| Applicant | Address | Phone | Applicant Type | |
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HC2 STATION GROUP, INC. |
RENEE ILHARDT 295 Madison Avenue 12th Floor NEW YORK, NY 10017 United States |
+1 (954) 606-5486 | RILHARDT@HC2BROADCASTING.COM | Corporation |
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[Confidential] |
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The Preparer is same as the reimbursement contact. |
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| Question | Response |
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| Will the station be sharing equipment with another broadcast television station or stations (e.g., a shared antenna, co-location on a tower, use of the same transmitter room, multiple transmitters feeding a combiner, etc.)? If yes, enter the facility ID's of the other stations and click 'prefill' to download those stations' licensing information. | Yes |
| Briefly describe transition plan | This displaced facility is currently in the process of complying with its new displacement construction permit as part of the repack program. |
| Section | Question | Response |
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| Transmitter Related Expenses | Do you have transmitter related expenses? | Yes |
| Section | Question | Response |
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| Existing Transmitter Description | Type of change | Purchase New |
| Use | Primary (Main) | |
| Ownership | Owned | |
| Is this transmitter currently shared with another station? | No | |
| Is this transmitter currently in operating condition? | Yes | |
| Existing Transmitter Manufacturer and Type | Manufacturer | |
| Model | 1k | |
| Year | 2011 | |
| Type | Solid State | |
| Solid State Cooling | Air Cooled | |
| Solid State Power Capacity | 1 kW |
| Section | Question | Response |
|---|---|---|
| New Transmitter | Use | Primary (Main) |
| Change Type | Purchase New | |
| Is this a request for upgraded equipment? | No | |
| Manufacturer | ||
| Model | TRN-5X-U-48-C | |
| Transmitter Type | Solid State | |
| Solid State Cooling | Air Cooled | |
| Solid State Power capacity | 4 kW | |
| Justification for New Transmitter | The applicant plans on replacing the existing transmitter because of its age and power and technical requirements. The existing exciter did not allow any config changes, it became non-responsive and then failed 100%. |
| Section | Question | Response |
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| Other Transmitter Costs | ||
| Does the transmitter installation require a Transmitter Building Site Survey/Installation? | Yes | |
| Electrical Service | Service Entrance (3 phases 800A 208V) | No |
| Switchgear (industrial 800 amp) | No | |
| Transformer (480V) | No | |
| Rigid Conduit and Wiring | No | |
| Other Electrical Service | Yes | |
| Description | minor electrical | |
| HVAC Service | Does the replacement transmitter require HVAC Service? | Yes |
| Type | Cooling Only | |
| Size | 5 tons | |
| Transmitter Building Addition/Modification or Leasehold Improvement | Does the Transmitter Building require an addition, modification, other leashold improvement? | No |
| Name | Description |
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Single Frequency Agile Exciter |
Single Frequency Agile Exciter |
| Section | Question | Response |
|---|---|---|
| Antenna Related Expenses | Do you have antenna related expenses? | Yes |
| Section | Question | Response |
|---|---|---|
| Existing Antenna Description | Type of change | Purchase New |
| Antenna Use | Primary (Main) | |
| Ownership | Owned | |
| Is the existing antenna shared with another station or stations? | No | |
| Is the existing antenna directional? | Yes | |
| Is antenna in operating condition? | Yes | |
| Is antenna located on or in close proximity to an antenna farm? | No | |
| Existing Antenna Manufacturer and Type | ||
| Mounting | Side Mount | |
| Antenna position in stack | Not in Stack | |
| Polarization | Horizontal | |
| Type | Slotted Coaxial | |
| ERP: | 15.0 kW | |
| Manufacturer | ||
| Model | 10 Bay LP-1900B-10 | |
| Year | 2011 |
| Section | Question | Response |
|---|---|---|
| New Antenna Description | Use | Primary (Main) |
| Change Type | Purchase New | |
| Ownership | Owned | |
| Is antenna shared? | No | |
| Is antenna directional? | Yes | |
| Will antenna be located on or in close proximity to an antenna farm? | No | |
| New Antenna Manufacturer and Types | ||
| Mounting | Side Mount | |
| Antenna position in stack | Not in Stack | |
| Polarization | Elliptical | |
| Type | Broadband Panel | |
| Number of Stations Supported | 1 | |
| Number of Panels/Bays | 8 | |
| Lower Limit | 470.00 MHz | |
| Upper Limit | 608.00 MHz | |
| Design power capacity in use | 100.0 % | |
| ERP: | 15.0 kW | |
| Manufacturer | ||
| Model | TUA-O4 | |
