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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: FCC Contours Entity API
  description: 'The FCC Enterprise Contours API provides broadcast radio and television service area data. Includes coverage contours for FM and TV stations by call sign, Facility ID, or ApplicationID, plus elevation, Height Above Average Terrain (HAAT), antenna patterns, coordinate conversion, and distance-curve calculations. All endpoints are free with no authentication required.

    '
  version: 1.5.0
  contact:
    name: Federal Communications Commission
    url: https://geo.fcc.gov/api/contours/
  license:
    name: FCC API Terms of Service
    url: https://www.fcc.gov/reports-research/developers/api-terms-service
servers:
- url: https://geo.fcc.gov/api/contours
  description: FCC Contours API
tags:
- name: entity
  description: Get coverage contour by entity (call sign, facility ID, or application ID)
paths:
  /entity.json:
    get:
      tags:
      - entity
      operationId: getEntityCoverage
      summary: Get Coverage Contour by Entity
      description: 'Get coverage contour for a TV or FM station identified by call sign, facility ID, or application ID.

        '
      parameters:
      - name: serviceType
        in: query
        required: true
        description: 'Type of broadcast service. Valid values: tv, fm'
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - tv
          - fm
      - name: callsign
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Station call sign
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: facilityId
        in: query
        required: false
        description: FCC Facility ID
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: applicationId
        in: query
        required: false
        description: FCC Application ID
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: nradial
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Number of radials
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: field
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Field strength (dBu) override
        schema:
          type: number
          format: double
      - name: curve
        in: query
        required: false
        description: 'Propagation curve: 0=F(50,50), 1=F(50,10), 2=F(50,90)'
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - '0'
          - '1'
          - '2'
      - name: pop
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Include population calculation
        schema:
          type: boolean
          default: false
      - name: area
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Include coverage area calculation
        schema:
          type: boolean
          default: false
      - name: src
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Elevation data source
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - ned_1
          - ned_2
          - globe30
      responses:
        '200':
          description: GeoJSON coverage contour data for the specified entity
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object