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APPLICATION FOR CONSTRUCTION PERMIT _______________________________________________ W52BO – PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA FACILITY ID: 68082 DIGITAL NETWORKS–NORTHEAST, LLC MARCH 2020 © 2020 JEREMY RUCK & ASSOCIATES, INC. JEREMY RUCK & ASSOCIATES, INC. P.O. Box 415 Tel: 309.647.1200 221 S. 1st Avenue Fax: 855.332.9537 3.26.2020 Canton, IL 61520 jeremyruck.com 1 APPLICATION FOR CONSTRUCTION PERMIT - DISPLACEMENT The following engineering statement and attached exhibits have been prepared for Digital Networks-Northeast, LLC (“Northeast”), licensee of low power television station W52BO at Meadville, Pennsylvania, and are in support of their application for construction permit for displacement.1 The current license for the facility is under FCC File No. BLTT-19930901IC. This application seeks to relocate the transmitter site, as well as change the community of license. The licensed facility operates on television channel 52 with a maximum effective radiated power 5.7 kW at a center of radiation of 555 meters above mean sea level, 123 meters above ground level, utilizing a directional antenna. The proposed facility would operate on television channel 36 with a maximum effective radiated power of 3.38 kW at a center of radiation of 513.3 meters above mean sea level, 58.5 meters above ground level, utilizing a composite directional antenna. The proposed composite directional array consists of four Kathrein-Scala PR-TV antennas is equal power division. Two of the antennas are oriented at 185 degrees and two are oriented at 325 degrees true. Exhibits E-1 and E-2 provide a service contour comparison between the licensed analog technical parameters, and the proposed digital parameters. As these two maps demonstrate, the proposed 51 dBu F(50,90) service contour overlaps the licensed 74 dBu F(50,50) service contour. Additionally, the proposed transmitter site is located within 30 miles of the licensed analog site. Exhibit E-3 is the output from TVStudy for the proposed facility. This study demonstrates that there are no outgoing interference check failures to any proposed or authorized facility. This 1 The Facility ID for W52BO is 68082. JEREMY RUCK & ASSOCIATES, INC. P.O. Box 415 Tel: 309.647.1200 221 S. 1st Avenue Fax: 855.332.9537 3.26.2020 Canton, IL 61520 jeremyruck.com 2 study was performed at the default parameters of a 1.0 kilometers cell size, and a profile spacing increment of 1.0 kilometers. The proposed facility would not constitute a significant environmental impact, and is exempt from environmental processing. The proposed antenna would be mounted to an existing tower that is registered with the Commission. The addition of the antenna to this tower would not increase the already existing environmental impact present from the tower. In addition, the proposed facility would not result in human exposure at ground level to radiofrequency radiation in excess of the Commission’s safety standards. Using the equations in Supplement A of OET Bulletin 65, the calculated worst-case power density at ground level assuming a downward radiation relative field of 0.3 is 3.18 W/cm2. This value is substantially below the upper limit of the uncontrolled environment condition. Northeast certifies it will coordinate with all other users of the site to ensure that workers and other personnel are not exposed to levels of radiofrequency radiation in excess of the applicable safety standards. Coordination activities will include, but are not necessarily limited to, a reduction in transmitter power or cessation of operation. The proposed facility complies with the provisions of Section 74.709 of the Commission's Rules. No land mobile protection issues have been identified based on the tables in that section of the rules, or on the output of TVStudy. The proposed facility also complies with Sections 74.793(e)-(h) and 74.793(h) of the Commission's Rules, JEREMY RUCK & ASSOCIATES, INC. P.O. Box 415 Tel: 309.647.1200 221 S. 1st Avenue Fax: 855.332.9537 3.26.2020 Canton, IL 61520 jeremyruck.com 3 The preceding statement and attached exhibits have been prepared by me, or under my direction, and are true and accurate to the best of my belief and knowledge. Above signature is digitized copy of actual signature License Expires November 30, 2021 Jeremy D. Ruck, PE March 26, 2020 JEREMY RUCK & ASSOCIATES, INC. P.O. Box 415 Tel: 309.647.1200 221 S. 1st Avenue Fax: 855.332.9537 3.26.2020 Canton, IL 61520 jeremyruck.com 4 Sugar Grove Bradfo Conneaut Platea Waterford Corry North Kingsville Elgin Albion Union City Edinboro Lewis Ru W52BO Ashtabula Youngsville JeremyWarren Ruck & Associates, Inc. BLTT-19930901IC Spartansburg North MadisonLatitude: 41-37-40.10 N Springboro Cambridge Springs Madison Longitude: 080-10-14.20 W ProposedClarendon 