[J --j ::: --j OJ 0 --j m rt r 0 J m rn r J [I I OJ 0 » --j '" 0 ::J + 01 0 < ~ ,I T >-' + 1-' n 0 >-, ::J [J] [I [J] LO I-' '-i J I--' '-i J) l> m ::J 0 rt

H X Z --j [J] n

I l> m l> >-' --j [ m w 0 » ", h --j < m

GJ J m m ::J

[It L f- fl; 'In I- II o [,1 II () (, tll 1, I () Ul o C II I~l (I o 0

~- \ + + ATTACHMENTB

Technical Report

WFIE(TV}-Evansville, Indiana du Treil, Lundin & Rackley, Inc. ______A Subsidiary ofA.D. Ring, P.A.

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT COSMOS BROADCASTING CORPORATION STATION WFIE-TV EVANSVILLE, INDIANA

Technical Statement

The technical exhibit consisting of this statement and the attached Figure 1 was prepared on behalf of Cosmos Broadcasting Corporation, licensee of television broadcast station WFIE-TV Evansville, Indiana. This Exhibit supports a petition for reconsideration of the Federal Communications Commission action in MM Docket No. 87-268, In the Matter of Advanced Television Systems and Their Impact upon the Existing Television Broadcast Service, Sixth Report and Order, herein "Sixth Report".

Station WFIE-TV operates on channel 14, employing an effective radiated power of 2,190 kilowatts with antenna height above average terrain of 311 meters. In the Sixth Report, DTV channel 14 is assigned to station WTIU Bloomington, Indiana. The distance between WFIE-TV and WTIU is 165.5 kilometers, where the required separation between an analog station and cochannel DTV station in Zone I is 217.3 kilometers. (See 73.623(d)). Cosmos believes that DTV operation on channel 14 by WTIU will result is substantial destructive interference to WFIE-TV, with a du Treil, Lundin & Rackley, Inc. ______A Subsidiary ofA.D. Ring, P.A. WFIE-TV Page 2 of 4

substantial part of the interference located within the Evansville DMA.

Figure 1 is a map which shows the Grade B contour for WFIE-TV, the Evansville DMA boundary and the calculated interference from DTV channel 14 proposed to be employed by WTIU. The interference was determined by use of the FCC propagation curves, as the FCC guide for determining interference using the Longley-Rice methodology in GET Bulletin No. 69, is not yet available. Interference within the WFIE-TV 64 dBu Grade B contour was determined at points where the WFIE-TV signal was predicted to be less than 34 dBu above the WTIU DTV channel 14 signal. The WTIU interfering signal was computed on a F(50,10) basis.

According to the 1990 census, the Evansville DMA contains 701,282 persons in an area of 23,230 square kilometers. The Grade B contour of WFIE-TV provide service to 95.2 percent of the population and 85.4 percent of the area. Predicted interference to WFIE-TV within the DMA encloses an area of 2,532 square kilometers in which 64,700 persons reside. This interference represents 9.7 percent of the population and 12.8 percent of the area within the Grade B contour of WFIE-TV and within the Evansville DMA. This represents a loss of approximately 25,200 television households. du Treil, Lundin & Rackley, Inc. ______A Subsidiary of A.D. Ring, P.A. WFIE-TV Page 3 of 4

The inescapable conclusion is that WTIU must be assigned a DTV channel that does not severely interfere with the coverage of existing NTSC station WFIE-TV.

PROPOSED DTV ALLOTMENT

Station WFIE-TV was assigned channel 58 in the Sixth Report. Not only is channel 58 outside of the proposed "core" spectrum, it is also quite short spaced with NTSC station WFTE Salem, Indiana. The distance between WFIE-TV and WFTE is 155 kilometers while the requirement for an NTSC/DTV cochannel situation is 196 kilometers. Based on study of the allocation situation, it is possible that alternate channels are available which . better suit the operation of WFIE-TV.

Alternate channels believed to be available for WFIE-TV include channels 4, 5, 12, 46 and a number in the band from 60 to 69. Of this group, channel 4 offers the best possibility for adequate coverage and protection of other stations from interference. Proper use of channel 4 will require use of a directional transmitting antenna, the design of which is not currently possible due to the lack of the proper allocation tools, i.e., OET Bulletin No. 69. Based on many years of allocation experience, we believe it du Treil, Lundin & Rackley, Inc. ______A Subsidiary ofA.D. Ring, P.A WFIE-TV Page 4 of 4

is possible to design a proper directional antenna that will achieve coverage and protection goals.

