WCYB-TV Channel Change Petition.Pdf

Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554

In the Matter of ) ) SINCLAIR MEDIA LICENSEE, LLC ) MB Docket No. 20- ______) RM - ____ Petition for Rulemaking to Amend the ) DTV Table of Allotments for ) Station WCYB-TV, Bristol, VA ) (Facility ID No. 2455) )

PETITION FOR RULEMAKING

SINCLAIR MEDIA LICENSEE, LLC, licensee of television station WCYB-TV,

Bristol, Virginia (Facility ID No. 2455) (“WCYB” or the “Station”), hereby requests that the

Commission commence a rulemaking pursuant to Section 1.401 of the Commission’s rules1 in order to amend the DTV Table of Allotments by allotting UHF Channel 30 to WCYB in lieu of low-band VHF Channel 5 consistent with the technical parameters as set forth in the attached

Engineering Statement.2 As demonstrated herein, the proposed channel substitution for WCYB from low-VHF Channel 5 to UHF Channel 30 would allow WCYB to significantly improve its over-the-air service to the Station’s viewers in the Bristol market. Indeed, as demonstrated herein, the proposed channel change from Channel 5 to Channel 30 would result in a substantial increase in signal receivability for WCYB’s core viewers and enable viewers to receive the

Station’s signal with a significantly smaller antenna.

The proposed channel substitution would serve the public interest because WCYB has had a long history of dealing with severe reception problems since the Station was licensed on

1 47 C.F.R. § 1.401.

2 See Engineering Statement of John E. Hidle, P.E., In Support of a Petition to Amend the Table of Allotments for WCYB, Bristol Virginia (“Engineering Statement”). Channel 5.3 The reception issues were exacerbated by the analog to digital conversion. This is not surprising as the Commission has long recognized that “VHF channels have certain characteristics that have posed challenges for their use in providing digital television service,” including “propagation characteristics of these channels [that] allow undesired signals and noise to be receivable at relatively farther distances,” the tendency of “nearby electrical devices … to emit noise in this band that can cause interference,” and the fact that “reception of VHF signals requires physically larger antennas that are generally not well suited to the mobile applications expected under flexible use, relative to UHF channels.”4 The Commission has also specifically stated with respect to operation on low-VHF channels that:

use of the low-VHF Channels 2-6 for digital service could be particularly difficult because of the generally higher levels of background noise on those channels … We note that many indoor antennas are not marketed for reception of low-VHF channels. As indicated above, the engineers participating in our Broadcast Engineering Forum indicated the view that the options for improving TV service on the VHF channels, especially those in the low-VHF band, are limited. They indicated that while practical power increases could marginally improve reception there are physical and practical limitations to achieving any significant reception improvement. Their general opinion was that the effect of a power increase would not be sufficient to compensate for reception problems caused by the increased RF noise level in the band and physical limitations on the size and efficiency of the transmit and receive antennas.5

These sound conclusions by the Commission have proven to be absolutely correct and are entirely consistent with the experience of WCYB operating on low-VHF Channel 5. Indeed, WCYB has received numerous complaints from viewers unable to receive the Station’s over-the-air signal,

3 See LMS File No. BLCDT-20050824ABJ.

4 Innovation in the Broadcast Television Bands: Allocations, Channel Sharing and Improvements to VHF, NPRM, 25 FCC Rcd 16498, 16511 ¶ 42 (2010) (“VHF Improvements NPRM”).

5Id. (internal citations omitted). As is common knowledge, even if low-VHF antennas were readily available for consumers, which they are not, the large size of any such antennas would not be suitable for consumer use. Further, as the Commission is aware, VHF antennas that were commonly available for consumers for analog reception have consistently exhibited extremely poor performance on the low-VHF channels.

2 despite being able to receive signals from other local stations. Permitting WCYB to operate on

UHF Channel 30 instead of low-VHF Channel 5 will alleviate the Station’s reception issues and will improve service to local viewers. Importantly, the proposal will result in more effective building penetration for indoor antenna reception and will also greatly improve the Station’s ability to provide ATSC 3.0 service to homes and portable devices, to the ultimate benefit of the Station’s viewers and the public interest in Bristol.

As an initial matter, for the Station’s signal to be received at all by viewers, it would require an antenna gain of at least 4 dB (according to planning factors) and an antenna elevated

30 feet above ground! As further evidence of why the requested channel change from VHF Channel 5 is absolutely necessary, attached are charts taken from the instruction manuals for Potomac

Instruments Field Strength Meters, which are used to determine the actual physical size of the wavelengths of digital VHF and UHF channels. These charts are specifically utilized to adjust the length of the reference dipole antennas associated with each instrument according to the frequency being measured. As shown in the charts, the dipole antenna length for Channel 13, the shortest VHF antenna, would be over two feet for a portable device, and an antenna for Channel

7 would be even longer. An antenna of this size is unrealistic for use in a portable mobile device. In contrast, the charts indicate the dipole length for Channel 14, the longest UHF antenna, to be only 10.2 inches, which is used in portable devices capable of UHF signal reception which are currently being manufactured. Consequently, the ability of broadcast television stations to use the groundbreaking new ATSC 3.0 technology, which will dramatically enhance the television viewing experience for mobile consumers, depends on those stations being able to broadcast on UHF channels. This fact alone should justify the requested channel change as being overwhelmingly in the public interest.

Thus, the Station’s current Channel 5 signal on a map amounts to untold numbers of fictitious “viewers” since it goes without saying that few, if any, viewers have an antenna 30 feet above the ground with a 4 dB gain. As shown in the attached Engineering Statement, the proposed migration of WCYB from Channel 5 to Channel 30 will be a favorable arrangement of allotments based on the enhanced signal levels that will be delivered to a majority of the population within the Station’s “protected service area.” For example: The percentage of population receiving a signal greater than 100 dBu is 13.6% for Channel 5, while the percentage that is predicted to receive a signal greater than 100 dBu is 96.8% for Channel 30. The respective populations predicted for each channel and signal levels are shown in the Exhibits attached to the Engineering Statement. As noted above, these population figures demonstrate, the proposed channel change from Channel 5 to Channel 30 would result in an overwhelming increase in signal receivability for WCYB’s core viewers.6

In this case, in light of the persistent coverage and reception issues that the Station has historically faced on low-VHF Channel 5 to the detriment of the Station’s viewers in WCYB’s core coverage area, any nominal population loss in outlying areas of the Station’s contour would be more than outweighed by the substantial improvement in the Station’s actual over-the-air reception within its community of license and in other core portions of its service area.

Consequently, the proposed move to Channel 30 would serve the public interest by giving

Bristol’s viewers significantly improved access to WCYB’s signal.

6 As the Bureau is aware, even where a proposed modification would result in some minimal service loss, the Commission will approve the proposed modification so long as its “supported by a strong showing of countervailing public interest,” such as offsetting service gains. See Third Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital Television, NPRM, 22 FCC Rcd 9478, 9493 ¶ 38 & n.70.

Now that Phase 10 has been completed and the repack is winding down, grant of the instant Petition would have no impact on the Post-Transition Table of DTV Allotments or otherwise affect the analysis of repacking methodologies.7 Indeed, the Media Bureau already permitted full power, Class A, and low power stations to propose substitutions of their assigned channels as part of the post-auction transition.8 Additionally, as shown in the attached

Engineering Statement, WCYB’s proposed move from Channel 2 to Channel 21 protects all operating and approved post-Auction facilities in accordance with the Commission’s rules.

