FCC FM Engineering Data Base
________________________________________________________________________________
NOTES:  The database referred to in the following pages was removed from service
in September 1999 and replaced with CDBS (Consolidated DataBase System).  This
page is retained for reference.

Current data in a format very close to that explained below may be obtained
through the FM Query at http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/fmq.html.  (Select only the
the VAX output to retrieve all current records. )  Once the text file is generated,
save it to your computer as a text file, e.g. fmfxeng.txt.  Alternatively you
may download a zipped file version (fmfxeng.zip) at
http://www.fcc.gov/ftp/Bureaus/MB/Databases/formatted/ or
ftp://ftp.fcc.gov/pub/Bureaus/MB/Databases/formatted/ .  These files are
primarily intended for users of older programs that were constructed using this
layout.  New programs should be constructed using the CDBS relational database
files at http://www.fcc.gov/ftp/Bureaus/MB/Databases/cdbs/ or
ftp://ftp.fcc.gov/pub/Bureaus/MB/Databases/cdbs/ .

Not all fields listed below will be populated.  Structure of the current file
is shown here:


Revised FM Engineering Database "Flatfile"

/* Positions 1 to 10    -- Formerly part of Mainkey (from BAPS), now Application ID */
/* Positions 11 to 16   -- Formerly part of Mainkey (from BAPS), now Facility ID */
/* Positions 17, 18, 19 -- Station Channel */
/* Positions 20, 21     -- Service    */
/* Positions 22, 23     -- Country  */
/* Positions 24, 25     -- State  */
/* Positions 26 - 75    -- City */
/* Positions 76 - 80    -- Frequency */
/* Positions 81 - 92    -- Call Sign */
/* Position  93         -- Latitude direction */
/* Positions 94, 95     -- Latitude degrees   */
/* Positions 96, 97     -- Latitude minutes   */
/* Positions 98, 99     -- Latitude seconds   */
/* Position  100        -- Longitude direction*/
/* Positions 101,102,103-- Longitude degrees  */
/* Positions 104,105    -- Longitude minutes  */
/* Positions 106,107    -- Longitude seconds  */
/* Positions 108 - 113  -- FM domestic status */
/* Positions 114 - 119  -- International Status */
/* Positions 121 - 126  -- Application Prefix */
/* Positions 127 - 134  -- Application ARN (Awaiting Review Number) */
/* Positions 135, 136   -- Station Class (Domestic)    */
/* Position  137        -- Near Border (within 320 km) */
/* Positions 138-140    -- Distance to border */
/* Positions 141-144    -- ERP (Horizontal)   */
/* Positions 145-148    -- ERP maximum (Beam Tilt, horizontal) */
/* Positions 149-153    -- HAAT (Horizontally polarized)   */
/* Positions 154-158    -- RCAMSL (Horizontally polarized) */
/* Positions 159-162    -- ERP (Vertical)   */
/* Positions 163-166    -- ERP maximum (Beam Tilt, vertical) */
/* Positions 167-171    -- HAAT   (Vertically polarized) */
/* Positions 172-176    -- RCAMSL (Vertically polarized) */
/* Positions 177-181    -- RCAMSL (Vertically polarized) */
/* Position  182        -- Beam Tilt Indicator */
/* Position  183        -- Directional Antenna Indicator */
/* Positions 184-191    -- Docket number */
/* Positions 192-241    -- Licensee or Permittee */
/* Positions 258-261    -- Antenna Make */
/* Positions 262-274    -- Antenna model */
/* Positions 275-279    -- Directional Antenna Rotation */
/* Position  308        -- Section 73.215 indicator */
/* Positions 333,334    -- International Class */
/* Positions 335-338    -- Antenna Radiation center AGL (Horizontal polarization) */
/* Positions 339-342    -- Antenna Radiation center AGL (Vertical polarization)   */

(October 2004)

The original description follows:
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            FCC FM Engineering Data Base                                         Page 1

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                                 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

                                         Mass Media Bureau

                                      Audio Services Division



                               FM Engineering Data Base Release Tape



            The FM Engineering Data Base is an unofficial secondary source.  It is

            designed solely for use by FCC Engineers as an aid for processing

            applications, petitions for rulemaking, and notifications.  The various

            data elements are the minimum deemed necessary for the stated purpose.  Its

            usefulness to any other group or for any other purpose is coincidental.

            See Section 0.434 of the FCC Rules for a further warning and disclaimer.



            This description applies to the format in which the FCC's FM Engineering

            Data Base is stored on magnetic tape when it is made available outside of

            the FCC.  In the FCC's VAX computer, the FM Engineering Data Base is stored

            as a relational data base.  However, it is necessary to unload it into

            sequential files to copy it on tape.  This description applies to the tape

            format.



            The tape is recorded pursuant to ANSI X3.27-1978 (FIPS Pub 79) using

            variable length records in 2048-byte blocks.  Although the second, third,

            and fourth files on this tape contain fixed-length records, these files are

            written on the tape as though they contained variable-length records.  The

            first file contains records that are truly variable length.



