| Local Stations |
| Quality | Display | Physical | Call Letters | Distance | Direction | Power Level | Comments |
 | 2‑1 | 38 | WMAR‑TV | 32.34 | 146° | 1000 kW | |
Display
Channel | Physical
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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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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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 |
Station has no translators. |
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| 4‑1 | 48 | WRC‑TV | 54.35 | 185° | 813 kW | |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
|
| 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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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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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 |
Station has no translators. |
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| 8‑1 | 8 | WGAL | 29 | 42° | 32.2 kW | |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 08-1 | | 8.3 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | WGAL-DT | NBC | "WGAL 8" | | 08-2 | | 8.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | WGAL-DT | This TV | | | 08-1 | | 49.3 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | WGAL-DT | NBC | "WGAL 8" | | 08-2 | | 49.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | WGAL-DT | This TV | |
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Technical Data and Screencaps
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FAC-ID: 53930 FCC Query CDBS List Correspondence RabbitEars TV Query REC Query FCC Station Profile
TSID: 2483 (0x09B3) | DS-STA: | Channel 8 LANCASTER, PA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 9,020,971) | | | BDSTA‑20110602ACR (1425435) - App - Expired 02/16/2011
BEDSTA-20130221AAE (1540880) - App - Extended until 08/15/2013 | | 1374' 59 kW ND (H) (72 Mile Contour / 16523 Sq. Mi. Area) | | 785' AGL; 1827' ASL (1031756); Full Service Filter | | | 0.5° Elec Beam Tilt | | | NAD27: N 40° 2' 4" (40.034), W 76° 37' 8" (-76.619) (S) (F) Chimney Rock (PA) | | LD-LIC: | Channel 49 HARRISBURG, PA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 1,919,202) |  | | BDRTCDT-20100329ACU (1360357) - App
BLCDT‑20120511ABN (1490229) - App | | 1277' 15 kW CA (H) (43 Mile Contour / 5931 Sq. Mi. Area) | | (2.16 kW TPO + 8.42 dB gain = 15 kW ERP) | | | 557' AGL; 1867' ASL (1040042); Full Service Filter | | | Elevation Pattern; 1.5° Elec Beam Tilt; Dielectric DLP-8H | | | NAD27: N 40° 20' 44" (40.346), W 76° 52' 7" (-76.869) (S) (F) Blue Mountain East (PA) | | DT-LIC: | Channel 8 LANCASTER, PA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 8,113,843) | | | BPCDT-20100111AER (1349342) - App
BLCDT‑20110323ABF (1420818) - App | | 1374' 32.2 kW ND (H) (69 Mile Contour / 14962 Sq. Mi. Area) | | (4.06 kW TPO + 9.54 dB gain = 32.2 kW ERP) | | | 785' AGL; 1827' ASL (1031756); Full Service Filter | | | 0.5° Elec Beam Tilt; RCA TW-9A8-R | | | NAD27: N 40° 2' 4" (40.034), W 76° 37' 8" (-76.619) (S) (F) Chimney Rock (PA) | | LD-APP: | Channel 49 EPHRATA, PA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 2,299,053) | | | | BDRTCDT‑20090824ADN (1329293) - App | | 606' 15 kW ND ( ) (37 Mile Contour / 4454 Sq. Mi. Area) | | (5.6 kW TPO + 4.28 dB gain = 15 kW ERP) | | | 275' AGL; 1083' ASL (1049081); Full Service Filter | | | 2° Elec Beam Tilt | | | NAD27: N 40° 10' 30" (40.175), W 76° 9' 31" (-76.159) (S) (F) Ephrata Mountain (PA) | | LD-APP: | Channel 27 CARLISLE, PA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 767,510) |  | | | BDRTCDT‑20090824ADP (1329323) - App | | 269' 8.5 kW CA ( ) (28 Mile Contour / 2501 Sq. Mi. Area) | | (1.42 kW TPO + 7.77 dB gain = 8.5 kW ERP) | | | 180' AGL; 880' ASL (1026157); Full Service Filter | | | 1° Elec Beam Tilt | | | NAD27: N 40° 17' 23" (40.29), W 77° 8' 10" (-77.136) (S) (F) Sterretts Gap (PA) | | LD-CP: | Channel 31 GETTYSBURG, PA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 1,244,783) |  | | | BDRTCDT‑20090824ADR (1329328) - App - Expires 04/06/2015 | | 1236' 15 kW CA ( ) (34 Mile Contour / 3716 Sq. Mi. Area) | | (1.92 kW TPO + 8.93 dB gain = 15 kW ERP) | | | 410' AGL; 2459' ASL (1027383); Full Service Filter | | | 2° Elec Beam Tilt | | | NAD27: N 39° 57' 40" (39.961), W 77° 28' 32" (-77.476) (S) (F) Methodist Hill (PA) | | LD-APP: | Channel 27 RED LION, PA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 1,700,518) |  | | | BDRTCDT‑20090824ADX (1329522) - App | | 502' 14.8 kW CA ( ) (33 Mile Contour / 3533 Sq. Mi. Area) | | (3 kW TPO + 6.93 dB gain = 14.8 kW ERP) | | | 229' AGL; 1113' ASL (1206848); Full Service Filter | | | 1° Elec Beam Tilt | | | NAD27: N 39° 54' 18" (39.905), W 76° 34' 58" (-76.583) (S) (F) Pleasant View (PA) | | DT-APP: | Channel 8 LANCASTER, PA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 9,027,565) | | | | BPCDT‑20110516ACI (1555465) - App | | 1374' 59 kW ND (H) (72 Mile Contour / 16574 Sq. Mi. Area) | | 785' AGL; 1827' ASL (1031756); Full Service Filter | | | 0.5° Elec Beam Tilt | | | NAD27: N 40° 2' 4" (40.034), W 76° 37' 8" (-76.619) (S) (F) Chimney Rock (PA) |