Louis R. du Treil, Sr. du Treil, Lundin & Rackley, Inc. 240 N. Washington Boulevard Suite 700 Sarasota, FL 34236 (941) 366-2611

June 11, 1997 .figure 1

20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 miles I HHHHH I I I I I I 20 0 40 80 120 160 kilometers IAAAAA I I I I

PREDICTED INTERFERENCE TO WFIE-TV COSMOS BROADCASTING CORPORATION WFIE-TV EVANSVILLE, INDIANA du Treil, Lundin & Rackley, Inc. Sarasota, Florida Memo

TO: Steve Smith ~14 FROM: Marion B. Paul DATE: October 2, 1996

SUBJECT: Population Study-Grade "B" and Nielsen DMA Hello Steve, Enclosed you will find the infonnation you requested concerning the population study verses the infonnation listed in the latest FCC DTV tables. I have prepared the following: 1. Pages 1 and 2 shows our current grade "B" coverage compared to the FCC DTV allocation tables. 2. Pages 3 and 4 shows our current grade "B" coverage and the Nielsen Evansville designated market area (DMA) data from the May 1996, ratings book. A copy of our Sales coverage map is also enclosed. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THIS: Pages 1 and 2 shows that the FCC DTV tables are inaccurate as far as the population is concerned. I carefully look at all counties in our current grade "B" and find that the FCC DTV table is at least 42,000 short, and in reality probably more. The coverage area of 15,374 square kilometers is very close to our actual curve. Pages 3 and 4 shows that the Nielsen DMA popUlation, translated from TV households, far exceeds our grade "B" population. This is typical for UHF, particularly when there is a strong VHF in the market like WTVW channel 7. I know for a fact that we have a large audience in the DMA counties as shown on the map, page 4. Without doing a lot of market research of actual coverage and population studies, I am convinced that a tremendous number of people would no longer receive WFIE as they currently do, should the current DTV allocations prevail. I hope this infonnation is helpful. Good luck.

Enclosures; 2 copies each

By the way, an excellent reference for population studies and numbers can be found in Microsoft's program called Book Shelf, in the section called the World Almanac. This program is sometimes included with the MSOFFICE Professional. WFIE-TV CURRENT GRADE "B" COUNTIES AND POPULATION FCC TABLE OF DTV ALLOCATIONS

- FCC TABLE OF DTV ALLOCATIONS - CURRENT DIGITAL TV CURRENT COVERAGE NTSC SERVICE SERVICE STATE COUNTY PEOPLE % OF COUNTY AREA PEOPLE AREA PEOPLE AREA COVERED (Sq Km) (Sq Km) (Sq Km)

INDIANA DUBOIS 7,324 20 GIBSON 31,913 100 KNOX 3,989 10 PERRY 1,911 10 PIKE 8,757 70 POSEY 25,968 100 SPENCER 17,541 90 VANDERBURGH 165,058 100 WARRICK 44,920 100

KENTUCKY CALDWELL 1,324 10 CRITTENDEN 2,299 25 DAVIESS 87,189 100 HANCOCK 3,932 50 HENDERSON 43,044 100 HOPKINS 41,514 90 MCLEAN 9,626 100 MUHLENBERG 15,659 50 OHIO 10,553 50 UNION 16,557 100 WEBSTER 13,955 100

ILLINOIS EDWARDS 2,976 40 GALLATIN 6,909 100 HARDIN 2,596 50 WABASH 6,556 50 WAYNE 1,725 10 WHITE 13,242 80

TOTAL 587,037 15,488 545,000 15,374 544,000 15,366

Population figures are from the World Almanac and Book of Facts 1995

• INDIANA COUNTIES

• KENTUCKY COUNTIES

• ILLINOIS COUNTIES

GRADEB.XLS/MPAUL PAGE 1 WFIE·TV NIELSEN EVANSVILLE MARKET DATA DESIGNATED MARKET AREA (DMA) RANK # 94

CURRENT COVERAGE EVANSVILLE MARKET DATA STATE COUNTY PEOPLE % OF COUNTY AREA ESTIMATED % CABLE PENETRATION COVERED (Sq Km) TV HOMES

