Title: Table of Contents
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1. Table of Contents 2. Station Information 3. Station Information technical data 4. Coverage Map 5. FCC requirements per checklist 6. Operator FCC Requirements 7. Job Description Master Control Operator’s 8. Chief operator 9. FCC Station Inspection 10. FCC Station Inspection FAQ 11. FCC Public File 12. FCC Public File 13. FCC Public File 14. FCC Public File 15. Studio location and presence. 16. Broadcasters Legal Calendar 17. Broadcasters Legal Calendar 18. Attended and Unattended Operation 19. Attended and Unattended Operation FAQ 20. Attended and Unattended Operation FAQ 21. Attended and Unattended Operation FAQ 22. Monitoring Schedule and Procedure 23. Calibration and Inspection Procedure 24. Automation 25. Automation of Master Control 26. Automation of Master Control 27. Station Identification 28. Station Log 29. Station Log 30. Station Log Books 31. Station Log Schedule 32. Program Log 33. EAS -Emergency Alert System 34. EAS -Emergency Alert System 35. EAS -Emergency Alert System 36. Transmitter control 37. Transmitter control Explanation 38. Transmitter control Explanation 39. Transmitter control Explanation 40. Transmitter control Explanation 41. Transmitter control Explanation |
42. Starting and Re-starting Transmitter 43. Shutdown the Transmitter 44. Power Out Adjustments 45. Video Modulation Waveform 46. Video Modulation Vectorscope 47. Frequency, Bandwidth, Audio Modulation 49. Tower and tower lighting 50. Job title: Operator & Broadcast technician 51. Master Control operator daily schedule 52. Master Control training tapes 53. Personnel policy outline 54. Job Safety Requirements 55. Community Issues/program lists 56. Children's Television Programming 57. Children's Television Programming 58. Children's Television Programming 59. RF Radiation hazard study 60. Tower worker RF safety drawing 61. Equipment Performance Records 62. Concordance, Word Index Complimentary material and appendix. Drawings, Forms, Rules, Sources. |
Title: Station Information
Call Sign: WTJR TV16 (working till Jesus returns)
Channel: 16+ (frequency 482 - 488 MHz)
City of License: Quincy, Illinois. (market DMA #166)
Population coverage: 429,000 (+) potential coverage.
Class of license: Commercial
Power output: 1,020,000 watts effective radiated power (1020 KW or 1.02 MW)
Height on broadcast tower to center of radiation 827 feet.
Call Sign: WTJR DTV 16.1 (HDTV) construction permit
Channel: 32 (frequency 578- 584 MHz)
City of License: Quincy, Illinois. (market DMA #166)
Population coverage: 429,000 (+) potential coverage.
Class of license: Commercial
Power output: 50,000 watts effective radiated power (50 KW)
Height on broadcast tower to center of radiation 825 feet. (proposed)
Tower Location:
3420 Cannonball road Quincy, Illinois, 62301.
Coordinates: 39° 58′ 18.00″ N Latitude 91° 19′ 42.00″ W Longitude (NAD 27)
Tower Height 904' Tower ASR# 1009806
Phone: 217-228-1691
Studio Address:
222 North Sixth street Quincy, Illinois, 62301
Coordinates:
39° 56’ 02.0” N Latitude 91° 24’ 21.0 W
Longitude, Elevation 184.4 M
Mail address: WTJR PO Box 1189 Quincy Illinois
Phone: 217-228-1616 Fax: 217-228-0966
Email: tv16@wtjr.org Website: www.wtjr.org
Microwave Studio transmitter link (STL):
Call Sign: WMG-470 (& WMG471 (TSL))
Frequency 12.8 GHz (12812.5 MHz)
Microwave Associates MA13BX transmitters with 6' solid Microwave dish.
Microwave audio, 1 PAC demod (6.8 MHz)
For further Information:
TV search. http://www.fcc.gov/mb/video/tvq.html (search station by call sign)
U.L.S. (Microwave+) http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/ (search station by call sign)
Check also station website.
Title: Station Information
WTJR Technical data from FCC database
Current WTJR TV16 Analog:
Station: WTJR QUINCY, IL USA
Licensee: BELIEVER’S
BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Service Designation: TV NTSC
(analog) television station
Format: Christian Programming
Class: Commercial (operated
as non-profit)
Channel: 16(+) 482 - 488 MHz
Licensed
File No.: BLCT-19981123KE
Facility ID
number: 4593
coordinates: 39° 58′
18.00″ N Latitude 91° 19′ 42.00″ W Longitude (NAD 27)
Tower
ASR Registration 1009806
Effective Radiated Power
(ERP): 1020. kW ERP (1,020,000 watts)
Antenna Height Above Average
Terrain: 308. meters HAAT
Antenna Height Above Mean Sea
Level: 494. meters AMSL
Antenna Height Above Ground
Level: 268. meters AGL
Frequency
Offset: + (plus) Non-Directional Antenna ID
No.: 28538
Antenna Make: RCA Antenna
Model: TFU-30J
WTJR Digital Television on
Channel 32 (HDTV Tuner required for viewing)
Current ON-AIR Conditions
7/19/07 : -
Channel: 32, Zone: I
Antenna Location Coordinates:
(NAD 27)
Latitude: Degrees 39 Minutes
58 Seconds 19 North South
Longitude: Degrees 91 Minutes
19 Seconds 40 West East
Antenna Structure
Registration Number: 1009806
Antenna Location Site
Elevation Above Mean Sea Level: 228 meters
Overall Tower Height Above
Ground Level: 273 meters
Height of Radiation Center
Above Ground Level: 213 meters
Height of Radiation Center
Above Average Terrain: 255 meters
Maximum Effective Radiated
Power (average): 70 kW
Antenna Specifications:
Nondirectional Directional Manufacturer ERI Model AL12W-32-PM
Station: WTJR QUINCY IL USA (Digital)
Licensee: CTN
Future Construction Permit
(2006) Full power.