Further, WCYB has confirmed with its vendors that they have the capacity to supply the antenna and transmitter equipment necessary for WCYB’s proposed Channel 30 facility without adversely impacting any other station’s repack progress. WCYB’s proposed channel substitution thus does not in any way obstruct the Commission’s repacking process, making the instant

Petition ripe for Media Bureau approval and grant.

Accordingly, the public interest would be best served by promptly granting WCYB’s request to move from Channel 5 to Channel 30 consistent with the Engineering Statement, so that

Bristol-area viewers may benefit from substantially improved over-the-air broadcast television service as soon as possible, consistent with §73.622(i) of the Commission’s Rules.

7 See Amendment of Section 73.622(i), Post-Transition Table of DTV Allotments, Station WNLO(TV), Buffalo, New York, NPRM, MB Docket No. 19-118, DA 19-316 at ¶ 6 (MB April 23, 2019) (proposing to waive channel- substitution and contour extension freezes “because the underlying purpose of the freeze is not implicated” given that “the incentive auction and repacking have been completed”), proposal adopted by Report and Order, MB Docket No. 19-118, DA 19-553 (MB June 12, 2019).

8 See Incentive Auction Closing and Channel Reassignment Public Notice the Broadcast TV Incentive Auction Closes; Reverse Auction and Forward Auction Results Announced; Final TV Band Channel Assignments Announced; Post-Auction Deadlines Announced, Public Notice, 32 FCC Rcd. 2786 ¶ 71 (2017); Incentive Auction Task Force and Media Bureau Announce Post Incentive Auction Special Displacement Window April 10, 2018, Through May 15, 2018, And Make Location and Channel Data Available, Public Notice, 33 FCC Rcd. 1234 ¶ 6 (IATF and MB 2018).

Conclusion

For the foregoing reasons, the proposed amendment to the DTV Table of Allotments will clearly serve the public interest. Petitioners therefore respectfully request that the DTV Table be amended in accordance with the specifications set forth in the attached Engineering Statement.

Respectfully Submitted,

SINCLAIR MEDIA LICENSEE, LLC

By: /s/ Paul A. Cicelski Paul A. Cicelski David Burns Lerman Senter PLLC 2001 L Street, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036

Counsel to Sinclair Media Licensee, LLC

Dated: November 27, 2020

STATEMENT OF JOHN E. HIDLE, P.E. IN SUPPORT OF A PETITION TO AMEND THE DIGITAL TELEVISION TABLE OF ALLOTMENTS WCYB-TV - BRISTOL, VIRGINIA DTV - CH. 30 - 825 kW - 743 m HAAT

Prepared for: SINCLAIR MEDIA LICENSEE, LLC

I am a Consulting Engineer, an employee in the firm of Carl T. Jones Corporation,

with offices located in Springfield, Virginia. My education and experience are a matter of

record with the Federal Communications Commission. I am a Licensed Professional

Engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 7418, and in New York State, No. 63418.

GENERAL

This office has been authorized by SINCLAIR MEDIA LICENSEE, LLC, licensee

of WCYB-TV, channel 5, licensed to Bristol, Virginia, to prepare this statement in support

of a Petition to Amend the Digital Television (DTV) Post Repack Table of Allotments,

§73.622(i) of the FCC Rules. The petitioner requests that §73.622(i) of the Commission’s

Rules be modified in the following manner:

DTV channel 5 is the channel currently specified in the Digital Television Table of

Allotments for WCYB-TV. The petitioner requests herein to substitute DTV channel 30 for DTV channel 5. The proposed arrangement of allotments is made to enhance potential viewers’ ability to more easily receive the broadcast signal of WCYB-TV. The

serious propagation problems associated with digital television broadcast (DTV) use of

low-VHF television channels (2-6) are very well established both before and especially

after the initial digital transition on June 12, 2009. These propagation and reception

problems for channels 2-6 are severe enough for the FCC to have granted, in Zone I

Carl T. Jones Corporation 7901 Yarnwood Court, Springfield, Virginia 22153-2827 (703) 569-7704 Fax: (703) 569-6417

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where the ERP

limit is 10 kW, the use of Effective Radiated Powers (ERPs) of more than 3 times the

Zone I limit, for several stations, and those station are still struggling with propagation

problems and the subsequent viewer complaints. This proposal seeks to remedy this well

known systemic problem in this instance and to provide viewers with a significant

improvement in reception capability.

HISTORY OF ALLOTMENTS

The initial DTV Table of Allotments is set forth as Appendix B in the SECOND

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION OF THE FIFTH

AND SIXTH REPORT AND ORDERS, Adopted: November 14, 1998 and Released:

December 18, 1998. (FCC 98-315). In that Table of Allotments WCYB-TV was allotted a

second DTV channel. That initial allotment was for UHF channel 28 with an ERP of 1000

kW at a height above average terrain (HAAT) of 680 meters. Although allotted an ERP

of 1000 kW the licensee of WCYB-TV submitted an application for a DTV construction

permit, BPCDT-19990913AAI, seeking on channel 28 an ERP of only 129 kW at a HAAT

of 659 meters. That CP was granted and licensed as BLCDT-20000605AOO. In 2002

WCYB-TV submitted an application, BMPCDT-20020808AAK, to increase its channel 28

ERP to 183.5 kW and its HAAT to 757 meters.

In 2005 the licensee of WCYB-TV submitted a Digital Channel Election Form 382,

BFRECT-20050209AIL, in which channel 5 was chosen to be WCYB-TV’s ultimate DTV channel. In 2008 the initial application for a digital construction permit on channel 5,

BPCDT-20080327AFS, was submitted and granted on April 1, 2008. The authorized DTV facility was for an ERP of 7.1 kW at a HAAT of 743 meters. This facility was implemented on June 12, 2009 by a “flash-cut” to channel 6.

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RATIONAL FOR REQUEST

The licensee of WCYB-TV has been dealing with severe reception problems since

the station was “flash-cut” to channel 5 when the analog shutdown occurred on June 12,

2009 and simultaneously the channel 28 DTV facility was also shut down. When the

channel 5 analog signal was removed and replaced on channel 5 with WCYB-TV’s initial

permitted DTV ERP of only 7.1 kW the station immediately realized that it had just

suffered an extreme and severe loss of viewership and began to realize the extent of the

extreme reception problems. The licensee quickly applied for, and was granted an STA,

BDSTA-20090708AGZ, to increase its ERP to 29.9 kW, an increase of 6.25 dB and subsequently licensed (BLCDT-20100629AUD). The ERP increase helped but has not provided a real long-term solution to the Low-VHF DTV propagation problems that

WCYB-TV has suffered for the last 11 years, with very few options for any effective solutions. It is common knowledge that the use and operation of digital television stations on low-VHF channels is an extremely frustrating endeavor. The attendant reception

problems for the most part seem particularly intractable. One significant fundamental problem for low-VHF channels is the difficulty of obtaining, or even locating a source for,

receiving antennas that can properly function on these channels. Even if low-VHF

antennas were readily available the size is prohibitive. VHF antennas that were formerly

commonly available for analog reception exhibited very poor performance on the low-

VHF channels. In one instance a stacked Yagi VHF antenna was measured and

compared to a reference dipole antenna in the same position at 30 feet above the ground.