INDIANA DUBOIS 7,324 20 13,850 55% GIBSON 31,913 100 12,440 50% KNOX 3,989 10 N/A N/A PERRY 1,911 10 6,740 60% PIKE 8,757 70 4,840 44% POSEY 25,968 100 9,690 55% SPENCER 17,541 90 7,350 35% VANDERBURGH 165,058 100 68,140 73% WARRICK 44,920 100 17,590 67%

KENTUCKY CALDWELL 1,324 10 N/A N/A CRITIENDEN 2,299 25 N/A N/A DAVIESS 87,189 100 34,580 67% HANCOCK 3,932 50 2,850 37% HENDERSON 43,044 100 16,990 63% HOPKINS 41,514 90 17,580 74% MCLEAN 9,626 100 3,650 38% MUHLENBERG 15,659 50 11,340 62% OHIO 10,553 50 8,070 45% UNION 16,557 100 5,680 46% WEBSTER 13,955 100 5,100 55%

ILLINOIS CLAY N/A N/A 5,510 57% EDWARDS 2,976 40 2,990 40% GALLATIN 6,909 100 2,770 50% HARDIN 2,596 50 N/A N/A WABASH 6,556 50 4,830 58% WAYNE 1,725 10 7,000 44% WHITE 13,242 80 6,320 50%

TOTAL 587,037 15,488 275,900

Population based on Nielsen DMA households =TV homes x persons per household =275,900 x 2.53 =698,027

Population figures are from the World Almanac and Book of Facts 1995 Evansville market data taken from May 1996 Nielsen ratings book 2.53 persons per household taken from Nielsen rating book • METRO AREA •LOCAL DMA

DMA.XLS/MPAUL PAGE 3 PAGE 2 06/13 '97 09:21 lD:WFIE NBC FAX:812-426-1945

Skll'wn I~ LlI1J!(ord Viee Presidcnll(;eneral MiJml~er

.June 13, 1997

Re: DTV ChUlllle) (l\$~jb'lled to Bloomington, WII U) with NTSC Chunncl J4 on wI'I h in the Northern counties of the: EVllllsville dCRign

The interference shown on the NTSC Service area maps for WFm a/Teets nine counties in thc Evansville T)MA (1i$t). The interll.'Tcnce rerre~cnts 9.7% ol'thl.: populati~m and 12.R% or the arca within our grade B contour. This represents a loss ofapproximately 25.200 househo)d~.

Over the years WFIE has consistently dominated the local news ratings. We are a station llf great news tradition. In fact, over the paiil few years we have expanded our lead and win lhl; ratings hattle in all locally produced newscasts. T>cspite competing againSll\ competitor with II ~trong VHF signal, we have ma"imized our somewhat limited UHF signal.

We have always been able to out innovale and Ollt hW;lIt= our compctitors and truly h

Additionally, by losing 10°;., ofour households, we would expect. to lose 10% oftola! $t~tion rating~. Currently, the local TV market revenues equal $36,000,000. We capture arl"roxim.

We are the new!'; and infonnation leader and have earned the privilege to maintain our current coverage area.

111!i Ml. /\uhllr" 1<0,,0. 1':V,1I1svilk IN ·177:!fl. !'.fl. Bm Ilf 1/1. EV;lllli\'i1k· IN /177111 Ifill) -1:1:\·:141 ~ • FAX (H 12) ,t~(i·l~)4S • ";m;lil: wl'ic(CI'nhl' l1.nl1l1

TI 1...1_1 <_1 00'"' 1~' ~o P c:\? 00/13 '97 10:08 ID: ~JF IE ~J8C FAX:S12-426-1945 PAGE 2

Major drawbacks to losing signal in areas shaded on map:

All ratings figures a.re ba.sed On NSr 1996 County Coverage Study

EVANSVILLE DNA COUNTIES

PHRRY COUNTY« INDIANA

Loss of Tell City.. ,county seat and largeDt city in Perry Co. WFIE's 12 HH share sign-on to sign·oft leads all stations Most watched news at 5 p.m. Lota of news coverage during 1997 flood from Tell City and other Perry Coun t y commun i ti e s a 1ong the river.

PARTS or SPENCIR CO~y« INDIANA Spencer County is site of new $i-billion AK Steel plant that will employ 400 initially and eventually 750. This will be a high growth area next several years. WFIE achieves a 21 household share of viewing sign-on to sign­ off to lead all stations among Spencer County residents.