TSReader Data: Channel 8 (05/27/2012) Channel 49 (05/27/2012)
Bitrate Allocation: Constant
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 |
| 8.3 | 08-1 | WGAL-DT | 1 | 0x0030 | 1080i | 1920x1088 | 16:9 | 0x0031 | 15 | 0x0031 | DD5.1 | 0x0034 | 384kbps | | 8.4 | 08-2 | WGAL-DT | 2 | 0x0040 | 480i | 704x480 | 4:3 | 0x0041 | 3 | 0x0041 | DD2.0 | 0x0044 | 192kbps |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Hearst-Argyle | | Licensee: | WGAL HEARST TELEVISION INC. |
| Certification : | Analog channel 8. Digital channel 58. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 8. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 8. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 8 : | 1362' 112 kW ND | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 58 : | 1289' 907 kW DA (LIC) | | Channel 8 : | 1375' 7.5 kW ND (STA) | | Channel 8 : | 1375' 7.5 kW ND (LIC) | | Channel 8 : | 1375' 8.1 kW ND (LIC) | | Channel 8 : | 1375' 14.1 kW ND (LIC) | | Channel 8 : | 1375' 32.2 kW ND (STA) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WGAL | | | 08/11/1975 | WGAL-TV | | | 04/01/1991 | WGAL | |
Station has no translators. |
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| 11‑1 | 11 | WBAL‑TV | 32.34 | 146° | 26.6 kW | |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
|
| 11-1 | | 11.3 | | 1080i | | DD2.0 | WBAL-DT | NBC | "WBAL-TV 11" | | 11-2 | | 11.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | WBAL-SD | Me-TV | "WBAL Plus" |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Hearst-Argyle | | Licensee: | WBAL HEARST TELEVISION INC. |
| Certification : | Analog channel 11. Digital channel 59. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 11. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 11. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 11 : | 981' 316 kW ND | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 59 : | 1024' 513 kW ND (LIC) | | Channel 11 : | 981' 5 kW ND (STA) | | Channel 11 : | 981' 5 kW ND (LIC) | | Channel 11 : | 981' 26.6 kW ND (STA) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WBAL | W BALtimore | | 06/25/1981 | WBAL-TV | W BALtimore |
Station has no translators. |
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| 11‑1 | 11 | WBAL‑TV | 32.34 | 146° | 26.6 kW | |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
|
| 11-1 | | 11.3 | | 1080i | | DD2.0 | WBAL-DT | NBC | "WBAL-TV 11" | | 11-2 | | 11.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | WBAL-SD | Me-TV | "WBAL Plus" |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Hearst-Argyle | | Licensee: | WBAL HEARST TELEVISION INC. |
| Certification : | Analog channel 11. Digital channel 59. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 11. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 11. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 11 : | 981' 316 kW ND | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 59 : | 1024' 513 kW ND (LIC) | | Channel 11 : | 981' 5 kW ND (STA) | | Channel 11 : | 981' 5 kW ND (LIC) | | Channel 11 : | 981' 26.6 kW ND (STA) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WBAL | W BALtimore | | 06/25/1981 | WBAL-TV | W BALtimore |
Station has no translators. |
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| 13‑1 | 13 | WJZ‑TV | 32.34 | 146° | 8.22 kW | |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 13-1 | | 13.1 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | WJZ-TV | CBS | "WJZ 13" |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | CBS Corporation  | | Licensee: | CBS TELEVISION LICENSES LLC |
| Certification : | Analog channel 13. Digital channel 38. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 13. (Disapproved) | | Conflict Round 1 : | Maintained by engineering statement (1024' 21.35 kW DA). (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 13. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 13 : | 958' 316 kW ND | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 38 : | 1024' 522 kW ND (LIC) | | Channel 38 : | 1024' 1000 kW ND (LIC) | | Channel 13 : | 958' 9.8 kW ND (STA) | | Channel 13 : | 958' 27.5 kW ND (STA) | | Channel 13 : | 968' 28.8 kW DA (LIC) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WJZ | | | 09/14/1978 | WJZ-TV | |
Station has no translators. |
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| 13‑1 | 13 | WJZ‑TV | 32.34 | 146° | 8.22 kW | |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 13-1 | | 13.1 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | WJZ-TV | CBS | "WJZ 13" |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | CBS Corporation | | Licensee: | CBS TELEVISION LICENSES LLC |
