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WNPB-TV
Call Sign History
WNPB-TV from 07/20/1983
WWVU-TV from 10/06/1978
WWVU from ???
Channel 34DT
Virtual Channel 24

Morgantown, WV
License
CP
Application
Allocation
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WNPB-TV Service: DT - Digital TV
Channel: 34 Zone: 1
Morgantown, West Virginia
Nielsen DMA™:  Pittsburgh
Network: PBS
Virtual Channel: 24
DTV TSID: 3279
Facility ID: 71676
FRN: 0002017572

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 02/25/2020
License Expires: 10/01/2028
File Number: 0000106559

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  Including Superseded Applications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

Site Location: 39-41-45.0 N 79-45-44.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 39-41-44.7 N 79-45-44.8 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 660 kW
Polarization: Elliptically polarized
HAAT: 448.1 m (1470 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 1.0 degree
R/C AGL: 141.7 m (465 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 934.5 m (3066 ft.)

Site Elevation: 791.3 m. (2596 ft.)
Height Overall*: 150.3 m (493 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: Propagation Systems, Inc. PSIUSMT18C170-34-EP
Antenna ID: 1006458
Polarization: Elliptically polarized

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 1006458
WNPB-TV DT File: -0000106559
Propagation Systems, Inc. - PSIUSMT18C170-34-EP
Service: DT
Standard Pattern: N
Pattern and Field Values Include a 180° Clockwise Rotation
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.245100.232200.207240.204
300.218400.302500.437600.588
700.733800.854900.9401000.987
1091.0001101.0001200.9881300.963
1400.9361500.9171600.9051700.900
1800.8991900.9002000.9052100.917
2200.9362300.9632400.9882501.000
2511.0002600.9872700.9402800.854
2900.7333000.5883100.4373200.302
3300.2183360.2043400.2073500.232
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1035128

[ASR Heights Differ from WNPB-TV Application]
Structure Type: GTOWER
Registered To:
WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY
Structure Address:
Sand Spring
Morgantown, WV
County Name: Preston County
ASR Issued: 03/26/2020
Date Built: 02/25/2020
Site Elevation: 791.3 m (2596 ft.)
Structure Height: 137.2 m (450 ft.)
Height Overall: 147.8 m (485 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 939.1 m (3081 ft.)
FAA Determination: 03/16/2020
FAA Study #: 2020-AEA-1001-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1K
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 4, 8, 12
OM&L to remain the same as prior study = A MED-DUAL SYSTEM
39-41-45.0 N 79-45-44.0 W (NAD 83)
39-41-44.7 N 79-45-44.8 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WNPB-TV Licensee Information

West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Authority
600 Capitol Street
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: 304-556-4912
Government Entity
0000106559 Applicant Information

Chuck Roberts
Title: Ceo and Executive Director
Date: 02/25/2020
Application Certifier

West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Authority
600 Capitol Street
Charleston, WV 25301
Applicant
Tom W Davidson
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
1333 New Hampshire Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20036

Ryan C Wilhour
Kessler and Gehman Associates, Inc.
507 NW 60 Street
Ste C
Gainesville, FL 32607
Consulting Engineer
Associated Land Mobile Licenses


(No Records Found)
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 WCT803 13 GHz TV Intercity Relay

Study Date: 4/01/2025; Study Duration: 0.0678 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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