| Local Stations |
| Quality | Display | Physical | Call Letters | Distance | Direction | Power Level | Comments |
 | 6‑1 | 25 | WTVR‑TV | 61.77 | 125° | 410 kW | |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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06-1   |  | 25.3 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | WTVR-HD | CBS | "CBS 6" | | 06-2 | | 25.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | CBS6ANT | Antenna TV | | | 06-3 | | 25.5 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | CBS6XTR | Weather | (NOAA Audio) | "6 XTRA" |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Local TV | | Licensee: | COMMUNITY TELEVISION OF VIRIGINIA LICENSE, LLC |
| Certification : | Analog channel 6. Digital channel 25. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 25. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 25. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 6 : | 840' 100 kW ND |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WTVR | W TV Richmond | | 08/28/1979 | WTVR-TV | W TV Richmond |
Station has no translators. |
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| 8‑1 | 22 | WRIC‑TV | 61.76 | 125° | 850 kW | |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 08-1 | | 22.3 | | 720p | | DD5.1  | WRIC TV | ABC | "8 News" | | 08-2 | | 22.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | LiveWel | Live Well | |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Young Broadcasting | | Licensee: | YOUNG BROADCASTING OF RICHMOND, INC. |
| Certification : | Analog channel 8. Digital channel 22. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 22. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 22. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 8 : | 1054' 269 kW ND | | Old Facility: | Channel 22  : | 1076' 450 kW ND (LIC) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WXEX | | | 01/02/1979 | WXEX-TV | | | 04/23/1990 | WRIC-TV | W RIChmond |
Station has no translators. |
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 | 12‑1 | 12 | WWBT | 66.42 | 123° | 26 kW | Decoded briefly while adjusting. |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 12-1 | | 12.3 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | WWBT | NBC | "NBC12" | | 12-2 | | 12.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | 12 MeTV | Me-TV | |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Raycom Media | | Licensee: | WWBT LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC |
| Sister: | WUPV | | Certification : | Analog channel 12. Digital channel 54. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 12. (Disapproved) | | Conflict Round 1 : | Maintained by NCA. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 12. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 12 : | 791' 316 kW ND | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 54 : | 692' 860 kW ND (LIC) | | Channel 54 : | 692' 1000 kW ND (LIC) | | Channel 54 : | 692' 500 kW ND (STA) | | Channel 12 : | 794' 6 kW ND (LIC) |
Station has no translators. |
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| 16‑1 | 16 | WVAW‑LD | 4.14 | 148° | 15 kW | |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 16-1 | | 16.1 | | 720p |  | DD5.1 | ABC16 | ABC | "ABC 16" |
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 | 19‑1 | 19 | WCAV | 4.14 | 148° | 20.9 kW | Works on Zenith, not on Twinhan. |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 19-1 | | 19.1 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | CBS19 | CBS | "CBS 19" | | 19-3 | | 19.2 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | FOX27 | FOX | "WAHU Fox 27" | (WAHU-CD 27-1) |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Gray Television | | Licensee: | GRAY TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC |
| Sisters: | WVAW-LD, WAHU-CD | | Certification : | Analog channel 19. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 19. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 19. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 19 : | 1068' 1000 kW DA | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 19 : | 1068' 50 kW DA (LIC) | | Channel 19 : | 1068' 155 kW DA (STA) |
| Call Sign History: |
| 04/10/1986 | 860410KP | | | 05/05/2004 | WCAV | W CAVavaliers |
Station has no translators. |
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| 23‑1 | 42 | WCVE‑TV | 61.8 | 125° | 160 kW | |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 23-1 | | 42.1 |  | 1080i | | DD2.0 | WCVE-HD | PBS | "WCVE" | | 23-2 | | 42.2 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | WCVE-D2 | Create | | | 23-3 | | 42.3 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | WCVE-D3 | MHz Worldview | | | 42-8 | 42.8 | (These two subchannels are artifacts of the UpdateTV service. They do not show programming.) | | 42-9 | 42.9 |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Commonwealth Public Broadcasting | | Licensee: | COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING |
| Sister: | WCVW | | Certification : | Analog channel 23. Digital channel 42. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 42. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 42. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 23 : | 1136' 2300 kW ND | | Old Facility: | | Channel 42 : | 1136' 8.9 kW ND (STA) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WCVE | W Central Virginia Educational Television | | 06/26/1981 | WCVE-TV | W Central Virginia Educational Television |
Station has no translators. |
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| 27‑1 | 40 | WAHU‑CD | 4.14 | 148° | 15 kW | |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Hours | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 19-2 | | 40.3 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | 19NOW | AccuWeather | | "19 Weather NOW" | | 27-1 | | 40.1 | | 720p | | DD5.1 | FOX27 | FOX | | "WAHU Fox 27" | | 27-2 | | 40.2 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | MYCVILL | MyN | (08p-10p) | "My C-ville TV" | | 27-2 | | 40.2 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | MYCVILL | This TV | (10p-08p) | "My C-ville TV" |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Gray Television | | Licensee: | GRAY TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC |
| Sisters: | WVAW-LD, WCAV | | Analog Sign-on: | 1999 (55) | | Digital Sign-on: | 2007 (40) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | 930402EJ | | | 06/15/1999 | W58CH | | | 06/15/1999 | W55CT | | | 12/02/1999 | WADA-LP | | | 06/27/2005 | WAHU-CA | Sounds like Wahoo when spoken | | 01/03/2011 | WAHU-CD | Sounds like Wahoo when spoken |
Expanded History:
--/--/1999: W55CT signed on with PAX.