PIlE CQYNTY, IND+ANA

Close proximity to new Toyota truck plant in Gibson County, another high growth area. Lo~~ of Petersburg, largeAL city in Pike county. petersburg hard hit by a tornado in early 1990'9 and WFIE produced a IIrelief" telethon. Viewers in this area have a lOyf.\lty to WFIE.

PUBOlS COUNTY« IugIAHA

LOSS of Jasper and Huntjngburg, largest population centers in the county. Several large industries in the area, including Kimball, Buehler's Foods and Jasper Engine. Lou,: of m.oney ... above a La Lp. fj ve rage in household income according to Sales and Marketi.ng Management 1.99& Survey of Buying Power. 06/13 '97 10: 08 ID:WFiE NBC FAX:S12-426-1945 PAGE 3

HANCOCK COUNTY, KENTUCKY Most watched news at 6 and 10 p.m.

WAYNE COUNTY, ILyINQrS

Most. watched station sign-on to sign-off wi.t.h a 14 household share. Moat watched SOlJrce for local news with top newscasts at 5, 6 and lOp, In , 06/13 '97 10:09 ID ;~;F j E NBC Ff4X:812-426-1'945 PAGE 4

TBRRE HAUTE DMA COUNTIES

SOUTHERN KNOX COUNTy, INDIANA

LOSR of Vincennes, largest city and count.y suat Like Pike County, close to new Toyota plant. A straight drive down Highway 41. Will see population growth. Even though in the Terre Haute DMA, Evansville stations account for 20% of the viewing sign-on to sign-off.

LAWRBNCE COUNTY. ILLINQIi Terre Haute DMA, but Evansvjl1e sLaLions achieve a 24 household share sign-on to sign-off

