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WLEX-TV
Call Sign History
WLEX-TV from 07/18/1979
Channel 28DT
Virtual Channel 18

Lexington, KY
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WLEX-TV Service: DT - Digital TV
Channel: 28 Zone: 2
Lexington, Kentucky
Nielsen DMA™:  Lexington
Network: NBC; Grit; Bounce; Court TV
Virtual Channel: 18
DTV TSID: 1237
Facility ID: 73203
FRN: 0002710192

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 07/17/2024
License Expires: 08/01/2029
File Number: 0000249201

FCC Website Links:
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Site Location: 38-02-03.0 N 84-23-39.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 38-02-02.7 N 84-23-39.2 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 676 kW
Polarization: Horizontally polarized
HAAT: 283.4 m (930 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 0.75 degrees
R/C AGL: 273.3 m (897 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 578.3 m (1897 ft.)

Site Elevation: 305 m. (1001 ft.)
Height Overall*: 303 m (994 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: DIELECTRIC TFU-30-DSC/VP-R 3S180DC
Antenna ID: 1005849
Polarization: Horizontally polarized

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 1005849
WLEX-TV DT File: -0000249201
DIELECTRIC - TFU-30-DSC/VP-R 3S180DC
Service: DT
Standard Pattern: Y
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.410100.445200.503300.542
400.538500.519600.544700.629
800.731900.8121000.8661100.910
1200.9521300.9851400.9991411.000
1421.0001431.0001441.0001451.000
1500.9971600.9891700.9861800.992
1900.9992000.9962100.9742200.936
2300.8932400.8472500.7832600.692
2700.5902800.5262900.5253000.544
3100.5313200.4793300.4273400.405
3500.403
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1044034

Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
WTVQ-TV, LLC
Structure Address:
6940 Man-o-war Blvd
Lexington, KY
County Name: Fayette County
ASR Issued: 05/17/2019
Date Built: 01/01/1965
Site Elevation: 305 m (1001 ft.)
Structure Height: 285 m (935 ft.)
Height Overall: 303 m (994 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 608 m (1995 ft.)
FAA Determination: 11/24/1965
FAA Study #: EA-OE-65-234
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 1, 3, 7, 16, 21
RED LIGHTS/PAINT
38-02-03.0 N 84-23-39.0 W (NAD 83)
38-02-02.7 N 84-23-39.2 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WLEX-TV Licensee Information

Scripps Broadcasting Holdings, LLC
C/O Scripps Media, Inc.
312 Walnut St. 28th Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513-977-3000
Limited Liability Company
0000249201 Applicant Information

David Giles
Title: Vice President, Deputy General Counsel
Date: 07/17/2024
Application Certifier
Scripps Media, Inc.
Scripps Broadcasting Holdings, LLC
C/O Scripps Media, Inc.
312 Walnut St. 28th Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Applicant
Christina H Burrow
Cooley LLP
1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20004
FCC Counsel
Benjamin Pidek, P.E
Ben Pidek Consulting, LLC
7670 Coventry Dr.
Temperance, MI 48182
Consulting Engineer
Associated Land Mobile Licenses


(No Records Found)
Associated Microwave Licenses


 KB96397 TV Pickup
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Study Date: 11/21/2024; Study Duration: 0.0946 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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