12/15/1999: W55CT changed call letters to WADA-LP.
06/23/2005: Tiger Eye Broadcasting sold WADA-LP to Gray Television.
07/01/2005: Changed to FOX as WAHU-CA and moved from channel 55 to 27.
01/04/2007: WAHU-LD 40 signed on.
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Station has no translators. |
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| 29‑1 | 32 | WVIR‑TV | 4.14 | 148° | 958 kW | |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 29-1 | | 32.3 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | NBC29HD | NBC | "NBC 29" | | 29-2 | | 32.4 | | 480i (w) | | DD2.0 | NBC29W+ | Weather | "NBC 29 Weather Plus" | | 29-3 | | 32.5 | | 720p | | DD2.0 | CW29 | CW+ | "CW 29" |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Waterman Broadcasting  | | Licensee: | VIRGINIA BROADCASTING CORPORATION |
| Analog Sign-on: | 1973 (29) | | Digital Sign-on: | 2002 (32) | | Certification : | Analog channel 29. Digital channel 32. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 32. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 32. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 29 : | 1191' 5000 kW ND | | Old Facility: | | Channel 32 : | 1005' 6.5 kW DA (STA) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WVIR | W VIRginia | | 06/19/1980 | WVIR-TV | W VIRginia |
Expanded History:
03/11/1973: WVIR-TV signed on with NBC.
--/--/2002: WVIR-DT 32 signed on at 6.5 kW.
07/21/2004: WVIR-DT boosted power to 1000 kW.
01/24/2008: WVIR-DT began producing news in widescreen SD.
04/19/2008: WVIR-DT began HD newscasts.
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Translators:Map the translators. |
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| 30‑1 | 30 | WNVT | 71.44 | 54° | 160 kW | Weak signal when aimed that way. |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
|
| 30-07 | | 30.7 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | MHz7 | France24 | | | 30-08 | | 30.8 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | MHz8 | RT | (Spanish) | | | 30-09 | | 30.9 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | MHz9 | Arirang | | | 30-10 | | 30.10 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | MHz10 | Ethnic | "Ethiopian TV" | | 30-11 | | 30.11 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | MHz11 | Vietnamese | "VTV4" | | 30-12 | | 30.12 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | MHz12 | Ethnic | "Today's Ireland" |
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| 35‑1 | 26 | WRLH‑TV | 61.77 | 125° | 800 kW | |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Hours | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 35-1 | | 26.3 | | 720p | | DD5.1 | WRLH FO | FOX | | "Fox Richmond" | | 35-2 | | 26.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | WRLH My | MyN | (07p-01a) | | | 35-2 | | 26.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | WRLH My | This TV | (01a-07p) | |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Sinclair | | Licensee: | WRLH LICENSEE, LLC |
| Certification : | Analog channel 35. Digital channel 26. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 26. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 26. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 35 : | 1260' 2570 kW ND | | Old Facility: | | Channel 26 : | 1048' 12.4 kW ND (STA) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | NEW00145 | | | 10/20/1980 | WRHP-TV | | | 11/10/1981 | WRLH-TV | |
Station has no translators. |
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| 41‑1 | 46 | WHTJ | 4.13 | 150° | 154 kW | Works on Zenith, not on Twinhan. |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 41-1 | | 46.1 | | 1080i | | DD2.0 | WHTJ-HD | PBS | "WHTJ" | | 41-2 | | 46.2 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | WHTJ-D2 | Create | | | 41-3 | | 46.3 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | WHTJ-D3 | MHz Worldview | |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Commonwealth Public Broadcasting | | Licensee: | COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION |
| Analog Sign-on: | 1989 (41) | | Digital Sign-on: | 2003 (46) | | Certification : | Analog channel 41. Digital channel 46. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 46. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 46. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 41 : | 1155' 251 kW DA | | Old Facility: | | Channel 46 : | 1088' 8.5 kW DA (STA) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | 851224KH | | | 07/24/1987 | WHTJ | W Home of Thomas Jefferson |
Expanded History:
--/--/1989: WHTJ-TV signed on repeating WCVE in Richmond.
