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Eligibility and Technical Information Gray Television Licensee, LLC (page 1 of 2) Special Displacement Window Application New Digital to Digital Replacement Translator Full Power Television Station: WHSV-TV Facility ID 4688 Harrisonburg, VA Pre-Auction Ch. 49 Reassignment Ch. 20 DTDRT Eligibility: An “unable to construct” waiver was granted regarding implementation of WHSV-TV’s Channel 20 reassignment at the licensed WHSV-TV transmitter site at Big Mountain (see file# 0000024849). A Construction Permit (file# 0000029912) authorizes the WHSV-TV Channel 20 post-auction facility to be sited at Elliott Knob, located 76.6 km from the licensed site at Big Mountain. Figure 1 demonstrates that there will be substantial loss of interference-free service within the WHSV-TV pre-auction digital service area (Ch. 49, BLCDT-20060413ACO). The loss results from the incentive auction’s reassignment and the inability to construct the reassignment facility at the Big Mountain site. Proposed Facility: Ch. 28 Luray, VA 15 kW ERP directional (azimuth pattern in Figure 2) DTDRT Compliance: The proposed DTDRT contour encompasses some of the loss area and does not extend beyond the pre-auction digital service area (Figure 1). TVStudy Analysis report in Table 1 Contingent Application Rule: Waiver of §73.3700(g)(2(i) requested Operation on proposed channel will not commence until the following station achieves its post-auction facility: WFPT Ch. 28 Frederick, MD (repacked to Ch. 21, obtained major change to remain on Ch. 28 with modified facility) The applicant will accept a corresponding special operating condition on the CP authorization. Quiet Zone: The site is located within the quiet zone area specified in §73.1030(a) requiring coordination with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (“NRAO”) at Green Bank, WV. Preliminary coordination with NRAO has been obtained. A detailed description of the technical details of this proposal will be supplied to NRAO for final review. Upon receipt of NRAO’s Eligibility and Technical Information Gray Television Licensee, LLC (page 2 of 2) concurrence, an amendment to this application will be submitted to include the letter of concurrence. RF Exposure: The calculated signal density near the tower at two meters above ground level attributable to the proposed facility is 0.45 percent of the general population/uncontrolled maximum permitted exposure limit. Calculations conducted pursuant to FCC OET Bulletin Number 65 and incorporate 15 percent relative field at downward angles (from antenna elevation pattern data). This is below the five percent threshold limit described in §1.1307(b) regarding sites with multiple emitters, categorically excluding the applicant from responsibility for taking any corrective action in the areas where the proposal’s contribution is less than five percent. Chesapeake RF Consultants, LLC Joseph M. Davis, P.E. May 16, 2018 207 Old Dominion Road Yorktown, VA 23692 703-650-9600 Greene \ 0 \0 0\ Washington 0\0\\ 0\0\\0\0\\ \00\\0\0\0\0 \\0\ \\00\\0\0 Monongalia Allegany \00\\00\00\\0\ \\0\00\\0\\00\\ ChesapeakeCarroll RF Consultants, LLC Wetzel