| Certification : | Analog channel 13. Digital channel 38. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 13. (Disapproved) | | Conflict Round 1 : | Maintained by engineering statement (1024' 21.35 kW DA). (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 13. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 13 : | 958' 316 kW ND | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 38 : | 1024' 522 kW ND (LIC) | | Channel 38 : | 1024' 1000 kW ND (LIC) | | Channel 13 : | 958' 9.8 kW ND (STA) | | Channel 13 : | 958' 27.5 kW ND (STA) | | Channel 13 : | 968' 28.8 kW DA (LIC) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WJZ | | | 09/14/1978 | WJZ-TV | |
Station has no translators. |
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| 15‑1 | 23 | WLYH‑TV | 46.34 | 36° | 460 kW | |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 15-1 | | 23.3 |  | 1080i | | DD2.0 | WLYHDT | CW | "CW 15" | | 15-2 | | 23.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | CoolTV | Live Well | |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Sinclair by LMA | | Licensee: | NEXSTAR BROADCASTING, INC. (Nexstar Broadcasting) |
| Sister: | WHP-TV | | Certification : | Analog channel 15. Digital channel 23. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 23. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 23. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 15 : | 1362' 1050 kW DA | | Old Facility: | | Channel 23 : | 1266' 325 kW DA (LIC) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WLYH | W Lancaster York Harrisburg | | 04/05/1979 | WLYH-TV | W Lancaster York Harrisburg |
Station has no translators. |
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 | 20‑1 | 35 | WDCA | 53.25 | 185° | 500 kW | |
Display
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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Technical Data and Screencaps
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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
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 |
| 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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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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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 |
Station has no translators. |
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| 21‑1 | 21 | WHP‑TV | 43.31 | 8° | 49.6 kW | |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 21-1 | | 21.3 | | 1080i | | DD2.0 | WHPDT | CBS | "21 CBS" | | 21-2 | | 21.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | WHPMY | MyN | "My 21.2" |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Sinclair | | Licensee: | WHP LICENSEE, LLC |
| Sister: | WLYH-TV | | Certification : | Analog channel 21. Digital channel 4. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 21. (Disapproved) | | Conflict Round 1 : | Maintained by engineering statement (1220' 500 kW DA). (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 21. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 21 : | 1220' 1200 kW ND | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 4 : | 1145' 0.575 kW ND (STA) | | Channel 4 : | 1145' 2.3 kW ND (LIC) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WHP | | | 06/17/1981 | WHP-TVV | | | 07/07/1981 | WHP-TV | |
Station has no translators. |
|
 | 22‑1 | 42 | WMPT | 53.28 | 157° | 477 kW | |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
|
| 22-1 | | 42.1 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | MPT-HD | PBS | "MPT HD" | | 22-2 | | 42.2 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | MPT-2 | PBS Encore | "MPT Select" | | 22-3 | | 42.3 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | V-me | V-Me | "MPT V-Me" |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission | | Licensee: | MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION |
| Sister: | WFPT | | Certification : | Analog channel 22. Digital channel 42. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 42. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 42. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 22 : | 896' 5000 kW DA | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 42 : | 948' 150 kW DA (LIC) | | Channel 42 : | 951' 439 kW DA (STA) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WAPB | W Annapolis Public Broadcasting | | 07/04/1984 | WMPT | W Maryland Public Television |
Station has no translators. |
|
| 24‑1 | 41 | WUTB | 32.5 | 157° | 238 kW | |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 24-1 | | 41.3 | | 720p | | DD2.0 | WUTB | MyN | "My 24" | | 24-2 | | 41.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | BOUNCE | Bounce TV | |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Sinclair | | Licensee: | FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC. |