--/--/2003: WHTJ-DT 46 signed on at 8.5 kW.
--/--/2005: WHTJ-DT boosted power to 165 kW.
11/01/2007: WHTJ-DT began airing PBS-HD and MHz World View.
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Station has no translators. |
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| 51‑1 | 11 | WVPT | 4.11 | 150° | 0.02 kW | Spectrum analyzer shows multipath-ridden signal beyond decoding. |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 51-1 | | 11.1 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | WVPT-HD | PBS | "WVPT" | | 51-2 | | 11.2 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | CREATE | Create | "WVPT Create" | | 51-3 | | 11.3 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | V me | V-Me | |
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Technical Data and Screencaps
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FAC-ID: 60111 FCC Query CDBS List Correspondence RabbitEars TV Query REC Query FCC Station Profile
TSID: 3081 (0x0C09) | DD-PL (1): | Channel 11 STAUNTON, VA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 980,774) |  | | BPEDT-20120321ADL (1480720) - App
BLEDT‑20130214ACP (1551091) - App | | 2260' 10 kW DA (H) (57 Mile Contour / 10255 Sq. Mi. Area) | | (1.38 kW TPO + 8.6 dB gain = 10 kW ERP) | | | 32' AGL; 4373' ASL; Full Service Filter | | | Elevation Pattern; 1° Elec Beam Tilt; Micro Communications 3VTV-02/4 | | | NAD27: N 38° 9' 54" (38.165), W 79° 18' 51" (-79.314) (S) (F) Elliot Knob (VA) | | DD-PL (2): | Channel 11 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 226,412) |  | | BPEDT-20120321ADL (1480720) - App
BLEDT‑20130214ACP (1551091) - App | | 1092' 0.1 kW DA (H) (24 Mile Contour / 1935 Sq. Mi. Area) | | (0.02789 kW TPO + 5.55 dB gain = 0.1 kW ERP) | | | 223' AGL; 1623' ASL (1018222); Full Service Filter | | | Elevation Pattern; Unknown or 0° Elec Beam Tilt; Scala DRV-1 | | | NAD27: N 37° 59' 0" (37.983), W 78° 29' 2" (-78.484) (S) (F) Carters Mountain (VA) | | DD-PL (3): | Channel 11 MONTEREY, VA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 7,847) |  | | BPEDT-20120321ADL (1480720) - App
BLEDT‑20130214ACP (1551091) - App | | 1541' 0.008 kW DA (H) (21 Mile Contour / 1464 Sq. Mi. Area) | | (0.0012 kW TPO + 8.24 dB gain = 0.008 kW ERP) | | | 141' AGL; 4389' ASL; Full Service Filter | | | Elevation Pattern; Unknown or 0° Elec Beam Tilt; Scala CL-713 | | | NAD27: N 38° 20' 39" (38.344), W 79° 35' 47" (-79.596) (S) (F) Sounding Knob (VA) | | DD-PL (A): | Channel 11 STAUNTON, VA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 1,162,784) |  | | BPEDT-20120321ADL (1480720) - App
BLEDT‑20130214ACP (1551091) - App | | 1000' 30 kW ND ( ) (71 Mile Contour / 15866 Sq. Mi. Area) | | 0' AGL; 0' ASL; Full Service Filter | | | Unknown or 0° Elec Beam Tilt | | | NAD27: N 38° 9' 54" (38.165), W 79° 18' 51" (-79.314) (S) (F) Elliot Knob (VA) |
TSReader Data: Elliot's Knob (02/22/2013) Carter's Mountain (03/16/2013)
Bitrate Allocation: Variable
Digital
Channel | Display
Channel |
Call Sign | Src
ID | PMT
PID | Video | Dimensions | Aspect
Ratio | Video
PID | Video
(Mbps) | PCR
PID | Audio
Type | Audio
PID | Audio
Bitrate |
| 11.1 | 51-1 | WVPT-HD | 1 | 0x0030 | 1080i | 1920x1088 | 16:9 | 0x0031 | 5 ‑ 16 | 0x0031 | DD5.1 | 0x0034 | 384kbps | | Screen Cap 1 | | 11.2 | 51-2 | CREATE | 2 | 0x0040 | 480i | 704x480 | 4:3 | 0x0041 | 0.5 ‑ 7 | 0x0041 | DD2.0 | 0x0044 | 192kbps | | Screen Cap 1 | | 11.3 | 51-3 | V me | 3 | 0x0050 | 480i | 704x480 | 4:3 | 0x0051 | 0.5 ‑ 7 | 0x0051 | DD2.0 | 0x0054 | 192kbps | | Screen Cap 1 |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Shenandoah Valley Educational Television Corporation | | Licensee: | SHENANDOAH VALLEY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION CORPORATION |
| Certification : | Analog channel 51. Digital channel 11. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 11. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 11. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 51 : | 2231' 525 kW DA | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 11 : | 2231' 3.2 kW DA (LIC) | | Channel 11 : | 2231' 10 kW DA (STA) | | Channel 11 : | 2231' 10 kW DA (LIC) | | Channel 11 : | 2231' 10 kW DA (LIC) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WVPT | W Valley Public Television |
Station has no translators. |
