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WHBF-TV
Call Sign History
WHBF-TV from 08/31/1979
WHBF from ???
Channel 19DT
Virtual Channel 4

Rock Island, IL
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WHBF-TV Service: LD - Digital TV Translator or LPTV Station (ATSC3 Station)
Channel: 19 Zone:
Rock Island, Illinois
Nielsen DMA™:  Davenport - R.island - Moline
Network: CBS
Virtual Channel: 4
DTV TSID: 1063
Facility ID: 13950
FRN: 0009961889

Status: STA – Special Temporary Authority
Application Accepted: 03/20/2025
STA Expires: 12/01/2029
File Number: 0000268249

FCC Website Links:
  LMS Facility Details
  This Application
  Other WHBF-TV Applications
  Including Superseded Applications
  Service Contour - Open Street Map or USGS Map (51 dBu)
  Service Contour - KML / Google Earth (51 dBu)
  Rabbit Ears Info Search for WHBF-TV

Site Location: 41-30-36.7 N 90-34-27.4 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 41-30-36.6 N 90-34-26.9 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 0.25 kW
Polarization: Horizontally polarized
R/C AGL: 23.1 m (76 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 194.6 m (638 ft.)
Emission Mask: Full Service

Site Elevation: 171.5 m. (563 ft.)
Height Overall*: 25.2 m (83 ft.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: Electronics Research Inc. AL-8
Antenna ID: 94198
Polarization: Horizontally polarized

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 94198
WHBF-TV LD File: -0000268249
Electronics Research Inc. - AL-8
Service: LD
Standard Pattern: Y
Pattern and Field Values Include a 90° Clockwise Rotation
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.668100.715200.767300.820
400.871500.915600.951700.978
800.994901.0001000.9941100.978
1200.9511300.9151400.8711500.820
1600.7671700.7151800.6681900.631
2000.6092100.6022200.6082300.623
2400.6422500.6592600.6722700.676
2800.6722900.6593000.6423100.623
3200.6083300.6023400.6093500.631
No records returned from ASR.
WHBF-TV Licensee Information

Nexstar Media Inc.
545 E. John Carpenter Freeway
Suite 700
Irving, TX 75062
Phone: 972-373-8800
Corporation
0000268249 Applicant Information

Christine Reilly
Title: VP and Associate General Counsel
Date: 03/20/2025
Application Certifier

Nexstar Media Inc.
545 E. John Carpenter Freeway
Suite 700
Irving, TX 75062
Applicant
William T Godfrey, Jr
Kessler and Gehman Associates, Inc.
Kessler and Gehman Associates, Inc.
14260 W Newberry Rd #412
Newberry, FL 32669
President
Jason Roberts
Nexstar Media Inc.
545 E John Carpenter Freeway
Suite 700
Irving, TX 75062
General Counsel
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Study Date: 4/01/2025; Study Duration: 0.0482 Seconds.
Database Sources:
04/01/2025 FCC LMS,
4/1/2025 FCC ASR,
4/1/2025 FCC ULS Microwave, and
4/1/2025 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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