            The volume identifier in the Volume-Header Label is "FCCFM".



            As this is being written, the characters are from the ASCII character set.

            However, it is possible that, in the future, there may be characters from

            the Latin Alpha 1 character set from ISO Standard 8859; these include

            accented characters, etc., and are an expansion to the ASCII character set.



            The tape contains four files.  The files are:



                 1.  The tape description.  This document is included on the tape so

                     that users who receive the tapes on a periodic basis can compare

                     the first file on each tape with the first file on the previous

                     tape.  If there are no changes, then the format and descriptions

                     have not changed.  However, if there are differences, it is

                     necessary to review the first file on the new tape to determine

                     what changes in format and/or descriptions have been made.  The

                     first file will also contain announcements about possible future

                     changes.



                 2.  The primary FM Engineering Data Base.  This contains the

                     engineering data for all existing and proposed stations, vacant

                     and used allotments, and proposed rulemakings.  Pertinent

                     engineering parameters, such as power, height, frequency, class,

                     and coordinates, are included, as well as identifying information













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                     such as call sign, city, state, and owner's name.



                 3.  The comments for the FM Engineering Data Base.  This contains the

                     comments associated with records in the primary FM Engineering

                     Data Base.



                 4.  The directional antenna tabulations for certain FM stations.

                     Initially, this will contain the tabulations only for those

                     directional facilities which have applied pursuant to Section

                     73.215 of the FCC rules.  Ultimately, we intend to have

                     tabulations for all directional FM stations, but this may take

                     years to finish.





            Before describing the second, third, and fourth files on this tape, it is

            important to discuss the concepts used in the data base design.  As

            mentioned above, the FCC stores the FM Engineering Data Base as a

            relational data base.  For a good description of relational data bases, see

            __ ____________ __ ________ _______
            An Introduction to Database Systems, Volume I, Fourth Edition, by

            C. J. Date, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., 1986.



            The second, third, and fourth files on this tape are each a relation, or

            table, from the relational data base.  Each record has a unique primary

            key.



            The primary key for the second file on this tape (the primary FM

            Engineering Data Base) is a data element called "mainkey".



            The primary key for the third file on this tape (the comments) is the

            concatenation of the data elements "mainkey", "comment type", and "comment

            number".  The comments can be joined to the records in the primary table by

            use of the "mainkey".  FM records without comments do not have any records

            in the comment file.



            The primary key for the fourth file on this tape (the directional antenna

            tabulations) is the concantenation of the data elements "make" and "model".

            The directional antenna tabulations can be joined to the records in the

            primary table by use of the "make" and "model".  Non-directional FM records

            do not have any records in the directional antenna tabulation file.  Also,

            since this is a newly-created file, initially, most directional FM records

            will not have any records in the directional antenna tabulation file.



            The "mainkey" data element is 16 characters long, and is a hexadecimal

            representation of a 64-bit value.



               ___
            Do not assume that the records on this tape are sorted in any particular

            order.  The relations (or tables) in a relational data base are logically

            stored in a random order.



            The remainder of this description covers the data elements in the FM













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            Engineering Data Base, the related comments, and the directional antenna

            pattern tabulations.  The description includes the name of the data

            element, its starting position in the record, its length, and a definition

            of the element itself.



            All of the information is stored in character format; floating point

            numbers and integers are not used.  Accordingly, the numbering for the

            beginning of the field and the length of the field is in characters.

            Numeric fields are right justified, and will have leading spaces rather

            than leading zeros to fill the field.



            If you obtained the tape from NTIS, and the tape is bad, contact NTIS.



            If you are having trouble with the tape structure, refer to ANSI standard

                                                          _____ _______
            X3.27-1978, particularly Section 6.2 entitled Block Formats.  Because the

            records are treated as variable length in all four files on the tape,

                                    _______________ _______ ___
            Section 6.2.3, entitled Variable-Length Records (D), is especially

            pertinent.



            Please report any errors, omissions, etc., in the data to:



                                Data Management Staff

                                Room 350

                                Federal Communications Commission

                                1919 M St., NW

                                Washington, DC 20554

                                (202) 418-2789



                                           _______ _____
                                           Release Notes



            The coordinate reference system for the latitudes and longitudes given in

            this data base is the North American Datum of 1927 (NAD 27).  The FCC is

            reviewing the steps required to convert to the North American Datum of 1983

            (NAD 83).  The Commission will issue further guidance on the conversion to

            NAD83 as more information becomes available.



                                     _______ __ ___ ____ ____
                                     Changes to the Data Base



            The primary FM Engineering Data Base has been changed to add one new

            service class.



                  o  "FS" is a full-service FM station auxiliary transmitting antenna.

                     These records are secondary, hence "FS".  They are not protected

                     in any domestic or international study.  They are not notified

                     internationally.



            This change occured on June 9, 1995.