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| 57‑1 | 44 | WCVW | 61.79 | 125° | 112 kW | Very borderline. |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 57-1 | | 44.1 | | 1080i | | DD2.0 | WCVW-HD | PBS | "WCVW" |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Commonwealth Public Broadcasting | | Licensee: | COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION |
| Sister: | WCVE-TV | | Certification : | Analog channel 57. Digital channel 44. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 44. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 44. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 57 : | 961' 50 kW ND | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 44 : | 1022' 270 kW DA (LIC) | | Channel 44 : | 1076' 100 kW ND (LIC) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WCVW | W Central Virginia Educational Television W |
Station has no translators. |
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| 65‑1 | 47 | WUPV | 71.88 | 105° | 672 kW | |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 65-1 | | 47.3 | | 1080i | | DD2.0 | WUPV-DT | CW | "CW Richmond" | | 65-2 | | 47.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | Bounce | Bounce TV | |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Raycom Media by SSA | | Licensee: | WUPV LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC (Thomas Henson) |
| Sister: | WWBT | | Certification : | Analog channel 65. Digital channel 47. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 47. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 47. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 65 : | 863' 2690 kW DA | | Old Facility: | | Channel 47 : | 292' 9.2 kW ND (STA) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | 840620KG | | | 04/28/1986 | WZXK | | | 09/15/1994 | WAWB | W Ashland WB | | 09/03/1997 | WUPV | W UPN Virginia |
Station has no translators. |
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| DX Stations | | Quality | Display | Physical | Call Letters | Distance | Direction | Date | Time | Comments |
| 26‑1 | 27 | WETA‑TV | 100.22 | 50° | 05‑24‑2011 | 07:51 | |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 26-1 | | 27.1 | | 720p | | DD2.0 | WETA-HD | PBS Encore | "WETA HD" | | 26-2 | | 27.2 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | WETA UK | PBS Encore | "WETA UK" | | 26-3 | | 27.3 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | KIDS | PBS Kids | "WETA Kids" | | 26-4 | | 27.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | TV26 | PBS | "WETA" |
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Technical Data and Screencaps
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FAC-ID: 65670 FCC Query CDBS List Correspondence RabbitEars TV Query REC Query FCC Station Profile
TSID: 539 (0x021B) | DT-ACT: | Channel 27 WASHINGTON, DC (SCM) (Est. Pop. 7,708,043) |  | | | | | 833' 108.2 kW DA (H) (45 Mile Contour / 6421 Sq. Mi. Area) | | (3.45 kW TPO + 14.96 dB gain = 108.2 kW ERP) | | | 662' AGL; 1072' ASL (1051670); Full Service Filter | | | 0.5° Elec Beam Tilt; Dielectric TUP-04-12-2 | | | NAD27: N 38° 57' 1" (38.95), W 77° 4' 47" (-77.08) (S) (F) Fort Reno (DC) | | DT-LIC: | Channel 27 WASHINGTON, DC (SCM) (Est. Pop. 7,673,298) | | | BPEDT-20120508ACC (1497496) - App
BLEDT‑20120731ALN (1509472) - App | | 833' 73 kW ND (H) (45 Mile Contour / 6441 Sq. Mi. Area) | | (3.45 kW TPO + 14.05 dB gain = 73 kW ERP) | | | 662' AGL; 1072' ASL (1051670); Full Service Filter | | | 0.5° Elec Beam Tilt; Dielectric TUP-04-12-2 | | | NAD27: N 38° 57' 1" (38.95), W 77° 4' 47" (-77.08) (S) (F) Fort Reno (DC) | | LD-APP: | Channel 31 DICKERSON, MD (SCM) (Est. Pop. 1,726,675) |  | | | BDRTEDT‑20090811ACE (1326674) - App | | 276' 15 kW CA ( ) (26 Mile Contour / 2224 Sq. Mi. Area) | | (0.4 kW TPO + 15.74 dB gain = 15 kW ERP) | | | 193' AGL; 623' ASL (1061796); Full Service Filter | | | 0.75° Elec Beam Tilt | | | NAD27: N 39° 9' 27" (39.158), W 77° 29' 7" (-77.485) (S) (F) Martinsburg (MD) |
TSReader Data: HTML Export (01/02/2013)
Bitrate Allocation: Variable
Digital
Channel | Display
Channel |
Call Sign | Src
ID | PMT
PID | Video | Dimensions | Aspect
Ratio | Video
PID | Video
(Mbps) | PCR
PID | Audio
Type | Audio
PID | Audio
Bitrate |
