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KDBC-TV
Call Sign History
KDBC-TV from 05/08/1980
Channel 18DT
Virtual Channel 4

El Paso, TX
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





KDBC-TV Service: DT - Digital TV (ATSC3 Station)
Channel: 18 Zone: 2
El Paso, Texas
Nielsen DMA™:  El Paso (Las Cruces)
Network: CBS
Virtual Channel: 4
DTV TSID: 2821
Facility ID: 33764
FRN: 0018608257

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 11/21/2023
License Expires: 08/01/2022
File Number: 0000227416

FCC Website Links:
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  This Application
  Other KDBC-TV Applications
  Including Superseded Applications
  Mailing Address
  Correspondence for KDBC-TV
  Correspondence related to application 0000227416
  Service Contour - Open Street Map or USGS Map (41 dBu)
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  Public Inspection Files
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Site Location: 31-48-55.0 N 106-29-22.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 31-48-54.6 N 106-29-20.0 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 1000 kW
Polarization: Elliptically polarized
HAAT: 602 m (1975 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 1.0 degree
R/C AGL: 102 m (335 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 1854 m (6083 ft.)

Site Elevation: 1752 m. (5748 ft.)
Height Overall*: 111.6 m (366 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: Dielectric TFU-24JTC-R-2 4C200
Antenna ID: 1011273
Polarization: Elliptically polarized

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 1011273
KDBC-TV DT File: -0000227416
Dielectric - TFU-24JTC-R-2 4C200
Service: DT
Standard Pattern: N
Pattern and Field Values Include a 145° Clockwise Rotation
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
50.556150.604250.619350.604
450.556550.484650.433750.484
850.642950.8211050.9521151.000
1250.9521350.8211450.6421550.484
1650.4331750.4841850.5561950.604
2050.6192150.6042250.5562350.484
2450.4332550.4842650.6422750.821
2850.9522951.0003050.9523150.821
3250.6423350.4843450.4333550.484
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1025977

Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
KFOX Licensee, LLC
Structure Address:
6.2751 Km Nne Of County Courthouse
El Paso, TX
County Name: El Paso County
ASR Issued: 01/10/2017
Date Built: 03/10/1977
Site Elevation: 1752 m (5748 ft.)
Structure Height: 93.9 m (308 ft.)
Height Overall: 111.6 m (366 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 1863.6 m (6114 ft.)
FAA Determination: 03/10/1977
FAA Study #: 77-ASW-90-OE
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 1, 3, 12, 21
RED LIGHTS/PAINT
31-48-55.0 N 106-29-22.0 W (NAD 83)
31-48-54.6 N 106-29-20.0 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
KDBC-TV Licensee Information

KDBC Licensee, LLC
1200 Seventeenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-663-8195
Limited Liability Company
0000227416 Applicant Information

Lucy A. Rutishauser
Title: Evp and Cfo, Sinclair, Inc
Date: 11/21/2023
Application Certifier

KDBC Licensee, LLC
1200 Seventeenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Applicant
Miles S. Mason
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
1200 Seventeenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036

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Study Date: 11/21/2024; Study Duration: 0.0994 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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