The antenna’s gain measured minus 4 dB on channel 4! That is 8 dB less that the ideal

Low-VHF antenna specified in the DTV planning factors which when elevated to 30 feet

AGL should provide usable reception from a signal strength of 28 dBu. A search for VHF

STATEMENT OF JOHN E. HIDLE, P.E. WCYB-TV - Bristol, Virginia PAGE 4 antennas that are currently available reveals that many manufacturers specify their VHF antennas only for channels 7-13. No useful antennas, no 30 foot masts, no reception. Yet another blow for DTV stations that broadcast on Low-VHF channels.

An additional contributor to reception problems on channels 2-6 is the background noise which exists in that spectrum. Measurements suggest that the “Noise Limited

Contour” signal level of 28 dBu, even if suitable receiving antennas were available, is woefully inadequate to support reception on these channels. Even in the Appendix A

Technical Data contained in the Sixth Report and Order (FCC 97-115), on page A-3 the

Noise-Limited Services are listed for Low-VHF channels to be 37 dBu, for High-VHF channels to be 44 dBu and for UHF channels to be 50 dBu. Experiences related by technical personnel at low-VHF stations question even 37 dBu as a viable level for successful reception, and leads to serious questions about the future viability of low-VHF channels. WCYB-TV’s licensee has heretofore been unable to consider a truly effective solution to its reception problems, until now. WCYB-TV’s licensee now seeks an effective solution: change to a UHF channel.

ATSC 3.0 PERMISSIBLE DTV STANDARD

A more immediate concern is the future migration to the ATSC 3.0 permissible standard for over-the-air DTV and the multitude of potential benefits expected to accrue.

Probably the most anticipated benefit is the ability to reach portable and mobile devices that have become the essence of the ubiquitous smart-phone culture. However, these devices must be small to fit the culture. Therein lies the intractable problem for VHF DTV stations. Channel 5, for example, has a wavelength of 12.5 feet. A simple half-wave dipole antenna, used as a reference with 0 dB gain, must be 6.25 feet long. The DTV planning factors set forth in the Sixth Report and Order (FCC 97-115) call for an antenna

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with 4 dB of gain elevated to 30 feet above the ground to just barely receive a signal at a

strength of 28 dBu. An antenna for channel 5 with 4 dB of gain would measure 6.25 feet wide and at least 15 to 18 feet long. Channel 6 requires an antenna more than 5 feet wide. Channel 13 requires an antenna more than two feet wide. Obviously the required size of antennas for VHF channels precludes their use in the smart-phone culture.

Therefore KHSV will be precluded from participation in ATSC 3.0 serving the portable and mobile users of these services. Reductio ad absurdum. WCYB-TV’s licensee has heretofore been unable to consider a truly effective solution to its reception problems, and sees absolutely no viable solution to the portable, mobile problem.

WCYB-TV’s licensee has determined that the proposed migration to channel 30 will be a favorable arrangement of allotments based on the enhanced signal levels that will be delivered to a majority of the population within the station’s “protected service area”. For example: The percentage of population receiving a signal greater than 100 dBu is 13.6% for channel 5, while the percentage that is predicted to receive a signal greater than 100 dBu is 96.8% for channel 30. The populations predicted for each channel and signal levels are shown in the attached map exhibits. The licensee fervently believes that changing WCYB-TV to operate on channel 30 will solve a vast majority of its current reception problems.

DETERMINATION OF THE “LARGEST STATION IN THE MARKET”

It appears from an analysis of the stations that are licensed to communities located in the Tri-Cities, Virginia Designated Market Area (DMA) that the largest station in geographic area is the WJHL-TV, license file number, 0000116747, for channel 9,

Johnson City, Tennessee with a predicted 36 dBu noise limited contour coverage area of

49,505 square kilometers. The instant application to change WCYB-TV’s channel to 30

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with an ERP of 475 kW results in a predicted 40.32 dBu noise limited contour coverage

area of 41,910 square kilometers. WCYB-TV is therefore entitled, according to Section

73.622(f)(5), to the herein proposed channel 30 ERP of 475 kW.

TECHNICAL STUDY

An engineering study of all pertinent allotments, assignments, applications, construction permits and DTV licenses reveals that DTV channel 30 can be allotted to

Bristol, Virginia in lieu of channel 5, and meet all of the Commission’s interference criteria.

The allotment reference coordinates for DTV channel 30 at Bristol, Virginia: 36 26' 58.2"

N.L. and 82 06' 28.7" W.L.1 The Bristol allotment reference site meets the allotment

standards in §73.616(b); the requirements set forth in §73.616(f); the requirements set

forth in §73.623(e), the requirement set forth in §73.623(f), and the principal community

coverage requirements set forth in §73.625(a).

The petitioner proposes to install a new Dielectric model TFU-29ETT/VP-R P260

directional antenna for channel 30 at WCYB-TV’s current centerline height above mean

sea level (AMSL) of 1388 meters and 743 meters above average terrain. The proposed

changes include the new directional antenna, an increase in ERP to 825kW and a change

from channel 5 to channel 30. These changes affect the predicted Radio Frequency

Radiation Safety considerations which have been revised. All other station parameters

are to remain unchanged.

ALLOCATION CONSIDERATIONS

Post-Transition DTV Considerations

1 The channel 30 DTV allotment reference coordinates are the same as the DTV channel 5 allotment reference coordinates (as defined in Section 73.622(i) of the FCC Rules) of the petitioner’s licensed WCYB-TV, Bristol, Virginia tower site. BLCDT-20100629AUD (See FCC tower registration number 1225306 ).

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A study was performed, using the FCC’s software, tvstudy v2.2.5, to determine if

the instant petition to amend the post-transition Table is predicted to cause new prohibited

interference to DTV stations, construction permits or DTV allotments. Results of the study

indicate that the instant petition is predicted to cause no new interference greater than

0.5% to the populations served by any full-power DTV station, construction permit or

allotment. See Appendix B. These results comply with the 0.5% limit for new post-repack

interference set forth in §73.616(e) of the Commission’s Rules.

International DTV Considerations

The WCYB-TV site is located more than 500 kilometers from the nearest point on either the US-Mexican border or the US-Canadian border. Therefore there are no

international considerations.

Class A Television Allocation Considerations

As required in Section 73.616(f) of the FCC’s Rules, the study results contained in

Appendix B showed that there is no Class A station that is predicted to be affected by the

proposed re-allotment of WCYB-TV to channel 30.

Land Mobile and FM radio Considerations

The tvstudy results found no Land Mobile violations for this site, and the site is deemed OK toward AM radio stations. .

RADIO FREQUENCY IMPACT, SAFETY & STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE

The licensee of WCYB-TV is committed to the protection of station personnel and/or tower contractors working in the vicinity of the WCYB-TV antenna and will reduce power or cease operation, when necessary, to ensure protection to personnel.

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As shown in Appendix A the WCYB-TV channel 30 request for Amendment of the

Table of Allotments as proposed herein will operate with a maximum ERP of 825 kW from

an elliptically polarized directional transmitting antenna with a centerline height of 104 meters above ground level (AGL). Considering the elevation pattern submitted elsewhere in this submission, the vertical plane relative field factor is less than 0.100 at all depression angles greater than 8 degrees. The proposed WCYB-TV channel 30 facility is predicted to produce a worst-case power density at two meters above ground level, at 58.9 meters from the tower base, of 2.483 µW/cm2, which is 0.65% of the FCC guideline value of

379.33 µW/cm2 for an “uncontrolled” environment, and 0.130% of the FCC’s guideline value for "controlled" environments. Therefore, pursuant to Section 1.1307(b)(3) of the

FCC Rules, because the proposed facility would not exceed 5% of the uncontrolled and controlled exposure limits, the proposal’s power density contribution is considered insignificant.

