"Cecil Moore" wrote in message
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Are the GPS coordinates for the transmitting antenna
available anywhere? I called the local TV station
and they don't know the coordinates for their
transmitting antenna.
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com

This thread got a little tangled. If, as I think, you're asking for
coordinates for a US station, try,

http://www.fcc.gov/mb/video/tvq.html

1. Enter the call letters for a known station. KLTV might be a good one.
2. Press Enter or scroll down and click Submit Data.
3. On the following page, click the station call letters. If a station has
more than one listing, click any of them, as they all lead to the same web
page.
4. On the next page, scroll down, observing the different documents issued
by the FCC for the station. They may have a "TV" license for analog, also
have a "DT" license and/or a DT Construction Permit. KLTV has seven irons
in the fire, those busy bees.
5 Each one of the entries for a different document provides specifics for
the installation (or proposal) document. You will see ERP, transmitter
location, antenna height above ground, above average terrain and above sea
level. There are links to area maps, including a coverage map.

(For an agency that wants its licensees to toe the mark, this FCC database
is not free of errors. If the given locations are, in fact, correct, your
desired coordinates are provided to the arc-second, about 100 feet.) Here's
a quick sample:

Licensee: KLTV/KTRE LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC
Service Designation: DS Special Temporary Authority (digital)

Channel: 10 192 - 198 MHz Application
File No.: BSTA-20060217AAS Facility ID number: 68540
CDBS Application ID No.: 1115172

32° 21' 6.50 " N Latitude
95° 15' 59.20" W Longitude (NAD 27)

This website accepts data query in a variety of formats. Interesting to
enter a LAT/LON and a distance (in km). The website returns all stations
within that distance. (Some may be low-power translators aimed away from
you, thus useless.)