WATM-TV ALTOONA, PA

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
23-1	31.5	720p	DD5.1	ABC	ABC	"ABC 23"
23-2	31.3	720p	DD5.1	FOX	FOX	"Fox 8"	(WWCP-TV 08-1)
23-3	31.4	480i (w)	DD2.0	Cozi	COZI TV
23-4	31.6	480i (w)	DD2.0	Merit	Merit TV

FAC-ID: 20287

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 31

ALTOONA, PA

0000028661 (25076f915cef73c3015d1d7cd8733048) - App
0000105303 (25076f916c4dc925016c67be66e92dc0) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 525,483)

1070' 790 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 197.5 kW)
(23.74 kW + 15.22 dB gain = 790 kW ERP)
53.1 mile contour / 8864.6 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 899,442
258' AGL; 2788' AMSL; (1027125)
0.5° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Dielectric TFU-16ETT/VP-R S300
NAD83: N 40° 34' 6", W 78° 26' 37" (40.568333, -78.443611) Wopsononock (PA)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	2449 (0x0991)

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
31.3	23-2	FOX	2	0x0030	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0031	3.5 ‑ 12	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	448kbps
31.4	23-3	Cozi	3	0x0040	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0041	0.8 ‑ 2.75	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	128kbps
31.5	23-1	ABC	1	0x0050	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0051	3.4 ‑ 12.3	0x0051	DD5.1	0x0054	384kbps
31.6	23-4	Merit	4	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	0.7 ‑ 2	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	128kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: HTML Export (06/01/2013)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Sinclair per TBA
Licensee:	PALM TELEVISION, L.P. (Palm Television)
Sisters:	WJAC-TV, W26EQ-D, WWCP-TV
Analog Sign-on:	October 13, 1986 (23)
Digital Sign-on:	October 2002 (24)
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 23. Digital channel 24.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 24. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 24.
Last Analog:
Channel 23 :	1063' 708 kW DA

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	WOPC
07/01/1986	WWPC-TV
08/27/1988	WATM-TV

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