Further, the Applicant will continue to cooperate/coordinate with other site users and reduce power and/or cease operation during times of service or maintenance of the transmission systems as necessary to avoid potentially harmful exposure to personnel.

In light of the above, the proposed facility should be categorically excluded from RF environmental processing under Section 1.1307(b) of the Commission's Rules.

SUMMARY

It is submitted that the instant Petition to Amend the DTV Table of Allotments to

substitute DTV channel 30 for DTV channel 5 in Bristol, Virginia, as described herein,

complies with the Rules, Regulations and relevant Policies of the Federal

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Communications Commission. This statement was prepared by me, or under my direct supervision, and its contents are believed to be true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

DATED: November 20, 2020

0 330 30 1.0 AZIMUTH PATTERN 0.9 Horizontal Polarization 0.8 0.7 Proposal No. C-71648 300 0.6 60 0.5 Date 12-Nov-20 0.4 Call Letters WCYB 0.3 Channel 30 0.2 Frequency 569 MHz 0.1 Antenna Type TFU-29ETT/VP-R P260 270 0.0 90 Gain 2.34 (3.69dB) Calculated

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Deg Value Deg Value Deg Value Deg Value Deg Value Deg Value Deg Value Deg Value Deg Value Deg Value 0 0.346 36 0.488 72 0.353 108 0.149 144 0.176 180 0.213 216 0.383 252 0.500 288 0.270 324 0.362 1 0.356 37 0.486 73 0.350 109 0.142 145 0.173 181 0.221 217 0.387 253 0.500 289 0.263 325 0.359 2 0.366 38 0.483 74 0.346 110 0.135 146 0.170 182 0.228 218 0.391 254 0.500 290 0.257 326 0.355 3 0.376 39 0.480 75 0.342 111 0.128 147 0.166 183 0.235 219 0.395 255 0.499 291 0.252 327 0.350 4 0.386 40 0.477 76 0.339 112 0.121 148 0.162 184 0.242 220 0.399 256 0.498 292 0.249 328 0.345 5 0.396 41 0.473 77 0.335 113 0.116 149 0.158 185 0.249 221 0.403 257 0.497 293 0.246 329 0.339 6 0.405 42 0.470 78 0.331 114 0.111 150 0.153 186 0.255 222 0.407 258 0.495 294 0.245 330 0.332 7 0.414 43 0.467 79 0.328 115 0.107 151 0.148 187 0.261 223 0.411 259 0.493 295 0.244 331 0.326 8 0.423 44 0.463 80 0.324 116 0.105 152 0.143 188 0.267 224 0.415 260 0.490 296 0.246 332 0.318 9 0.431 45 0.459 81 0.320 117 0.103 153 0.138 189 0.273 225 0.419 261 0.487 297 0.248 333 0.311 10 0.438 46 0.455 82 0.316 118 0.103 154 0.132 190 0.278 226 0.423 262 0.484 298 0.251 334 0.303 11 0.446 47 0.452 83 0.312 119 0.104 155 0.127 191 0.284 227 0.427 263 0.480 299 0.256 335 0.296 12 0.452 48 0.448 84 0.307 120 0.106 156 0.121 192 0.289 228 0.431 264 0.475 300 0.261 336 0.288 13 0.459 49 0.444 85 0.303 121 0.109 157 0.117 193 0.294 229 0.436 265 0.470 301 0.267 337 0.281 14 0.465 50 0.440 86 0.299 122 0.112 158 0.112 194 0.299 230 0.440 266 0.465 302 0.274 338 0.274 15 0.470 51 0.436 87 0.294 123 0.117 159 0.109 195 0.303 231 0.444 267 0.459 303 0.281 339 0.267 16 0.475 52 0.431 88 0.289 124 0.121 160 0.106 196 0.307 232 0.448 268 0.452 304 0.288 340 0.261 17 0.480 53 0.427 89 0.284 125 0.127 161 0.104 197 0.312 233 0.452 269 0.446 305 0.296 341 0.256 18 0.484 54 0.423 90 0.278 126 0.132 162 0.103 198 0.316 234 0.455 270 0.438 306 0.303 342 0.251 19 0.487 55 0.419 91 0.273 127 0.138 163 0.103 199 0.320 235 0.459 271 0.431 307 0.311 343 0.248 20 0.490 56 0.415 92 0.267 128 0.143 164 0.105 200 0.324 236 0.463 272 0.423 308 0.318 344 0.246 21 0.493 57 0.411 93 0.261 129 0.148 165 0.107 201 0.328 237 0.467 273 0.414 309 0.326 345 0.244 22 0.495 58 0.407 94 0.255 130 0.153 166 0.111 202 0.331 238 0.470 274 0.405 310 0.332 346 0.245 23 0.497 59 0.403 95 0.249 131 0.158 167 0.116 203 0.335 239 0.473 275 0.396 311 0.339 347 0.246 24 0.498 60 0.399 96 0.242 132 0.162 168 0.121 204 0.339 240 0.477 276 0.386 312 0.345 348 0.249 25 0.499 61 0.395 97 0.235 133 0.166 169 0.128 205 0.342 241 0.480 277 0.376 313 0.350 349 0.252 26 0.500 62 0.391 98 0.228 134 0.170 170 0.135 206 0.346 242 0.483 278 0.366 314 0.355 350 0.257 27 0.500 63 0.387 99 0.221 135 0.173 171 0.142 207 0.350 243 0.486 279 0.356 315 0.359 351 0.263 28 0.500 64 0.383 100 0.213 136 0.176 172 0.149 208 0.353 244 0.488 280 0.346 316 0.362 352 0.270 29 0.499 65 0.379 101 0.205 137 0.178 173 0.157 209 0.357 245 0.490 281 0.336 317 0.365 353 0.278 30 0.499 66 0.375 102 0.198 138 0.179 174 0.165 210 0.360 246 0.493 282 0.325 318 0.367 354 0.287 31 0.498 67 0.372 103 0.190 139 0.180 175 0.173 211 0.364 247 0.495 283 0.315 319 0.368 355 0.296 32 0.496 68 0.368 104 0.181 140 0.180 176 0.181 212 0.368 248 0.496 284 0.305 320 0.368 356 0.305 33 0.495 69 0.364 105 0.173 141 0.180 177 0.190 213 0.372 249 0.498 285 0.296 321 0.368 357 0.315 34 0.493 70 0.360 106 0.165 142 0.179 178 0.198 214 0.375 250 0.499 286 0.287 322 0.367 358 0.325 35 0.490 71 0.357 107 0.157 143 0.178 179 0.205 215 0.379 251 0.499 287 0.278 323 0.365 359 0.336 This document contains proprietary and confidential information of Dielectric. It is to be used solely for the purpose for which it is provided. No disclosure, reproduction, or use of this document or any part of it may be made without the written permission of Dielectric.

