| Local Stations |
| Quality | Display | Physical | Call Letters | Distance | Direction | Power Level | Comments |
 | 2‑1 | 38 | WMAR‑TV | 56.16 | 283° | 1000 kW | Always on. |
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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| 3‑1 | 26 | KYW‑TV | 64.84 | 18° | 790 kW | Always on |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 03-1 | | 26.1 |  | 1080i | | DD5.1  | KYW | CBS | "CBS 3" | | 03-2 | | 26.2 | | 480i (w) | | DD2.0 | CBSPLUS | CBS Plus | |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | CBS Corporation  | | Licensee: | CBS BROADCASTING INC. |
| Sister: | WPSG | | Certification : | Analog channel 3. Digital channel 26. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 26. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 26. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 3 : | 1001' 100 kW ND |
| Call Sign History: |
| | KYW | | | 06/15/1979 | KYW-TV | |
Station has no translators. |
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 | 10‑1 | 34 | WCAU | 64.89 | 18° | 700 kW | Virtually always on |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 10-1 | | 34.3 | | 1080i |  | DD5.1 | WCAU-DT | NBC | "NBC10" | | 10-2 | | 34.4 | | 480i (w) | | DD2.0 | COZI-TV | COZI TV | "Philly Nonstop" | | 10-1 | |  | | | | WCAU | NBC | "NBC10" | (WCAU 10-1) |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | NBC | | Licensee: | NBC TELEMUNDO LICENSE CO. |
| Sister: | WWSI | | Certification : | Analog channel 10. Digital channel 67. | | Elected Round 1 : | Negotiated for channel 34 with fallback to channel 67 if agreement was disapproved. (Disapproved) | | Elected Round 2 : | Negotiated for channel 34 with fallback to channel 35 if agreement was disapproved. | | Conflict Round 2 : | Maintained by engineering statement (1237' 325 kW DA). | | Final Channel : | Channel 34. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 10 : | 1286' 137 kW ND | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 67 : | 1237' 560 kW ND (LIC) | | Channel 34 : | 1125' 480 kW ND (LIC) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WCAU | | | 07/08/1980 | WCAU-TV | | | 10/06/1995 | WCAU | |
Station has no translators. |
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| 11‑1 | 11 | WBAL‑TV | 56.16 | 283° | 26.6 kW | Difficult to get owing to aerial's VHF reception. |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 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 | 56.16 | 283° | 25.2 kW | VHF reception issues |
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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| 17‑1 | 17 | WPHL‑TV | 64.83 | 18° | 645 kW | Always on |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 17-1 | | 17.3 | | 720p | | DD5.1 | WPHL-DT | MyN | "MyPHL17" | | 17-2 | | 17.5 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | Antenna | Antenna TV | | | 17-3 | | 17.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | ThisTV | This TV | | | 17-4 | | 17.6 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | TANGO | Traffic | "Tango Traffic" |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Tribune | | Licensee: | WPHL, LLC |
| Certification : | Analog channel 17. Digital channel 54. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 17. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 17. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 17 : | 1050' 2340 kW ND | | Old Facility: | | Channel 54 : | 1161' 500 kW DA (LIC) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WPHL | W PHiLadelphia | | 07/17/1978 | WPHL-TV | W PHiLadelphia |
Station has no translators. |
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| 45‑1 | 46 | WBFF | 56.13 | 283° | 95.6 kW | Usually on except for bad weather. |
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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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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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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| 48‑1 | 27 | WGTW‑TV | 64.89 | 18° | 147 kW | Always on |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Trinity Broadcasting | | Licensee: | TCCSA, INC., D/B/A TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK |
| Certification : | Analog channel 48. Digital channel 27. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 27. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 27. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 48 : | 1099' 2340 kW ND | | Old Facility: | | Channel 27 : | 820' 3.3 kW DA (STA) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | 840104KL | | | 07/14/1988 | WGTW | We're Great Television to Watch | | 01/17/2005 | WGTW-TV | We're Great Television to Watch |
