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Post-repack Channel 5
Virtual Channel 2
| WGBH-TV Service: DT - Digital TV (ATSC3 Station) |  |
| Channel: 5 Zone: 1 | |
| Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Nielsen DMA™: Boston (Manchester) | |
| Network: PBS | |
| Virtual Channel: 2 | |
| DTV TSID: 1357 | |
| Facility ID: 72099 | |
WGBH-TV is a channel sharing host for WFXZ-CD, Boston, Massachusetts
Repacking Information:
Pre-Repack Channel: 19
Post-Repack Channel: 5
Post-Repack ERP: 5.3 kW
Phase: 4 Completion Deadline: 8/2/2019
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Status: License
Application Accepted: 12/12/2022
License Expires: 04/01/2023
File Number: -0000204353
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Site Location: 42-18-10.7 N 71-13-04.9 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 42-18-10.3 N 71-13-06.7 W (Converted to NAD 27)
ERP: 34 kW
Polarization: Circularly polarized
HAAT: 362.7 m (1190 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 1.0 degree
R/C AGL: 360.3 m (1182 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 406.3 m (1333 ft.)
Site Elevation: 46 m. (151 ft.)
Height Overall*: 366 m (1201 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Omni-Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: DIELECTRIC TDM-3A5
Antenna ID: 1001428
Polarization: Circularly polarized
Structure Registration Number 1004233
Structure Type: GTOWER
Registered To:
American Towers LLC
Structure Address:
140 Cabot St ( 005760 )
Needham, MA
County Name: Norfolk County
ASR Issued: 07/07/2014
Date Built: 04/19/2005
Site Elevation: 46 m (151 ft.)
Structure Height: 335.6 m (1101 ft.)
Height Overall: 366 m (1201 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 412 m (1352 ft.)
FAA Determination: 06/30/2014
FAA Study #: 2014-ANE-121-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1K
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 3, 4, 5, 12
PRIOR STUDY 2011-ANE-2017-OE
42-18-10.7 N 71-13-04.9 W (NAD 83)
42-18-10.3 N 71-13-06.7 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
1 Guest Street
Boston, MA 02135
Phone: 617-300-4405
Not-for-Profit
Title: Clerk
Date: 12/12/2022
Application Certifier
Wgbh Educational Foundation
1 Guest Street
Boston, MA 02135
Applicant
Shane Miner
Wgbh Educational Foundation
1 Guest Street
Boston, MA 02135
Ari Meltzer
Wiley Rein Llp
2050 M Street Nw
Washington, DC 20036
Legal Counsel
Jon Frank
Wgbh Educational Foundation
1 Guest Street
Boston, MA 02135
Joseph M. Davis, P.E.
Chesapeake Rf Consultants, Llc
207 Old Dominion Road
Yorktown, VA 23692
Consulting Engineer
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