Manifest Wireless L.L.C. 700 MHz E Block Coverage Report

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1 Manifest Wireless L.L.C. 700 MHz E Block Coverage Report June 25, 2013 Prepared by: Jay M. Jacobsmeyer, P.E. Pericle Communications Company 7222 Commerce Center Drive, Suite 180 Colorado Springs, CO ) jacobsmeyer@pericle.com For: Manifest Wireless L.L.C. 211 Perimeter Ctr. Parkway NE, Suite 600 Atlanta, GA 30346

2 1.0 Executive Summary Manifest Wireless L.L.C. 700 MHz E Block Coverage Report This document serves as a progress report on the deployment of Manifest Wireless L.L.C. s Manifest ) ATSC-M/H digital television broadcast network. Manifest holds FCC licenses in 168 Bureau of Economic Analysis Economic Areas BEA) for the unpaired 700 MHz E block MHz). To date, Manifest has constructed 13 transmitter sites and is transmitting test signals continuously from these locations. To quantify the coverage provided by these transmitter sites, Manifest retained Pericle Communications Company to model the coverage and calculate the area covered in each applicable BEA. Our analysis shows that the thirteen active transmitters provide some measurable coverage in 43 BEAs. Of these, 12 BEAs show coverage exceeding 35%. 2.0 Modeling Method The team used EDX Signal to model coverage using the Longley-Rice model per FCC OET-69 [1]. The coverage files are then exported as Shape files to ESRI ArcView for plotting and coverage area calculation. The coordinates, antenna height and ERP of each transmitter site are listed in Table. 1. Table 1 - Transmitter Sites Antenna Antenna Antenna BEA Lat Lon Model Pol/Gain Ht. m) ERP kw) TLP-08P-1E CP/ TLP-12A-1E CP/ TLP-16A-1E CP/ TLP-08P-1E CP/ ALP16L4-CSO-56 HP/ ALP16L4-CSO-56 HP/ ALP16L4-CSO-56 HP/ TLP-08M-1E CP/ TLP-08P-1E CP/ TLP-16A-1E CP/ TLP-12A-1E CP/ TLP-16A-1E CP/ TLP-16A-1E CP/ The three Atlanta sites BEA 40) employ ERI horizontally polarized Channel 56 antennas while all other sites employ Dielectric circularly polarized RHCP) antennas. For modeling, the National Elevation Dataset NED) 30m terrain database was used. At the receiver, a minimum sensitivity of -96 dbm and an antenna height of 9 meters were assumed. The receiver sensitivity was verified both on the bench and in the field using an OEM receiver. The receive antenna was a RHCP antenna with a gain of 12 dbic for all but the Atlanta sites where a horizontal polarization antenna with gain of 12 dbi was used. The Appendix B coverage maps present receiver signal levels with the above antennas at 9 meters height. MANIFEST WIRELESS L.L.C. 700 MHZ E BLOCK 2

3 3.0 Coverage Results Coverage results are summarized in Table 2 with more detailed results in Appendix A. Table 2 - Coverage Results BEA s marked with * were modified to remove large water areas) BEA Name Covered Area % of BEA) Map Reference 11 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle 8.6% Map 2 13 Washington-Baltimore* 32.9% Map 2 15 Richmond-Petersburg 6.3% Map 3 17 Roanoke 7.7% Map 3 18 Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point 58.9% Map 3 19 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill 74.8% Map 3 21 Greenville* 4.5% Map 3 22 Fayetteville 16.6% Map 3 23 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 65.8% Map 3 24 Columbia 1.7% Map 3 41 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson 25.4% Maps 3, 5 46 Hickory-Morganton 22.6% Map 3 28 Savannah* 4.5% Map 4 29 Jacksonville* 55.0% Map 4 30 Orlando* 7.1% Map 4 37 Albany 0.3% Map 4 27 Augusta-Aiken 13.2% Map 5 38 Macon 23.6% Map 5 39 Columbus 5.9% Map 5 40 Atlanta 60.1% Map 5 42 Asheville 1.8% Map 5 43 Chattanooga 0.3% Map 5 74 Huntsville 0.1% Map 5 9 State College 6.7% Map 6 52 Wheeling 9.6% Map 6 53 Pittsburgh 47.8% Map 6 54 Erie* 8.3% Map 6 55 Cleveland-Akron* 47.5% Maps 6, 7 56 Toledo* 40.1% Map 7 57 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint* 46.1% Map 7 62 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland* 2.8% Maps 7, 8 59 Green Bay* 1.0% Map 8 60 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah 56.0% Map 8 63 Milwaukee-Racine* 97.3% Map 8 64 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha* 31.1% Map Davenport-Moline-Rock Island 0.9% Map Madison 24.7% Map Wausau 0.1% Map 8 75 Tupelo 18.5% Map 9 77 Jackson 7.8% Map 9 78 Birmingham 40.3% Map 9 79 Montgomery 16.3% Map 9 80 Mobile 0.6% Map 9 MANIFEST WIRELESS L.L.C. 700 MHZ E BLOCK 3

4 Note that the official BEA boundaries may include significant area over water. This is especially true in the Great Lakes and Chesapeake Bay. To avoid misleading results, water areas for BEAs marked with an asterisk *) in Table 2 were removed before calculating the area covered. Figure 1 below is a graphical summary of the coverage in all 43 BEAs. Note from Table 2 and Figure 1 that 12 BEAs show greater than 35% coverage. Figure 1 - Coverage Summary Appendix A contains nine coverage maps showing more detailed coverage in specific BEAs. Please consult Table 2 above to identify the map corresponding to the BEA of interest. 4.0 References [1] OET Bulletin No. 69, Longley-Rice Methodology for Evaluation TV Coverage and Interference, Feb 06, [2] A/153: ATSC Mobile DTV Standard, Parts 1-9, June MANIFEST WIRELESS L.L.C. 700 MHZ E BLOCK 4

5 Appendix A - Coverage Results

6 BEA 700 MHz Coverage Area Statistics BEA Name BEA # Tower Sites) Records Coverage Area sq. mi.) BEA Area sq. mi.) Coverage Area % of BEA Area) Map Reference Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle 11 WAS , % Map 2 Washington-Baltimore* 13 WAS-014 PIT , , % Map 2 Richmond-Petersburg 15 RAL , % Map 3 Roanoke 17 RAL , % Map 3 Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point 18 RAL-002 CLT , , % Map 3 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill 19 RAL-002 CLT , , % Map 3 Greenville* 21 RAL , % Map 3 Fayetteville 22 RAL-002 CLT , % Map 3 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 23 CLT , , % Map 3 Columbia 24 CLT , % Map 3 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson 41 CLT-007 Athens , , % Maps 3, 5 Hickory-Morganton 46 CLT , % Map 3 Savannah* 28 JKV , % Map 4 Jacksonville* 29 JKV , , % Map 4 Orlando* 30 JKV , % Map 4 Albany 37 JKV , % Map 4 Augusta-Aiken 27 Athens , % Map 5 Macon 38 Athens Conyers Fayetteville , , % Map 5 Columbus 39 Fayetteville BHM , % Map 5 Atlanta 40 Conyers Fayetteville Athens , , % Map 5 Asheville 42 Athens , % Map 5 Fayetteville Chattanooga , % Map 5 Huntsville 74 Conyers Fayetteville , % Map 5 State College 9 PIT , % Map 6 Wheeling 52 PIT , % Map 6 Pittsburgh 53 PIT , , % Map 6 Erie* 54 PIT-006 CLE , % Map 6 Cleveland-Akron* 55 CLE-006 PIT-006 AAR , , % Maps 6, 7 Toledo* 56 CLE-006 AAR , , % Map 7 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint* 57 AAR-001 CLE , , % Map 7 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland* 62 AAR-001 MKE , % Maps 7, 8 Green Bay* 59 MKE , % Map 8 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah 60 MKE , , % Map 8 Milwaukee-Racine* 63 MKE-004 CHI , , % Map 8 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha* 64 CHI-026 MKE , , % Map 8 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island 102 CHI , % Map 8 Madison 104 MKE-004 CHI , , % Map 8 Wausau 108 MKE , % Map 8 Tupelo 75 BHM , , % Map 9 Jackson 77 BHM , , % Map 9 Birmingham 78 BHM-002 Fayetteville , , % Map 9 Montgomery 79 BHM , , % Map 9 Mobile 80 BHM , % Map 9 * Coastal water area Great Lakes, Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic Ocean) removed from area calculation

7 Appendix B - Coverage Maps

58 4 108 59 107 61 5 3 60 6 105 106 MKE-004 116 7 63 104 62 57 8 CHI-026 AAR-001 10 117 CLE-006 54 100 103 102 64 65 55 9 56 66 PIT-006 11 12 118 53 101 52 WAS-014 50 119 51 13 13 97 67 68 14 49 48