ELEVATION PATTERN Proposal No. C-71648 Date 12-Nov-20 Call Letters WCYB Channel 30 Frequency 569 MHz Antenna Type TFU-29ETT/VP-R P260 RMS Directivity at Main Lobe 26.3 ( 14.20 dB ) Beam Tilt 1.05 deg RMS Directivity at Horizontal 10.1 ( 10.04 dB ) Pattern Number 105 Calculated 1 1

0.9 0.9

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0.3 0.3 0.9 0.2 0.2

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0 0 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Degrees Below Horizontal Degrees Below Horizontal

Angle Field Angle Field Angle Field Angle Field Angle Field -10.0 0.085 10.0 0.083 30.0 0.013 50.0 0.026 70.0 0.018 -9.0 0.040 11.0 0.065 31.0 0.041 51.0 0.009 71.0 0.013 -8.0 0.095 12.0 0.073 32.0 0.013 52.0 0.025 72.0 0.012 -7.0 0.056 13.0 0.049 33.0 0.037 53.0 0.027 73.0 0.015 -6.0 0.121 14.0 0.063 34.0 0.028 54.0 0.012 74.0 0.017 -5.0 0.068 15.0 0.043 35.0 0.022 55.0 0.020 75.0 0.017 -4.0 0.153 16.0 0.060 36.0 0.037 56.0 0.028 76.0 0.015 -3.0 0.116 17.0 0.031 37.0 0.009 57.0 0.019 77.0 0.012 -2.0 0.256 18.0 0.056 38.0 0.035 58.0 0.011 78.0 0.008 -1.0 0.134 19.0 0.025 39.0 0.025 59.0 0.022 79.0 0.005 0.0 0.619 20.0 0.055 40.0 0.018 60.0 0.025 80.0 0.004 1.0 1.000 21.0 0.018 41.0 0.035 61.0 0.017 81.0 0.004 2.0 0.721 22.0 0.051 42.0 0.013 62.0 0.013 82.0 0.005 3.0 0.387 23.0 0.018 43.0 0.027 63.0 0.021 83.0 0.005 4.0 0.287 24.0 0.047 44.0 0.031 64.0 0.024 84.0 0.004 5.0 0.148 25.0 0.024 45.0 0.009 65.0 0.019 85.0 0.004 6.0 0.148 26.0 0.038 46.0 0.029 66.0 0.011 86.0 0.003 7.0 0.111 27.0 0.032 47.0 0.026 67.0 0.013 87.0 0.002 8.0 0.112 28.0 0.028 48.0 0.010 68.0 0.019 88.0 0.001 9.0 0.076 29.0 0.040 49.0 0.029 69.0 0.021 89.0 0.000 90.0 0.000

This document contains proprietary and confidential information of Dielectric. It is to be used solely for the purpose for which it is provided. No disclosure, reproduction, or use of this document or any part of it may be made without the written permission of Dielectric. Rowan FrankfortFrankfort Lincoln Bath Wayne Elliott Spencer Woodford Fayette Bath Montgomery Lawrence Anderson Boone Fayette Lexington-FayetteLexington-FayetteClark Menifee Greenbrier Morgan Jessamine Powell Johnson Clifton Forge cit WCYB-TV-AMercer Logan Washington Martin Raleigh Covington city Wolfe BPCDT-20080327AFS Madison Mingo Estill Latitude: 36-26-58.40 N Magoffin Boyle Garrard Summers Marion Longitude: 082-06-28.46 W Lee Wyoming ERP: 7.10 kW Floyd Monroe Botetourt Breathitt Craig Channel: 5 Lincoln Pike Jackson Taylor Frequency: 79.0 MHz Owsley Mercer Rockcastle McDowell AMSLCasey Height: 1388.0 m Knott Giles Elevation: 1274.22 m Roanoke city Buchanan Horiz. Pattern: Omni Perry RoanokeRoanoke BlacksburgBlacksburg Vert. Pattern: Yes Clay Montgomery Adair Pulaski Laurel Tazewell Bland Radford city Elec Tilt: 0.75 Leslie Letcher Dickenson Prop Model: Longley-Rice Pulaski Russell Franklin Climate: Cont temperate Wise Floyd Russell Wythe Conductivity: 0.0050 Knox DielecWayne Const: 15.0 Harlan Smyth Refractivity: 311.0 Whitley Clinton McCreary Bell Carroll Receiver Ht AG: 10.0 m Scott Washington Lee Patrick Henry Receiver Gain: 0 dB Grayson Galax city PickettTime Variability: 90.0% Bristol city Sit. Variability: 50.0% Hancock KingsportKingsport Sullivan ITM Mode: Broadcast Claiborne KingsportKingsport Alleghany Scott Johnson Campbell Hawkins Ashe Surry Stokes Fentress WCYB-TV-AWCYB-TV-A Rockingham