| Year | 2021 | |
| Justification for New Antenna | The applicant plans on replacing the existing antenna to support the new displacement construction permit. |
| Section | Question | Response |
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| Elbow Complex | Do you require the separate purchase of the Elbow Complex? | No |
| Side Mount Brackets | Do you require the separate purchase of side mount brackets for a high power antenna? | Yes |
| Pattern Scatter Analysis | Do you require separate purchase of pattern scatter analysis for a side mount high or medium power antenna? | No |
| Sweep Test | Do you require the sweep testing of transmission line and antenna? | Yes |
| Power Dividers | Does the panel antenna require power dividers? | Yes |
| Number of Power Dividers | 3 | |
| Cable Harness | Does the panel antenna require cable harness? | Yes |
| Number of Cable Harnesses | 3 |
| Section | Question | Response |
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| Transmission Line Related Expenses | Do you have transmission line related expenses? | Yes |
| Section | Question | Response |
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| Existing Transmission Line Description | Type of change | Purchase New |
| Use | Primary (Main) | |
| Ownership | Owned | |
| Is the existing transmission line shared with another station or stations? | No | |
| Is Transmission Line in operating condition? | Yes | |
| Existing Transmission Line Manufacturer and Type | Manufacturer | |
| Type | Flexible Foam | |
| Diameter | 1 5/8 inches | |
| Number of parallel runs | 1 | |
| Length | 205 feet per run |
| Section | Question | Response |
|---|---|---|
| New Transmission Line Costs | Use | Primary (Main) |
| Change Type | Purchase New | |
| Is this a request for upgraded equipment? | No | |
| Type | Flexible Air | |
| Diameter | 3 inches | |
| Number of parallel runs | 1 | |
| Length | 210 feet per run | |
| Justification for New Transmission Line | The applicant plans on replacing the existing transmission line to the support the new antenna. | |
| Interior RF Systems | Does the Installation of the Transmission Line require an additional or replacement Inside RF system including switching, patch panels, and dehydrators? | Yes |
| Section | Question | Response |
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| Tower Equipment or Rigging Costs Changes | Do you have tower equipment or rigging costs changes? | Yes |
| Section | Question | Response |
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| Existing Tower Description | Type of change | Modify Existing |
| Tower Use | Primary (Main) | |
| Ownership | Leased | |
| Is this tower consider Complex? | No | |
| Is this tower currently shared with any other stations? | No | |
| Is tower documented for structural analysis? | Yes | |
| Is tower compliant with Rev G? | Yes | |
| Existing Tower Structure Registration | Do you have a tower registration number? | Yes |
| ASR Number | 1226764 | |
| Coordinates (NAD83) | Latitude (NAD83) | 41° 47' 48.4" N- |
| Longitude (NAD83) | 072° 47' 48.5" W- | |
| Overall Structure Height | 346.78 feet | |
| Support Structure Height | 309.71 feet | |
| Ground Elevation Above Mean Sea Level (AMSL) | 707.67 feet | |
| Structure Type | GTOWER - Guyed Structure Used for Communication Purposes | |
| Tower Owner | SBA GC Towers, LLC | |
| Date Constructed | 06/01/2001 |
| Section | Question | Response |
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| Engineering Study | Please what type of engineering study is required, if any: | Study need for guyed or free-standing tower |
| Tower Reinforcements | Please select whether tower reinforcements are needed: | No reinforcements needed |
| Section | Question | Response |
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| Tower Rigging Costs | Complex Tower | N/A |
| Helicopter Services Required | Are helicopter services required? | No |
| Section | Question | Response |
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| Outside Project Management Services | Do you require outside project management services? | Yes |
| Number of Hours | 150 | |
| Explanation | Outside consulting engineering, legal work, and accounting services, as well as project management for regional and comprehensive repack execution. | |
| Outside RF consulting Engineering Services | Perform engineering study for displacement application | No |
| Prepare engineering section of Form FCC Construction Permit Application | Yes | |
| For Auxiliary Facility | Yes | |
| For Main Facility | Yes | |
| Prepare engineering section of Form FCC License to Cover Application | No | |
| Prepare request for Special Temporary Authority | No | |
| Prepare Form 601 | No | |
| Attorney and Other Outside Consulting Services | Prepare and file Form FCC Construction Permit Application | No |