8 MKE CHI-026 AAR CLE PIT WAS RAL CLT Athens Conyers BHM-002 Fayetteville Miles BEA 700 MHz Coverage Summary JKV MHz Tower BEA Coverage > 35% BEA Coverage 15% - 35% BEA Coverage < 15% June 25, 2013 Map 1 of 9

WAS-014 and PIT-006 700 MHz Coverage PIT-006 Harrisburg 9 11 53 12 13 WAS-014 Baltimore Washington District Heights Annapolis 13 Dover 16 0 5 10 20 Miles

9 WAS-014 and PIT MHz Coverage PIT-006 Harrisburg WAS-014 Baltimore Washington District Heights Annapolis 13 Dover Miles MHz Tower Received Power dbm) > -66 Interstate Highway County Lines BEA Boundaries June 25, 2013 Map 2 of 9

CLT-007 and RAL-002 700 MHz Coverage 47 17 15 45 20 46 Greensboro RAL-002 Durham 18 19 Raleigh 42 CLT-007 Charlotte 23 700MHz 21 Tower Received

10 CLT-007 and RAL MHz Coverage Greensboro RAL-002 Durham Raleigh 42 CLT-007 Charlotte MHz 21 Tower Received Power dbm) > -66 Interstate Highway Miles County Lines BEA Boundaries June 25, 2013 Map 3 of 9

JKV-006 700 MHz Coverage 38 28 37 35 29 JKV-006 Jacksonville 176 0 5 10 20 Miles 30 700MHz Tower Received Power

11 JKV MHz Coverage JKV-006 Jacksonville Miles MHz Tower Received Power dbm) > -66 Interstate Highway County Lines BEA Boundaries June 25, 2013 Map 4 of 9

Conyers, Fayetteville and Athens 700 MHz Coverage 71 42 43 23 74 41 Athens 24 40 AtlantaConyers 78 Fayetteville 27 79 39 Montgomery 0 5 10 20 Miles

12 Conyers, Fayetteville and Athens 700 MHz Coverage Athens AtlantaConyers 78 Fayetteville Montgomery Miles 700MHz Tower Received Power dbm) > Interstate Highway County Lines BEA Boundaries June 25, 2013 Map 5 of 9

CLE-006 and PIT-006 700 MHz Coverage 57 Lake Erie 8 7 CLE-00 6 Cleveland 54 10 56 Akron 55 9 Pittsburgh 11 53 PIT-006 Columbus 52 700MHz Tower 51

13 CLE-006 and PIT MHz Coverage 57 Lake Erie 8 7 CLE-00 6 Cleveland Akron 55 9 Pittsburgh PIT-006 Columbus MHz Tower 51 Received Power dbm) > Miles Interstate Highway County Lines BEA Boundaries June 25, 2013 Map 6 of 9

AAR-001 and CLE-006 700 MHz Coverage 61 62 Lansing 57 London AAR-001 Detroit Lake Erie Toledo 64 65 0 10 67 20 40 Miles 66 Fort Wayne 56 50 51 CLE-006 Clev 55

14 AAR-001 and CLE MHz Coverage Lansing 57 London AAR-001 Detroit Lake Erie Toledo Miles 66 Fort Wayne CLE-006 Clev 55 eland A kron > Interstate Highway BEA Boundaries MHz Tower Received Power dbm) County Lines June 25, 2013 Map 7 of 9

CHI-026 and MKE-004 700 MHz Coverage 107 108 59 60 61 105 57 106 MKE-004 63 104 Madison Milwaukee 62 Lake Michigan CHI-026 103 0 5 10 20 Miles 102 64

15 CHI-026 and MKE MHz Coverage MKE Madison Milwaukee 62 Lake Michigan CHI Miles Chicago Ü 700MHz Tower Received Power dbm) > Interstate Highway County Lines 66 BEA Boundaries June 25, 2013 Map 8 of 9

BHM-002 700 MHz Coverage 73 74 75 78 Birmingham 40 BHM-002 39 0 5 10 20 Miles 77 Ü 700MHz Tower Received Power dbm) -96 -

16 BHM MHz Coverage Birmingham 40 BHM Miles 77 Ü 700MHz Tower Received Power dbm) M ontgomery > -66 Interstate Highway 80 County Lines BEA Boundaries 36 June 25, 2013 Map 9 of 9

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