| Sisters: | WBFF, WNUV | | Certification : | Analog channel 24. Digital channel 41. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 24. (Disapproved) | | Conflict Round 1 : | Elected channel 41. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 41. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 24 : | 1070' 1170 kW DA | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 41 : | 1030' 0.53 kW ND (STA) | | Channel 41 : | 1010' 200 kW DA (LIC) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WKJL-TV | | | 01/23/1987 | WHSW | W Home Shopping W | | 12/28/1992 | WHSW-TV | W Home Shopping W | | 01/20/1998 | WUTB | W UPN Television Baltimore |
Station has no translators. |
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| 25‑1 | 26 | WHAG‑TV | 52.02 | 265° | 412 kW | |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 25-1 | | 26.3 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | WHAG-DT | NBC | "NBC 25" |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Nexstar Broadcasting | | Licensee: | NEXSTAR BROADCASTING, INC. |
| Certification : | Analog channel 25. Digital channel 55. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 25. (Disapproved) | | Conflict Round 1 : | No election made. (Approved) | | Elected Round 2 : | Elected channel 31 with fallback to channel 38. | | Conflict Round 2 : | No election made. | | Elected Round 3 : | Asked the FCC to determine the best available channel. | | Final Channel : | Channel 26. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 25 : | 1230' 1350 kW ND | | Old Facility: | | Channel 55 : | 1135' 0.9 kW DA (STA) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WHAG | W HAGerstown | | 04/27/1979 | WHAG-TV | W HAGerstown |
Station has no translators. |
|
 | 26‑1 | 27 | WETA‑TV | 53.63 | 185° | 74.4 kW | |
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)
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PID | Video | Dimensions | Aspect
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| 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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| 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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| 27‑1 | 10 | WHTM‑TV | 40.88 | 2° | 5.08 kW | |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 27-1 | | 10.3 | | 720p | | DD5.1 | WHTM-HD | ABC | "ABC 27" | | 27-2 | | 10.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | RTV27 | Retro TV | "RTV 27" | | 27-3 | | 10.5 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | WX27 | AccuWeather | |
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| Operator: | Allbritton Communications | | Licensee: | HARRISBURG TELEVISION, INC. |
| Certification : | Analog channel 27. Digital channel 10. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 10. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 10. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 27 : | 1135' 2140 kW DA |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WTPA | | | 03/28/1980 | WHTM-TV | W Harrisburg Times-Mirror |
Station has no translators. |
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| 33‑1 | 36 | WITF‑TV | 43.33 | 8° | 20.4 kW | |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 33-1 | | 36.1 | | 1080i | | DD2.0 | WITF-HD | PBS | "WITF" | | 36-9 | 36.9 | (These two subchannels are artifacts of the UpdateTV service. They do not show programming.) | | 36-10 | 36.10 |
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| Licensee: | WITF, INC. |
| Certification : | Analog channel 33. Digital channel 36. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 33. (Disapproved) | | Conflict Round 1 : | Elected channel 36. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 36. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 33 : | 1401' 1100 kW ND |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WITF | | | 03/25/1980 | WITF-TV | |
Translators:Map the translators. |
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| 43‑1 | 47 | WPMT | 29.37 | 44° | 484 kW | |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 43-1 | | 47.3 | | 720p | | DD5.1 | WPMT-DT | FOX | "Fox 43" | | 43-2 | | 47.5 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | Antenna | Antenna TV | | | 43-3 | | 47.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | FOX24/7 | News | "Fox 43 News 24/7" |
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| Operator: | Tribune | | Licensee: | WPMT, LLC |
| Certification : | Analog channel 43. Digital channel 47. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 47. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 47. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 43 : | 1362' 2140 kW ND | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 47 : | 961' 10 kW DA (STA) | | Channel 47 : | 1263' 0.75 kW DA (STA) | | Channel 47 : | 1263' 933 kW DA (LIC) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WSBA | | | 09/28/1978 | WSBA-TV | | | 04/25/1983 | WPMT | W Pennsylvania Movie Time |
