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WKAR-TV
Call Sign History
WKAR-TV from 10/31/1978
Channel 33DT
Virtual Channel 23

East Lansing, MI
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WKAR-TV Service: DT - Digital TV
Channel: 33 Zone: 1
East Lansing, Michigan
Nielsen DMA™:  Lansing
Network: PBS
Virtual Channel: 23
DTV TSID: 1495
Facility ID: 6104
FRN: 0007619026

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 06/05/2018
License Expires: 10/01/2029
File Number: 0000054990

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Site Location: 42-42-06.9 N 84-24-47.8 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 42-42-06.8 N 84-24-47.9 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 376 kW
Polarization: Elliptically polarized
HAAT: 296 m (971 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 1 degree
R/C AGL: 304.3 m (998 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 563.4 m (1848 ft.)

Site Elevation: 259.1 m. (850 ft.)
Height Overall*: 313.3 m (1028 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: Electronics Research Inc. ATW19HS4-ETC170-33H
Antenna ID: 1003839
Polarization: Elliptically polarized

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 1003839
WKAR-TV DT File: -0000054990
Electronics Research Inc. - ATW19HS4-ETC170-33H
Service: DT
Standard Pattern: N
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.940100.854200.733300.588
400.437500.302600.218700.207
800.232900.2451000.2321100.207
1200.2181300.3021400.4371500.588
1600.7331700.8541800.9401900.987
2001.0002100.9882200.9632300.936
2400.9172500.9052600.9002700.899
2800.9002900.9053000.9173100.936
3200.9633300.9883401.0003500.987
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1265362

Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
Board of Trustees, Michigan State University
Structure Address:
4101 Dobie Road
Okemos, MI
County Name: Ingham County
ASR Issued: 12/22/2011
Date Built: 07/05/2011
Site Elevation: 259.1 m (850 ft.)
Structure Height: 297.8 m (977 ft.)
Height Overall: 313.3 m (1028 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 572.4 m (1878 ft.)
FAA Determination: 12/08/2011
FAA Study #: 2011-AGL-4543-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1K
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 3, 4, 5, 12
OM&L to remain the same as prior study = PAINT/RED LIGHTS
42-42-06.9 N 84-24-47.8 W (NAD 83)
42-42-06.8 N 84-24-47.9 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WKAR-TV Licensee Information

Board of Trustees, Michigan State University
WKAR-AM/FM/TV
404 Wilson Rd, Room 212
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: 517-884-4700
Private Not-for-Profit Educational Institution
0000054990 Applicant Information

William Beekman
Title: Vice President and Secretary of the Board of Trustees
Date: 06/05/2018
Application Certifier
Board of Trustees, Michigan State University
Board of Trustees, Michigan State University
WKAR-AM/FM/TV
404 Wilson Rd, Room 212
East Lansing, MI 48824
Applicant
Benjamin Pidek, P.E
Mid-State Consultants
6197 Miller Rd., Suite 1
Swartz Creek, MI 48473
Consulting Engineer
William Beekman
Michigan State University
426 Auditorium Road
Room 450
East Lansing, MI 48824
Vice President and Secretary of the Board of Trustees
Jonathan Cohen
Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP
1800 M Street, NW
Suite 800N
Washington, DC 20036
Legal Counsel
Susanne Elkins
Wkar michigan State University
404 Wilson Rd.
Room 212
East Lansing, MI 48824
Director of Broadcasting
Associated Land Mobile Licenses


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Study Date: 11/22/2024; Study Duration: 0.0891 Seconds.
Database Sources:
11/22/2024 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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