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  KDSM-TV       IA DES MOINES USA                                       DTV   LIC 

To KDSM-TV Public Files
  Licensee: KDSM LICENSEE, LLC                                                                                                                                                                                      
  Service Designation: DTV     Digital Television (Full Service -- single transmitter site)


  Transmit Channel: 16     482 - 488 MHz              Licensed
  Virtual Channel:   17    (viewer sees this channel number)
  ATSC 3.0 (Nextgen TV)? Y

  Network affiliation:  FOX
  Designated Market Area (DMA):  DES MOINES-AMES

  LMS File Number:  0000243309     Facility ID No:  56527

  LMS Application ID:  25076f918e979989018e9c089f4a05b3    
  Licensed date: 2024-07-18




    
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   41° 49' 48.00" N Latitude  
   93° 36' 54.60" W Longitude (NAD 83)  
  41.830000    -93.615167   
      
 KDSM-TV's first license 
 was granted 06-30-1983. 
  
Polarization:   
Horizontal (H)    
  
Effective Radiated Power (ERP):
1000.
  kW ERP
  
Antenna radiation center Height Above Average Terrain:    
612.
  meters HAAT - Calculate HAAT
  
Antenna radiation center Height Above Mean Sea Level:
902.9
  meters AMSL
  
Antenna radiation center Height Above Ground Level:
599.0
  meters AGL
 
  
TV Zone:         2
    Antenna ID No.:  25076f918e979989018e9c08a05205b9  
   Antenna Make: DIE     Antenna Model: TFU-28GTH-R 06SP DC

   Directional

   Relative Field values for directional antenna   



    0°  0.805    
60°  0.838    
120°  0.657    
180°  0.987    
240°  0.521    
300°  0.709  
10°  0.760    
70°  0.835    
130°  0.781    
190°  0.947    
250°  0.616    
310°  0.682  
20°  0.708    
80°  0.749    
140°  0.880    
200°  0.880    
260°  0.749    
320°  0.708  
30°  0.682    
90°  0.616    
150°  0.947    
210°  0.781    
270°  0.835    
330°  0.760  
40°  0.709    
100°  0.521    
160°  0.987    
220°  0.657    
280°  0.838    
340°  0.805  
50°  0.778    
110°  0.543    
170°  1.000    
230°  0.543    
290°  0.778    
350°  0.822  




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