Figure 1 \\0\00\\0\\00\\ \00\\00\00\\0\ Radiofrequency Consulting Engineers \\00\\0\0\\0\\ \00\\0\0\0\0 Digital Television and Radio 0\0\\0\0\\ Service Loss at Repack 0\0\\0\0 Marion Garrett Morgan \ 0\0 TylerProposed Translator Contour Preston Frederick Baltimore Berkeley WHSV-TV Harrisonburg, VA New DTDRT Luray, VA Mineral Taylor Hampshire Baltimore FacilityHarrison ID 4688 Jefferson Doddridge Howard Ch. 28 (digital) 15 kW Winchester Montgomery prepared forBarbour Tucker Clarke WHSV-TV Proposed New DTDRT Grant Ch. 28 Luray, VA Anne Arundel Gray Television Licensee, LLC Loudoun 15 kW ERP Directional Lewis 51 dBµ Contour Hardy Gilmer May, 2018 Upshur Warren Falls Church Randolph Fauquier Prince George's Shenandoah Manassas Park Braxton Rappahannock Pendleton Prince William WHSV-TV 2015 Baseline Facility Pre-Auction Digital Service Area Page Calvert Repack Construction Permit Rockingham Ch. 49 BLCDT-20060413ACO Ch. 20 0000029912 41.9 dBµCharles Contour Webster39.4 dBµ Contour Culpeper Harrisonburg Stafford Madison Highland St. Mary's Nicholas Pocahontas Greene King George Augusta Orange Spotsylvania Staunton Westmoreland Bath Waynesboro Charlottesville Louisa Caroline Greenbrier Essex Richmond Rockbridge Clifton Forge Fluvanna Lexington Nelson King and Queen Lancaster Buena Vista Goochland Hanover Summers Amherst Monroe Botetourt Buckingham Powhatan Richmond Cumberland Henrico New Kent FCC "TVStudy" Analysis (defaultCraig settings) Gloucester Loss to Portion of Pre-Auction Service Area Lynchburg Appomattox Amelia Repack Facility Construction Permit Chesterfield ScaleCharles 1:1,500,000 City Giles Total Interference-Free Service Roanoke km Bedford Colonial Heights Williamsburg 2015 Baseline Facility 0 20 40 60 Interference-Free Cells Losing Service Campbell Prince Edward Petersburg V-Soft Communications LLC ® © Montgomery Newport News Nottoway Radford Surry Pulaski Dinwiddie Figure 2 TV & RADIO | IN-BUILDING | WIRELESS | IN-TUNNEL | HF & DEFENSEAntenna | MICROWAVE Azimuthal | MOBILE RADIO Pattern WHSV-TV Harrisonburg, VA www.rfsworld.com Commercial in Confidence New DTDRT Luray, VAPage 6 \ 0 \0 0\0\\0\ 0\0\\0\0\\ Facility ID 4688 \00\\0\0\0\0 \\00\\0\0\\0\ \00\\00\00\\0\ \\0\00\\0\\00\\ Chesapeake RF Consultants, LLC Ch. 28 (digital) 15 kW \\0\00\\0\\00\\ \00\\00\00\\0\ Radiofrequency Consulting Engineers \\00\\0\0\\0\\ \00\\0\0\0\0 0\0\\0\0\\ Digital Television and Radio 0\0\\0\0 \ 0\0 prepared for Gray Television Licensee, LLC May, 2018 Table 1 WHSV-TV DTDRT TVStudy Analysis of Proposal (page 1 of 5) tvstudy v2.2.5 (4uoc83) Database: localhost, Study: WHSV-TV DRT-28 BigMtn RFS repack, Model: Longley-Rice Start: 2018.05.16 08:01:06 Study created: 2018.05.16 08:00:20 Study build station data: LMS TV 2018-05-15 Proposal: WHSV-TV D28 LD APP Luray, VA File number: WHSV-TV DRT-28 BigMtn RFS Facility ID: 4688 Station data: User record Record ID: 2095 Country: U.S. Zone: I Search options: Baseline record excluded if station has CP Stations potentially affected by proposal: IX Call Chan Svc Status City, State File Number Distance No WSVF-LP N25+ TX LIC HARRISONBURG, VA BLTTL20011107ABW 26.1 km No WMAR-TV D27 DT CP BALTIMORE, MD BLANK0000026796 189.7 No