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WLAE-TV
Call Sign History
WLAE-TV from 12/14/1981
810710KG from ???
Channel 23DT
Virtual Channel 32

New Orleans, LA
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WLAE-TV Service: DT - Digital TV (ATSC3 Station)
Channel: 23 Zone: 3
New Orleans, Louisiana
Nielsen DMA™:  New Orleans
Network: PBS
Virtual Channel: 32
DTV TSID: 1333
Facility ID: 18819
FRN: 0001718832

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 10/18/2024
License Expires: 06/01/2029
File Number: 0000255583

FCC Website Links:
  LMS Facility Details
  This Application
  Other WLAE-TV Applications
  Including Superseded Applications
  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 WLAE-TV

Site Location: 29-58-58.0 N 89-57-09.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 29-58-57.3 N 89-57-08.8 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 168 kW
Polarization: Elliptically polarized
HAAT: 274 m (899 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 1 degree
R/C AGL: 274 m (899 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 274 m (899 ft.)

Calculated Site Elevation: 0 m.
Height Overall*: 320 m (1050 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: Alive Telecom ATC-BCE412C2-23
Antenna ID: 1012219
Polarization: Elliptically polarized

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 1012219
WLAE-TV DT File: -0000255583
Alive Telecom - ATC-BCE412C2-23
Service: DT
Standard Pattern: N
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.985100.940200.865300.775
400.684500.593600.497700.392
800.280900.1971000.1841100.226
1200.2571300.2271400.1831500.194
1600.2781700.3931800.5021900.599
2000.6882100.7782200.8732300.951
2400.9932461.0002481.0002500.998
2600.9762700.9442800.9182900.901
3000.8953100.9083200.9213300.942
3400.9743500.995
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1000007

Structure Type: Registered To:
BAYOU BIENVENUE TOWER
Structure Address:
2 Bayou Bienvenue Paris Rd
Chalmette, LA
County Name: Orleans Parish
ASR Issued: 07/14/2017
Date Built: 05/01/1984
Structure Height: 320 m (1050 ft.)
Height Overall: 320 m (1050 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 320 m (1050 ft.)
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: B, E, H
29-58-58.0 N 89-57-09.0 W (NAD 83)
29-58-57.3 N 89-57-08.8 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WLAE-TV Licensee Information

Educational Broadcasting Foundation, Inc.
3228 6th Street
Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: 504-830-3700
Not-for-Profit
0000255583 Applicant Information

Ron Yager
Title: Chief Operating Officer and General Manager
Date: 10/18/2024
Application Certifier
Wlae
Educational Broadcasting Foundation, Inc.
3228 6th Street
Metairie, LA 70002
Applicant
Ron Yager
Wlae-TV, Educational Broadcasting Foundation
P.O. Box 792497
Willwoods/Wlae-TV
New Orleans, LA 70125
General Manager
Charles L. Spencer
Phelps Dunbar, L.L.P.
400 Convention Street
Suite 1100
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

David Snowdy
Wlae-TV
3228 6th Street
Metairie, LA 70002
Cto
William Meintel
Meintel, Sgrignoli & Wallace, LLC
Warrenton, VA 20188
Senior Partner
Brad Deutsch
Foster Garvey P.C.
3000 K St., NW
Suite 420
Washington, DC 20007
FCC Counsel
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Study Date: 4/02/2025; Study Duration: 0.0952 Seconds.
Database Sources:
04/02/2025 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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