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                               FCC Primary FM Engineering Data Base



                                           Data Elements



            Data Element    Begins   Length             Description



            Mainkey             1    16   A unique value for each record in this file.

                                          This is the "primary key" for this file.

                                          This is essentially a random value for each

                                          record.



            Channel            17     3   The FM channel number, ranging from 200

                                          through 300.



            Service Class      20     2   This indicates the type of record.  The

                                          allowable possibilities are:



                                             FA   A vacant or used channel in the Table

                                                  of Allotments.

                                             FM   A full-service FM station or

                                                  application.

                                             FS   A full-service FM station auxiliary

                                                  transmitting antenna or application.

                                             FX   A translator or application for a

                                                  translator.

                                             FR   A proposed rule making to amend the

                                                  Table of Allotments.

                                             FB   A booster station or application for

                                                  a booster.



            Country            22     2   A two-letter field indicating which country

                                          the station is located in.  Possible values

                                          are:



                                             US   The United States.

                                             CA   Canada.

                                             MX   Mexico.

                                             VI   British Virgin Islands.



                                          If records for any other country are included

                                          in the future, they will have the two-letter

                                          FIPS codes for countries from FIPS

                                          Publication 10-3, February 9, 1984, or a

                                          later version.



            State              24     2   A two-character abbreviation for the state

                                          (province in Canada).  The possible codes

                                          depend on the country.  Here are the

                                          possibilities:













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                                          For the United States (country is "US"), we

                                          have the following abbreviations for the

                                          states, etc.:



                                               AK  Alaska.

                                               AL  Alabama.

                                               AR  Arkansas.

                                               AS  American Samoa.

                                               AZ  Arizona.

                                               CA  California.

                                               CO  Colorado.

                                               CT  Connecticut.

                                               DC  The District of Columbia

                                               DE  Delaware.

                                               FL  Florida.

                                               FM  the Federated States of Micronesia,

                                                   which is a part of the Caroline

                                                   Islands.

                                               GA  Georgia.

                                               GU  Guam.

                                               HI  Hawaii.

                                               IA  Iowa.

                                               ID  Idaho.

                                               IL  Illinois.

                                               IN  Indiana.

                                               KS  Kansas.

                                               KY  Kentucky.

                                               LA  Louisiana.

                                               MA  Massachusetts.

                                               MD  Maryland.

                                               ME  Maine.

                                               MH  the Republic of the Marshall

                                                   Islands.

                                               MI  Michigan.

                                               MN  Minnesota.

                                               MO  Missouri.

                                               MP  the Northern Marianas.

                                               MS  Mississippi.

                                               MT  Montana.

                                               NC  North Carolina.

                                               ND  North Dakota.

                                               NE  Nebraska.

                                               NH  New Hampshire.

                                               NJ  New Jersey.

                                               NM  New Mexico.

                                               NV  Nevada.

                                               NY  New York.

                                               OH  Ohio.

                                               OK  Oklahoma.

                                               OR  Oregon.













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                                               PA  Pennsylvania.

                                               PR  Puerto Rico.

                                               PW  the Republic of Palou, which is part

                                                   of the Caroline Islands.

                                               RI  Rhode Island.

                                               SC  South Carolina.

                                               SD  South Dakota.

                                               TN  Tennessee.

                                               TX  Texas.

                                               UT  Utah.

                                               VA  Virginia.

                                               VI  the U.S.  Virgin Islands (not the

                                                   British Virgin Islands).

                                               VT  Vermont.

                                               WA  the state of Washington (not

                                                   Washington, DC).

                                               WI  Wisconsin.

                                               WV  West Virginia.

                                               WY  Wyoming.



                                          For Canada (country is "CA"), we have the

                                          following abbreviations for the Canadian

                                          provinces:



                                               AB  Alberta

                                               BC  British Columbia

                                               MB  Manitoba

                                               NB  New Brunswick

                                               NF  Newfoundland

                                               NS  Nova Scotia

                                               NT  Northwest Territories

                                               ON  Ontario

                                               PE  Prince Edward Island

                                               QU  Quebec

                                               SA  Saskatchewan

                                               YT  Yukon



                                          For Mexico (country is "MX"), we have the

                                          following abbreviations for the Mexican

                                          states:



                                               AG  Aguascalientes

                                               BN  Baja California North

                                               BS  Baja California South

                                               CH  Chihuahua

                                               CI  Coahuila

                                               CL  Colima

                                               CM  Campeche

                                               CS  Chiapas

                                               DF  Federal District













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                                               DU  Durango

                                               GR  Guerrero

                                               GT  Guanajuato

                                               HG  Hidalgo

                                               JA  Jalisco

                                               MC  Michoacan

                                               ML  Morelos

                                               MX  Mexico

                                               NA  Nayarit

                                               NL  Nuevo Leon

                                               OA  Oazaca

                                               PU  Puebla

                                               QE  Queretaro

                                               QR  Quintana Roo

                                               SI  Sinaloa

                                               SL  San Luis Potosi

                                               SO  Sonora

                                               TA  Tamaulipas

                                               TB  Tabasco

                                               TL  Tlaxcala

                                               VC  Vera Cruz

                                               YC  Yucatan

                                               ZA  Zacatecas



                                          Note that it is unlikely that all of the

                                          above abbreviations will appear in the FM

                                          Engineering Data Base because many of the

                                          Mexican states are beyond the border area,

                                          and, thus, stations in those states are not

                                          notified to the U.S.



