Historical Consolidated Database System

20110826ACW

This is a historical CDBS record. CDBS stopped receiving current broadcast application updates in October 2023; newer broadcast activity is maintained in LMS.

Application details

CDBS application ID	1437985
Application reference number	20110826ACW
Service	DS
Application type	STA
File prefix	BDSTA
Call sign	WLS-TV
Facility ID	73226
Community	CHICAGO, IL
Channel	44
Status	GRANT
Status date	2011-09-07
Accepted	2011-08-29
Construction permit expiration	2012-03-07

Applicant

Name	WLS TELEVISION, INC.
Address	77 WEST 66TH STREET, 16TH FLR, ATTN: JOHN W. ZUCKER, ESQ., NEW YORK, NY, 100236298, US
Phone	2124567777

Broadcast facility

Facility ID	73226
Call sign	WLS-TV
Service	DT
Status	LICEN
Status date	2011-09-28
License expiration	2021-12-01
Channel	44
Frequency	650.000000 MHz
Community	CHICAGO, IL

Current LMS continuation

The FCC transfer table maps this historical application to BDSTA-20110826ACW.

Application parties

Role	Name	Location	Relationship or certification
APPLI	WLS TELEVISION, INC.	NEW YORK, NY, US
CNREP	AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC.	NEW YORK, NY
APCRT	JOHN W. ZUCKER		ASSISTANT SECRETARY
CRTEN	JOHN E. HIDLE, P.E.	SPRINGFIELD, VA	CONSULTING ENGINEER

Engineering records

Service	Assignment	Status / class	Power	Antenna	Coordinates	ASR	Height
TV	Channel 44	APP / A	908.000000 kW ERP	D H	41.87888889, -87.63555556	1032960	655.400 m AMSL

Call sign history

Call sign	Effective	Record changed
WLS-TV	2011-09-28	2011-09-28
DWLS-TV	2011-09-28	2011-09-28
WLS-TV	1979-04-23
WLS

Related FCC records

System or type	Record	Relationship
FACILITY	Facility 73226	Concerns Facility
FILING	79b006f7ac9b4e709a39c1b6063ebeb7	Continued As
STRUCTURE	ASR 1032960	Uses Structure