Union Grainger WashingtonJohnsonJohnson CityCityCarter WCYB-TV - Ch. 5 Watauga Hamblen Wilkes CookevilleCookeville 7.1 kW - 743Morgan m HAAT Greene Yadkin Anderson Forsyth Unicoi Guilford Avery POPULATION by Signal Jefferson Mitchell GreensboroGreensboro >100Cumberland dBu = 470 Knox Caldwell Cocke Alexander Davie HighHigh PointPoint >80 dBu = 240,798 KnoxvilleKnoxville Yancey Roane Madison >60 dBu = 552,167 Iredell Sevier Davidson Loudon >48 dBu = 766,471 Burke Randolph Blount HickoryHickory Principal Community McDowell HickoryHickoryCatawba Bledsoe Rhea > 100.0 dBuV/m SalisburySalisburyRowan 35 dBu = 1,324,379 Buncombe Meigs 80.0 - 100.0 Haywood AshevilleAsheville Noise Limited Swain Lincoln Monroe KannapolisKannapolis 28 dBu = 1,848,116McMinn 60.0 - 80.0 KannapolisKannapolis Rutherford ConcordConcordCabarrus Graham ConcordConcord Montgomery 48.0 - 60.0 Henderson Cleveland Stanly Gaston Jackson Polk Scale 1:1,900,000 Mecklenburg Hamilton 35.0 - 48.0 km Bradley Transylvania ClevelandCleveland Polk Cherokee Macon CharlotteCharlotte0 20 40 60 ClevelandCleveland 28.0 - 35.0 V-Soft Communications LLC ® © Clay Cherokee ChattanoogaChattanooga Richmond ChattanoogaChattanooga Union York Anson Catoosa Towns SpartanburgSpartanburgSpartanburg Fannin Rabun Pickens Greenville SpartanburgSpartanburg RockRock HillHill Whitfield Union Murray GreenvilleGreenville Oconee Gilmer Union Chester Lancaster Rowan FrankfortFrankfort Lincoln Bath Wayne Elliott Spencer Woodford Fayette Bath Montgomery Lawrence Anderson Boone Fayette Lexington-FayetteLexington-FayetteClark Menifee Greenbrier Morgan Jessamine WCYB-TVMercer Powell Johnson Logan Clifton Forge cit Washington Martin Raleigh Covington city BLCDT-20100629AUD Wolfe Madison Mingo Latitude: 36-26-58.20 N Estill Magoffin Garrard Summers Longitude:Boyle 082-06-28.70 W Marion Lee Wyoming ERP: 29.90 kW Floyd Monroe Botetourt Breathitt Channel: 5 Craig Lincoln Pike Frequency: 79.0 MHz Jackson Taylor Owsley Mercer AMSL Height: 1388.0 m Rockcastle McDowell Casey Knott Giles Elevation: 1284.0 m Roanoke city Horiz. Pattern: Omni Perry Buchanan RoanokeRoanoke BlacksburgBlacksburg Vert. Pattern: Yes Clay Montgomery Adair Pulaski Laurel Tazewell Bland Radford city Elec Tilt: 0.75 Leslie Letcher Dickenson Prop Model: Longley-Rice Pulaski Russell Franklin Climate: Cont temperate Wise Floyd Conductivity: 0.0050 Russell Wythe Knox Dielec Const: 15.0 Wayne Harlan Smyth Refractivity: 311.0 Whitley ClintonReceiver Ht AG: 10.0McCreary m Bell Carroll Lee Scott Washington Receiver Gain: 0 dB Patrick Henry Grayson Galax city PickettTime Variability: 90.0% Bristol city Sit. Variability: 50.0% Hancock Sullivan ITM Mode: Broadcast Claiborne KingsportKingsport Alleghany Scott Johnson Campbell Hawkins Ashe Surry Stokes Fentress WCYB-TVWCYB-TV Rockingham WCYB-TV - Ch. 5 Union Grainger WashingtonJohnsonJohnson CityCityCarter Watauga 29.9 kW - 743 m HAAT Hamblen Wilkes CookevilleCookeville Morgan Greene Yadkin POPULATTION by SignalAnderson Forsyth Unicoi Guilford Avery >100 dBu = 7,697 Jefferson Mitchell GreensboroGreensboro Cumberland Knox >80 dBu = 352,137 Caldwell Cocke Alexander Davie HighHigh PointPoint >60 dBu = 656,062 KnoxvilleKnoxville Yancey Roane Madison >48 dBu = 992,108 Iredell Sevier Davidson Loudon >Principal Community Burke Randolph Blount HickoryHickory McDowell HickoryHickoryCatawba Bledsoe35 dBuRhea = 1,788,218 > 100.0 dBuV/m SalisburySalisburyRowan >Noise Limited Buncombe Meigs 80.0 - 100.0 Haywood AshevilleAsheville 28 dBu = 2,770,725 Swain Lincoln McMinn Monroe 60.0 - 80.0 KannapolisKannapolis Rutherford ConcordConcordCabarrus Graham ConcordConcord Montgomery 48.0 - 60.0 Henderson Cleveland Stanly Gaston Jackson Polk Scale 1:1,900,000 Mecklenburg Hamilton 35.0 - 48.0 km Bradley Transylvania ClevelandCleveland Polk Cherokee Macon CharlotteCharlotte0 20 40 60 ClevelandCleveland 28.0 - 35.0 V-Soft Communications LLC ® © Clay Cherokee ChattanoogaChattanooga Richmond ChattanoogaChattanooga Union York Anson Catoosa Towns SpartanburgSpartanburgSpartanburg Fannin Rabun Pickens Greenville SpartanburgSpartanburg RockRock HillHill Whitfield Union Murray GreenvilleGreenville Oconee Gilmer Union Chester Lancaster Rowan FrankfortFrankfort Lincoln Bath Wayne Elliott Spencer Woodford Fayette Bath Montgomery Lawrence Anderson Boone Fayette Lexington-FayetteLexington-FayetteClark Menifee Greenbrier Morgan Jessamine WCYBMercer 30 Powell Johnson Logan Clifton Forge cit Washington Martin Raleigh Covington city DTV - Pet - 30 Wolfe Madison Mingo Latitude: 36-26-58.20 N Estill Magoffin Garrard Longitude:Boyle 082-06-28.70 W Summers Marion Lee Wyoming ERP: 825.00 kW Floyd Monroe Botetourt Breathitt Channel: 30 Craig Lincoln Pike Frequency: 569.0 MHz Jackson Taylor Owsley Mercer AMSL Height: 1403.8 mRockcastle McDowell Casey Knott Elevation: 1283.8 m Giles Roanoke city Horiz. Pattern: Directional Perry Buchanan RoanokeRoanoke Vert. Pattern: Yes BlacksburgBlacksburg Clay Montgomery Adair Elec Tilt: 1.5 Pulaski Laurel Tazewell Bland Radford city Leslie Letcher Dickenson Prop Model: Longley-Rice Pulaski RussellClimate: Cont temperate Franklin Wise Floyd Conductivity: 0.0050 Russell Wythe Dielec Const: 15.0 Knox Harlan Smyth Refractivity:Wayne 311.0 Whitley Clinton Receiver Ht AG:McCreary 10.0 m Bell Carroll Scott Washington Receiver Gain: 0 dB Lee Patrick Henry Galax city Time Variability: 90.0% Grayson Pickett Bristol city Sit. Variability: 50.0% Hancock Sullivan ITM Mode: Broadcast Claiborne KingsportKingsport Alleghany Scott Johnson Campbell Hawkins Ashe Surry Stokes Fentress WCYBWCYB 3030 Rockingham

WCYB-TV - Ch. 21 Union Grainger WashingtonJohnsonJohnson CityCityCarter Watauga 825 kW - 743 m HAAT Hamblen Wilkes CookevilleCookeville Morgan Greene Yadkin Anderson Forsyth POPULATION by Signa Unicoi Guilford Avery >100 dBu = 184,075 Jefferson Mitchell GreensboroGreensboro Cumberland Knox >80 dBu = 362,453 Caldwell Cocke Alexander Davie HighHigh PointPoint KnoxvilleKnoxville Yancey >60 dBu = 551,478Roane Madison Iredell >Principal Community Sevier Davidson Loudon Burke Randolph 48 dBu = 713,022 Blount HickoryHickory McDowell HickoryHickoryCatawba Bledsoe >NoiseRhea Limited SalisburySalisburyRowan Buncombe > 100.0 dBuV/m 40.32 dBuMeigs = 872,258 Haywood AshevilleAsheville Swain 80.0 - 100.0 Lincoln McMinn Monroe KannapolisKannapolis Rutherford ConcordConcordCabarrus Graham 60.0 - 80.0 ConcordConcord Montgomery Henderson Cleveland Stanly Gaston Jackson Polk Scale 1:1,900,000 48.0 - 60.0 Mecklenburg Hamilton km Bradley Transylvania ClevelandCleveland Polk Cherokee 40.32 - 48.0 Macon CharlotteCharlotte0 20 40 60 ClevelandCleveland V-Soft Communications LLC ® © Clay Cherokee ChattanoogaChattanooga Richmond ChattanoogaChattanooga Union York Anson Catoosa Towns SpartanburgSpartanburgSpartanburg Fannin Rabun Pickens Greenville SpartanburgSpartanburg RockRock HillHill Whitfield Union Murray GreenvilleGreenville Oconee Gilmer Union Chester Lancaster

WCYB-TV - BRISTOL, VIRGINIA NOVEMBER 2020 APPENDIX B Longley-Rice Interference Analysis tvstudy v2.2.5 (4uoc83) Database: localhost, Study: WCYB 30 825KW P260 #5323, Model: Longley-Rice Start: 2020.11.19 14:59:36

Study created: 2020.11.19 14:59:36

Study build station data: LMS TV 2020-11-19

Proposal: WCYB-TV D30 DT APP BRISTOL, VA File number: WCYB 30 825KW P260 Facility ID: 2455 Station data: User record Record ID: 1350 Country: U.S. Zone: II

Search options: Non-U.S. records included Baseline record excluded if station has CP

Stations potentially affected by proposal:

