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WFBN-LD
Call Sign History
WFBN-LD from 11/29/2010
WFBN-LP from 03/16/2007
Channel 23DT

Rockford, IL
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WFBN-LD Service: LD - Digital TV Translator or LPTV Station
Channel: 23 Zone:
Rockford, Illinois
DTV TSID: 3489
Facility ID: 168664
FRN: 0002855179

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 08/12/2024
License Expires: 12/01/2029
File Number: 0000251406

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Site Location: 42-17-48.3 N 89-10-15.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 42-17-48.2 N 89-10-14.6 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 15 kW
Polarization: Horizontally polarized
Electrical Beam Tilt: 1.0 degree
R/C AGL: 191 m (627 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 440.3 m (1445 ft.)
Emission Mask: Full Service

Site Elevation: 249.3 m. (818 ft.)
Height Overall*: 214.3 m (703 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: DIELECTRIC TLP8-I
Antenna ID: 19184
Polarization: Horizontally polarized

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 19184
WFBN-LD LD File: -0000251406
DIELECTRIC - TLP8-I
Service: LD
Standard Pattern: Y
Pattern and Field Values Include a 120° Clockwise Rotation
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.605100.742200.867300.961
400.999500.971600.910700.847
800.794900.7621000.7601100.777
1200.7811300.7751400.7611500.755
1600.7941700.8541800.9191900.970
2001.0002100.9642200.8812300.768
2400.6372500.5072600.3982700.358
2800.3802900.4243000.4413100.429
3200.3893300.3613400.3913500.478
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1209945

Structure Type: GTOWER
Registered To:
Gray Local Media, Inc.
Structure Address:
2523 North Meridian Road
Rockford, IL
County Name: Winnebago County
ASR Issued: 08/26/2024
Date Built: 05/06/2021
Site Elevation: 249.3 m (818 ft.)
Structure Height: 205.9 m (676 ft.)
Height Overall: 214.3 m (703 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 463.6 m (1521 ft.)
FAA Determination: 04/26/2021
FAA Study #: 2021-AGL-7283-OE
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 1, 3, 6, 15, 21
Continue As Is OM&L = PAINT/RED LIGHTS
42-17-48.3 N 89-10-15.0 W (NAD 83)
42-17-48.2 N 89-10-14.6 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WFBN-LD Licensee Information

Weigel Broadcasting Co.
26 North Halsted Street
Chicago, IL 60661
Phone: 312-705-2600
Corporation
0000251406 Applicant Information

Kyle Walker
Title: VP, Technology
Date: 08/12/2024
Application Certifier
TV-49, Inc.
Weigel Broadcasting Co.
26 North Halsted Street
Chicago, IL 60661
Applicant
Matthew S. Delnero, Esq
Covington & Burling LLP
One Citycenter, 850 Tenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
Legal Counsel
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Study Date: 4/01/2025; Study Duration: 0.0691 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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