ID: 96289
Polarization: Horizontally polarized

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 96289
WVIA-TV LD File: -0000064154
Kathrein - K723147
Service: LD
Standard Pattern: Y
Pattern and Field Values Include a 130° Clockwise Rotation
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.035100.080200.125300.168
400.224500.304600.409700.525
800.640900.7501000.8491100.932
1200.9871301.0001400.9831500.939
1600.8501700.7451800.6341900.521
2000.4052100.2962200.2232300.165
2400.1012500.0492600.0232700.019
2800.0282900.0453000.0643100.077
3200.0713300.0513400.0283500.017
No records returned from ASR.
WVIA-TV Licensee Information

Northeastern Pennsylvania Educational Television Association
100 WVIA Way
Pittston, PA 18640
Phone: 570-602-1170
Not-for-Profit
0000064154 Applicant Information

Joseph A. Glynn
Title: Vice President of Engineering
Date: 12/13/2018
Application Certifier
Northeastern Pennsylvania Educational Television Association
Northeastern Pennsylvania Educational Television Association
100 WVIA Way
Pittston, PA 18640
Applicant
Barry Persh
Gray Miller Persh LLP
1200 New Hampshire Ave., NW
Suite 410
Washington, DC 20036

Larry H. Will, PE
Independent Contractor
1055 Powderhorn Drive
Glen Mills, PA 19342
Consulting Engineer
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Study Date: 4/03/2025; Study Duration: 0.0498 Seconds.
Database Sources:
04/03/2025 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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