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TV station, signal protection to other TV stations

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alok

Is there anyway to learn what TV stations a particular TV station needs to protect, with the restrictive antenna pattern it uses? Other than looking things up on the FCC website and trying to figure it out, are the TV stations that are protected listed somewhere?
You know how you see in the engineering application for a radio station where the signal level in different directions is shown along with stations needing protection, does TV do the same and if so where is it available to view?

Al
 
alok said:
Is there anyway to learn what TV stations a particular TV station needs to protect, with the restrictive antenna pattern it uses?
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No, not really.
alok said:
You know how you see in the engineering application for a radio station where the signal level in different directions is shown along with stations needing protection, does TV do the same and if so where is it available to view?
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Certain TV stations run directional antennas for different reasons. Just like radio, some to eliminate potential co, or adjacent interference to another station, while others use directional antenna patterns to relegate their network affiliate status within the bounds of their particular market.
 
Some coastal TV stations are directional by choice, pulling their signal in over the water and putting a little more signal into populated areas.
This is an example. WNEM, Bay City, MI.

FCCInfo Results

FCC Info is a Radio and Television Station Search Engine provided by Cavell, Mertz & Associates, Inc.
www.fccinfo.com
 
You can start with going to FCCdata.org. But in order to see the stations that need to be protected, you need to look at the individual applications, which are linked from FCCdata.org. All applications that involve engineering will show on the left side of the screen. To view the application, just click on the "View Application" link associated with the application record. On the application, you should see in the attachments, a technical study. Most technical studies use a program called "TV Study", which is provided by the FCC that shows the nearby stations and how the proposed facility will protect those other stations.

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