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WDME-CD

WASHINGTON DC

DIGITAL CLASS-A TV

Channel 20

TV-49, Inc.
26 North Halsted Street
Chicago IL 60661
3127052600
Facility ID: 168449
Licensed

Correspondence
FRN: 0019682483

0000189615

Granted

05/02/2022

REC Application ID: 5289964 (LMS)
Record Type: Digital Class-A TV Station
Application Purpose: License to Cover-Amendment
Channel: 20
Expiration Date: 10/02/2028

SITE # 1

NAD83 Coordinates: 38 56' 24.2" N / 77 4' 52.5" W
Antenna Structure Registration Number: 1285336
Elevation: 119.5 m AMSL
Antenna Type: DIE TLP-6B/VP
Antenna Polarization: Circular
Effective Radiated Power: 15kW
Radiation center-above mean sea level: 241.4
Overall antenna height above ground: 135.0
Non-Directional Antenna
Antenna System ID: 1008331

Rad	Field	dB	ERP	Rad	Field	dB	ERP	Rad	Field	dB	ERP
0	0.000	inf	0.000	120	1.000	0.0	15.000	240	1.000	0.0	15.000
10	1.000	0.0	15.000	130	1.000	0.0	15.000	250	1.000	0.0	15.000
20	1.000	0.0	15.000	140	1.000	0.0	15.000	260	1.000	0.0	15.000
30	1.000	0.0	15.000	150	1.000	0.0	15.000	270	1.000	0.0	15.000
40	1.000	0.0	15.000	160	1.000	0.0	15.000	280	1.000	0.0	15.000
50	1.000	0.0	15.000	170	1.000	0.0	15.000	290	1.000	0.0	15.000
60	1.000	0.0	15.000	180	1.000	0.0	15.000	300	1.000	0.0	15.000
70	1.000	0.0	15.000	190	1.000	0.0	15.000	310	1.000	0.0	15.000
80	1.000	0.0	15.000	200	1.000	0.0	15.000	320	1.000	0.0	15.000
90	1.000	0.0	15.000	210	1.000	0.0	15.000	330	1.000	0.0	15.000
100	1.000	0.0	15.000	220	1.000	0.0	15.000	340	1.000	0.0	15.000
110	1.000	0.0	15.000	230	1.000	0.0	15.000	350	1.000	0.0	15.000

0000189615

Superceded

04/27/2022

0000151019

Granted

07/09/2021

0000151019

Superceded

06/25/2021

0000150120

Granted

06/15/2021

0000121163

Granted

12/04/2020

0000089020

Dismissed

03/02/2020

0000081642

Granted

09/20/2019

0000080513

Granted

08/27/2019

0000068436

Granted

06/20/2019

0000068436

Superceded

06/19/2019

0000055139

Granted

02/13/2019

0000055139

Superceded

11/07/2018

0000034549

Granted

01/30/2018

0000027759

Granted

07/25/2017

BLDTA-20140623ACG

Granted

07/21/2014

BEP-20091005ABC

Granted

04/01/2010

BLDTL-20100108ABD

Granted

01/20/2010

BMPDTL-20090623AAG

Granted

08/17/2009

BSFDTL-20060630CMU

Granted

01/12/2007

CALL SIGN HISTORY

WAZW-LD - 01/12/2007 (CDBS)
WAZW-CD - 07/21/2014 (CDBS)
WAZT-CD - 10/11/2017 (CDBS)
WDME-CD - 04/20/2022 (CDBS)
WDME-CD - 01/12/2007 (LMS)
WAZT-CD - 00/00/0000 (LMS)
WDME-CD - 04/21/2022 (LMS)

PERIODS OF SILENCE

Dates	Reason	# Days
07/02/2019~09/18/2019		78
07/02/2019~09/18/2019		78
05/25/2021~06/11/2021		17
07/31/2021~07/08/2022		342
07/31/2021~10/06/2021		67
12/06/2021~04/22/2022		137

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APPLICATION HISTORY

	BDCCDTL-20061030AAC		Digital Companion Channel	Granted 01/12/2007
	BSFDTL-20060630CMU		Short Form Application	Granted 01/12/2007
	BMPDTL-20090623AAG		Modification	Granted 08/17/2009
	BLDTL-20100108ABD		License to Cover	Granted 01/20/2010
	BEP-20091005ABC		CP Extension	Granted 04/01/2010
	BDISDTL-20140328ALB		Displacement	Dismissed 07/21/2014
	BLDTA-20140623ACG		License to Cover	Granted 07/21/2014
	BAFDDT-20141120AES		Ancillary Fee	Received 11/21/2014
	0000024722		Administrative Update	Received 06/01/2017
	0000027759		Modify License	Granted 07/25/2017
	0000034549		Major Modification	Granted 01/30/2018
	0000055139		Modify License-Amendment	Granted 02/13/2019
	0000068436		Modify License-Amendment	Granted 06/20/2019
	5117917	Saved : 2019-03-07 19:46:45		Original App.
		Submitted : 2019-03-08 13:35:00
		Pending : 2019-03-08 13:35:20
		Superceded : 2019-06-19 07:05:12
	5128254	Saved : 2019-06-18 18:25:19		Amendment
		Review : 2019-06-18 19:26:14
		Pending : 2019-06-19 07:05:04
		Granted : 2019-06-20 08:17:39
	0000078315		SUS)	Received 07/18/2019
	0000078582		Silent STA	Granted 07/31/2019
	0000078580		CP Extension	Granted 08/21/2019
	0000080513		Modify License	Granted 08/27/2019
	0000081642		License to Cover	Granted 09/20/2019
	0000089020		Modify License	Dismissed 03/02/2020
	0000114920		Renewal	Granted 09/30/2020
	0000121163		Modify License	Granted 12/04/2020
	0000149568		SUS)	Received 06/03/2021
	0000150121		Resume Operations	Received 06/14/2021
	0000150120		License to Cover	Granted 06/15/2021
	0000151019		Modify License-Amendment	Granted 07/09/2021
	0000156825		SUS)	Received 08/10/2021
	0000158193		Silent STA	Granted 09/21/2021
	0000163166		Resume Operations	Received 10/06/2021
From: WMTM, LLC
To: TV-49, INC.
	0000158979		Assign License/CP	Granted 10/25/2021
	0000176930		Silent STA	Granted 12/14/2021
	0000189621		Resume Operations	Received 04/22/2022
	0000189615		License to Cover-Amendment	Granted 05/02/2022
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IMPORTED LETTERS

Incoming letter or scanned document		09/16/2014
Incoming letter or scanned document	BLDTL-20100108ABD	06/20/2014