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KAWE(DT)
Call Sign History
KAWE from ???
Channel 9DT
Virtual Channel 9

Bemidji, MN
License
CP
Application
Allocation
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KAWE Service: DT - Digital TV
Channel: 9 Zone: 2
Bemidji, Minnesota
Nielsen DMA™:  Minneapolis - St. Paul
Network: PBS
Virtual Channel: 9
DTV TSID: 1569
Facility ID: 49578
FRN: 0003916293

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 10/26/2009
License Expires: 04/01/2030
File Number: BLEDT-20091026ABU
Prefix Type: This is a license for a noncommercial educational digital TV station

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Site Location: 47-42-03.0 N 94-29-15.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 47-42-03.2 N 94-29-14.1 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 27 kW
Polarization: Horizontally polarized
HAAT: 334.7 m (1098 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 0.5 degrees
R/C AGL: 316 m (1037 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 748.8 m (2457 ft.)

Site Elevation: 432.8 m. (1420 ft.)
Height Overall*: 329.1 m (1080 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Omni-Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: Harris TAB-12H
Antenna ID: 87981
Polarization: Horizontally polarized

Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1024192

Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
NORTHERN MINNESOTA PUBLIC TELEVISION INC
Structure Address:
2.7 Mi. Se Of
Blackduck, MN
County Name: Beltrami County
ASR Issued: 09/24/1997
Date Built: 10/01/1979
Site Elevation: 432.8 m (1420 ft.)
Structure Height: 305.2 m (1001 ft.)
Height Overall: 329.1 m (1080 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 761.9 m (2500 ft.)
FAA Determination: 09/04/1997
FAA Study #: 97-AGL-3760-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1J
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 4, 8, 13
47-42-03.0 N 94-29-15.0 W (NAD 83)
47-42-03.2 N 94-29-14.1 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
KAWE(DT) Licensee Information

Northern Minnesota Public Television, Inc.
108 Grant Ave NE
Bemidji, MN 56601
Phone: 218-333-3021
Not-for-Profit
20091026ABU Applicant Information

William M Sanford
Date: 10/26/2009
Application Certifier
Northern Minnesota Public Television, Inc.
BSU Box 9
1500 Birchmont Drive
Bemidji, MN 56601
Applicant
William M Sanford
1500 Birchmont Drive NE #9
Bemidji, MN 56601-2699
General Manager
Todd D. Gray
Dow Lohnes PLLC
1200 New Hampshire Ave, NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036-6802

Associated Land Mobile Licenses


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Associated Microwave Licenses


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Study Date: 4/01/2025; Study Duration: 0.0977 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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