RICHLAND COUNTY, lL~INOIS

Evansville stationA captured a ~~ household share sign-on to sign-off according to the 1996 NSI County Coverage study. -...... lllvr"enup Fa"rmersbur 0 "I "so "'Coa' City oElIe"svi1le T,.doc IUS @ClEasl ONeW'-~' Y'[email protected]:nin9ton"';';01;~~,o"G,o~mero os, O lIe e ~aytor S""~ro I 8 Ramsey City I Effingham' o. ,Montrose . OH'dol~OAn!,oPO"'o W:YOrM SU~LIVAN ~Jasonv,lleo GREENE, L oClear Creek Elizabethtown oScipio :",.oa>8entdMt .~. f~ °8,ng""m .@. TeulOllolis Po •• H"'o Yol. HutsDnv,IIeEl Sullivon.a. Casso 0 M'dland Worthington ~o oSonders AzoI,c O Butle'" sb.; I o '0 CIl lnJ Altom~t EOI""Or' bi fi Jon.,v,lI. V O.~;I", 'v.ivep.... ,"",-____ " e St Elmo ~ Dieterich0 JASPER Hunl0 I "m •o. 0 Dugger V'clsburg . 81 oom ,eld S'on/Old o Smithville N . ernon e 'Ye'Jril/ 1;0_0 . Cll Wol,on 0 0Wheel., W'II Sloy. Merom 0 MS' @ OS. .0. 0 Harrodsburg JACKSON Cortland H d n .0. \0,,9 ! e SlII: Brownstown . I ow 0 0 @ 0 I ~ .,om '0. Linton ""'I Ct K I 0 0 or • 0 nWllliam10n 01 ElJa Newlon·$. H'O"°'o:"o('~ Robi,;so,n ~'i'('r. 'Carlisle 0 0 Lyons 0 Newberry'Y Owe~s~:~o Springville ,,,'i'(. H II~nuv"I~leo r;eelown Se@JJENNI" Worden"""'...... • . m.,o pa e> • "",. osS' • 0 00' 0 e",. ymour I!l G METRO AREA Sle Mar,eo Flat Rock PI.oIOo "-'''~'''' 0 oSccdond 0 AYDCaOo EWingo o' Com",;nlk.> ~ I e r••" /i).,. 0..:, . ..8rownstow 0 er A1ham11r. bb.,lyO eRAWFORD Oa lown/i) /i) 0 0. nora Crane Foy."".v,IIeo .@. Bedford Vallon,a0 Pori' Cro"i"go I '11 Weslphalia 0 C' ''11'11 ms ° 0 - 0 '0 08 d Free andY' e ~ Od J"B,."n, "y ,'a Englewood M.edora C h '11 0 De "ard SVIille '" Donoo. Chounc.y ," 0 Edwardsport (;) 0 . . on 'I ," 0 I o. rot ersVI e ° \II Marirnl p' RICHLAND Pinkslaff o RUlle/l"~~icknelle Pla,nv,lIe Ind'o. SPt '~ LAWRENCE 01< \,.IS""" eAustin . lerr B'II DAVIESS ,ron' y ""e ""'e ~' HIghlands Olney ~ Sumner ~ ruc;v, e /i) ORo Idol. Sp',. cHuron ElMitchell' 1'0'1 t;"/e YO"o . 0 Jacobe JU )o_Slown o Alma e .@i:t 0 (!) III '@'Lowren!=eville 9 Montgomery Loogootee 5011;110 Scottsburg.e . Bloch.' Vill -e-~. CLINTON , MARION Noble o,.",on,\ Bridgeport ~. Wheatland 1J. 0 e .0. Orleonso t"PI'.°0Campbellsburg I SCOTT 01 "'eo 00,,0 SI Colhoun .V·lncennes 0 .w'. Sh I ORANGE . oN.w. . . ;eo,. .Corlyle ~f' .@ 0 em 0 L"'WRENCE . Washmgton 00 5 en Springs Salem. . Ph;lodelph"'J o~ ~ JUnCh~~ g /i)~es\ ~ati. e IS 9lebOnon&AViston Cll .e. 00din· °luk. Park6rsbur St. Francisville Monroe C,ty0 MARTIN I ,von,oo WASH INGTON":rNew Washing levillel :'berseGe~mantow"central~~I:liCentral City endale ° KNOX F'?ench .apaoli New P~~~~;, Hen~lIe: ;~~ arlelSO Wolnul K.II Decker l,ck "y Hord,n,b"r9 ~~,..~. MemphiS '~• .., ~M.mon., New Womac oH.II 0 o.• ng' " F,ede"c;,ou,g' Borden d @C1 M;nden C,e.k 0 Spee 0 00kawvilleo 0 olrvinglon "PomeID" P. o~1<'~"" S"WO" 'palmyr~ . 0 se ers urge ~:..~"i . ° °Add....II. Hoyleton IJEFFERSON CRAWFORD 0Ma~ngo ure~nvllleFLOYD ,~... 