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WBBM-TV
Call Sign History
WBBM-TV from 08/28/1979
Channel 12DT
Virtual Channel 2

Chicago, IL
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WBBM-TV Service: DT - Digital TV (ATSC3 Station)
Channel: 12 Zone: 1
Chicago, Illinois
Nielsen DMA™:  Chicago
Network: CBS
Virtual Channel: 2
DTV TSID: 999
Facility ID: 9617
FRN: 0003482189

Status: CP
Application Accepted: 07/30/2024
WBBM-TV CP Expires: 01/30/2026
File Number: 0000249867

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Site Location: 41-52-44.0 N 87-38-08.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 41-52-43.9 N 87-38-07.8 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 29.5 kW
Polarization: Horizontally polarized
HAAT: 500.4 m (1642 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 1.0 degree
R/C AGL: 498.6 m (1636 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 680 m (2231 ft.)

Site Elevation: 181.4 m. (595 ft.)
Height Overall*: 524.9 m (1722 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Omni-Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: Harris TAD-5H
Antenna ID: 1011902
Polarization: Horizontally polarized

Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1032960

Structure Type: BMAST
Registered To:
BRE 312 Broadcast, LLC
Structure Address:
233 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL
County Name: Cook County
ASR Issued: 02/03/2019
Date Built: 09/30/2012
Site Elevation: 181.4 m (595 ft.)
Structure Height: 437.5 m (1435 ft.)
Height Overall: 524.9 m (1722 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 706.3 m (2317 ft.)
FAA Determination: 07/09/2012
FAA Study #: 2012-AGL-4496-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1K
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 4, 7, 12
Continue As Is OM&L = A HIGH-DUAL SYSTEM
41-52-44.0 N 87-38-08.0 W (NAD 83)
41-52-43.9 N 87-38-07.8 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WBBM-TV Licensee Information

CBS Broadcasting Inc.
1275 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Suite 710 - Licensing Dept.
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: 202-457-4505
Corporation
0000249867 Applicant Information

Martha E Heller
Title: VP, Government Relations and Regulatory
Date: 07/30/2024
Application Certifier
CBS Broadcasting Inc.
CBS Broadcasting Inc.
1275 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Suite 710 - Licensing Dept.
Washington, DC 20004
Applicant
John Bagwell
Paramount Global
1515 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
Senior VP Associate General Counsel
Joseph M. Davis, P.E.
Chesapeake RF Consultants, LLC
207 Old Dominion Road
Yorktown, VA 23692
Consulting Engineer
Daniel G Ryson
Paramount Global
1275 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Suite 710 - Licensing Dept.
Washington, DC 20004
Director of Spectrum Management
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Study Date: 11/21/2024; Study Duration: 0.0754 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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