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The following explains the arrangement of the fields in the text output options for the AM Query, FM Query, and TV Query.

 

AM Query  - Text and Pipe-Delimited Output Key

Callsign
Frequency
Service
(Not used for AM)
Directional Antenna or NonDirectional
Hours of Operation for this record - Daytime, Nighttime, or Unlimited
Domestic (U.S.) Station Class
International Station Class
FM Status
City
State
Country
File Number (Application, Construction Permit or License)
Power
(Not used for AM)
(Not used for AM)
(Not used for AM)
Facility ID Number (unique to each station)
N (North) or S (South) Latitude
Degrees Latitude
Minutes Latitude
Seconds Latitude
W (West) or (E) East Longitude
Degrees Longitude
Minutes Longitude
Seconds Longitude
Licensee or Permittee
Kilometers distant (radius) from entered latitude, longitude
Miles distant (radius) from entered latitude, longitude
Azimuth, looking from center Lat, Lon to this record's Lat, Lon
Application ID number (from CDBS database)
LMS Application ID


FM Query  - Text and Pipe-Delimited Output Key

Callsign
Frequency
Service
Channel
Directional Antenna (DA) or NonDirectional (ND)
Digital   [H = hybrid = analog + digital]
FM Station Class
(Not Used for FM)
FM Status
City
State
Country
File Number (Application, Construction Permit or License) or Docket Number (Rulemaking)
Effective Radiated Power -- horizontally polarized  (maximum)
Effective Radiated Power -- vertically polarized  (maximum)
Antenna Height Above Average Terrain (HAAT) -- horizontal polarization
Antenna Height Above Average Terrain (HAAT) -- vertical polarization
Facility ID Number (unique to each station)
N (North) or S (South) Latitude
Degrees Latitude
Minutes Latitude
Seconds Latitude
W (West) or (E) East Longitude
Degrees Longitude
Minutes Longitude
Seconds Longitude
Licensee or Permittee
Kilometers distant (radius) from entered latitude, longitude
Miles distant (radius) from entered latitude, longitude
Azimuth, looking from center Lat, Lon to this record's Lat, Lon
Antenna Radiation Center Above Mean Sea Level (RCAMSL) - Horizontally Polarized - meters  
Antenna Radiation Center Above Mean Sea Level (RCAMSL) - Vertically Polarized - meters    
Directional Antenna ID Number                                                             **
Directional Antenna Pattern Rotation (degrees)                                            
Antenna Structure Registration Number
Height of antenna radiation center above ground level (maximum) (physical center of the antenna)
Application ID number (from CDBS database)                                                      
LMS Application ID

TV Query -- Text and Pipe-Delimited Output Key

Callsign
(Not used for TV)
Service
Channel
Directional Antenna (DA) or NonDirectional (ND)
ATSC 3.0 (Nextgen TV) [Y]
TV Zone
(Not Used for TV)
TV Status
City
State
Country
File Number (Application, Construction Permit or License) or Docket Number (Rulemaking)
Effective Radiated Power (kW)
(Not Used for TV)
Antenna Height Above Average Terrain (HAAT)
(Not used for TV)
Facility ID Number (unique to each station)
N (North) or S (South) Latitude
Degrees Latitude
Minutes Latitude
Seconds Latitude
W (West) or (E) East Longitude
Degrees Longitude
Minutes Longitude
Seconds Longitude
Licensee or Permittee
Kilometers distant (radius) from entered latitude, longitude
Miles distant (radius) from entered latitude, longitude
Azimuth, looking from center Lat, Lon to this record's Lat, Lon
Height of Antenna Radiation Center Above Mean Sea Level (RCAMSL) 
Polarization (Horizontal, Circular, Elliptical)                  
Directional Antenna ID Number                                    **
Directional Antenna Pattern Rotation (degrees)                   
Antenna Structure Registration Number                            
Antenna Radiation Center Height Above Ground Level               
Application ID number (from CDBS database)                       
DTV Virtual Channel (channel number the viewer sees)
LMS Application ID                  



**  FM and TV directional antenna pattern data may be retrieved at
   https://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/MB/Databases/formatted/da_ant_pattern_lms.txt
   The LMS Antenna ID number is the first / leftmost field in
   these file records, followed by azimuth | relative field value pairs.
   Please note that patterns in this data file are NOT rotated: you
   must apply any indicated clockwise rotation.

   ERP = ERP (maximum) times the [(relative field value) squared]