                                          For the British Virgin Islands (country is

                                          "VI"), we do not carry abbreviations for

                                          states or state-equivalents.



            City               26    50   The city in which the station is licensed or

                                          proposed.



            Frequency          76     5   The FM frequency, ranging from 87.9 through

                                          107.9, in megahertz.  The decimal point is

                                          specified.  If the frequency is less than 100

                                          MHz, there will be a leading space.  The

                                          frequency can be read with a FORTRAN F5.1

                                          format.



            Call Sign          81    12   The Call Sign of the station or application.

                                          For applications and construction permits

                                          which do not have call signs, a value of

                                          "NEW" is used for full-service stations and

                                          "NEW-T" is used for translators.  This will













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                                          be blank for vacant and used allotments and

                                          some rulemakings.  Applications for new

                                          boosters (which do not yet have call signs

                                          assigned) will have a pseudo-call sign

                                          consisting of the call sign of the parent

                                          station, followed by "-A", "-B", etc.

                                          Assigned booster call signs have suffixes of

                                          "-1", "-2", etc.



            Latitude Indicator 93     1   "N" for North Latitude; "S" for South

                                          Latitude.



            Latitude Degrees   94     2   The degrees portion of the latitude.  If it

                                          is less than 10, there will be a leading

                                          space.



            Latitude Minutes   96     2   The minutes portion of the latitude.  If it

                                          is less than 10, there will be a leading

                                          space.



            Latitude Seconds   98     2   The seconds portion of the latitude.  If it

                                          is less than 10, there will be a leading

                                          space.



            Longitude Ind.    100     1   "W" for West Longitude; "E" for East

                                          Longitude.



            Longitude Degrees 101     3   The degrees portion of the longitude.  If it

                                          is less than 100, there will be one or two

                                          leading spaces.



            Longitude Minutes 104     2   The minutes portion of the longitude.  If it

                                          is less than 10, there will be a leading

                                          space.



            Longitude Seconds 106     2   The seconds portion of the longitude.  If it

                                          is less than 10, there will be a leading

                                          space.



            Domestic Status   108     6   The domestic status of the record, left

                                          justified.  For a record with a service class

                                          of FM, FX or FB, possible values for the

                                          first three characters are:



                                               APP     Application

                                               CP      Construction Permit

                                               LIC     License



                                          The last three characters include these

                                          possibilities:













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                                               MOD    Used with "CP " to show a

                                                      construction permit modification.

                                               GID    Granted by an Initial Decision in

                                                      hearing.

                                               DID    Denied by an Initial Decision in

                                                      hearing.



                                          With a service class of FR, the following are

                                          possibilities:



                                               ADD     A proposal to add a channel.

                                               DEL     A proposal to delete a channel.



                                          With a service class of FA, the following are

                                          possibilities:



                                               VACANT An allotment that is not used or

                                                      has only new applications

                                                      pending.

                                               USED   An allotment that has a license

                                                      or construction permit

                                                      assignment.



            Internat. Status  114     6   The international status of the record, left

                                          justified.  Following are allowable values:



                                            ADD     Proposal to add an allotment to the

                                                    Table of Allotments.



                                            DELETE  Proposal to delete an allotment

                                                    from the Table of Allotments.



                                            VACANT  Vacant allotment in the Table of

                                                    Allotments.



                                            USED    Non-vacant allotment in the Table

                                                    of Allotments.



                                            PROPN   Proposed new primary assignment.



                                            PROPM   Proposed modification of an

                                                    existing primary assignment.



                                            OPER    Operating primary assignment.



                                            SPROPN  Proposed new secondary assignment;

                                                    secondary assignments are FM

                                                    translators and boosters.



                                            SPROPM  Proposed modification of an













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                                                    existing secondary assignment;

                                                    secondary assignments are FM

                                                    translators and boosters.



                                            SOPER   Operating secondary assignment;

                                                    secondary assignments are FM

                                                    translators and boosters.



                                            INF     Informally coordinated proposal;

                                                    examples would be initial referrals

                                                    for FM shortspacings.



                                            TEST    Test Record.



                                            spaces  Not applicable to this record; for

                                                    example, a U.S. record outside of

                                                    the border area.



            Coord. Status     120     1   The Coordination Status.  If this is a U.S.

                                          record, this refers to the status of our

                                          notification to Canada or Mexico.  If this is

                                          a Canadian record, this refers to the status

                                          of the Canadian notification to the U.S.  If

                                          this is a Mexican record, this refers to the

                                          status of the Mexican notification to the

                                          U.S.  Possible values are:



                                                A     Notification that is accepted.



