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KQME(DT)
Call Sign History
KQME from 02/01/2016
KHSD-TV from 12/27/1979
KHSD from ???
Channel 10DT
Virtual Channel 11

Lead, SD
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





KQME Service: DT - Digital TV
Channel: 10 Zone: 2
Lead, South Dakota
Nielsen DMA™:  Rapid City
Network: MeTV/Heroes and Icons/StartTV/Catchy Comedy/Oxygen
Virtual Channel: 11
DTV TSID: 2621
Facility ID: 17686
FRN: 0018223693

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 08/25/2005
License Expires: 04/01/2030
File Number: BLCDT-20050825ABN
Prefix Type: This is a License for a commercial digital TV station

FCC Website Links:
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  This Application
  Other KQME Applications
  Including Superseded Applications
  Service Contour - Open Street Map or USGS Map (36 dBu)
  Service Contour - KML / Google Earth (36 dBu)
  Public Inspection Files
  Rabbit Ears Info Search for KQME

Site Location: 44-19-36.0 N 103-50-14.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 44-19-36.1 N 103-50-12.3 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 34.8 kW
Polarization: Horizontally polarized
HAAT: 576 m (1890 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 1 degree
R/C AGL: 172 m (564 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 2298 m (7539 ft.)

Site Elevation: 2126 m. (6975 ft.)
Height Overall*: 185 m (607 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Omni-Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: General Electric TY70H
Antenna ID: 39959
Polarization: Horizontally polarized

Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1042361

[ASR Heights Differ from KQME Application]
Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
Legacy Broadcasting of Rapid City, LLC
Structure Address:
Terry Peak 3.3 Mi Sw
Lead, SD
County Name: Lawrence County
ASR Issued: 05/13/2016
Date Built: 07/01/1966
Site Elevation: 2125.5 m (6973 ft.)
Structure Height: 160.3 m (526 ft.)
Height Overall: 184.6 m (606 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 2310.1 m (7579 ft.)
FAA Determination: 04/13/1966
FAA Study #: CE-OE-66-26
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 1, 3, 5, 14, 21
44-19-36.0 N 103-50-14.0 W (NAD 83)
44-19-36.1 N 103-50-12.3 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
KQME(DT) Licensee Information

Gray Television Licensee, LLC
4370 Peachtree Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30319
Phone: 404-504-9828
Limited Liability Company
20050825ABN Applicant Information

William F. Duhamel, Sr.
Date: 08/25/2005
Application Certifier
Duhamel Broadcasting Enterprises
518 St. Joseph Street, P.O. Box 1760
Rapid City, SD 57709-1760
Applicant
Monte Loos
P.O. Box 1760
Rapid City, SD 57709
Operations Manager
Lauren Lynch Flick, Esq.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
2300 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037-1128

Associated Land Mobile Licenses


(No Records Found)
Associated Microwave Licenses


 WPWI202 7 GHz TV Intercity Relay
 WPWI209 7 GHz TV Intercity Relay

Study Date: 4/04/2025; Study Duration: 0.0693 Seconds.
Database Sources:
04/03/2025 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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