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KCTS-TV
Call Sign History
KCTS-TV from ???
KCTS from ???
Channel 9DT
Virtual Channel 9

Seattle, WA
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





KCTS-TV Service: DT - Digital TV
Channel: 9 Zone: 2
Seattle, Washington
Nielsen DMA™:  Seattle - Tacoma
Network: PBS
Virtual Channel: 9
DTV TSID: 3129
Facility ID: 33749
FRN: 0001581917

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 06/12/2009
License Expires: 02/01/2031
File Number: BLEDT-20090612AAN
Prefix Type: This is a license for a noncommercial educational digital TV station

FCC Website Links:
  LMS Facility Details
  This Application
  Other KCTS-TV 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  Including Superseded Applications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 KCTS-TV

Site Location: 47-36-57.0 N 122-18-32.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 47-36-57.6 N 122-18-27.5 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 21.7 kW
Polarization: Horizontally polarized
HAAT: 249 m (817 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 0.8 degrees
R/C AGL: 159.9 m (525 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 284.9 m (935 ft.)

Site Elevation: 125 m. (410 ft.)
Height Overall*: 181.1 m (594 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Omni-Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: DIELECTRIC TW7B9-R (S)
Antenna ID: 87612
Polarization: Horizontally polarized

Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1032916

Structure Type: Registered To:
Cascade Public Media
Structure Address:
18th E & E Madison
Seattle, WA
County Name: King County
ASR Issued: 03/23/2024
Date Built: 04/02/1999
Site Elevation: 125 m (410 ft.)
Structure Height: 152.4 m (500 ft.)
Height Overall: 181.1 m (594 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 306.1 m (1004 ft.)
FAA Determination: 04/23/1998
FAA Study #: 98-ANM-0154-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1J
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 3, 4, 5, 13
47-36-57.0 N 122-18-32.0 W (NAD 83)
47-36-57.6 N 122-18-27.5 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
KCTS-TV Licensee Information

Cascade Public Media
316 Broadway
Seattle, WA 98122
Phone: 206-728-6463
Not-for-Profit
20090612AAN Applicant Information

Maurice 'Moss' Bresnahan
Date: 06/12/2009
Application Certifier
KCTS Television
401 Mercer Street
Seattle, WA 98109-4699
Applicant
Jabran Soubeih
401 Mercer Street
Seattle, WA 98109
Executive Director of Engineering
Barry S. Persh
Dow Lohnes PLLC
1200 New Hampshire Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036-6802

Associated Land Mobile Licenses


 BLP01263 Broadcast Auxiliary Low Power
Associated Microwave Licenses


 KC4948 TV Pickup
 WGH921 13 GHz TV Studio Transmitter Link

Study Date: 4/01/2025; Study Duration: 0.0907 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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