| 27.1 | 26-1 | WETA-HD | 1 | 0x0030 | 720p | 1280x720 | 16:9 | 0x0031 | 8.4Mbps | 0x0031 | DD2.0 | 0x0034 | 192kbps | | 27.2 | 26-2 | WETA UK | 2 | 0x0040 | 480i | 704x480 | 4:3 | 0x0041 | 3Mbps | 0x0041 | DD2.0 | 0x0044 | 192kbps | | 27.3 | 26-3 | KIDS | 3 | 0x0050 | 480i | 704x480 | 4:3 | 0x0051 | 3Mbps | 0x0051 | DD2.0 | 0x0054 | 192kbps | | 27.4 | 26-4 | TV26 | 4 | 0x0060 | 480i | 704x480 | 4:3 | 0x0061 | 3Mbps | 0x0061 | DD2.0 | 0x0064 | 192kbps |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Licensee: | GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOC |
| Certification : | Analog channel 26. Digital channel 27. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 27. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 27. | | Petitioned For : | Channel 51 (846' 674 kW DA), which was dismissed: PRM08MB | | Last Analog: | | Channel 26 : | 771' 2290 kW ND | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 27 : | 581' 75 kW ND (LIC) | | Channel 27 : | 833' 90 kW DA (LIC) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WETA | Greater Washington Educational Television Authority | | 04/09/1980 | WETA-TV | Greater Washington Educational Television Authority |
Station has no translators. |
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| 10‑1 | 31 | WAVY‑TV | 138.4 | 126° | 05‑24‑2011 | 07:50 | |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 10-1 | | 31.3 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | WAVY | NBC | "WAVY-TV 10" | | 10-2 | | 31.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | Bounce | Bounce TV | |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | LIN | | Licensee: | WAVY BROADCASTING, LLC |
| Sisters: | WKTD-CD, WVBT, WNLO-CD, WBTD-LD, WTTD-LD | | Certification : | Analog channel 10. Digital channel 31. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 31. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 31. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 10 : | 991' 316 kW ND |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WAVY | | | 06/25/1981 | WAVY-TV | |
Translators:| Call Sign | Ch | Location | TSReader Data | | WBTD-LD | 43 | SUFFOLK, VA | | | W14DY-D | 14 | ONANCOCK, VA | |
Map the translators. |
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| 32‑1 | 33 | WHUT‑TV | 100.22 | 50° | 09‑24‑2010 | 10:00 | |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 32-1 | | 33.1 | | 1080i | | DD2.0 | WHUT-HD | PBS | "WHUT" | | 32-2 | | 33.2 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | WHUT-SD | PBS | "WHUT" | (WHUT-TV 32-1) | | 33-8 | 33.8 | (These two subchannels are artifacts of the UpdateTV service. They do not show programming.) | | 33-9 | 33.9 | | 32-1 | |  | | | | PBS Mobile | PBS | "WHUT" | (WHUT-TV 32-1) | | 32-2 | | | | | | PBS Kids | PBS Kids | | | | 32-3 | | | | | | WAMU 88.5 FM | Audio | "WAMU 88.5" | | | 32-4 | | | | | | WETA 90.9 FM | Audio | "Classical WETA" | |
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Technical Data and Screencaps
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FAC-ID: 27772 FCC Query CDBS List Correspondence RabbitEars TV Query REC Query FCC Station Profile
TSID: 541 (0x021D) | DT-ACT: | Channel 33 WASHINGTON, DC (SCM) (Est. Pop. 7,751,632) |  | | | | | 833' 151.6 kW DA (H) (47 Mile Contour / 7098 Sq. Mi. Area) | | 663' AGL; 1073' ASL (1051670); Full Service Filter | | | 0.5° Elec Beam Tilt | | | NAD27: N 38° 57' 1" (38.95), W 77° 4' 47" (-77.08) (S) (F) Fort Reno (DC) | | DT-LIC: | Channel 33 WASHINGTON, DC (SCM) (Est. Pop. 7,741,460) | | | BMPEDT-20030409AAR (656050) - App
BLEDT‑20071018AIJ (1212755) - App | | 833' 100 kW ND (H) (46 Mile Contour / 6750 Sq. Mi. Area) | | (4.82 kW TPO + 14.18 dB gain = 100 kW ERP) | | | 663' AGL; 1073' ASL (1051670); Full Service Filter | | | 0.5° Elec Beam Tilt; Dielectric TUP-04-12-2 | | | NAD27: N 38° 57' 1" (38.95), W 77° 4' 47" (-77.08) (S) (F) Fort Reno (DC) | | DT-CP: | Channel 33 WASHINGTON, DC (SCM) (Est. Pop. 8,155,190) | | | | BPEDT‑20120627AAD (1502823) - App - Expires 09/11/2015 | | 833' 1000 kW ND (H) (56 Mile Contour / 10124 Sq. Mi. Area) | | 663' AGL; 1073' ASL (1051670); Full Service Filter | | | 0.5° Elec Beam Tilt | | | NAD27: N 38° 57' 1" (38.95), W 77° 4' 47" (-77.08) (S) (F) Fort Reno (DC) |
TSReader Data: HTML Export (01/02/2013)
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Channel |
Call Sign | Src
ID | PMT
PID | Video | Dimensions | Aspect