1 tevllleO I V.ne N Alb ny'\!!' ° .Jeffer oLenlb~rgWASHINGTON o Rodom • 'Mt.Vern lta~en..o \ ew 0:;,0 //Z~ . o. '0 r/~ Corydone. o. /; ~jE )11550 0 OoAdole Du80', Belle Rtveo 0/ . Lanesv,lIe Buefhel .... 0 Tilden 0 Coulterville PERR 0 o Bonn;e ~ ,ro.:ewM,ddlelownO L. °Saldwin o· Y No,on O oSp"ng 0 ... EI'lOb.'h • °1 ~",,,n,,,,,k ~ o ftUIS' Plnckne Ille. 0Tamaroa Inao GCHden " .•w Am"erdom pvalrey_Static porto ~ Sunr..'d oSesser oEwing .e. p' HARRISON Mt.Wash'n. ~ 'H .e. 0 . Il' FRANKLIN Mcleansboro . :..Mo,·:kpor' . Sh » o Culler Sr. John, 0 V.loo,;/'Cr" ,Macedon" Brondenburg.O:II,..., 0 .0. e ".,~n ~EADE Q ,0 Du Quoin@ C'I,O /i) 0.0.Bentono Ao;n Co"o V West Point BULL m .~, Willisville Mulu,l.w.O e. 8UClnel Hanaford 8ro ghl " III L (I.,monlo r .... Christophe' 0 . ~ orne Ekron ~ "'\. 'll H·1I0 VelleMes Dwell", Z.igler ",O"e.' OThOmpsony,lIe J Irvington" 1 0\l9 0 For' Knoz ._. 0"'''' 0 '0' 0 - ~lIester Ava 0 Elkville ORo~ollon @W.FronkfortSALINE ob,n,eo" I Mu 0 Radcliff~LebC I OFfum~:"IiPur h .O.RCO,"lfOOd °Ornville Ifll,z LIth Galatias .Ilofe '0 \ \o-Je'f'P°f Vine Grove , b r ACKSON DeSolo0 ~ 6John,'on City c' e£ C . Hardinsburg Co 0' u 90 0 'Aenlro o M h b . Combl"/i) ©Herrin OPllISbu'R I r- Horco 080010 H .0. ~" ,- "er oRineyville Bo! BREC~~~'R'Il)G'E . 0 ~ urp ys oro.©. Cort.rville6 0 0, Harrisbur.O Muddy 0 ,c:,'c. ... ' • oGorham@ C,a.nf,1I1 Entl~y ,0. 0C"D O,chlld [email protected]! Elizcbethtown@'NewHe ,wn 0 A'/tn/J , Cor bondiM0 e onon. Carriers coSha e"1,r,• _.'od)' H A R DIN <>Cecilia•.~ F'o~noOg" Grand Towel WILLIAMSON Mi\ls [.d/",d S.,.c,.'n'O.'9'" " € M"~."d,,O Creal SpII.0 Stonefo,t GI,ocaleo 6.Hoc oAlto ass 1\.T LARUE OQI ~'''ge \UN.ION 0C bd 0GoI.·"II. Sonori.o,a Bu"olo c eDen JOHNSON I C A. PE 0 \".. ",f Lu~r" e b Upton<=> M,:,g'1l"!r\~ _ ,.:.eAnno 0 vflcom e 0 0 t~t-b~ E!J2'abet~town0a C ... IRAROE... U• .u. V'. S''''r<0n Ros,c1ore .~ HART Jonesboro ., ,enno.o. "...S 0 Tolu . .eJockson ::>~ngola Cyp,ess G,,,n',b,,,~" Golconda: ~ CRIT °BoMle"lIe Cope Girardeau ® .'.1011 ('.ek 0 0 ° P.e.·....Ii. ~ ..0'LlVING· Canmer ~ C" ~ OMcClure [tco ~.Ikn,,~ . B,owor;cld. STON oLola .' 0 VN,.on.,l,. •... LEXANOE~~' 0UI!inKarn~k0 I MASsAc homocono \ Munfordvtlle.o. oHo,cY'IC Scotr Cil..JlIlmo4 Tamms °Grand Chain 0~0 .•• 'Burnao oSalem .\ RowletiI O.. ,.,[Ie Oclt3 ...... r Yoo .01'eDes· &~~~;SKJ.~0Iop~a "oh ~ ) . reco,e ChJff~e °Kelso. ° Villa Rid e oOIn1sred ... Fredonia WFIE TV .. ~ Comm~rceo'OI"e Branch . o>ton";' c - :'!.._ .' 'Lc~,n·90 0. M"'erG.c Mounds, Scale of MIles ra~ Benlon ~ou:d_Cit 0 20 40 60 N-AME 0C'ofton NIELSEN DMA MARKET DATA ) Morle~ 08/0.j9.Ii.F~i~r;~~IY' I I I I Ed",on SCALE CHECKED BY 'DRAWNBY­ 0Vanduser D,.h/,'nd~. .' CHRISTIAN M. PAUL RD Ch 10 ~Iro TODD DATE \ME or eston. oW LOGAN 10/1196 ~ Hopkinsville CAD,io 'k SCOTTJ .©. SIZE -WIN REVISION' Shadeo o ~,,-;-;~ St estO"@0Mme,Bertrand 0Wy . .. r, ..__ .0. ,(.~I. LLt~-P~ age ~'SSIS5IPPI /CARLISLE ··~IS' GRAVES .