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SMITH AND FISHER EXHIBIT A ENGINEERING STATEMENT The engineering data contained herein have been prepared on behalf of D'AMICO BROTHERS BROADCASTING, CORP., the licensee of digital Low Power Television Station KVSD-LD, Channel 26 in San Diego, California, in support of its displacement Application for Construction Permit to specify operation on Channel 35. This station is being displaced as a result of the spectrum auction and significant predicted interference to and from KSWB-DT, which has been assigned repack Channel 26 in San Diego, California. No change in site location or antenna height is specified herein for the proposed operation of KVSD-LD on Channel 35. It is proposed to modify the existing broadband directional antenna, which is mounted at the 15.2-meter level of an existing 28-meter communications tower. The proposed effective radiated power for the facility is 15.0 kW in horizontal plane. Exhibit B is a map upon which the predicted 51 dBu service contour for the proposed Channel 35 facility is plotted. Attached, as Exhibit C, is a summary report from a TVStudy interference analysis for the proposed facility. Our study employed a cell size of 0.5 kilometer and increment spacing of 0.1 kilometer. Further the applicant proposes use of a full-service mask filter. The results indicate that the proposed KVSD-LD facility on Channel 35 meets the Commission’s interference requirements to all full-power, Class A, translator and low-power co-channel and adjacent-channel television facilities. In addition, it is believed that the proposed facility causes no predicted interference to any Mexican television station or allotment. A detailed power density calculation is provided in Exhibit D. SMITH AND FISHER EXHIBIT A Since no change in the overall height or location of the existing KVSD-LD tower is proposed herein, the Federal Aviation Administration has not been notified of this application. In addition, the Commission has assigned Antenna Structure Registration Number 1026468 to this communications tower. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing statements and the attached exhibits, which were prepared by me or under my immediate supervision, are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. KEVIN T. FISHER April 25, 2018 Rainbow Fallbrook CONTOUR POPULATION Smith and Fisher, LLC 2015 U.S. CENSUS DATA 2,458,425 (895,359 HH) Bonsall Valley Center Oceanside Vista PROPOSED CH. 35 Carlsbad 51 DBU CONTOUR San Marcos Escondido Julian KVSD-LD Encinitas Ramona San Diego Solana Beach Del Mar Poway Santee Alpine Pine V El Cajon La Mesa Spring Valley San Diego Jamul National City Chula Vista Imperial Beach Tecate San P Santa Martha Km 36 Tijuana Matamoros San Lorenzo Caada Verde El Florido San Luis Baja Malibu La Joya El Dorado Ramos Rancho Santa Monica Sur Santa Alicia Valle Las Palmas Rosarito EXHIBIT B PREDICTED SERVICE CONTOUR El Test Popotla Scale 1:500,000 PROPOSED KVSD-LD mi 04812 CH.Puerto 35 Nuevo- SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA V-Soft Communications LLC ® © Prima Tapia Igna San Jose De La Zorra EXHIBIT C TVSTUDY INTERFERENCE ANALYSIS RESULTS PROPOSED KVSD‐LD CHANNEL 35 – SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA Study created: 2018.04.24 16:06:44 Study build station data: LMS TV 2018‐04‐07 Proposal: KVSD‐LD D35 LD LIC SAN DIEGO, CA File number: BLDTL20130828AFL Facility ID: 14910 Station data: User record Record ID: 181 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 KDUG‐LD N21+ TX LIC HEMET, CA BLTTL20080813ABI 68.9 km No K21GI N21+ TX LIC MORONGO VALLEY, CA BLTT20050516AUD 123.8 No KMEX‐DT D34 DT APP LOS ANGELES, CA BLANK0000035668 169.1 No KMEX‐DT D34 DT LIC LOS ANGELES, CA BLCDT20121203ASI 169.1 No K34EU N34‐ TX LIC MORONGO VALLEY, CA BLTTL19970721JR 123.8 No K34EU D34 LD CP MORONGO VALLEY, CA BDFCDTT20120110ADG 123.8 No NEW D34 LD APP PALM SPRINGS, CA BNPDTL20090825ANX 107.7 No K50CY‐D D35 LD APP KINGMAN, AZ BLANK0000040081 364.5 No NEW D35 LD APP PARKER, AZ BNPDTL20100514AEI 280.2 No KESE‐LP