WUNP-TV D27 DT CP ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC BLANK0000034416 266.2 No WPCW D27 LD LIC JEANNETTE, PA BLCDT20120709AED 180.7 No WTAE-TV D27 DT CP PITTSBURGH, PA BLANK0000034565 211.9 No WPXR-TV D27 DT CP ROANOKE, VA BLANK0000034915 205.8 No W28DD-D D28 LD LIC LOUISA, KY BLDTT20080919ABS 350.9 Yes WFPT D28 DT CP FREDERICK, MD BLANK0000029876 135.6 No WMYV D28 DT CP GREENSBORO, NC BLANK0000034498 321.6 No WUNM-TV D28 DT CP JACKSONVILLE, NC BLANK0000034444 405.4 No W28CJ-D D28 LD LIC MANTEO, NC BLDTL20150311AAM 402.7 No W28EC-D D28 LD CP NEW BERN, NC BMPDTL20110502ACA 409.8 No WSYX D28 DT CP COLUMBUS, OH BLANK0000027371 405.7 No WCBZ-CD D28 DC LIC Columbus, OH BLANK0000044818 409.9 No W28EO-D D28 LD CP DUBOIS, PA BNPDTL20100609AGI 320.2 No WJET-TV D28 DT APP ERIE, PA BLANK0000029987 401.1 No WJET-TV D28 DT CP ERIE, PA BLANK0000027719 401.1 No WPCB-TV D28 DT CP GREENSBURG, PA BLANK0000034177 222.2 No W52BO D28 LD CP MEADVILLE, PA BDISDTL20110829AAO 360.9 No WCAU D28 DT CP PHILADELPHIA, PA BLANK0000034346 333.0 No W28DP-D D28 LD LIC POTTSVILLE, PA BLDTT20091009ADU 310.7 No WEMT D28 DT CP GREENEVILLE, TN BLANK0000034887 388.6 Yes WRIC-TV D28 DT CP PETERSBURG, VA BLANK0000034784 150.9 No WWBK-LD D28 LD LIC RICHMOND, VA BLANK0000001612 150.9 No WWBK-LD D28 LD CP RICHMOND, VA BLANK0000004166 150.9 Yes W28EM-D D28 LD CP ROANOKE, VA BDCCDTT20120710ABX 196.3 No W28DR-D D28 LD LIC CEDARVILLE, WV BLDTT20130220AAB 176.8 Yes WWPB D29 DT CP HAGERSTOWN, MD BLANK0000034108 129.9 No WMDT D29 DT CP SALISBURY, MD BLANK0000027459 252.0 No WWAT-CD D29 DC CP CHARLEROI, PA BLANK0000034569 205.3 No WJAC-TV D29 LD LIC JOHNSTOWN, PA BLCDT20130416AAU 177.6 No W29EO-D D29 LD CP Charlottesville, VA BLANK0000008299 58.7 No WCVW D29 DT CP RICHMOND, VA BLANK0000034129 150.9 No W29DH-D D29 LD LIC MOOREFIELD, WV BLDTT20120608ABZ 48.7 No non-directional AM stations found within 0.8 km No directional AM stations found within 3.2 km Record parameters as studied: Channel: D28 Mask: Full Service Latitude: 38 36 5.00 N (NAD83) Longitude: 78 37 56.00 W Height AMSL: 997.0 m HAAT: 0.0 m Peak ERP: 15.0 kW Antenna: PEPSIL6C-SP-WHSV1 0.0 deg Elev Pattrn: Generic Tilts: elec 1.25, mech 2.00 @ 80.0 deg Table 1 WHSV-TV DTDRT TVStudy Analysis of Proposal (page 2 of 5) 50.1 dBu contour: Azimuth ERP HAAT Distance 0.0 deg 9.53 kW 687.2 m 67.9 km 45.0 10.7 676.4 68.4 90.0 11.9 703.0 69.7 135.0 8.14 536.8 62.9 180.0 4.29 690.1 62.6 225.0 0.011 575.1 24.2 270.0 0.000 654.3 2.6 315.0 0.322 656.8 45.2 Database HAAT does not agree with computed HAAT Database HAAT: 0 m Computed HAAT: 647 m Distance to Canadian border: 438.9 km Distance to Mexican border: 2211.4 km Conditions at FCC monitoring station: Laurel MD Bearing: 67.6 degrees Distance: 168.8 km **Proposal is within the West Virginia quiet zone area Conditions at Table Mountain receiving zone: Bearing: 282.8 degrees Distance: 2282.8 km Study cell size: 1.00 km Profile point spacing: 1.00 km Maximum new IX to full-service and Class A: 0.50% Maximum new IX to LPTV: 2.00% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Interference to BLANK0000029876 CP scenario 1 Call Chan Svc Status City, State File Number Distance Desired: