K21IN-D RIDGECREST, ETC., CA

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Hours	Nickname	Notes
09-1	21.1	1080i	DD5.1	KCAL-DT	Independent		"KCAL-9"
09-2	21.2	480i (w)	DD2.0	Nest	The Nest
09-3	21.3	480i (w)	DD2.0	Comet	Comet TV
09-4	21.4	480i (w)	DD2.0	HSN	HSN
09-5	21.5	480i (w)	DD2.0	QVC	QVC
09-6	21.6	720p	DD5.1	KCAL+	Me-TV Toons	(07p-04a)
09-6	21.6	720p	DD5.1	KCAL+	Independent	(04a-07p)

FAC-ID: 168512

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LPT-LIC:

Granted

Channel 21

RIDGECREST, ETC., CA

BLDTT-20090622AAK (165105de6e294bb1a54ecf6212b6c0ea) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 35,045)

1261' 1 kW DA ( )
24.5 mile contour / 1887.6 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 32,650
16' AGL; 4455' AMSL
Unknown or 0° Elec Beam Tilt; Stringent Filter [H-Pat] Kathrein K72314
NAD83: N 35° 28' 47.8", W 117° 40' 59.2" (35.479944, -117.683111) Laurel Mountain (CA)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	297 (0x0129)

Phys Ch	Disp Ch	Call Sign	Src ID	PMT PID	Video	Dimensions	Aspect Ratio	Video PID	Video (Mbps)	PCR PID	Audio Type	Audio PID	Audio Bitrate
21.1	09-1	KCAL-DT	1	0x0030	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0031	4.3Mbps	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
21.2	09-2	Nest	2	0x0040	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0041	1.25Mbps	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	192kbps
21.3	09-3	Comet	3	0x0050	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0051	1.1Mbps	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
21.4	09-4	HSN	4	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	1.15Mbps	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps
21.5	09-5	QVC	5	0x0070	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0071	1.45Mbps	0x0071	DD2.0	0x0074	192kbps
21.6	09-6	KCAL+	6	0x0080	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0081	7Mbps	0x0081	DD5.1	0x0084	384kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: HTML Export (03/15/2025)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Indian Wells Valley TV Booster
Licensee:	INDIAN WELLS VALLEY TV BOOSTER, INC.
Sisters:	K22NA-D, K25PL-D, K27NX-D, K30QC-D, K33ID-D, K20LH-D, K19IS-D, K32NA-D, K17HY-D, K16JW-D, K31MB-D, K15HJ-D, K14AT-D, K24ON-D, K23IS-D

Call Sign History:
01/12/2007	K21IN-D

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