N35 TX LIC YUMA, AZ BLTTL20001117AAJ 228.9 No KABE‐CD D35 DC CP BAKERSFIELD, CA BLANK0000034011 315.1 No K35LT‐D D35 LD CP BAKERSFIELD, CA BNPDTL20100514ABO 290.1 No K35BQ N35 TX LIC DAGGETT, ETC., CA BLTT19880307IA 208.7 No K35MD‐D D35 LD CP DESERT CENTER, CA BNPDTL20100514ACV 176.7 Yes KTLA D35 DT CP LOS ANGELES, CA BLANK0000034407 169.1 No NEW D35 LD APP LOST HILLS, CA BNPDTL20100514ACC 329.7 No K35LA‐D D35 LD LIC PALM SPRINGS, CA BLDTT20110926AGO 107.6 No K35HO‐D D35 LD LIC RIDGECREST, CA BLDTT20080401AUL 282.3 Yes KRCA D35 DT LIC RIVERSIDE, CA BLCDT20091112AIM 167.7 No NEW D35 LD APP SANTA BARBARA, CA BNPDTL20090825ATH 298.1 No KTSB‐CD D35 DC LIC SANTA MARIA, CA BLANK0000001600 364.0 No KVTE‐LP D35 LD LIC LAS VEGAS, NV BLDTL20140611ADE 385.2 No KVTE‐LP D35 LD CP LAS VEGAS, NV BMPDTL20140414ACB 385.2 No KVTE‐LP N35z TX LIC LAS VEGAS, NV BLTTL20040811AAP 371.2 No KAJB D36 DT LIC CALIPATRIA, CA BLCDT20090320AAI 199.8 No KEVC‐CD D36 DC LIC INDIO, CA BLANK0000001550 107.5 No KNBC D36 DD APP LOS ANGELES, CA BMPCDT20100811ABJ 168.9 No KNBC D36 DT LIC LOS ANGELES, CA BLCDT20070820ACK 168.9 No K36GO N36‐ TX LIC MORONGO VALLEY, CA BLTT20060331AEU 123.8 No K36GO D36 LD APP MORONGO VALLEY, CA BDFCDTT20120110ADH 123.8 No KVES‐LD D36 LD LIC PALM SPRINGS, CA BLANK0000005156 112.1 No KSKT‐CD D36 DC LIC SAN MARCOS, CA BLANK0000001101 0.0 No KSKT‐CD D36 DC CP SAN MARCOS, CA BLANK0000035748 0.0 No KDUO‐LP N43‐ TX LIC PALM DESERT, CA BLTTL20071210ABX 107.6 No non‐directional AM stations found within 0.8 km No directional AM stations found within 3.2 km Record parameters as studied: Channel: D35 Mask: Full Service Latitude: 33 0 32.00 N (NAD83) Longitude: 116 58 19.00 W Height AMSL: 895.2 m HAAT: 0.0 m Peak ERP: 15.0 kW Antenna: PSI‐PSIUP2 0.0 deg Elev Pattrn: Generic 50.8 dBu contour: Azimuth ERP HAAT Distance 0.0 deg 0.002 kW 508.6 m 13.1 km 45.0 0.002 451.7 12.3 90.0 0.002 429.7 12.0 135.0 0.418 413.3 40.3 180.0 11.1 568.7 64.8 225.0 9.39 665.2 66.3 270.0 0.172 691.2 41.0 315.0 0.002 682.8 14.7 Database HAAT does not agree with computed HAAT Database HAAT: 0 m Computed HAAT: 551 m Distance to Canadian border: 1776.9 km **Proposal is within coordination distance of Mexican border Distance to Mexican border: 51.1 km Conditions at FCC monitoring station: Livermore CA Bearing: 321.8 degrees Distance: 680.0 km Proposal is not within the West Virginia quiet zone area Conditions at Table Mountain receiving zone: Bearing: 49.5 degrees Distance: 1309.1 km Study cell size: 0.50 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% ‐‐‐‐ Below is IX received by proposal BLDTL20130828AFL ‐‐‐‐ Proposal receives 7.95% interference from scenario 1 Proposal receives 13.45% interference from scenario 2 No IX check failures found. SMITH AND FISHER EXHIBIT D POWER DENSITY CALCULATION PROPOSED KVSD-LD CHANNEL 35 – SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA Since the FCC considers the possible biological effects of RF transmissions in its environmental determinations, we have studied the matter with respect to this San Diego facility. Employing the methods set forth in OET Bulletin No. 65 and considering a main-lobe effective radiated power of 15.0 kW, an antenna radiation center 15.2 meters above ground, and assuming a vertical relative field value of 10 percent at the steeper elevation angles for the existing PSI antenna, maximum power density two meters above ground of 0.029 mW/cm2 is calculated to occur near the south-southwest base of the tower. Since this is only 7.2 percent of the 0.40 mW/cm2 reference for uncontrolled environments (areas with public access) surrounding a facility operating on Channel 35 (596-602 MHz), a grant of this proposal may be considered a minor environmental action with respect to public exposure to non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation. Further, the station owner will take whatever precautionary steps are necessary, such as reducing power or leaving the air temporarily, to ensure that workers operating in the vicinity of the antenna are not exposed to excessive non-ionizing radiation. .