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KAWB(DT)
Call Sign History
KAWB from 12/23/1985
851223KF from ???
Channel 28DT
Virtual Channel 22

Brainerd, MN
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





KAWB Service: DT - Digital TV
Channel: 28 Zone: 2
Brainerd, Minnesota
Nielsen DMA™:  Minneapolis - St. Paul
Network: PBS
Virtual Channel: 22
DTV TSID: 1571
Facility ID: 49579
FRN: 0003916293

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 10/12/2010
License Expires: 04/01/2030
File Number: BLEDT-20101012ADI
Prefix Type: This is a license for a noncommercial educational digital TV station

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Site Location: 46-25-21.0 N 94-27-42.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 46-25-21.1 N 94-27-41.0 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 137.5 kW
Polarization: Horizontally polarized
HAAT: 227 m (745 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 0.5 degrees
R/C AGL: 198.9 m (653 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 616.8 m (2024 ft.)

Site Elevation: 417.9 m. (1371 ft.)
Height Overall*: 205.8 m (675 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Omni-Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: R.F. Systems RD24UO-M
Antenna ID: 87946
Polarization: Horizontally polarized

Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1024193

Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
NORTHERN MINNESOTA PUBLIC TELEVISION INC
Structure Address:
On Hwy. 1, 6.1 Mi. N
Pillager, MN
County Name: Cass County
ASR Issued: 07/14/1997
Date Built: 12/01/1985
Site Elevation: 417.9 m (1371 ft.)
Structure Height: 190.1 m (624 ft.)
Height Overall: 205.8 m (675 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 623.7 m (2046 ft.)
FAA Determination: 12/09/1985
FAA Study #: 85-AGL-1461-OE
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 1, 3, 5, 14, 21
RED LIGHTS/PAINT
46-25-21.0 N 94-27-42.0 W (NAD 83)
46-25-21.1 N 94-27-41.0 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
KAWB(DT) Licensee Information

Northern Minnesota Public Television, Inc.
108 Grant Ave NE
Bemidji, MN 56601
Phone: 218-333-3021
Not-for-Profit
20101012ADI Applicant Information

William M Sanford
Date: 10/12/2010
Application Certifier
Northern Minnesota Public Television, Inc.
1500 Birchmont Drive NE #9
Bemidji, MN 56601
Applicant
William M Sanford
Lakeland Public Television
1500 Birchmont Drive #9
Bemidji, MN 56601
Ceo
Todd D. Gray
Dow Lohnes PLLC
1200 New Hampshire Ave, NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036-6802

Associated Land Mobile Licenses


(No Records Found)
Associated Microwave Licenses


(No Records Found)

Study Date: 4/01/2025; Study Duration: 0.0629 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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