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WGN-TV
Call Sign History
WGN-TV from 09/04/1979
Channel 19DT
Virtual Channel 9

Chicago, IL
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





WGN-TV Service: DT - Digital TV (ATSC3 Station)
Channel: 19 Zone: 1
Chicago, Illinois
Nielsen DMA™:  Chicago
Network: Independent
Virtual Channel: 9
DTV TSID: 1005
Facility ID: 72115

Repacking Information:
  No changes


Status: License
Application Accepted: 01/10/2024
License Expires: 04/01/2030
File Number: -0000235154

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Site Location: 41-52-44.1 N 87-38-10.2 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 41-52-44.0 N 87-38-10.0 W (Converted to NAD 27)

ERP: 645 kW
Polarization: Elliptically polarized
HAAT: 497.7 m (1633 ft.)
Electrical Beam Tilt: 0.75 degrees
R/C AGL: 495.9 m (1627 ft.)
R/C AMSL: 677.3 m (2222 ft.)

Site Elevation: 181.4 m. (595 ft.)
Height Overall*: 527.3 m (1730 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna - Antenna Make/Model: R.F. Systems PEPL24C
Antenna ID: 1011389
Polarization: Elliptically polarized

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Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 1011389
WGN-TV DT File: -0000235154
R.F. Systems - PEPL24C
Service: DT
Standard Pattern: N
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.566100.415200.299300.178
400.093500.117600.093660.074
700.093800.193900.2931000.428
1100.6081200.7921300.9421401.000
1500.9281600.7851700.7161800.799
1900.8492000.7602100.6802200.824
2300.9762400.9492500.8022600.731
2700.8152800.8472900.7463000.661
3100.7903200.9423300.9893400.911
3500.749
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1032959

Structure Type: BTWR
Registered To:
BRE 312 Broadcast, LLC
Structure Address:
233 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL
County Name: Cook County
ASR Issued: 02/03/2019
Date Built: 01/01/2002
Site Elevation: 181.4 m (595 ft.)
Structure Height: 437.5 m (1435 ft.)
Height Overall: 527.3 m (1730 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 708.7 m (2325 ft.)
FAA Determination: 11/29/1999
FAA Study #: 99-AGL-4838-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1H
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 4, 6, 7, 13
Removed expiration date from determination. Scenario 1./jjs/case#635066
41-52-44.1 N 87-38-10.2 W (NAD 83)
41-52-44.0 N 87-38-10.0 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
WGN-TV Licensee Information

Tribune Media Company
545 E. John Carpenter Freeway
Suite 700
Irving, TX 75062
Phone: 972-373-8000
Corporation
0000235154 Applicant Information

Jason Roberts
Title: Associate General Counsel
Date: 01/10/2024
Application Certifier

Tribune Media Company
545 E. John Carpenter Freeway
Suite 700
Irving, TX 75062
Applicant
William T. Godfrey, Jr
Kessler And Gehman Associates, Inc.
Kessler And Gehman Associates, Inc.
507-d Nw 60th Street
Gainesville, FL 32607
Consulting Engineers
Jason Roberts
Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
545 E. John Carpenter Freeway
Irving, TX 75062
Associate General Counsel
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 KSB840 Broadcast Auxiliary Remote Pickup
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 WHA814 13 GHz TV Intercity Relay
 WLG317 13 GHz TV Intercity Relay
 WLP886 13 GHz TV Intercity Relay
 WPNI475 13 GHz TV Intercity Relay
 WPWH861 13 GHz TV Intercity Relay
 WPWH862 13 GHz TV Studio Transmitter Link
 WMF365 18 GHz TV Intercity Relay
 WMF369 18 GHz TV Intercity Relay

Study Date: 4/28/2024; Study Duration: 0.0831 Seconds.
Database Sources:
04/26/2024 FCC LMS,
4/23/2024 FCC ASR,
4/23/2024 FCC ULS Microwave, and
4/23/2024 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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