Station has no translators. |
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| 51‑1 | 25 | WTVE | 84.28 | 350° | 2.3 kW | Reception may be from aux xmitter from MD |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 51-1 | | 25.3 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | WTVE-TV | Infomercials | "Philadelphia's WTVE-51" | | 51-2 | | 25.4 | | 1080i | | DD2.0 | WTVE2 | Plum TV | |
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Technical Data and Screencaps
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FAC-ID: 55305 FCC Query CDBS List Correspondence RabbitEars TV Query REC Query FCC Station Profile
TSID: 2515 (0x09D3) | DD-LIC (1): | Channel 25 READING, PA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 750,548) |  | | BPCDT-20100129ADA (1355038) - App
BLCDT‑20100405ABM (1361451) - App | | 739' 0.763 kW DA (H) (24 Mile Contour / 1878 Sq. Mi. Area) | | (0.016 kW TPO + 18.27 dB gain = 0.763 kW ERP) | | | 100' AGL (1254286); Full Service Filter | | | Elevation Pattern; 0.7° Elec Beam Tilt; RF Systems DX32B-25-07 | | | N 40° 21' 15.57" (40.354), W 75° 53' 56.96" (-75.899) (S) (F) Mount Penn (PA) | | DD-LIC (2): | Channel 25 PHILADELPHIA, PA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 7,341,152) |  | | BPCDT-20100129ADA (1355038) - App
BLCDT‑20100405ABM (1361451) - App | | 1241' 126 kW DA (H) (44 Mile Contour / 6344 Sq. Mi. Area) | | (11.4 kW TPO + 10.43 dB gain = 126 kW ERP) | | | 1163' AGL (1231524); Full Service Filter | | | ° Vert Beam Width; 0.8° Elec Beam Tilt; RF Systems PHP-40T | | | N 40° 2' 29.56" (40.042), W 75° 14' 12.89" (-75.237) (S) (F) Roxborough (PA) | | DD-LIC (A): | Channel 25 READING, PA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 79,599) |  | | BPCDT-20100129ADA (1355038) - App
BLCDT‑20100405ABM (1361451) - App | | 1197' 1000 kW ND ( ) (8 Mile Contour / 202 Sq. Mi. Area) | | 0' AGL; Full Service Filter | | | Unknown or 0° Elec Beam Tilt | | | N 40° 19' 52" (40.331), W 75° 41' 41" (-75.695) (S) (F) Sandy Hill (PA) | | DT-APP: | Channel 25 READING, PA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 8,413,876) |  | | | BPCDT‑20100422ACQ (1363988) - App | | 1296' 900 kW DA (H) (55 Mile Contour / 9748 Sq. Mi. Area) | | 728' AGL (1247166); Full Service Filter | | | 1.3° Elec Beam Tilt | | | N 40° 19' 52.2" (40.331), W 75° 41' 41.3" (-75.695) (S) (F) Sandy Hill (PA) |
TSReader Data: Roxborough (12/27/2012) Reading (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 |
| 25.3 | 51-1 | WTVE-TV | 16 | 0x0048 | 480i | 704x480 | 4:3 | 0x0049 | 6 | 0x0031 | DD2.0 | 0x0052 | 192kbps | | 25.4 | 51-2 | WTVE2 | 17 | 0x0040 | 1080i | 1920x1088 | 16:9 | 0x0041 | 12.1 | 0x0041 | DD2.0 | 0x0044 | 384kbps |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Titan Broadcast Management | | Licensee: | NRJ TV PHILLY LICENSE CO., LLC (NRJ Television) |
| Sister: | WPHY-CD | | Certification : | Analog channel 51. Digital channel 25. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 25. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 25. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 51 : | 751' 1450 kW ND | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 25 : | 718' 0.63 kW DA (LIC) | | Channel 25 : | 1241' 126 kW DA (LIC) | | Channel 25 : | 885' 221 kW DA (STA) |
Station has no translators. |
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| 54‑1 | 40 | WNUV | 56.13 | 283° | 123 kW | Consistently on. |
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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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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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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 | 57‑1 | 32 | WPSG | 64.89 | 18° | 248 kW | This used to be an always on but went borderline after 6/12. |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 57-1 | | 32.1 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | WPSG | CW | "The CW Philly" |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | CBS Corporation | | Licensee: | PHILADELPHIA TELEVISION STATION WPSG, INC. |
| Sister: | KYW-TV | | Certification : | Analog channel 57. Digital channel 32. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 32. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 32. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 57 : | 1178' 3470 kW ND |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WWSG-TV | W William S. Gross | | 10/22/1985 | WGBS-TV | W Grant Broadcasting System | | 12/11/1995 | WPSG | W Paramount Station Group |
Station has no translators. |
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