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  WBBM-TV       IL CHICAGO USA                                       DTV   LIC 

To WBBM-TV Public Files
  Licensee: CBS BROADCASTING INC.                                                                                                                                                                                   
  Service Designation: DTV     Digital Television (Full Service -- single transmitter site)


  Transmit Channel: 12     204 - 210 MHz              Licensed
  Virtual Channel:    2    (viewer sees this channel number)
  ATSC 3.0 (Nextgen TV)? Y

  Network affiliation:  CBS
  Designated Market Area (DMA):  CHICAGO

  LMS File Number:  0000263393     Facility ID No:  9617

  LMS Application ID:  25076f9193dc1c7201942ccf316d5e0f    
  Licensed date: 2025-01-28




    
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   41° 52' 44.00" N Latitude  
   87° 38' 08.00" W Longitude (NAD 83)  
  41.878889    -87.635556   
      
 WBBM-TV's first license 
 was granted 10-26-1943. 
  
Polarization:   
Horizontal (H)    
  
Effective Radiated Power (ERP):
29.5
  kW ERP
  
Antenna radiation center Height Above Average Terrain:    
500.4
  meters HAAT - Calculate HAAT
  
Antenna radiation center Height Above Mean Sea Level:
680.
  meters AMSL
  
Antenna radiation center Height Above Ground Level:
498.6
  meters AGL
 
  
TV Zone:         1
    Antenna ID No.:  25076f9193dc1c7201942ccf36255e17  
   Antenna Make: HARRIS   Antenna Model: TAD-5H

   Non-Directional  




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