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WAKA(DT)
Call Sign History
WAKA from 10/28/1984
WSLA from 12/14/1981
WSLA-TV from 09/13/1979
Channel 25DT
Virtual Channel 8

Selma, AL
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WAKA Service: DX - Digital TV Auxiliary Transmitting Antenna
Channel: 25 Zone: 3
Selma, Alabama
Nielsen DMA™:  Montgomery - Selma
Network: CBS
Virtual Channel: 8
DTV TSID: 117
Facility ID: 701
FRN: 0003828738

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 08/25/2020
License Expires: 04/01/2029
File Number: 0000120771

FCC Website Links:
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  This Application
  Other WAKA 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  Including Superseded Applications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 WAKA

Site Location: 32-08-57.9 N 86-46-42.6 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 32-08-57.4 N 86-46-42.7 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 238 kW
Polarization: Horizontally polarized
HAAT: 464 m (1522 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 1.05 degrees
R/C AGL: 474.3 m (1556 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 546.8 m (1794 ft.)

Site Elevation: 72.5 m. (238 ft.)
Height Overall*: 515.4 m (1691 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: DIELECTRIC TFU-8WB-1-R C160
Antenna ID: 1007230
Polarization: Horizontally polarized

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 1007230
WAKA DX File: -0000120771
DIELECTRIC - TFU-8WB-1-R C160
Service: DX
Standard Pattern: N
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.792100.809200.853300.911
400.964500.995551.000600.997
700.974800.938900.8981000.851
1100.7801200.6721300.5331400.413
1500.4111600.5211700.6321800.677
1900.6342000.5232100.4142200.416
2300.5342400.6732500.7812600.851
2700.8982800.9372900.9723000.996
3100.9953200.9663300.9133400.854
3500.809
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1037718

Structure Type: GTOWER
Registered To:
ALABAMA TELECASTERS, INC.
Structure Address:
Hwy 12
Gordonsville, AL
County Name: Lowndes County
ASR Issued: 01/15/2020
Date Built: 01/01/1995
Site Elevation: 72.5 m (238 ft.)
Structure Height: 496.5 m (1629 ft.)
Height Overall: 515.4 m (1691 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 587.9 m (1929 ft.)
FAA Determination: 09/18/2019
FAA Study #: 2019-ASO-27336-OE
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: A1, B, F, H
Continue As Is OM&L = 24-HR HI-STROBES
32-08-57.9 N 86-46-42.6 W (NAD 83)
32-08-57.4 N 86-46-42.7 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WAKA(DT) Licensee Information

Alabama Broadcasting Partners
One Television Place
Charlotte, NC 28205
Phone: 704-372-4434
General Partnership
0000120771 Applicant Information

Beverly B. Poston
Title: President of Managing Partner of Licensee
Date: 08/25/2020
Application Certifier
Alabama Broadcasting Partners
Alabama Broadcasting Partners
One Television Place
Charlotte, NC 28205
Applicant
Louis R Dutreil, Jr
Dutreil Lundin & Rackley Inc
5120 Station Way
Sarasota, FL 34233
Technical Consultant
M. Anne Swanson
Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP
1800 M Street NW
Suite 800N
Washington, DC 20036

Associated Land Mobile Licenses


(No Records Found)
Associated Microwave Licenses


 WQKL315 TV Pickup
 WQDW452 18 GHz TV Intercity Relay

Study Date: 4/04/2025; Study Duration: 0.0846 Seconds.
Database Sources:
04/03/2025 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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