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WDBB(DT)
Call Sign History
WDBB from 08/07/1984
WDBB from 04/09/1984
WDBB from 03/29/1984
Channel 14DT
Virtual Channel 17

Bessemer, AL
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WDBB Service: DT - Digital TV (ATSC3 Station)
Channel: 14 Zone: 2
Bessemer, Alabama
Nielsen DMA™:  Birmingham (Ann And Tusc)
Network: The CW Network
Virtual Channel: 17
DTV TSID: 47
Facility ID: 71325
FRN: 0004999660

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 06/01/2022
License Expires: 04/01/2021
File Number: 0000192399

FCC Website Links:
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Site Location: 33-28-48.0 N 87-25-50.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 33-28-47.6 N 87-25-50.0 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 675 kW
Polarization: Elliptically polarized
HAAT: 637 m (2090 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 1.0 degree
R/C AGL: 574.9 m (1886 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 770 m (2526 ft.)
Emission Mask: Simple

Site Elevation: 195.1 m. (640 ft.)
Height Overall*: 609.6 m (2000 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: Dielectric TFU-30DSC/VP-R CT160
Antenna ID: 1009623
Polarization: Elliptically polarized

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 1009623
WDBB DT File: -0000192399
Dielectric - TFU-30DSC/VP-R CT160
Service: DT
Standard Pattern: N
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.970100.939200.879300.838
400.838500.899600.960701.000
801.000900.9601000.8991100.838
1200.8381300.8791400.9391500.970
1600.9801700.9601800.9291900.889
2000.8082100.6462200.4142300.212
2400.3032500.4442600.4442700.303
2800.2122900.4143000.6463100.808
3200.8893300.9293400.9603500.980
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1033524

Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
TV Alabama, Incorporated
Structure Address:
From Tuscaloosa Hwy 69 N 17 Mi E On Goodwater Rd 8 Mi
Windham Springs, AL
County Name: Tuscaloosa County
ASR Issued: 01/11/2017
Date Built: 09/19/1996
Site Elevation: 195.1 m (640 ft.)
Structure Height: 588.3 m (1930 ft.)
Height Overall: 609.6 m (2000 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 804.7 m (2640 ft.)
FAA Determination: 05/17/1996
FAA Study #: 96-ASO-1401-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1J
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 4, 7, 13
MEDIUM INTENSITY WHITE LIGHTS
33-28-48.0 N 87-25-50.0 W (NAD 83)
33-28-47.6 N 87-25-50.0 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WDBB(DT) Licensee Information

WDBB-TV, Inc.
1200 Seventeenth Street, NW
Baltimore, MD 20036
Phone: 202-663-8167
Corporation
0000192399 Applicant Information

Michael E. Anderson
Title: President
Date: 06/01/2022
Application Certifier

WDBB-TV, Inc.
1200 Seventeenth Street, NW
Baltimore, MD 20036
Applicant
Scott R. Flick
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
1200 Seventeenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036

Associated Land Mobile Licenses


 KB96286 Broadcast Auxiliary Remote Pickup
Associated Microwave Licenses


 KB55291 TV Pickup
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Study Date: 11/21/2024; Study Duration: 0.0785 Seconds.
Database Sources:
11/21/2024 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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