IX Call Chan Svc Status City, State File Number Distance No WXLV-TV D29 DT LIC WINSTON-SALEM, NC BLCDT20050624ABB 215.0 km Yes WKOP-TV D29 DT LIC KNOXVILLE, TN BLANK0000081273 173.2 No WCHS-TV D29 DT LIC CHARLESTON, WV BLANK0000059340 218.4 No WAGT-CD D30 DC LIC AUGUSTA, GA BLANK0000063630 339.2 No WDGA-CD D30 DC LIC DALTON, GA BLANK0000098047 324.8 No WMGT-TV D30 DT LIC MACON, GA BLANK0000075816 431.8 No WKPC-TV D30 DT LIC LOUISVILLE, KY BLANK0000087420 391.7 Yes WKMR D30 DT LIC MOREHEAD, KY BLANK0000075044 223.6 Yes WUNU D30 DT LIC LUMBERTON, NC BLANK0000114990 332.1 No WHIZ-TV D30 DT LIC ZANESVILLE, OH BLANK0000125049 386.8 Yes WYFF D30 DT LIC GREENVILLE, SC BLANK0000081030 155.3 No WNAB D30 DT LIC NASHVILLE, TN BLANK0000115868 419.9 Yes WDBJ D30 DT LIC ROANOKE, VA BLANK0000094109 192.4 No WGHP D31 DT LIC HIGH POINT, NC BLANK0000116302 215.4 Yes WBXX-TV D31 DT LIC CROSSVILLE, TN BLANK0000081641 203.4 No WOAY-TV D31 DT LIC OAK HILL, WV BLANK0000096583 187.8

No non-directional AM stations found within 0.8 km

No directional AM stations found within 3.2 km

Record parameters as studied:

Channel: D30 Latitude: 36 26 58.20 N (NAD83) Longitude: 82 6 28.70 W Height AMSL: 1388.0 m HAAT: 743.0 m Peak ERP: 825 kW Antenna: WCYB 30 TFU-29ETT VP-R P260 0.0 deg Elev Pattrn: Generic

40.3 dBu contour: Azimuth ERP HAAT Distance

Carl T. Jones Corporation 7901 Yarnwood Court, Springfield, Virginia 22153-2827 (703) 569-7704 Fax: (703) 569-6417 Appendix B - Interference Analysis WCYB-TV - Bristol, Virginia Channel 30 -825 kW - Page 2

0.0 deg 334 kW 862.7 m 122.6 km 45.0 683 741.1 125.4 90.0 141 545.9 101.2 135.0 181 624.0 107.5 180.0 88.2 742.6 105.9 225.0 511 661.0 118.7 270.0 536 862.9 127.2 315.0 349 892.0 123.9

Database HAAT does not agree with computed HAAT Database HAAT: 743 m Computed HAAT: 742 m

ERP exceeds maximum ERP: 825 kW ERP maximum: 226 kW

Distance to Canadian border: 581.5 km

Distance to Mexican border: 1823.3 km

Conditions at FCC monitoring station: Powder Springs GA Bearing: 220.3 degrees Distance: 373.1 km

Proposal is not within the West Virginia quiet zone area

Conditions at Table Mountain receiving zone: Bearing: 288.5 degrees Distance: 2051.6 km

Please process using these tvstudy parameters: Study cell size: 2.00 km Profile point spacing: 0.10 km

Maximum new IX to full-service and Class A: 0.50% Maximum new IX to LPTV: 2.00%

------Interference to BLANK0000081273 LIC scenario 1

Call Chan Svc Status City, State File Number Distance Desired: WKOP-TV D29 DT LIC KNOXVILLE, TN BLANK0000081273

Undesireds: WCYB-TV D30 DT APP BRISTOL, VA WCYB 30 825KW P260 173.2 km WELF-TV D28 DT LIC DALTON, GA BLANK0000090766 185.8 WEMT D28 DT LIC GREENEVILLE, TN BLANK0000072087 173.2 WBRC D29 DT LIC BIRMINGHAM, AL BLANK0000081282 380.9 WYGA-CD D29 DC LIC ATLANTA, GA BLANK0000081313 252.9 WKGB-TV D29 DT LIC BOWLING GREEN, KY BLANK0000087457 268.3 WPTO D29 DT LIC OXFORD, OH BLANK0000113643 351.3 WCHS-TV D29 DT LIC CHARLESTON, WV BLANK0000059340 323.9

Service area Terrain-limited IX-free, before IX-free, after Percent New IX 32656.9 1,555,654 28069.3 1,413,065 27921.1 1,406,653 27913.1 1,406,369 0.03 0.02

Undesired Total IX Unique IX, before Unique IX, after WCYB-TV D30 DT APP 60.0 1,506 8.0 284 WELF-TV D28 DT LIC 4.0 37 4.0 37 4.0 37 WEMT D28 DT LIC 52.0 1,222 52.0 1,222 0.0 0 WBRC D29 DT LIC 24.3 1,229 24.3 1,229 24.3 1,229 WYGA-CD D29 DC LIC 4.0 0 4.0 0 4.0 0 WKGB-TV D29 DT LIC 40.0 3,755 32.0 2,897 32.0 2,897 WPTO D29 DT LIC 12.0 409 0.0 0 0.0 0 WCHS-TV D29 DT LIC 31.9 1,027 15.9 71 15.9 71

------Interference to BLANK0000075044 LIC scenario 1

Call Chan Svc Status City, State File Number Distance Desired: WKMR D30 DT LIC MOREHEAD, KY BLANK0000075044

Undesireds: WCYB-TV D30 DT APP BRISTOL, VA WCYB 30 825KW P260 223.6 km WKPC-TV D30 DT LIC LOUISVILLE, KY BLANK0000087420 212.8 WHIZ-TV D30 DT LIC ZANESVILLE, OH BLANK0000125049 230.0 WDBJ D30 DT LIC ROANOKE, VA BLANK0000094109 305.9

Service area Terrain-limited IX-free, before IX-free, after Percent New IX 18263.5 463,316 17804.1 416,639 17780.2 411,436 17748.1 409,804 0.18 0.40

Undesired Total IX Unique IX, before Unique IX, after WCYB-TV D30 DT APP 40.1 1,856 32.1 1,632 WKPC-TV D30 DT LIC 11.9 465 11.9 465 11.9 465 WHIZ-TV D30 DT LIC 12.0 4,738 8.0 224 0.0 0 WDBJ D30 DT LIC 4.0 4,514 0.0 0 0.0 0

------Interference to BLANK0000114990 LIC scenario 1

Call Chan Svc Status City, State File Number Distance Desired: WUNU D30 DT LIC LUMBERTON, NC BLANK0000114990

Undesireds: WCYB-TV D30 DT APP BRISTOL, VA WCYB 30 825KW P260 332.1 km WSFX-TV D29 DT LIC WILMINGTON, NC BLANK0000111706 107.9 WXLV-TV D29 DT LIC WINSTON-SALEM, NC BLCDT20050624ABB 138.3 WYFF D30 DT LIC GREENVILLE, SC BLANK0000081030 326.3 WDBJ D30 DT LIC ROANOKE, VA BLANK0000094109 284.6 WGHP D31 DT LIC HIGH POINT, NC BLANK0000116302 134.0

Service area Terrain-limited IX-free, before IX-free, after Percent New IX 25576.1 1,202,495 25408.6 1,198,743 24720.3 1,172,645 24716.3 1,172,645 0.02 0.00