51 dBu F(50,90) Contour 081-00-00 W Venango 079-00-00 W 080-45-00 W 079-15-00 W 080-30-00 W 079-30-00 W 080-15-00 W erry ERP: 5.70 kW Conneautville 080-00-00 W 079-45-00 W Jefferson Licensed 74 dBu F(50,50) Contour Channel:41-45-00 52+N Centerville Mount J Saegertown AMSL Height: 555.0 m Proposed Site Sheffield30-mile Radius Horiz. Pattern: Directional Blooming Valley Townville Tidioute Kane Prop Model: FCC Contour Linesville Roaming Shores Meadville don Titusville W52BO-D.X Andover Conneaut Lake W52BOW52BO W52BOW52BO Pleasantville lla BDISDTL-20120307AAA Latitude: 41-14-48.50 N Orwell Longitude: 079-54-00.10 W Cochranton ERP: 3.38 kW Cooperstown Tionesta Johnsonbu 41-30-00Channel: 36N Jamestown Middlefield Rouseville AMSL Height: 513.3 m Sheakleyville Horiz. Pattern: Directional Utica Oil City Ridgway Greenville New Lebanon West FarmingtonProp Model: FCC Contour Franklin Seneca Polk Cortland Orangeville Stoneboro am Fredonia arrettsville Clark Jackson Center Sharpsville Brockway Windham Warren 41-15-00 N Sharon Mercer Knox W52BO-D.XW52BO-D.X Clarion Newton Falls Wheatland Clintonville Niles Emlenton Corsica Girard Hubbard Grove City Brookville Eau Claire Foxburg Craig Beach New Wilmington Du Bois Sligo Summerville Youngstown Parker Reynoldsville Struthers Slippery Rock Bruin Sykesville Rimersburg Boardman Petrolia New Castle West Liberty New Bethlehem ille East Brady 41-00-00 N Gra New Middletown Timblin Chicora Punxsutawney lliance Beloit Salem Prospect Columbiana Wampum Dayton Mahaffey Ellwood City Butler East Palestine Newbur Big Beaver Kittanning Glen Campbell Rogers Zelienople Rural Valley Lisbon West Mayfield Ford City Marion Center Hanoverton Beaver Falls Saxonburg Atwood Westov inerva Exhibit E-1 Callery 40-45-00 N Fallston Cherry Tree Service Contour Comparison W52BO - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Mars Elderton Scale 1:750,000 Summitville Ohioville Monaca Ernest Glenmoor Freeport Clymer kmBarnesboro Digital Networks-Northeast, LLC Shelocta 0 102030 March, 2020 Midland Aliquippa Bradford Woods Curtisville Hyde Park V-Soft Communications LLC ® © Patt Salineville East Liverpool Indiana Economy Tarentum Vandergrift Carrolltown Franklin Park arrollton Irondale New Kensington Edgeworth Homer City Colver Avonmore Bergholz Coraopolis West View Oakmont Woodcock W52BO Jeremy Ruck & Associates, Inc. BLTT-19930901IC Saegertown Latitude: 41-37-40.10 N Longitude: 080-10-14.20 W Licensed W52BO Proposed 51 dBu F(50,90) Contour ERP: 5.70 kW Transmitter Site Channel: 52+ Licensed 74 dBu F(50,50) Contour AMSL Height: 555.0 m Proposed Site 30-mile Radius Blooming Valley Horiz. Pattern: Directional Townville Prop Model: FCC Contour 079-55-00 W 080-20-00 W 080-00-00 W 080-15-00 W 080-10-00 W 080-05-00 W W52BO-D.X 41-40-00 N esville BDISDTL-20120307AAA Latitude: 41-14-48.50 N Longitude: 079-54-00.10 W Meadville ERP: 3.38 kW Channel: 36 AMSL Height: 513.3 m W52BOW52BO Horiz. Pattern: Directional Prop Model: FCC Contour Proposed Site Conneaut Lake 30-mile Radius 41-35-00 N W52BO Licensed 74 dBu F(50,50) Contour Cochranton Cooperstown 41-30-00 N wn Proposed 51 dBu F(50,90) Contour Exhibit E-2 Sheakleyville Area of Overlap Service Contour Comparison Utica W52BO - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Scale 1:187,500 Digital Networks-Northeast, LLC km 0246Sugarcreek March, 2020 V-Soft Communications LLC ® © New Lebanon 41-25-00 N Greenville Franklin Exhibit E-3 - TVStudy Interference Study tvstudy v2.2.5 (4uoc83) Database: 127.0.0.1, Study: W52BO Ch 36 ASRN 1025850 3.38 kW 513.3 m AMSL PR-TV x4 2@185 2@325, Model: Longley-Rice Start: 2020.03.26 09:01:08 Study created: 2020.03.26 09:01:08 Study build station data: LMS TV 2020-03-26 Proposal: W52BO D36 LD APP Pittsburgh, PA File number: BDISDTL20120307AAA Facility ID: 68082 Station data: User record Record ID: 133 Country: U.S. Build options: Protect pre-transition records not on baseline channel Stations potentially affected by proposal: IX Call Chan Svc Status City, State File Number Distance No WIIC-LD N29+ TX LIC PITTSBURGH, PA BLTTL19981230JB 89.2 km No W30EI-D N29z TX LIC SHARON, PA BLTTL20031216ACI 44.3 No WHVL-LP N29+ TX LIC STATE COLLEGE, ETC., PA BLTTL19911123JH 165.4 No WENY-TV D35 DT LIC ELMIRA, NY BLANK0000104138 254.5 No WVIZ D35 DT LIC CLEVELAND, OH BLANK0000082429 150.2 No WJAC-TV D35 DT LIC JOHNSTOWN, PA BLANK0000080232 124.2 No WTAP-TV D35 DT LIC PARKERSBURG, WV BLANK0000105709 253.7 No WTTG D36 DT LIC WASHINGTON, DC BLANK0000058564 349.5 No WTTG D36 DT CP WASHINGTON, DC BLANK0000068634 347.6 No WKAS D36 DT LIC ASHLAND, KY BLANK0000087441 386.8 No WAQP D36 DT LIC SAGINAW, MI BLANK0000096188 406.2 No WNLO D36 DT CP BUFFALO, NY BLANK0000075350 189.1 No WHSH-LP N36z TX LIC ROCHESTER, NY BLTTL20040225AAD 283.5 No WSPX-TV D36 DT LIC SYRACUSE, NY BLANK0000081964 371.2 Yes WQHS-DT D36 DT LIC CLEVELAND,