                                                B     Notification that is accepted

                                                      with conditions; see remarks.



                                                O     Notification that is objected to.



                                                P     Pending status (e.g., awaiting

                                                      additional data, awaiting

                                                      clarification).



                                                U     Unstudied.



                                              spaces  Not applicable to this record;

                                                      for example, a U.S. record

                                                      outside of the border area.



                                          Note that the Coordination Status has not yet

                                          been implemented, so it is likely that this

                                          field will remain blank for most records as

                                          statuses are slowly loaded.



            File No. Prefix   121     6   The prefix to the file number, right













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                                          justified.  The dash between the prefix and

                                          the ARN is not included in the data base.



            App Ref No (ARN)  127     8   The application reference number, or the

                                          numeric portion of the file number.  This is

                                          left justified.



            Class             135     2   The class of the station, left justified,

                                          such as "A", "B1","B","C3","C2", "C1", "C",

                                          and "D".  This is the class according to the

                                          FCC rules, and may be different than the

                                          international class.



            Border            137     1   This indicates whether the coordinates are

                                          sufficiently close to an international border

                                          that an agreement with a foreign country is

                                          applicable.  For U.S.  stations, the value is

                                          "C" if it is sufficiently close to Canada,

                                          and "M" if it is sufficiently close to

                                          Mexico.  For Canadian and Mexican stations,

                                          it is "A" if they are sufficiently close to

                                          the U.S.  It will be blank if the station is

                                          not close to a border.



            Border Dist.      138     3   The distance to the nearest point on the

                                          international border, in kilometers.  This

                                          will be blank if the coordinates are not in a

                                          border area.  This is a right-justified

                                          integer.  If the distance is less than 100

                                          km, there will be one or two leading spaces.



            Horizontal ERP    141     4   The horizontally polarized effective radiated

                                          power (ERP) in kilowatts.  This is right

                                          justified and a decimal point may be

                                          specified.  This can be read with a FORTRAN

                                          F4.0 format.



            Horiz. Max ERP    145     4   The maximum horizontally polarized ERP.  This

                                          is used only in the case of beam tilt.  When

                                          there is beam tilt, this field contains the

                                          maximum ERP, at the tilt angle, while the

                                          Horizontal ERP field contains the ERP in the

                                          horizontal plane.  This is right justified

                                          and a decimal point may be specified.  This

                                          can be read with a FORTRAN F4.0 format.



            Horizontal HAAT   149     5   The height above average terrain (HAAT) of

                                          the center of radiation of the horizontally

                                          polarized antenna, in meters.  This is right

                                          justified, and an integer; there may be













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                                          leading spaces.

            Horiz RCAMSL      154     5   The radiation center above mean sea level

                                          (RCAMSL) of the horizontally polarized

                                          antenna, in meters.  This is right justified,

                                          and an integer; there may be leading spaces.



            Vertical ERP      159     4   The vertically polarized ERP in kilowatts.

                                          This is right justified and a decimal point

                                          may be specified.  This can be read with a

                                          FORTRAN F4.0 format.



            Vert. Max ERP     163     4   The maximum vertically polarized ERP.  This

                                          is used only in the case of beam tilt.  When

                                          there is beam tilt, this field contains the

                                          maximum ERP, at the tilt angle, while the

                                          Vertical ERP field contains the ERP in the

                                          horizontal plane.  This is right justified

                                          and a decimal point may be specified.  This

                                          can be read with a FORTRAN F4.0 format.



            Vertical HAAT     167     5   The HAAT of the center of radiation of the

                                          vertically polarized antenna, in meters.

                                          This is right justified, and an integer;

                                          there may be lading spaces.



            Vert RCAMSL       172     5   The RCAMSL of the vertically polarized

                                          antenna, in meters.  This is right justified,

                                          and an integer; there may be leading spaces.



            Maximum HAAT      177     5   The maximum HAAT in any direction, based on

                                          the higher of the horizontally polarized or

                                          vertically polarized RCAMSL, in meters.  This

                                          will be blank if both the horizontal and

                                          vertical RCAMSL's are blank, or if the

                                          coordinates are in an area where we do not

                                          have digitized topographic data.  This is

                                          right justified, and an integer; there may be

                                          leading spaces.



            Beam Tilt         182     1   An indicator of whether beam tilt is used.

                                          It is "Y" if beam tilt is used, and "N" if

                                          beam tilt is not used.



            Directional Ant   183     1   An indicator of whether a directional antenna

                                          is used.  It is "Y" if a directional antenna

                                          is used, and "N" if a directional antenna is

                                          not used.



            Docket No.        184     8   The Docket Number of a hearing or rulemaking

                                          associated with this record.













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            Owner             192    50   The name of the owner of the existing or

                                          proposed station.  This could be the

                                          applicant, licensee, or petitioner.



