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WIVB-TV
Call Sign History
WIVB-TV from 04/07/1981
WIVB from ???
Channel 36DT
Virtual Channel 4

Buffalo, NY
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WIVB-TV Service: DX - Digital TV Auxiliary Transmitting Antenna (ATSC3 Station)
Channel: 36 Zone: 1
Buffalo, New York
Nielsen DMA™:  Buffalo
Network: CBS
Virtual Channel: 4
DTV TSID: 2131
Facility ID: 7780
FRN: 0009961889

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 04/22/2026
License Expires: 06/01/2023
File Number: 0000295768

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  Including Superseded Applications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

Site Location: 42-39-33.0 N 78-37-32.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 42-39-32.8 N 78-37-32.9 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 465 kW
Polarization: Horizontally polarized
HAAT: 277.3 m (910 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 0.55 degrees
R/C AGL: 175.3 m (575 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 675.3 m (2216 ft.)

Site Elevation: 500 m. (1640 ft.)
Height Overall*: 321.9 m (1056 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: Dielectric TFU-16WB-R C160
Antenna ID: 1014060
Polarization: Horizontally polarized

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 1014060
WIVB-TV DX File: -0000295768
Dielectric - TFU-16WB-R C160
Service: DX
Standard Pattern: N
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.835100.888200.948300.991
371.000400.998500.971600.922
700.870800.820900.7581000.660
1100.5171200.3611270.3041300.309
1400.4181500.5451600.5961700.546
1800.4201900.3101920.3052000.363
2100.5192200.6622300.7602400.822
2500.8712600.9212700.9672800.995
2830.9972900.9883000.9473100.888
3200.8353300.8043400.7953500.804
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1006689

Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
Nexstar Media Inc.
Structure Address:
8242 Center St
Colden, NY
County Name: Erie County
ASR Issued: 05/28/2021
Date Built: 01/01/1948
Site Elevation: 500 m (1640 ft.)
Structure Height: 288.7 m (947 ft.)
Height Overall: 321.9 m (1056 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 821.9 m (2697 ft.)
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 1, 3, 6, 15, 21
42-39-33.0 N 78-37-32.0 W (NAD 83)
42-39-32.8 N 78-37-32.9 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WIVB-TV Licensee Information

Nexstar Media Inc.
545 E. John Carpenter Freeway
Suite 700
Irving, TX 75062
Phone: 972-373-8800
Corporation
0000295768 Applicant Information

Jason Roberts
Title: Senior Vice President
Date: 04/22/2026
Application Certifier
WIVB
Nexstar Media Inc.
545 E. John Carpenter Freeway
Suite 700
Irving, TX 75062
Applicant
William T Godfrey, Jr
Kessler and Gehman Associates, Inc.
Kessler and Gehman Associates, Inc.
14260 W. Newberry Rd. #412
Newberry, FL 32669-2765
President
Jason Roberts
Nexstar Media Inc.
545 E. John Carpenter Freeway
Suite 700
Irving, TX 75062
Associate General Counsel
Ryan C Wilhour
Kessler and Gehman Associates, Inc.
14260 W Newberry Road #412
Newberry, FL 32669
Consulting Engineer
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Study Date: 5/06/2026; Study Duration: 0.2067 Seconds.
Database Sources:
05/05/2026 FCC LMS,
5/5/2026 FCC ASR,
5/5/2026 FCC ULS Microwave, and
5/5/2026 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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