| Prepare and file Form FCC License to Cover Application | No | |
| Prepare request for Special Temporary Authority | No | |
| Negotiation of Lease and other Matter for Shared Locations | No | |
| Prepare or Review FCC Form 399 for Reimbursement | Yes | |
| Form 399 assistance or other program management costs | Yes | |
| RF Field Engineering Services | Comprehensive coverage verification via field study | No |
| RF exposure measurements | No | |
| Additional Field Engineering Service | No |
| Section | Question | Response |
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| AM Pattern Disturbance | Is an Impact Study needed? | Yes |
| Is Remediation needed? | No | |
| Permit and Filing Costs | FCC Construction Permit Major Change | No |
| FCC Construction Permit Minor Change | Yes | |
| FCC License to Cover Application | Yes | |
| FCC Special Temporary Authority Application | No | |
| Other Miscellaneous Expenses | Does this relocation require paying Disposal Costs (for equipment and other waste, net of any salvage value)? | Yes |
| Does this relocation require Equipment Delivery or Handling Charges not otherwise included in individual item costs? | Yes | |
| Does this relocation require Equipment Storage? | No | |
| Point to Point Microwave (STL/ICR) | Frequency Coordination for Unidirection System | No |
| Frequency Coordination for Bi-Direction System | No | |
| New Point to Point Microwave System | No |
| Description | Predetermined Cost Estimate |
Estimated Cost | Estimated Cost Justification | Actual Cost | Actual Cost Justification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-total | $239,408.00 | $239,408.00 | N/A | $3,408.00 | N/A |
| Total for all systems | $449,285.50 | $447,933.00 | N/A | $11,344.84 | N/A |
| Primary Transmitter TRN-5X-U-48-C | $239,408.00 | $239,408.00 | $3,408.00 | ||
| Single Frequency Agile Exciter | $3,408.00 | $3,408.00 | N/A | $3,408.00 | N/A |
| Transmitter Building Site Survey/Installation | $10,000.00 | $10,000.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 5 Ton system | $20,250.00 | $20,250.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Other Electrical Service: minor electrical | $5,000.00 | $5,000.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| UHF - Air Cooled Solid State Transmitter 4 - 6 kW | $200,750.00 | $200,750.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Actual Information Description | File Name |
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| Single Frequency Agile Exciter | |
| Transmitter Building Site Survey/Installation | Information not provided. |
| 5 Ton system | Information not provided. |
| Other Electrical Service: minor electrical | Information not provided. |
| UHF - Air Cooled Solid State Transmitter 4 - 6 kW | Information not provided. |
| Description | Predetermined Cost Estimate |
Estimated Cost | Estimated Cost Justification | Actual Cost | Actual Cost Justification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-total | $92,255.00 | $92,255.00 | N/A | $0.00 | N/A |
| Total for all systems | $449,285.50 | $447,933.00 | N/A | $11,344.84 | N/A |
| Primary Antenna TUA-O4 | $92,255.00 | $92,255.00 | $0.00 | ||
| Side Mount antenna brackets | $4,625.00 | $4,625.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Cable harness (each, for panel antenna system, if not included in antenna cost) | $3,000.00 | $3,000.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Power Dividers (each, for panel antenna system, if not included in antenna cost) | $3,900.00 | $3,900.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Sweep test of transmission line and antenna | $5,730.00 | $5,730.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| UHF-Low Power, Side Mount, Broadband Panel, 8 bay, 15.0kW input, Elliptical | $75,000.00 | $75,000.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Description | Predetermined Cost Estimate |
Estimated Cost | Estimated Cost Justification | Actual Cost | Actual Cost Justification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-total | $17,390.00 | $17,390.00 | N/A | $0.00 | N/A |
| Total for all systems | $449,285.50 | $447,933.00 | N/A | $11,344.84 | N/A |
| Primary Transmission Line | $17,390.00 | $17,390.00 | $0.00 | ||
| Flexible Air Transmission Line - dielectric, 3" | $12,390.00 | $12,390.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Interior RF Systems: Inside RF system including switching, patch panels and dehydrators | $5,000.00 | $5,000.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Description | Predetermined Cost Estimate |
Estimated Cost | Estimated Cost Justification | Actual Cost | Actual Cost Justification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-total | $64,890.00 | $64,890.00 | N/A | $0.00 | N/A |
| Total for all systems | $449,285.50 | $447,933.00 | N/A | $11,344.84 | N/A |
| Primary Tower GTOWER | $64,890.00 | $64,890.00 | $0.00 | ||