            Filler            242     2   Reserved for future use in expanding the

                                          cutoff date to include four characters for

                                          the year, as we move towards the year 2000.



            Cutoff Date       244     6   Normally, the cutoff date for an application.

                                          However, for a record with the service class

                                          of "FA", this date is the window close date.

                                          For a record with the service class of "FR",

                                          this date is the date that the Rule Making

                                          Petition to Amend the FM Table of Allotments

                                          was filed.  It is a 6-number field in the

                                          format YYMMDD.



            Filler            250     2   Reserved for future use in expanding the

                                          window open date to include four characters

                                          for the year, as we move towards the year

                                          2000.



            Window Open Date  252     6   This should appear only in U.S. records.  For

                                          a record with a service class of "FA", it is

                                          the date on which the window opened for

                                          applications for this allotment.  It is a

                                          6-number field in the format YYMMDD.



            Antenna Make      258     3   This is the three-character abbreviation of

                                          the manufacturer of the directional antenna

                                          used by this station.  This will be blank for

                                          all non-directional records, and for those

                                          directional records which do not have a

                                          tabulation in the directional antenna

                                          tabulation file.



            Antenna Model     261    14   This is the model number for the directional

                                          antenna used by this station.  This will be

                                          blank for all non-directional records, and

                                          for those directional records which do not

                                          have a tabulation in the directional antenna

                                          tabulation file.



            Rotate            275     5   This tells how much the stored tabulation of

                                          the directional antenna pattern must be

                                          rotated to point in the proper direction.

                                          This will be blank for all non-directional

                                          records, and for those directional records

                                          which do not have a tabulation in the

                                          directional antenna tabulation file.  See the













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                                          section of this documentation entitled

                                          ___________ _______ ___________ __ ___ ___ __
                                          Directional Antenna Tabulations in the FCC FM

                                          ___________ ____ ____
                                          Engineering Data Base for further details on

                                          the tabulation.



            Filler            280     2   Reserved for future use in expanding the date

                                          of last notification to include four

                                          characters for the year, as we move towards

                                          the year 2000.



            Last Notify Date  282     6   Normally, the date at which this was last

                                          notified to a foreign country.  It is a

                                          6-number field in the format YYMMDD.  Note

                                          that this will be empty for most records

                                          since we have not had the opportunity to load

                                          it.



            Last Notify Time  288     6   Normally, the time at which this was last

                                          notified to a foreign country.  It is a

                                          6-number field in the format HHMMSS.  Note

                                          that this will be empty for most records

                                          since we have not had the opportunity to load

                                          it.



            Filler            294     2   Reserved for future use in expanding the date

                                          of last update to include four characters for

                                          the year, as we move towards the year 2000.



            Last Update Date  296     6   The date of the last update of this record.

                                          This is a 6-number field in the format

                                          YYMMDD.



            Last Update Time  302     6   The time of the last update of this record.

                                          This is a 6-number field in the format

                                          HHMMSS.



            Is it 73.215      308     1   This indicates whether this record represents

                                          something that was initially applied for

                                          under Section 73.215 of the FCC Rules.

                                          Possible values are:



                                            Y  This record represents something that

                                               was initially applied for under Section

                                               73.215 of the FCC Rules.



                                            N  This record represents something that

                                               was initially applied for under a

                                                       _____ ____
                                               section other than Section 73.215 of the

                                               FCC Rules.













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            Filler            309     2   Reserved for future use in expanding the cp

                                          expire date to include four characters for

                                          the year, as we move towards the year 2000.



            CP Expire Date    311     6   The date that the construction permit

                                          expires, for records with a service class of

                                          "FM" and a domestic status of "CP" or

                                          "CP MOD" only.  This is a 6-number field in

                                          the format YYMMDD.



            Filler            317     2   Reserved for future use in expanding the

                                          filed license date to include four characters

                                          for the year, as we move towards the year

                                          2000.



            Filed Lic Date    319     6   The date that a license application was filed

                                          for records with a service class of "FM" and

                                          a domestic status of "CP" or "CP MOD" only.

                                          This is a 6-number field in the format

                                          YYMMDD.



            Filler            325     2   Reserved for future use in expanding the

                                          filed 307 date to include four characters for

                                          the year, as we move towards the year 2000.



            Filed 307 Date    327     6   The date that a FCC Form 307 was filed for

                                          records with a service class of "FM" and a

                                          domestic status of "CP" or "CP MOD" only.

                                          This is a 6-number field in the format

                                          YYMMDD.



            Internat. Class   333     2   The class of the station as determined by the

                                          pertinent international FM broadcasting

                                          agreement between the United States and

                                          Canada or Mexico.  The field will contain

                                          blanks for those records not close to a

                                          border.



            Horiz. RCAGL      335     4   The radiation center above ground (RCAGL) of

                                          the horizontally polarized antenna, in

                                          meters.  This is right justified, and an

                                          integer; there may be leading spaces.  We

                                          started loading this data for applications

                                          received after October 5, 1992.  We will not

                                          load this data for records existing in the

                                          data base before October 5th, except for

                                          those records where we need the data for our

                                          own use.



