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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

REC Application ID: 5037944 (LMS)
Record Type: Digital Class-A TV Station
Application Purpose: License to Cover
Channel: 28 (Zero offset)
Expiration Date: 02/01/2022

SITE # 1

NAD83 Coordinates: 41 35' 13.0" N / 93 37' 34.0" W
Antenna Structure Registration Number: 1233643
Elevation: 248.1 m AMSL
Antenna Type: SIRA UTV-11/2
Antenna Polarization: Horizontal
Effective Radiated Power: 9.3kW
Radiation center-above mean sea level: 393.1
Overall antenna height above ground: 146.9
Non-Directional Antenna
Antenna System ID: 1000751

Rad	Field	dB	ERP	Rad	Field	dB	ERP	Rad	Field	dB	ERP
0	1.000	0.0	9.300	120	1.000	0.0	9.300	240	1.000	0.0	9.300
10	1.000	0.0	9.300	130	1.000	0.0	9.300	250	1.000	0.0	9.300
20	1.000	0.0	9.300	140	1.000	0.0	9.300	260	1.000	0.0	9.300
30	1.000	0.0	9.300	150	1.000	0.0	9.300	270	1.000	0.0	9.300
40	1.000	0.0	9.300	160	1.000	0.0	9.300	280	1.000	0.0	9.300
50	1.000	0.0	9.300	170	1.000	0.0	9.300	290	1.000	0.0	9.300
60	1.000	0.0	9.300	180	1.000	0.0	9.300	300	1.000	0.0	9.300
70	1.000	0.0	9.300	190	1.000	0.0	9.300	310	1.000	0.0	9.300
80	1.000	0.0	9.300	200	1.000	0.0	9.300	320	1.000	0.0	9.300
90	1.000	0.0	9.300	210	1.000	0.0	9.300	330	1.000	0.0	9.300
100	1.000	0.0	9.300	220	1.000	0.0	9.300	340	1.000	0.0	9.300
110	1.000	0.0	9.300	230	1.000	0.0	9.300	350	1.000	0.0	9.300

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

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