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WBXF-CD

DES MOINES IA

DIGITAL CLASS-A TV

Channel 28

L4 MEDIA GROUP, LLC
PO BOX 60606
200 South Wacker
Suite 2450
Chicago IL 60606
8444413397
Facility ID: 70417
Licensed

Correspondence
Enforcement History
FRN: 0014037857

0000035778

Granted

12/08/2017

0000005069

Granted

10/28/2015

0000004338

Granted

10/23/2015

BPTVA-20020424AAV

Granted

08/16/2002

BLTVA-20010226AAM

Granted

04/11/2001

BMPTVL-19920331JE

Granted

05/29/1992

BMPTVL-19911010JF

Granted

10/30/1991

BPTVL-19890310S4

Granted

04/24/1990

BPTVL-19881110IB

Granted

01/12/1989

BLTVL-19881006IA

Granted

11/30/1988

REC Application ID: (LMS)
Record Type: Class A TV Station
Application Purpose: License to Cover
Channel: 4 (Zero offset)
Expiration Date: 02/01/2022

SITE # 1

NAD83 Coordinates: 41 35' 12.9" N / 93 37' 34.7" W
Antenna Type: SCA ODD880726IB
Antenna Polarization: Horizontal
Effective Radiated Power: 0.015kW
Maximum ERP 0.015kW
Radiation center-above mean sea level: 393
Overall antenna height above ground: 147
Directional Antenna:
Antenna System ID: 21261

Rad	Field	dB	ERP	Rad	Field	dB	ERP	Rad	Field	dB	ERP
0	0.991	-0.1	0.015	120	0.635	-3.9	0.006	240	0.454	-6.9	0.003
10	0.998	0.0	0.015	130	0.605	-4.4	0.005	250	0.496	-6.1	0.004
20	0.970	-0.3	0.014	140	0.563	-5.0	0.005	260	0.528	-5.5	0.004
30	0.919	-0.7	0.013	150	0.513	-5.8	0.004	270	0.543	-5.3	0.004
40	0.855	-1.4	0.011	160	0.457	-6.8	0.003	280	0.599	-4.5	0.005
50	0.794	-2.0	0.009	170	0.397	-8.0	0.002	290	0.650	-3.7	0.006
60	0.742	-2.6	0.008	180	0.342	-9.3	0.002	300	0.703	-3.1	0.007
70	0.701	-3.1	0.007	190	0.328	-9.7	0.002	310	0.764	-2.3	0.009
80	0.664	-3.6	0.007	200	0.327	-9.7	0.002	320	0.834	-1.6	0.010
90	0.622	-4.1	0.006	210	0.341	-9.3	0.002	330	0.905	-0.9	0.012
100	0.647	-3.8	0.006	220	0.370	-8.6	0.002	340	0.964	-0.3	0.014
110	0.650	-3.7	0.006	230	0.409	-7.8	0.003	350	0.995	0.0	0.015

BMPTVL-19880726IB

Granted

09/23/1988

BPTVL-GK0308ZS

Granted

11/30/1987

CALL SIGN HISTORY

K04NL - 05/10/1989 (CDBS)
DK04NL - 01/26/1993 (CDBS)
K04NL - 02/01/1993 (CDBS)
WBXF-CA - 06/01/2001 (CDBS)
WBXF-CD - 05/10/1989 (LMS)

PERIODS OF SILENCE

Dates	Reason	# Days
05/01/2009~04/23/2010		357
04/29/2010~10/25/2010		179
04/24/2011~04/21/2012		363
07/14/2015~

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APPLICATION HISTORY

	BPTVL-GK0308ZS	Construction Permit	Granted 11/30/1987
	BMPTVL-19880726IB	Modification	Granted 09/23/1988
	BLTVL-19881006IA	License to Cover	Granted 11/30/1988
	BPTVL-19881110IB	Modification	Granted 01/12/1989
	BAPTVL-19890208IF	Assign License/CP	Granted 04/03/1989
	BPTVL-19890310S4	Major Modification-amend	Granted 04/24/1990
	BTCTVL-19900907II	Transfer of Control	Granted 09/28/1990
	BMPTVL-19911010JF	CP Extension	Granted 10/30/1991
	BMPTVL-19920331JE	CP Extension	Granted 05/29/1992
	BTCTVL-19930908IH	Transfer of Control	Granted 10/22/1993
	BRTVL-19930817AA	Renewal	Granted 01/31/1994
	BALTVL-19940308JL	Assign License/CP	Granted 03/22/1994
	BTCTVL-19980914AA	Transfer of Control	Granted 02/18/1999
	BRTVL-19981001HW	Renewal	Granted 03/16/1999
	BALTVL-19991124ABA	Assign License/CP	Granted 12/14/1999
	BLTVA-20010226AAM	License to Cover	Granted 04/11/2001
	BPTVA-20020424AAV	Modification	Granted 08/16/2002
	BALTVA-20050701AAM	Assign License/CP	Granted 09/07/2005
	BRTVA-20050930BOI	Renewal	Granted 03/22/2007
	BLSTA-20090501APE	Remain Silent Authority	Granted 05/07/2009
	BLESTA-20091030AGG	Resume Operations	Granted 11/09/2009
	-	Resume Operations	Granted 04/26/2010
	BLSTA-20100503AAL	Remain Silent Authority	Pending 05/04/2010
	-	Resume Operations	Granted 11/03/2010
	BLSTA-20120412ABO	Remain Silent Authority	Pending 04/13/2012
	-	Resume Operations	Granted 04/23/2012
	BRTVA-20140820AAA	Renewal	Granted 05/20/2015
	BLSTA-20150714AAI	Remain Silent Authority	Pending 07/15/2015
	BDCCDTL-20110831AAU	Digital Companion Channel	Cancelled 07/29/2015
	0000004338	Digital Companion Channel	Granted 10/23/2015
	0000005069	License to Cover	Granted 10/28/2015
	0000024188	Chg Main Studio Location	Received 04/10/2017
	0000035778	Modify License	Granted 12/08/2017
	0000145234	Administrative Update	Received 05/13/2021
	0000159872	Renewal	Granted 01/21/2022
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IMPORTED LETTERS

Incoming letter or scanned document		05/27/2015
Incoming letter or scanned document		03/24/2011
Incoming letter or scanned document	BLESTA-20091030AGG	11/09/2009
Incoming letter or scanned document	BLSTA-20090501APE	05/07/2009