FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2006
TITLE: REGISTERED TELEVISION BROADCAST STRUCTURE LOCATIONS
Geodataset Name: TVBCST Geodataset Type: SHAPE Geodataset Feature: POINT
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset contains FCC registered television broadcast structure locations.
DATA SOURCE(S): Federal Communications Commission (FCC) SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS: N/A DATE OF AUTOMATION OR SOURCE: Source 1999 GEODATASET EXTENT: State of Florida
FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:
Datafile Name: TVBRCST.DBF ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE PRECISION AREA 18 DECIMAL 5 PERIMETER 18 DECIMAL 5 TVBRCST_ 5 DECIMAL - TVBRCST_ID 5 DECIMAL - AA_CHAN 2 CHARACTER - AB_SEQNUM 6 CHARACTER - AC_SERVCL 2 CHARACTER - AE_CNTRY 1 CHARACTER - AF_STATE 2 CHARACTER - AG_CITY 20 CHARACTER - AH_LATDEG 20 DECIMAL 15 AI_LATMIN 20 DECIMAL 15 AJ_LATSEC 20 DECIMAL 15 AK_LONDEG 20 DECIMAL 15 AL_LONMIN 20 DECIMAL 15 AM_LONSEC 20 DECIMAL 15 AO_CALL 8 CHARACTER - AQ_FILPRE 6 CHARACTER - AR_ARN 8 CHARACTER - AT_STATUS 6 CHARACTER - AU_OFFSET 1 CHARACTER - AV_ERP 20 DECIMAL 15 AW_HAAT 20 DECIMAL 15 AX_POLAR 1 CHARACTER - AY_DIRANT 1 CHARACTER - AZ_BEAMT 1 CHARACTER - BA_ZONE 1 CHARACTER - BE_EDCOM 1 CHARACTER - BF_UPDATE 20 DECIMAL 15 BG_CUTOFF 20 DECIMAL 15 BH_DOCKET 8 CHARACTER - BI_NAME 36 CHARACTER - BJ_COMM 62 CHARACTER - BL_RADCEN 20 DECIMAL 15 BM_REFAZ 20 DECIMAL 15 BN_ANTMAK 3 CHARACTER - BO_ANTTYP 14 CHARACTER - BQ_RESERV 12 CHARACTER - LATDEGDEC 9 DECIMAL 4 LONDEGDEC 9 DECIMAL 4 DESCRIPT 26 CHARACTER -
FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:
item item description
AA_CHAN CHANNEL NUMBER
AB_SEQNUM SEQUENCE NUMBER
AC_SERVCL DR
DT
LM
TA
TB
TR
TV
TX
AE_CNTRY A = AMERICA (USA)
AF_STATE STATE LOCATION
CITY CITY LOCAITON
AH_LATDEG LATITUDE DEGREES
AI_LATMIN LATITUDE MINUTES
AJ_LATSEC LATITUDE SECONDS
AK_LONDEG LONGITUDE DEGREES
AL_LONMIN LONGITUDE MINUTES
AM_LONSEC LONGITUDE SECONDS
AO_CALL STATION CALL SIGN
AQ_FILPRE UNKNOWN
AR_ARN UNKNOWN
AT_STATUS ADD
APP
CP
CP MOD
LIC
AU_OFFSET +, -, N, OR Z
AV_ERP UNKNOWN
AW_HAAT UNKNOWN
AX_POLAR C, E, H
AY_DIRANT Y OR N
AZ_BEAMT Y OR N
BA_ZONE 3
BE_EDCOM C OR E
BF_UPDATE UNKNOWN
BG_CUTOFF UNKNOWN
BH_DOCKET UNKNOWN
BI_NAME BROADCASTER NAME
BJ_COMM UNKNOWN
BL_RADCEN UNKNOWN
BM_REFAZ UNKNOWN
BN_ANTMAK ANTENNNA MAKE
ADC
ADL
ALD
AND
ANT
BAS
BOG
DIE
HAR
JAM
LDL
LEB
LIN
MCI
MIG
ODD
PSI
RCA
SCA
SHI
SWR
BO_ANTTYP ANTENNA TYPE
BQ_RESERV FCC RESERVED CODE
LATDEGDEC LATITUDE IN DECIMAL DEGREE
LONDEGDEC LONGITUDE IN DECIMAL DEGREE
DESCRIPT SAME AS AO_CALL - CALL SIGN FOR STATION
USER NOTES:
Unknown items in this coverage are do to lack of metadata from the FCC. Please contact FCC for further information about these items. Please see the following FCC website for disclaimer information: http://www.fcc.gov/wtb/antenna/noframes.html#informatio
FGDL QUALITY ASSURANCE STATUS:
- REMOVED FOUR POINTS THAT WERE LISTED AS FLORIDA BUT FELL OUTSIDE OF FL BOUNDARY (AB_SEQNUM = 103633, 103631, 103635,103416) - ADDED A POINT THAT WAS LISTED AS ALABAMA BUT FELL WITHIN FL STATE BOUNDARY (AB_SEQNUM = 100721) - SELECTED AF_STATE = "FL" FROM NATIONWIDE COVERAGE - COVERTED FROM SHAPEFILE TO COVERAGE FORMAT - DROPPED ITEMS BK_UNUSED, BP_UNUSED, BD_UNUSED, BC_NOCITY, BB_UNUSED, AS_UNUSED, AP_UNUSED, AN_BORDER, AD_UNUSED (NO RECORDS) - ADDED DESCRIPT ITEM BASED ON AO_CALL ITEM - STATION CALL SIGN - SET TOLERANCES TO FGDL STANDARDS - PROJECTED FROM LAT/LONG DECIMAL DEGREES TO FGDL ALBERS
REFERENCES: http://www.fcc.gov/wtb/antenna/noframes.html#informatio
DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
MAP PROJECTION PARAMETERS
PROJECTION ALBERS DATUM HPGN UNITS METERS SPHEROID GRS1980 1st standard parallel 24 0 0.000 2nd standard parallel 31 30 0.000 central meridian -84 00 0.000 latitude of projection`s origin 24 0 0.000 false easting (meters) 400000.00000 false northing (meters) 0.00000
DATA SOURCES CONTACT(S):
Name: Federal Communications Commission
Abbr.name: FCC
Address: 445 12th St. SW Washington D.C. 20554
Phone: 1-888-225-5322
Web site: http://www.fcc.gov/
Ftp site: http://www.fcc.gov/wtb/antenna/
Email: psd@fcc.gov
Contact Person:
Phone: 202-418-0190
FGDL CONTACT:
Name: Florida Geographic Data Library
Abbr. Name: FGDL
Address: Florida Geographic Data Library
431 Architecture Building
PO Box 115706
Gainesville, FL 32611-5706
Web site: http://www.fgdl.org
Contact FGDL:
Technical Support: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfeed.html
FGDL Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfaq.html
FGDL Mailing Lists: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdl-l.html
For FGDL Software: http://www.fgdl.org/software.html