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WNEP-TV
Call Sign History
WNEP-TV from 05/10/1978
WNEP from ???
Channel 21DT
Virtual Channel 16

Scranton, PA
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WNEP-TV Service: DT - Digital TV
Channel: 21 Zone: 1
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Nielsen DMA™:  Wilkes Barre - Scranton - Hztn
Network: ABC
Virtual Channel: 16
DTV TSID: 2519
Facility ID: 73318
FRN: 0028358455

WNEP-TV is a channel sharing host for WVIA-TV, Scranton, Pennsylvania

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 03/03/2023
License Expires: 08/01/2031
File Number: 0000211831

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  Including Superseded Applications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

Site Location: 41-10-55.6 N 75-52-15.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 41-10-55.3 N 75-52-16.3 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 760 kW
Polarization: Elliptically polarized
HAAT: 509.2 m (1671 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 1.00 degree
R/C AGL: 249.3 m (818 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 890.3 m (2921 ft.)

Site Elevation: 641 m. (2103 ft.)
Height Overall*: 257 m (843 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: Dielectric TFU-21ETT/VP-R 04SP
Antenna ID: 1010511
Polarization: Elliptically polarized

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 1010511
WNEP-TV DT File: -0000211831
Dielectric - TFU-21ETT/VP-R 04SP
Service: DT
Standard Pattern: N
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.997101.000201.000300.997
400.993500.986600.971700.945
800.915900.8891000.8771100.883
1200.9001300.9181400.9231500.904
1600.8611700.8041800.7531900.724
1950.7202000.7242100.7532200.804
2300.8612400.9042500.9232600.918
2700.9002800.8832900.8773000.889
3100.9153200.9453300.9713400.986
3500.993
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1026992

Structure Type: GTOWER
Registered To:
Northeastern Pennsylvania Educational Television Association
Structure Address:
Penobscot Knob Ext Of Sterling St
Mountaintop, PA
County Name: Luzerne County
ASR Issued: 11/14/2023
Date Built: 03/21/2024
Site Elevation: 641 m (2103 ft.)
Structure Height: 241 m (791 ft.)
Height Overall: 257 m (843 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 898 m (2946 ft.)
FAA Determination: 10/02/2023
FAA Study #: 2023-AEA-10167-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1M
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 3, 4, 5, 15
PRIOR STUDY 2008-AEA-2756-OE
41-10-55.6 N 75-52-15.0 W (NAD 83)
41-10-55.3 N 75-52-16.3 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WNEP-TV Licensee Information

Tegna Broadcast Holdings, LLC
8350 Broad Street, Suite 2000
Tysons, VA 22102
Phone: 703-873-6606
Limited Liability Company
0000211831 Applicant Information

Marc S. Sher, Esq.
Title: Secretary
Date: 03/03/2023
Application Certifier

Tegna Broadcast Holdings, LLC
8350 Broad Street, Suite 2000
Tysons, VA 22102
Applicant
Michael Beder
Tegna Inc.
8350 Broad Street
Suite 2000
Tysons, VA 22102
Associate General Counsel
Gary Davis
Tegna Inc.
8350 Broad Street
Suite 2000
Tysons, VA 22102
Regional Head of Technology and Operations
William T. Godfrey, Jr
Kessler and Gehman Associates, Inc.
Kessler and Gehman Associates, Inc.
507-D NW 60th Street
Gainesville, FL 32607
Consulting Engineers
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Study Date: 4/02/2025; Study Duration: 0.069 Seconds.
Database Sources:
04/02/2025 FCC LMS,
4/1/2025 FCC ASR,
4/1/2025 FCC ULS Microwave, and
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