WTJR IL QUINCY USA (Digital)
Licensee: BELIEVER’S
BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Service Designation: DT
Digital television station
Channel: 32 578 - 584 MHz
Construction Permit
File No.: BPCDT-19991018ABO
Facility ID
number: 4593
CDBS Application ID
No.: 420987
39° 58′ 18.00″ N
Latitude 91° 19′ 42.00″ W Longitude (NAD 27)
Polarization: Horizontal (H)
Effective Radiated Power
(ERP): 50. kW ERP
Antenna Height Above Average
Terrain: 284. meters HAAT
Antenna Height Above Mean Sea
Level: 470. meters AMSL
Antenna Height Above Ground
Level: 244. meters AGL
TV Zone: 1 Non-Directional
Antenna ID
No.: 29091 TFU-24 Pattern Rotation: 0.00
Station Coverage Map

Population Report for WTJR TV16 Quincy IL using Comstudy 2.2 software, Year 2000 census data.
Contour type : F(50,50) Signal strength : 64.000 dBu (GRADE B CONTOUR)
Area covered : 15401.500 sq. mi Population covered:
205327 persons, Contour HAAT (ft) : 1006.5
Contour type : F(50,50) Signal strength : 74.000 dBu (GRADE A CONTOUR)
Area covered : 9312.000 sq. mi Population covered:
157246 persons, Contour HAAT (ft) : 1006.5
Contour type : F(50,50) Signal strength : 80.000 dBu (CITY GRADE COUNTOR)
Area covered : 6520.600 sq. mi Population covered:
121319 persons, Contour HAAT (ft) : 1006.5
Contour type : F(50,50) Signal strength : 50.000 dBu (OUTDOOR ANTENNA COVERAGE)
Area covered : 32433.200 sq. mi Population covered:
429203 persons, Contour HAAT (ft) : 1006.5
Title: FCC Requirements per FCC checklist.
Bulletin
EB-18TV August 2005 Edition*
Section I:
Administrative and Non-Technical
A.
Authorizations (posted and filed also applications filed on time)
B. Station
Logs/Records (maintain and review weekly)
C. Chief
Operators (posted & filed weekly review of log)
D. Station Identification (every hour)
E. Telephone
Access to Station (local number and toll free)
F. Public Inspection File and all required
reports (maintain at studio)
G. Main Studio Presence (8 hours a day)
H. Main Studio Location (25 miles or less from city of license)
I.
Subchannel Leasing Agreements (SCA’s rented out)
Section II:
Antenna Structures
A. Antenna
Registration (ASR # posted at tower and filed)
B. Antenna
Specifics (does it match license)
C. Tower Light Observations (alarm if
light fails, call FAA)
D.
Painting/Lighting (painted if required)
E. FAA
Notification (if under construction, height change)
F. Station
Logs (log tower lights)
Section III:
Emergency Alert System (EAS)
A.
Participating vs. Non-Participating (participating)
B. Handbook
(EAS handbook at control point)
C. EAS Decoder/Monitor (working)
D. EAS Encoder/Generator (working)
E. EAS Test (weekly and monthly test)
F. Station
Logs (EAS data in station log)
Section IV:
Technical
A. Power (power level set and monitored)
B. Direct
vs. Indirect Method (how do you measure? direct)
C. Frequency (frequency set and monitored)
D. Modulation (modulation set and monitored)
E.
Transmitter Metering & Control (equipment in place and working)
F. Spurious
and Harmonic Emissions ( FCC "mask" )
G. Monitoring Procedures (how and when
station monitors, filed, logged)
H. Calibration (how and when station Calibrates, filed,
logged)
Section V: Attended VS Unattended Operation
A. Attended vs. Unattended Operation (operators in
place and procedures)
B.
Notification (if studio moves)
Section VI:
Local Marketing Agreements (LMA)
A. LMA
Status, B. Filing of Contracts
("Time brokerage""Local Marketing Agreement")
C. Control
of Station (station under control at all
times)
D. Main Studio (main studio manned and open to public)
*see current
FCC checklist for detailed explanations
http://www.fcc.gov/eb/bc-chklsts/
Operator FCC
Requirements
1. Station Log
Maintain
a Station Log (as described in station log section)
2. Operate & Monitor
Transmitter and Transmitter site
Operate
and monitor to maintain the following.