Undesired Total IX Unique IX, before Unique IX, after WCYB-TV D30 DT APP 4.0 0 4.0 0 WSFX-TV D29 DT LIC 51.9 1,671 51.9 1,671 51.9 1,671 WXLV-TV D29 DT LIC 141.3 3,110 0.0 0 0.0 0 WYFF D30 DT LIC 87.8 1,130 31.8 460 31.8 460 WDBJ D30 DT LIC 503.7 21,608 201.5 8,774 201.5 8,774 WGHP D31 DT LIC 351.3 15,061 72.7 1,257 72.7 1,257

------Interference to BLANK0000081030 LIC scenario 1

Call Chan Svc Status City, State File Number Distance Desired: WYFF D30 DT LIC GREENVILLE, SC BLANK0000081030

Undesireds: WCYB-TV D30 DT APP BRISTOL, VA WCYB 30 825KW P260 155.3 km WAGT-CD D30 DC LIC AUGUSTA, GA BLANK0000063630 202.5 WMGT-TV D30 DT LIC MACON, GA BLANK0000075816 276.6 WUNU D30 DT LIC LUMBERTON, NC BLANK0000114990 326.3 WDBJ D30 DT LIC ROANOKE, VA BLANK0000094109 319.3 WBXX-TV D31 DT LIC CROSSVILLE, TN BLANK0000081641 191.8

Service area Terrain-limited IX-free, before IX-free, after Percent New IX 45272.6 2,626,363 41949.8 2,439,035 41481.0 2,424,172 41428.9 2,423,400 0.13 0.03

Undesired Total IX Unique IX, before Unique IX, after WCYB-TV D30 DT APP 72.3 2,405 52.1 772 WAGT-CD D30 DC LIC 332.4 2,301 316.4 2,177 308.4 2,177 WMGT-TV D30 DT LIC 35.9 829 19.9 705 19.9 705 WUNU D30 DT LIC 44.0 5,110 40.0 5,035 35.9 4,164 WDBJ D30 DT LIC 72.5 6,822 68.5 6,747 64.4 5,985 WBXX-TV D31 DT LIC 4.0 0 4.0 0 0.0 0

------Interference to BLANK0000094109 LIC scenario 1

Call Chan Svc Status City, State File Number Distance Desired: WDBJ D30 DT LIC ROANOKE, VA BLANK0000094109

Undesireds: WCYB-TV D30 DT APP BRISTOL, VA WCYB 30 825KW P260 192.4 km WXLV-TV D29 DT LIC WINSTON-SALEM, NC BLCDT20050624ABB 150.5 WCHS-TV D29 DT LIC CHARLESTON, WV BLANK0000059340 204.2 WIAV-CD D30 DC LIC WASHINGTON, DC BLANK0000119221 331.6 WKMR D30 DT LIC MOREHEAD, KY BLANK0000075044 305.9 WUNU D30 DT LIC LUMBERTON, NC BLANK0000114990 284.6 WHIZ-TV D30 DT LIC ZANESVILLE, OH BLANK0000125049 342.8 WYFF D30 DT LIC GREENVILLE, SC BLANK0000081030 319.3 WGHP D31 DT LIC HIGH POINT, NC BLANK0000116302 156.2 WOAY-TV D31 DT LIC OAK HILL, WV BLANK0000096583 121.9

Service area Terrain-limited IX-free, before IX-free, after Percent New IX 46715.1 1,626,017 42802.2 1,495,249 42479.7 1,480,414 42129.3 1,476,009 0.82 0.30

Undesired Total IX Unique IX, before Unique IX, after WCYB-TV D30 DT APP 437.8 10,835 350.4 4,405 WXLV-TV D29 DT LIC 83.7 4,219 51.9 2,158 51.9 2,158 WCHS-TV D29 DT LIC 4.0 101 0.0 0 0.0 0 WIAV-CD D30 DC LIC 7.9 82 7.9 82 7.9 82 WKMR D30 DT LIC 31.8 3,624 11.9 20 4.0 0 WUNU D30 DT LIC 111.6 2,050 55.8 802 51.8 802 WHIZ-TV D30 DT LIC 31.7 3,618 7.9 4 0.0 0 WYFF D30 DT LIC 111.6 4,888 43.9 3,330 23.9 612 WGHP D31 DT LIC 19.9 1,773 0.0 0 0.0 0 WOAY-TV D31 DT LIC 67.4 5,418 39.7 1,703 27.8 1,579

------Interference to BLANK0000081641 LIC scenario 1

Call Chan Svc Status City, State File Number Distance Desired: WBXX-TV D31 DT LIC CROSSVILLE, TN BLANK0000081641

Undesireds: WCYB-TV D30 DT APP BRISTOL, VA WCYB 30 825KW P260 203.4 km WDGA-CD D30 DC LIC DALTON, GA BLANK0000098047 164.8 WPCH-TV D31 DT LIC ATLANTA, GA BLANK0000081575 255.8 WKMA-TV D31 DT LIC MADISONVILLE, KY BLANK0000087442 307.6 WDTN D31 DT CP DAYTON, OH BLANK0000082150 401.3 WKPT-TV D32 DT LIC KINGSPORT, TN BLANK0000070485 200.4

Service area Terrain-limited IX-free, before IX-free, after Percent New IX 49835.0 2,142,759 46140.9 2,001,107 45965.1 1,993,210 45933.1 1,992,223 0.07 0.05

Undesired Total IX Unique IX, before Unique IX, after WCYB-TV D30 DT APP 36.0 1,137 32.0 987 WDGA-CD D30 DC LIC 59.4 2,601 47.5 1,952 47.5 1,952 WPCH-TV D31 DT LIC 80.3 2,242 60.4 1,460 60.4 1,460 WKMA-TV D31 DT LIC 32.0 1,682 24.0 1,549 24.0 1,549 WDTN D31 DT CP 20.0 2,004 20.0 2,004 20.0 2,004 WKPT-TV D32 DT LIC 4.0 150 4.0 150 0.0 0

------Interference to proposal scenario 1 Applicant will accept the predicted incoming interference. 1.69% interference received

Call Chan Svc Status City, State File Number Distance Desired: WCYB-TV D30 DT APP BRISTOL, VA WCYB 30 825KW P260

Undesireds: WKOP-TV D29 DT LIC KNOXVILLE, TN BLANK0000081273 173.2 km WKMR D30 DT LIC MOREHEAD, KY BLANK0000075044 223.6 WUNU D30 DT LIC LUMBERTON, NC BLANK0000114990 332.1 WYFF D30 DT LIC GREENVILLE, SC BLANK0000081030 155.3 WDBJ D30 DT LIC ROANOKE, VA BLANK0000094109 192.4 WBXX-TV D31 DT LIC CROSSVILLE, TN BLANK0000081641 203.4

Service area Terrain-limited IX-free Percent IX 42748.1 1,862,543 35549.0 1,377,275 34629.9 1,354,007 2.59 1.69

Undesired Total IX Unique IX Prcnt Unique IX WKOP-TV D29 DT LIC 68.1 3,853 40.1 1,906 0.11 0.14 WKMR D30 DT LIC 83.8 938 31.9 501 0.09 0.04 WUNU D30 DT LIC 24.0 144 8.0 63 0.02 0.00 WYFF D30 DT LIC 283.6 5,784 167.8 2,930 0.47 0.21 WDBJ D30 DT LIC 615.3 14,151 483.6 11,223 1.36 0.81 WBXX-TV D31 DT LIC 44.0 3,706 20.0 1,759 0.06 0.13

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