\;J. \ F I Fa"",";" EI~lon.6. Russell.dle Morehouse Annlslon. Arl'ngton 0'\\-0"'1;)) CF3ncy fa,m MARSHALL ~ 0 o OeOr-IOn P~~bro~e 0 ~~ i-Oro,·,' ., ,. \.hrr" o,~.. o Co~I Litchfield"",.I ll.-J., 0 "'Hi"~I'1elrvitlo0 F . .,. '.. .. Jewelt Qvr"enup Fmmersburg- •t e'o r C,tv \ °Uo.;~s,v~Ell '11 Na~hvill"10 "e Ie' ON.w~• esp;e IT'"" flm Cit·/ A Y ETTE Beecher 0 0 Shv,,",wey 0 HOlOI Delio Welt'.·Shelb OV<-focoaimoni oFreedom l 6. Coh • ®oEnl <;) ~ H'd 0 I' 0" e aylor SPf\.8 sboro I Ramse Cily I. 0 I urn oHowe,,,II. Brooaview • G>rdrr, ColJIftMO ~, CI"'0alBentdMI ,,~ 0 0 y Effinghomr-,. 0 .Montro,e . ogoAnnopol"o WYo"O SULLIVAN OJ '11 I [email protected]""."'G,n",,,,,,r,, 'vll. 8 df d ·':l·Brownstown Comm n. 0Marir,~ . P In~ro"on,O 00,,000' 0Ch, 0B '01 Freelandville WestDhaliaOO j B C ""II ~ 0-. e or Val10nta00 Po", (,,,1\ ng~ . 'P,err • RIC L o.",.~" EdwardIPor'0T:. don ' ,n, ,Iy I 'a s Englewood Medo'a . o . Hlghlond(JI y Louisville. . o~o"o, HAND Plnksiaff o PellO'. U~,cknell 0Platn'Jille Indon sp"t I Crothersvllle 0 \0 0 Sllacob0 ~ J• ILLINOIS COUNTIES sp". OlneYe) Sumner' Brucevtlle0 €I DAVIESS 1-0- lyC LAWRENCE, " l,o.IStlQ. A I )lIinsville C'~~ Cloy City PH .. 0 V'h,,~SICfl)r"e ' I~.'F,·',coPERRY'''~';.~''0 locpo d.--- A",,'ordom p'Voll"eyj); , Q ." oeuller 51. John' 0 I!. HARRISON:,'.1~u"porl -, HI mOt.' DuQuoin@No't.c,,,o 0,..,Benton, .( D .,Q .... MtWa one N ..I• Willisville Mulkertow'.o 0 0Buco~;' 0 A"n 10n,,!I. "u, ~Brondenburg 6""'" ., .6. ,. .>ell HIli ow 110 Christopher oHanatord Bfouqhlo 0Troy • ~ . i:- V 0 . 8U ~'Chesle,J ° V"re....O e 0 Zeigler 0 ",nl oThompsonvilie " @leIlCity.MEADEWes!Po,nt I. Ava Elkville 0 0@ WF kf rt . 0 ·om. F'ron" Q l. Ct.,mo, ~.~·JACKSON0Ro'kwoorl 0 001 ORoyaltan. ran art SALINE I~ ,.0. onneltOn I' ...... 9J't-o" "- '.r fov,lo H.", Sv,h O!".mon,pu' Galal'a, R"I.,oh .0. • rVlMgton(j) Mu1o(OIl 0 FOf' Kn'l.' · M.n/ro DeSoto0~mb':;I. ,"'p,on Rosiclere .~ ·~· rd . Dongola Cypress Gfon',burg" Golconda· ",.. ~ CRrol'vT Die (ope G Iro eou,p" I.M Cre.' e 0 "ee· II .0.~ 'I c ' lSI •• \01" e u .LlVING Canmer GerdoM,lIe • °McClure oElco ~."no" . 8"wnr;.,d. STON Lola . 0 w"'e,,, SCOIt Ci ..J"i~~EXANDE~0U"in Kar~ke I MASsAc I1o"",p'on,, 0 \ Munfordville.o. HOfd, eIta ; fyo 0 Tamms. PULASKI Grand Charn oRo,n. 'Burna oSal~m Rowlettso 0 villo "I., ".\ " I~e ( or-a OK I 01'eOes oPulask, ... ~ ."loppa Knoh • 0 ) Choffee ( e sa. 0 Villa Ridge °Olmsted MI· . Jj , amm.rce o,"Olive Bt anch r' ' '" WFIE-TV'~ rJ"'~H"",=u;n A Md'efC,'~C. Mound~, Scale of Miles · Oron Benton Z'0U:~_Clt 0 20 40 .,Iyo M 10 Ce,,.c 0CroHon or ey 08'0~gell 'Future Clly' I ; I I Ed )ARD °Vanduser D.ehls'Od~Co' .r CHRISTIAN Charlfston. Iro ~erl)'eoo., TODD \ 'k SCOTTJo ,@. oW Hopkinsville REVIS/ON IShad SI eston~0MlnerB~rlrand 0Wy CAD I ,)"dge ~'SSISSIPPI ~":r.:~~~._-"-~.".-~~~~!"""'-":'!!"!~-- r G1 ,"'1(h .@. e 0 FMorehouse 0 ,.CARLISLE ~«(\ GRAVESl ."-'.~--"Y" \ . Fo'm.:", Elkton' .. .~h~~ .0. e~ "Ann'.~t.on. ~onGl o~\\'OI,~Fa~cy M~~;~ALL o (on/Of! .sex _, _ Farm \ o P.mbroke

