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KCOS(DT)
Call Sign History
KCOS from ???
Channel 13DT
Virtual Channel 13

El Paso, TX
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





KCOS Service: DT - Digital TV
Channel: 13 Zone: 2
El Paso, Texas
Nielsen DMA™:  El Paso (Las Cruces)
Network: PBS
Virtual Channel: 13
DTV TSID: 2827
Facility ID: 19117
FRN: 0030587018

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 06/20/2011
License Expires: 08/01/2030
File Number: BLEDT-20110620AHQ
Prefix Type: This is a license for a noncommercial educational digital TV station

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Site Location: 31-47-15.0 N 106-28-49.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 31-47-14.6 N 106-28-47.0 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 42 kW
Polarization: Horizontally polarized
HAAT: 259 m (850 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 0.5 degrees
R/C AGL: 79 m (259 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 1500 m (4921 ft.)

Site Elevation: 1421 m. (4662 ft.)
Height Overall*: 90.5 m (297 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Omni-Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: DIELECTRIC TF-12HT
Antenna ID: 94107
Polarization: Horizontally polarized

Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1047783

Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
88 Investments, Inc.
Structure Address:
South Slope Commanche Peak
El Paso, TX
County Name: El Paso County
ASR Issued: 10/04/2006
Date Built: 01/01/1960
Site Elevation: 1421.3 m (4663 ft.)
Structure Height: 67.7 m (222 ft.)
Height Overall: 90.5 m (297 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 1511.8 m (4960 ft.)
FAA Determination: 03/17/1982
FAA Study #: 82-ASW-512-OE
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 1, 3, 11, 21
RED LIGHTS/PAINT
31-47-15.0 N 106-28-49.0 W (NAD 83)
31-47-14.6 N 106-28-47.0 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
KCOS(DT) Licensee Information

Texas Tech University
PO Box 42161
Lubbock, TX 79409-2161
Phone: 806-742-2209
Private Not-for-Profit Educational Institution
20110620AHQ Applicant Information

Dan Krieger
Date: 06/20/2011
Application Certifier
El Paso Public Television Foundation
PO Box 26668
El Paso, TX 79926-6668
Applicant
Matthew A. Sanderford, Jr., P.E.
PO Box 485
6100 I-35W
Alvarado, TX 76009-0485
Consulting Engineer
Jerold L. Jacobs, Esq.
Cohn and Marks LLP
1920 N St., N.W.
Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036-1622

Associated Land Mobile Licenses


(No Records Found)
Associated Microwave Licenses


 WCX449 13 GHz TV Studio Transmitter Link

Study Date: 4/03/2025; Study Duration: 0.0928 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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