TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

College of Electronics Engineering

ECE 513
BROADCAST AND ACOUSTICS

Experiment Number 6
COVERAGE MAPPING FOR
FM/TV BROADCAST STATIONS

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Date of Performance:_____________ Date of Submission:_______________

Janyl Jane S. Nicart, MECE

Instructor
 ASSIGNED FM STATION PROFILE

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STATION:

BRANDING:
SLOGAN:
FORMAT:

FREQUENCY:

POWER:

ERP:

LOCATION:

[STATION Description]
 FM COVERAGE REACH CALCULATIONS

Given:

Solution:

[Antenna Gain]

[ERP dBu]

[Field Strength]

[Coverage Reach Distance]

FIELD INTENSITY CHARTS
FM COVERAGE MAP
 ASSIGNED TV STATION PROFILE

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STATION CALLSIGN:

CHANNEL:
BRANDING:
FORMAT:

COMPANY:

PICTURE FORMAT:

LANGUAGE:

POWER:

ERP:

LOCATION:

[STATION Description]
 TV COVERAGE REACH CALCULATIONS

Given:

Solution:

[Antenna Gain]

[ERP dBu]

[Grade A]

[Grade B]

[Coverage Reach Distances]

FIELD INTENSITY – (CITY GRADE)
FIELD INTENSITY – (GRADE A)
FIELD INTENSITY – (GRADE B)
TV COVERAGE MAP
QUESTIONS:

1. What is the farthest distance the station reach in kilometers?

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2. What is the farthest town/city the FM station serves?

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3. What is the farthest town/city included in the TV Grade A contour?

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4. How did the surrounding terrain affect the reach of the assigned station? Explain.
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5. Can the station still be received beyond the calculated reach (FM) / beyond Grade A? Explain.
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EXERCISE:

1. Given an FM station with an ERP of 1kW, determine the distance to the point where the field
strength is 50µV/m and if the antenna height is 500 feet above average terrain.

2. A 1 kilowatt ERP FM station has its antenna installed atop a 330-foot tower. Determine the field
strength at 65 miles away.

3. Given a TV station with a transmitter output power of 10 kilowatts, transmission line loss of 0.5 dB
and an antenna gain of 3.5 dB, determine the distance to the point where the field strength is 250
microvolts per meter if the antenna height is 200 feet.

4. DZOO 101.9 MHz was allowed to operate at 10 kilowatts with an antenna gain of 3.5dB and
transmission line loss of 0.5 dB. What is the maximum distance of coverage for DZOO?