            Vert. RCAGL       339     4   The radiation center above ground (RCAGL) of













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                                          the vertically polarized antenna, in meters.

                                          This is right justified, and an integer;

                                          there may be leading spaces.  We started

                                          loading this data for applications received

                                          after October 5, 1992.  We will not load this

                                          data for records existing in the data base

                                          before October 5th, except for those records

                                          where we need the data for our own use.



            There are 342 characters in each record.













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                           Comments in the FCC FM Engineering Data Base



                                           Data Elements



            Data Element    Begins   Length             Description



            Mainkey             1    16   A unique value for each record in the FM

                                          Engineering Data Base file; this comment is

                                          associated with that record.



            Comment Type       17     1   The type of comment.  Possible values are:



                                            G  General Comments.

                                            I  International Comments.  These are

                                               comments relating to our international

                                               agreements, and may reflect special

                                               requirements in the agreements, or the

                                               results of special negotiations

                                               involving this station.

                                            R  Rules Comments.  These are comments

                                               relating to the FCC Rules.  Generally,

                                               these would be only for FA records, and

                                               would relate to specific rules for the

                                               allotment, or special requirements from

                                                   ______ ___ _____
                                               the Report and Order.



            Comment Number     18     3   A sequential number assigned to each comment

                                          of a particular type for a specific station.

                                          Sorting in order by mainkey, comment type,

                                          and comment number would group the comments

                                          in the proper order.  This is right

                                          justified, and an integer; if it is less than

                                          100, there will be one or two leading spaces.



            Comment            21    76   A comment record associated with a record in

                                          the FM Engineering Data Base.  A single

                                          record in the FM Engineering Data Base may

                                          have no comments associated, or one or more

                                          comments associated.  If there are no

                                          comments associated, there will be no record

                                          with that mainkey in this file.



            There are 96 characters in each record.













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                Directional Antenna Tabulations in the FCC FM Engineering Data Base



            The pattern tabulations are stored using the relative field pattern.

            Values are stored every 10 degrees, and there is provision for as many as

            ten special azimuths, where radiations can be stored at azimuths other than

            integer multiples of 10 degrees.



            The data element "rotate" for a station in the primary FM Engineering Data

            Base is used to determine how much to rotate the tabulated pattern to

            achieve the proper orientation of the pattern.



            The effective radiated power for a station is used to adjust the size of

            the tabulated pattern.



                                           Data Elements



            Data Element    Begins   Length             Description



            Antenna Make        1     3    A 3-character abbreviation of the name of

                                           the manufacturer of the directional antenna.

                                           "ODD" is used if the antenna is a composite

                                           of antennas from more than one manufacturer.

                                           This corresponds to the "Antenna Make" field

                                           in the primary FM Engineering Data Base.



            Antenna Model       4    14    A 14-character, left-justified model number

                                           for the directional antenna.  Normally, the

                                           model number is the manufacturer's model

                                           number.  If the antenna is custom designed,

                                           the model number will have "ODD" as the

                                           first three characters.  This corresponds to

                                           the "Antenna Model" field in the primary FM

                                           Engineering Data Base.



            Rad at 0 deg       18     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at zero degrees.  This is stored in the form

                                           X.XXX and may be read with a FORTRAN f5.0

                                           format because the decimal point is

                                           specified.



            Rad at 10 deg      23     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 10 degrees.



            Rad at 20 deg      28     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 20 degrees.



            Rad at 30 deg      33     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 30 degrees.



            Rad at 40 deg      38     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern













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                                           at 40 degrees.



            Rad at 50 deg      43     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 50 degrees.



            Rad at 60 deg      48     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 60 degrees.



            Rad at 70 deg      53     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 70 degrees.



            Rad at 80 deg      58     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 80 degrees.



            Rad at 90 deg      63     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 90 degrees.



            Rad at 100 deg     68     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 100 degrees.



            Rad at 110 deg     73     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 110 degrees.



            Rad at 120 deg     78     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 120 degrees.



            Rad at 130 deg     83     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 130 degrees.



            Rad at 140 deg     88     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 140 degrees.



            Rad at 150 deg     93     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 150 degrees.



            Rad at 160 deg     98     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 160 degrees.



            Rad at 170 deg    103     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 170 degrees.



            Rad at 180 deg    108     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 180 degrees.



            Rad at 190 deg    113     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 190 degrees.



            Rad at 200 deg    118     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 200 degrees.













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            Rad at 210 deg    123     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 210 degrees.



            Rad at 220 deg    128     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 220 degrees.



            Rad at 230 deg    133     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 230 degrees.



            Rad at 240 deg    138     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 240 degrees.



            Rad at 250 deg    143     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 250 degrees.



            Rad at 260 deg    148     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 260 degrees.



            Rad at 270 deg    153     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 270 degrees.



            Rad at 280 deg    158     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 280 degrees.