| Tower Rigging Short Tower (less than 500') | $56,190.00 | $56,190.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Study needed for guyed or free-standing tower | $8,700.00 | $8,700.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Description | Predetermined Cost Estimate |
Estimated Cost | Estimated Cost Justification | Actual Cost | Actual Cost Justification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-total | $22,637.50 | $21,285.00 | N/A | $7,936.84 | N/A |
| Total for all systems | $449,285.50 | $447,933.00 | N/A | $11,344.84 | N/A |
| Outside Professional Services | $22,637.50 | $21,285.00 | $7,936.84 | ||
| Project management of the transition | $15,825.00 | $15,825.00 | N/A | $7,186.84 | N/A |
| Prepare engineering section of FCC Form 2100 (main), Construction Permit Application | $2,102.50 | $750.00 | N/A | $750.00 | N/A |
| Form 399 assistance or other Program Management costs | $3,000.00 | $3,000.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Prepare/ Review 399 reimbursement form | $1,710.00 | $1,710.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Actual Information Description | File Name |
|---|---|
| Project management of the transition | |
| Prepare engineering section of FCC Form 2100 (main), Construction Permit Application | |
| Form 399 assistance or other Program Management costs | Information not provided. |
| Prepare/ Review 399 reimbursement form | Information not provided. |
| Description | Predetermined Cost Estimate |
Estimated Cost | Estimated Cost Justification | Actual Cost | Actual Cost Justification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-total | $12,705.00 | $12,705.00 | N/A | $0.00 | N/A |
| Total for all systems | $449,285.50 | $447,933.00 | N/A | $11,344.84 | N/A |
| Other Expenses | $12,705.00 | $12,705.00 | $0.00 | ||
| FCC Filing Fees - Form 2100 minor change CP application | $1,110.00 | $1,110.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Equipment Delivery and Handling Charges | $3,000.00 | $3,000.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Disposal Costs (for equipment and other waste, net of any salvage value) | $3,000.00 | $3,000.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| FCC Filing Fees - Form 2100 license to cover application | $335.00 | $335.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| AM Pattern Disturbance -- Impact study | $5,260.00 | $5,260.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Predetermined Cost Estimate |
Estimated Cost | Actual Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total for all systems | $449,285.50 | $447,933.00 | $11,344.84 |
| Question | Response |
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| The facility has ceased operating on its pre-auction channel. | No |
| Construction of final facilities or all necessary modifications are complete. | No |
| All receipts for reimbursement have been submitted no further costs are expected to be incurred. Note this will lock the Form 399 from further editing and begin close-out procedures with the Fund Administrator. | No |
| Section | Question | Response |
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| Submission of Estimated Expenses Statements | WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND/OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. CODE, TITLE 18, SECTION 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION LICENSE OR CONSTRUCTION PERMIT (U.S. CODE, TITLE 47, SECTION 312(a)(1), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. CODE, TITLE 47, SECTION 503), AND ANY FALSE STATEMENTS COULD SUBJECT THIS ENTITY TO LIABILITY UNDER THE FALSE CLAIMS ACT. |
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| I declare, under penalty of perjury, that I am an authorized representative of the above-named applicant for the Authorization(s) specified above. | Michael Voge Director of Engineering Operations 06/08/2022 |
| Section | Question | Response |
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| Submission of Actual Cost Documentation Statements | WILLFUL FALSE, FRAUDULENT, OR FICTITIOUS STATEMENTS ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND/OR IMPRISIONMENT (U.S. CODE, TITLE 18, SECTION 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION LICENSE OR CONSTRUCTION PERMIT (U.S. CODE, TITLE 47, SECTION 312(a)(1), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. CODE, TITLE 47, SECTION 503), AND ANY FALSE AND/OR FRAUDULENT STATEMENTS COULD SUBJECT THIS ENTITY TO LIABILITY UNDER THE FALSE CLAIMS ACT (U.S. CODE, TITLE 31, SECTIONS 3729-3733). |
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| I declare, under penalty of perjury, that I am an authorized representative of the above-named applicant for the Authorization(s) specified above. | Michael Voge Director of Engineering Operations 06/08/2022 |