ORANGE

CRAWFORD

Counties with NBC 14, WFIE ..TV Available on Cable System (in addition to all DMA Counties)

• Indiana DMA Counties PO. Box 1414 III ~ Mr. AlIhllrt1 Road • Kentucky DMA Counties Evansville, IN 47701 tf'­ (K12) 426-1414 42~-24K2 NBC (KI2) (FAX) • Illinois DMA Counties Market Rank: 94 Terrain loss - Red, IX NTSC Blue. ATV Green WFIE-ATV Ch. 5B HAAT 311.6 1,,,.1 III I EVANSVILLE IN Dir Ant RCA OOOWFIETV Date: 05 10 97 Terrain loss Red, IX NTSC Green, ATV Blue WFIE-NTSC Ch 14 ERP 2190.0 HAAT 311.6 I" " IIII I EVANSVILLE IN Dir, Ant. RCA ODDWFIETV

Date: 05 09 97 ~,~ o::;"l r. ATTACHMENTC

Technical Report

WIS(TV)-Columbia, South Carolina du Treil, Lundin & Rackley, Inc. ______A Subsidiary ofA.D. Ring, PA

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT COSMOS BROADCASTING CORPORATION STATION WIS COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA

Technical Statement

This statement was prepared on behalf of Cosmos Broadcasting Corporation, licensee of television broadcast station WIS Columbia, South Ca~olina in support of a petition for reconsideration of the Federal Communications Commission action in MM Docket No. 87-268, In the Matter of Advanced Television Systems and Their Impact upon the Existing Television Broadcast Service, Sixth Report and Order, herein "Sixth Report".

Station WIS operates on channel 10, employing an effective radiated power of 316 kilowatts with antenna height above average terrain of 472 meters. Station WIS was assigned channel 41 in the Sixth Report. Channel 41 is proposed for use by a new NTSC applicant (File Number BPET­ 960628KO) which seeks a waiver of the television freeze. This proposed channel 41 station, if constructed, would be 157.6 kilometers from WIS and destructive interference to the WIS DTV operation would result.

Based on study of the allocation situation, it is possible that alternate channels are available which better suit the operation of WIS. Alternate channels believed to be available for WSFA include channel 11 and others outside of the core spectrum. Of this group, channel 11 offers the du Treil, Lundin & Rackley, Inc. ______A Subsidiary ofA. D. Ring, P.c. Station WIS Page 2 of 2

best possibility for adequate coverage of the Columbia DMA and protection of other stations from interference. Use of channel 11 will dictate a directional transmitting antenna, the design of which is not currently possible due to the lack of the appropriate allocation tools, i.e., OET Bulletin No. 69. Based on many years of allocation experience, we believe it is possible to design a proper directional antenna that will achieve coverage and protection goals.

It is therefore requested that Cosmos Broadcasting Corporation be given the opportunity to request a replacement DTV channel, such as channel 11, after study of all factors pertaining to assignment of a DTV channel to WIS.

Louis R. du Treil, Sr. du Treil, Lundin & Rackley, Inc. 700 North Washington Boulevard Suite 700 Sarasota, Fl 34236

(941) 366-2611

June 11, 1997 WISa______"_:IO~" THE SPIRIT OF CAROLINA

WIS METRO Area • WIS NSI Area • 178,120 TV HOUSEHOLDS 518,770 TV HOUSEHOLDS

• WISDMA • Additional Coverage via Cable 299,110 TV HOUSEHOLDS

NIELSEN MAY 1996 An NBC Affiliate Represented by HRP Audience measurement data of all media are estimates only, subject to defects and limitations of source materials and methods. --::::_-.:::::- "'-S"O,±., +

Terrain loss - Red, IX NTSC Blue, ATV Green -ATV Ch. 41 HAAT 472.4 WIS 1.".1 III I COLUMBIA SC Oir Ant.

Date: 05 1 1 97 ::; =2':l e c, '= :1'- -:::: :::c---: -e - "... ,.."T.. +

Terrain loss - Red. IX NTSC Green. ATV Blue WIS -NTSC Ch 10 ERP 316.0 HAAT 472.4 I"" III I I COLUMBIA SC Oir Ant. Date: 05 10 97