            Rad at 290 deg    163     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 290 degrees.



            Rad at 300 deg    168     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 300 degrees.



            Rad at 310 deg    173     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 310 degrees.



            Rad at 320 deg    178     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 320 degrees.



            Rad at 330 deg    183     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 330 degrees.



            Rad at 340 deg    188     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 340 degrees.



            Rad at 350 deg    193     5    The relative field radiation of the pattern

                                           at 350 degrees.



            Sp.  Az.  #1      198     5    The azimuth of the first of the (optional)

                                           set of special azimuths.  As many as ten

                                           special azimuths with corresponding

                                           radiations can be included here to cover

                                           azimuths other than integral multiples of 10













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                                           degrees.  This is in the format XXXXX and

                                           should be handled with an F5.0 format in

                                           FORTRAN since the decimal point may or may

                                           not be specified.  For example, 21 degrees

                                           could be stored as 00021, 0021., 021.0, etc.

                                           If this is blank, there are no special

                                           azimuths.



            Sp.  Rad.  #1     203     5    The radiation at the first of the special

                                           azimuths.  As with the other radiations,

                                           this is in the format X.XXX and can be

                                           handled with an F5.0 format in FORTRAN since

                                           the decimal point is specified.  This will

                                           be blank if the corresponding special

                                           azimuth is blank.



            Sp.  Az.  #2      208     5    The azimuth of the second of the set of

                                           special azimuths.  If this is blank, it

                                           means there is no second (or subsequent)

                                           special azimuth.



            Sp.  Rad.  #2     213     5    The radiation at the second of the special

                                           azimuths.  This will be blank if the

                                           corresponding special azimuth is blank.



            Sp.  Az.  #3      218     5    The azimuth of the third of the set of

                                           special azimuths.  If this is blank, it

                                           means there is no third (or subsequent)

                                           special azimuth.



            Sp.  Rad.  #3     223     5    The radiation at the third of the special

                                           azimuths.  This will be blank if the

                                           corresponding special azimuth is blank.



            Sp.  Az.  #4      228     5    The azimuth of the fourth of the set of

                                           special azimuths.  If this is blank, it

                                           means there is no fourth (or subsequent)

                                           special azimuth.



            Sp.  Rad.  #4     233     5    The radiation at the fourth of the special

                                           azimuths.  This will be blank if the

                                           corresponding special azimuth is blank.



            Sp.  Az.  #5      238     5    The azimuth of the fifth of the set of

                                           special azimuths.  If this is blank, it

                                           means there is no fifth special azimuth.



            Sp.  Rad.  #5     243     5    The radiation at the fifth of the special

                                           azimuths.  This will be blank if the

                                           corresponding special azimuth is blank.













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            Sp.  Az.  #6      248     5    The azimuth of the sixth of the set of

                                           special azimuths.  If this is blank, it

                                           means there is no sixth special azimuth.



            Sp.  Rad.  #6     253     5    The radiation at the sixth of the special

                                           azimuths.  This will be blank if the

                                           corresponding special azimuth is blank.



            Sp.  Az.  #7      258     5    The azimuth of the seventh of the set of

                                           special azimuths.  If this is blank, it

                                           means there is no seventh special azimuth.



            Sp.  Rad.  #7     263     5    The radiation at the seventh of the special

                                           azimuths.  This will be blank if the

                                           corresponding special azimuth is blank.



            Sp.  Az.  #8      268     5    The azimuth of the eighth of the set of

                                           special azimuths.  If this is blank, it

                                           means there is no eighth special azimuth.



            Sp.  Rad.  #8     273     5    The radiation at the eighth of the special

                                           azimuths.  This will be blank if the

                                           corresponding special azimuth is blank.



            Sp.  Az.  #9      278     5    The azimuth of the ninth of the set of

                                           special azimuths.  If this is blank, it

                                           means there is no ninth special azimuth.



            Sp.  Rad.  #9     283     5    The radiation at the ninth of the special

                                           azimuths.  This will be blank if the

                                           corresponding special azimuth is blank.



            Sp.  Az.  #10     288     5    The azimuth of the tenth of the set of

                                           special azimuths.  If this is blank, it

                                           means there is no tenth special azimuth.



            Sp.  Rad.  #10    293     5    The radiation at the tenth of the special

                                           azimuths.  This will be blank if the

                                           corresponding special azimuth is blank.



            Comment           298    76    Comment inserted by the Data Base Management

                                           Staff.



            Filler            374     2    Reserved for future use in expanding the

                                           date of last update to include four

                                           characters for the year, as we move towards

                                           the year 2000.



            Last Update Date  376     6    The date of the last update of this record.

                                           This is a six-number field in the format













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                                           YYMMDD.



            Filler            382     1    To ensure that there are an even number of

                                           characters in each record to assist those

                                           who have computers that cope better with an

                                           even number of characters per record.



            There are 382 characters in each record.



                End of Documentation for FCC FM Engineering Data Base Release Tape