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  WDBB          AL BESSEMER USA                                       DTV   LIC 

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  Licensee: WDBB-TV, INC.                                                                                                                                                                                           
  Service Designation: DTV     Digital Television (Full Service -- single transmitter site)


  Transmit Channel: 14     470 - 476 MHz              Licensed
  Virtual Channel:   17    (viewer sees this channel number)
  ATSC 3.0 (Nextgen TV)? No

  Network affiliation:  THE CW NETWORK
  Designated Market Area (DMA):  BIRMINGHAM (ANN AND TUSC)

  LMS File Number:  0000192399     Facility ID No:  71325

  LMS Application ID:  25076ff380e45949018106e6e0681c53    
  Licensed date: 2022-06-21




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   33° 28' 48.00" N Latitude  
   87° 25' 50.00" W Longitude (NAD 83)     33.480000    -87.430556                                
   Polarization:    Elliptical (H > V) 
   Effective Radiated Power (ERP): 675.   kW ERP
   Antenna radiation center Height Above Average Terrain:     637.   meters HAAT - Calculate HAAT
   Antenna radiation center Height Above Mean Sea Level: 770.   meters AMSL
   Antenna radiation center Height Above Ground Level: 574.9   meters AGL
 
   TV Zone:         2
    Antenna ID No.:  25076ff380e45949018106e6e1871c59  
   Antenna Make: DIELECTRIC   Antenna Model: TFU-30DSC/VP-R CT160

   Directional

   Relative Field values for directional antenna   


    0°  0.970     60°  0.960     120°  0.838     180°  0.929     240°  0.303     300°  0.646  
10°  0.939     70°  1.000     130°  0.879     190°  0.889     250°  0.444     310°  0.808  
20°  0.879     80°  1.000     140°  0.939     200°  0.808     260°  0.444     320°  0.889  
30°  0.838     90°  0.960     150°  0.970     210°  0.646     270°  0.303     330°  0.929  
40°  0.838     100°  0.899     160°  0.980     220°  0.414     280°  0.212     340°  0.960  
50°  0.899     110°  0.838     170°  0.960     230°  0.212     290°  0.414     350°  0.980  




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TV Query uses LMS data. Coordinates are NAD83.
TV Query Results Tue Apr 1 15:56:29 2025 Eastern time
----- Search Parameters ----- Callsign: WDBB Lower Channel: 2 Upper Channel: 51	TV Query results are derived from the public files available here. Requests to correct data should be referred to Mark Colombo.

Polarization:	Elliptical (H > V)
Effective Radiated Power (ERP):	675.	kW ERP
Antenna radiation center Height Above Average Terrain:	637.	meters HAAT - Calculate HAAT
Antenna radiation center Height Above Mean Sea Level:	770.	meters AMSL
Antenna radiation center Height Above Ground Level:	574.9	meters AGL

TV Zone: 2


0° 0.970	60° 0.960	120° 0.838	180° 0.929	240° 0.303	300° 0.646
10° 0.939	70° 1.000	130° 0.879	190° 0.889	250° 0.444	310° 0.808
20° 0.879	80° 1.000	140° 0.939	200° 0.808	260° 0.444	320° 0.889
30° 0.838	90° 0.960	150° 0.970	210° 0.646	270° 0.303	330° 0.929
40° 0.838	100° 0.899	160° 0.980	220° 0.414	280° 0.212	340° 0.960
50° 0.899	110° 0.838	170° 0.960	230° 0.212	290° 0.414	350° 0.980

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