Ratio | Video
PID | Video
(Mbps) | PCR
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PID | Audio
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| 33.1 | 32-1 | WHUT-HD | 1 | 0x0030 | 1080i | 1920x1088 | 16:9 | 0x0031 | 10.9 | 0x0031 | DD2.0 | 0x0034 | 384kbps | | 33.2 | 32-2 | WHUT-SD | 2 | 0x0040 | 480i | 640x480 | 4:3 | 0x0041 | 2.5 | 0x0041 | DD2.0 | 0x0044 | 192kbps |
Total M/H Data Usage: 3.67 Mbps (TNoG: 4)
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PRC | R/S Frame | R/S Code | SCCC Block | SCCC Code | Overhead | Payload |
| 0/0 | 4 (3.67 Mbps) | 1 | Single | 48 bits | Separate | 0111 (Average) | 2.69 Mbps | 0.98 Mbps |
| P/E ID | IP Address(es) | Display
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Service Type | Call Sign | Service
Protect | Hide
Service | Frame
Rate | Video
Port | Video
(Kbps) | Audio
Port | Audio
Bitrate |
| 0/0 | 239.1.32.1 | 32-1 | Basic TV | PBS Mobile | No | No | | 8000 | 280 kbps | 8002 | 24 kbps | | 0/0 | 239.1.32.2 | 32-2 | Basic TV | PBS Kids | No | No | | 8000 | 190 kbps | 8002 | 24 kbps | | 0/0 | 239.1.32.1 | 32-3 | Basic Radio | WAMU 88.5 FM | No | No | | | | 8004 | 24 kbps | | 0/0 | 239.1.32.2 | 32-4 | Basic Radio | WETA 90.9 FM | No | No | | | | 8004 | 24 kbps | | 0/0 | 239.1.66.100 | 32-100 | Service Guide | | No | Yes | | | | | |
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| Operator: | Howard University | | Licensee: | HOWARD UNIVERSITY |
| Certification : | Analog channel 32. Digital channel 33. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 33. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 33. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 32 : | 699' 5000 kW DA |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WHMM | | | 07/07/1980 | WHMM-TV | | | 06/25/1974 | WHMM | | | 01/01/1998 | WHUT-TV | W Howard University Television |
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| 50‑1 | 50 | WDCW | 102.96 | 51° | 09‑24‑2010 | 09:59 | |
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Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 50-1 | | 50.3 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | CW50 | CW | "CW Washington" | | 50-2 | | 50.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | AntTV | Antenna TV | | | 50-3 | | 50.5 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | ThisTV | This TV | |
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| Operator: | Tribune | | Licensee: | WDCW, LLC |
| Certification : | Analog channel 50. Digital channel 51. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 50. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 50. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 50 : | 828' 4168 kW ND | | Old Facility: | | Channel 51 : | 828' 125 kW ND (LIC) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WGSP-TV | | | 04/06/1981 | WCQR | | | 07/01/1985 | WFTY | W FifTY | | 09/06/1995 | WBDC-TV | WB District of Columbia | | 05/01/2006 | WDCW | Washington, District of Columbia mixed with CW |
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| 2‑1 | 38 | WMAR‑TV | 134.85 | 47° | 09‑03‑2010 | 09:20 | |
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Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 02-1 | | 38.3 | | 720p | | DD5.1 | WMAR-HD | ABC | "ABC 2" | | 02-2 | | 38.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | WMARDT1 | Live Well | |
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| Operator: | Scripps-Howard | | Licensee: | SCRIPPS MEDIA, INC. |
| Certification : | Analog channel 2. Digital channel 52. | | Elected Round 1 : | No election made. (Approved) | | Elected Round 2 : | Elected channel 38 with fallback being to allow the FCC to determine the best available channel. | | Conflict Round 2 : | Maintained by NCA. | | Final Channel : | Channel 38. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 2 : | 974' 100 kW ND | | Old Facility: | | Channel 52 : | 1020' 602 kW ND (LIC) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WMAR | W MARyland | | 09/14/1978 | WMAR-TV | W MARyland |
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| 20‑1 | 35 | WDCA | 100.33 | 50° | 09‑03‑2010 | 09:20 | |
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Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 20-1 | | 35.3 | | 720p | | DD5.1 | WDCA DT | MyN | "My 20" | | 20-2 | | 35.4 | | 480i (w) | | DD2.0 | Movies! | Movies! | | (Soon) | | 20-3 | | 35.5 | | 480i (w) | | DD2.0 | MundoFx | MundoFox | |
