Sutro Tower now has TV and FM antennas located above and below "Level 6" as shown in the diagram above.
Don't miss the detailed diagram which shows where each antenna is on the existing tower, and where Sutro Tower plans to locate the DTV mast. The proposed 125-foot long DTV mast would hang below the crossbars at Level 6. Anticipated radiated power is to be 4.9 MW (megawatts) in addition to the 19.25 MW currently being radiated from existing antennas.
This increases the total from 19 MW to more than 24 MW (ERP) being radiated, at a combination of frequencies.
Since DTV signals have a peak power of up to 5 times their average power, the ERP may be quite a bit higher than indicated by this table.
(existing and proposed)
| Station | Channel | Frequency MHz |
Effective Radiated Power |
Totals |
| VHF Stations | 932 kW | |||
| KTVU | 2 | 54-60 | 100 kW | |
| KRON | 4 | 66-72 | 100 kW | |
| KPIX | 5 | 76-82 | 100 kW | |
| KGO | 7 | 174-180 | 316 kW | |
| KQED | 9 | 186-192 | 316 kW | |
| UHF Stations | 18,273 kW | |||
| KOFY | 20 | 506-512 | 3,470 kW | |
| KMTP | 32 | 578-584 | 1,333 kW | |
| KCNS | 38 | 614-620 | 5,000 kW | |
| KBHK | 44 | 650-656 | 5,000 kW | |
| KPST | 66 | 782-788 | 3,470 kW | |
| FM Stations | 54.7 kW | |||
| KOIT | 96.5 | 33.0 kW | ||
| KSOL | 98.9 | 6.0 kW | ||
| KKSF | 103.7 | 7.8 kW | ||
| KFOG | 104.5 | 7.9 kW | ||
| Proposed DTV Stations (see note below) | 4,983 kW | |||
| KRON | 57 | 728-734 | 1,000 kW | |
| KBHK | 45 | 656-662 | 197 kW | |
| KOFY | 19 | 500-506 | 141 kW | |
| KPIX | 28 | 554-560 | 1,000 kW | |
| KMTP | 33 | 584-590 | 50 kW | |
| KTVU | 56 | 722-728 | 1,000 kW | |
| KCNS | 39 | 620-626 | 209 kW | |
| KPST | 30 | 566-572 | 56 kW | |
| KQED | 34 | 590-596 | 736 kW | |
| KGO | 24 | 530-536 | 594 kW | |
See also RF Currents for a table of channel and power allotments for California DTV stations.
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