Station has no translators. |
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| 45‑1 | 46 | WBFF | 32.29 | 145° | 523 kW | |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 45-1 | | 46.3 | | 720p | | DD5.1 | WBFF-HD | FOX | "Fox 45" | | 45-2 | | 46.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | ThisTV | This TV | "This TV Baltimore" | | 45-3 | | 46.5 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | Country | The Country Network | |
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| Operator: | Sinclair | | Licensee: | CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC |
| Sisters: | WUTB, WNUV | | Certification : | Analog channel 45. Digital channel 46. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 45. (Disapproved) | | Conflict Round 1 : | Elected channel 46. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 46. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 45 : | 1266' 1290 kW ND | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 46 : | 1119' 35 kW DA (STA) | | Channel 46 : | 1223' 46.6 kW DA (STA) | | Channel 46 : | 1223' 550 kW DA (LIC) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WBFF | W Baltimore's Finest Features |
Station has no translators. |
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| 49‑1 | 30 | WGCB‑TV | 24.83 | 59° | 500 kW | |
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Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 49-1 | | 30.3 | | 720p | | DD2.0 | WGCB-DT | Independent | "WGCB" | | 49-2 | | 30.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | MeTV | Me-TV | |
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| 50‑1 | 50 | WDCW | 52.63 | 182° | 1000 kW | |
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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 |
Station has no translators. |
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| 54‑1 | 40 | WNUV | 32.29 | 145° | 665 kW | |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 54-1 | | 40.3 | | 720p | | DD5.1 | WNUV-HD | CW | "CW Baltimore" | | 54-2 | | 40.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | CoolTv | [Blank] | |
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| Operator: | Sinclair by LMA | | Licensee: | BALTIMORE (WNUV-TV) LICENSEE, INC. (Cunningham Broadcasting) |
| Sisters: | WUTB, WBFF | | Certification : | Analog channel 54. Digital channel 40. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 40. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 40. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 54 : | 1145' 5000 kW ND | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 40 : | 1223' 9.2 kW DA (STA) | | Channel 40 : | 1223' 845 kW DA (LIC) | | Channel 40 : | -75' 0.5 kW ND (STA) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WNUV-TV | W NUVision | | 01/13/1998 | WNUV | W NUVision |
Station has no translators. |
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| 62‑1 | 28 | WFPT | 36.36 | 208° | 26.8 kW | |
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Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 62-1 | | 28.1 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | MPT HD | PBS | "MPT HD" | | 62-2 | | 28.2 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | MPT-2 | PBS Encore | "MPT 2" | | 62-3 | | 28.3 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | V-me | V-Me | "MPT V-Me" |
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| Operator: | Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission | | Licensee: | MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION |
| Sister: | WMPT | | Certification : | Analog channel 62. Digital channel 28. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 28. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 28. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 62 : | 453' 3160 kW DA | | Old Facility: | | Channel 28 : | 522' 30 kW DA (LIC) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | 850325KH | | | 09/18/1985 | WFPT | W Frederick Public Television |
Station has no translators. |
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| 66‑1 | 34 | WPXW‑TV | 53.63 | 185° | 916 kW | |
Display
Channel | Physical
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 |
Station has no translators. |
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| 67‑1 | 29 | WMPB | 22.11 | 149° | 39.7 kW | |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 67-1 | | 29.1 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | MPT-HD | PBS | "MPT HD" | | 67-2 | | 29.2 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | MPT-2 | PBS Encore | "MPT Select" | | 67-3 | | 29.3 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | V-me | V-Me | "MPT V-Me" | | 29-8 | 29.8 | (These two subchannels are artifacts of the UpdateTV service. They do not show programming.) | | 29-9 | 29.9 |
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