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FAC-ID: 51567 FCC Query CDBS List Correspondence RabbitEars TV Query REC Query FCC Station Profile
TSID: 537 (0x0219) | DT-LIC: | Channel 35 WASHINGTON, DC (SCM) (Est. Pop. 7,857,510) | | | BMPCDT-20060519ACK (1130701) - App
BLCDT‑20070411AAH (1423071) - App | | 744' 500 kW ND (H) (50 Mile Contour / 7997 Sq. Mi. Area) | | (19.8 kW TPO + 14.97 dB gain = 500 kW ERP) | | | 626' AGL; 970' ASL (1042983); Full Service Filter | | | 0.5° Elec Beam Tilt; Dielectric TUC-05-16/80H-1-B | | | NAD27: N 38° 57' 22" (38.956), W 77° 4' 59" (-77.083) (S) (F) Friendship Heights (DC) | | DT-APP: | Channel 35 WASHINGTON, DC (SCM) (Est. Pop. 8,005,049) | | | | BPCDT‑20121105ANF (1521738) - App | | 744' 950 kW ND (H) (53 Mile Contour / 9067 Sq. Mi. Area) | | 626' AGL; 970' ASL (1042983); Full Service Filter | | | 0.5° Elec Beam Tilt | | | NAD27: N 38° 57' 22" (38.956), W 77° 4' 59" (-77.083) (S) (F) Friendship Heights (DC) | | DX-PL: | Channel 35 WASHINGTON, DC (SCM) (Est. Pop. 7,567,067) | | | | BXLCDT‑20120830AHI (1512009) - App | | 574' 163 kW ND (H) (43 Mile Contour / 6019 Sq. Mi. Area) | | (50.2 kW TPO + 6.69 dB gain = 163 kW ERP) | | | 456' AGL; 799' ASL (1042983); Full Service Filter | | | Unknown or 0° Elec Beam Tilt; Dielectric TUA-04-2/8-1 | | | NAD27: N 38° 57' 22" (38.956), W 77° 4' 59" (-77.083) (S) (F) Friendship Heights (DC) |
TSReader Data: HTML Export (01/02/2013)
Bitrate Allocation: Constant
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Call Sign | Src
ID | PMT
PID | Video | Dimensions | Aspect
Ratio | Video
PID | Video
(Mbps) | PCR
PID | Audio
Type | Audio
PID | Audio
Bitrate |
| 35.3 | 20-1 | WDCA DT | 1 | 0x0030 | 720p | 1280x720 | 16:9 | 0x0031 | 13.2 | 0x0031 | DD5.1 | 0x0034 | 384kbps | | 35.4 | 20-2 | Movies! | 4 | 0x0040 | 480i | 720x480 | 16:9 | 0x0041 | 3.7 | 0x0041 | DD2.0 | 0x0044 | 192kbps | | 35.5 | 20-3 | MundoFx | 5 | 0x0050 | 480i | 704x480 | 16:9 | 0x0051 | 0Mbps | 0x0051 | DD2.0 | 0x0054 | 192kbps |
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| Operator: | Fox Television Stations | | Licensee: | FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC. |
| Sister: | WTTG | | Certification : | Analog channel 20. Digital channel 35. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 20. (Disapproved) | | Conflict Round 1 : | Elected channel 35. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 35. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 20 : | 771' 3980 kW ND | | Old Facility: | | Channel 35 : | 479' 1.172 kW ND (STA) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WDCA | Washington, District of Columbia Area | | 06/26/1981 | WDCA-TV | Washington, District of Columbia Area | | 02/26/1993 | WDCA | Washington, District of Columbia Area |
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| 4‑1 | 48 | WRC‑TV | 99.69 | 50° | 09‑03‑2010 | 09:17 | |
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Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 04-1 | | 48.3 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | WRC-HD | NBC | "NBC 4" | | 04-2 | | 48.4 | | 480i (w) | | DD2.0 | WRC-SD | COZI TV | "Washington Nonstop" | | 04-1 | |  |  | | | WRC | NBC | "NBC 4" | (WRC-TV 04-1) |
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| Operator: | NBC | | Licensee: | NBC TELEMUNDO LICENSE LLC |
| Certification : | Analog channel 4. Digital channel 48. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 48. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 48. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 4 : | 745' 100 kW ND |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WRC | W RCA | | 04/09/1980 | WRC-TV | W RCA |
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| 30‑1 | 24 | WNVC | 90.93 | 50° | 09‑03‑2010 | 09:16 | |
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| Operator: | Commonwealth Public Broadcasting | | Licensee: | COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION |
| Sister: | WNVT | | Certification : | Analog channel 56. Digital channel 57. | | Elected Round 2 : | Elected channel 24 with fallback to channel 39. | | Final Channel : | Channel 24. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 56 : | 732' 1230 kW ND | | Old Facility: | | Channel 57 : | 570' 7.3 kW DA (LIC) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | 800402KG | | | 12/22/1981 | WIAH | | | 06/23/1982 | WNVC | W Northern Virginia College |
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| 66‑1 | 34 | WPXW‑TV | 100.22 | 50° | 09‑03‑2010 | 09:15 | |
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Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 66-1 | | 34.3 | | 720p | | DD2.0 | ION | ION | | | 66-2 | | 34.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | qubo | Qubo | | | 66-3 | | 34.5 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | IONLife | ION Life | | | 66-4 | | 34.6 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | ShopTV | Infomercials | | | 66-1 | | | | | | qubo | Qubo | | (WPXW-TV 66-2) | | 66-82 | 34.82 | 480i
(H.264) | Stereo
(AAC) | GranCin | Gran Cine | AirBox Channels. | | 66-85 | 34.85 | NFL | NFL Network | | 66-87 | 34.87 | GolTV | GolTV | | 66-88 | 34.88 | RedZone | NFL RedZone | | 66-90 | 34.90 | Starz | Starz | | 66-96 | 34.96 | AirBox | AirBox |
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| Operator: | Ion Media Networks | | Licensee: | ION MEDIA WASHINGTON LICENSE, INC. |
| Certification : | Analog channel 66. Digital channel 43. | | Elected Round 1 : | No election made. (Approved) | | Elected Round 2 : | Elected channel 34 with fallback to channel 43. | | Conflict Round 2 : | Maintained by engineering statement (833' 1000 kW DA). | | Final Channel : | Channel 34. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 66 : | 623' 3400 kW ND | | Old Facility: | | Channel 43 : | 623' 90 kW DA (LIC) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WTKK | Witnessing The King of Kings | | 06/06/1994 | WVVI | W ValueVIsion | | 01/13/1998 | WPXW | W PaX Washington | | 06/15/2009 | WPXW-TV | W PaX Washington |
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| 5‑1 | 36 | WTTG | 100.33 | 50° | 09‑02‑2010 | 09:00 | |
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Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 05-1 | | 36.3 | | 720p | | DD5.1 | WTTG DT | FOX | "Fox 5" | | 05-1 | | | | | | WTTG FOX | FOX | "Fox 5" | (WTTG 05-1) |
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| Operator: | Fox Television Stations | | Licensee: | FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC. |
| Sister: | WDCA | | Certification : | Analog channel 5. Digital channel 36. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 36. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 36. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 5 : | 771' 100 kW ND | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 36 : | 659' 1000 kW ND (LIC) | | Channel 36 : | 745' 675 kW ND (LIC) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WTTG | W Thomas Toliver Goldsmith |
Translators:| Call Sign | Ch | Location | TSReader Data | | W46BR-D | 46 | MOOREFIELD, WV | |
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| 14‑1 | 15 | WFDC‑DT | 99.69 | 50° | 09‑02‑2010 | 09:00 | |
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Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 14-1 | | 15.1 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | WFDC-DT | Univision | "Univision" | | 14-2 | | 15.2 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | | GetTV | | (Soon) |
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| Operator: | Entravision by JSA | | Licensee: | TELEFUTURA D.C. LLC (Univision) |
| Sister: | WMDO-LD | | Certification : | Analog channel 14. Digital channel 15. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 15. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 15. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 14 : | 568' 2680 kW ND | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 15 : | 568' 82 kW ND (STA) | | Channel 15 : | 568' 175 kW ND (STA) | | Channel 15 : | 568' 325 kW ND (LIC) | | Channel 15 : | 745' 300 kW DA (STA) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | 800118KN | | | 12/07/1988 | WTMW | W Theodore M. White | | 11/01/2001 | WFDC | W TeleFutura District of Columbia | | 01/01/2004 | WFDC-TV | W TeleFutura District of Columbia | | 06/23/2009 | WFDC-DT | W TeleFutura District of Columbia |
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