WTOM-TV CHEBOYGAN, MI

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
04-1	16.3	480i (w)	DD2.0	NBC	NBC	"TV 7&4"
04-2	16.4	720p	DD5.1	ABC	ABC	"ABC 29 & 8"	(WGTU 29-1)
04-3	16.5	480i (w)	DD2.0	Comet	Comet TV
04-4	16.6	480i (w)	DD2.0	TheNest	The Nest

FAC-ID: 21254

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 16

CHEBOYGAN, MI

0000090335 (25076ff36d98ce3a016dac78f37d3f0d) - App
0000123836 (25076f917137c8620171557d45a22e52) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 107,096)

636' 250 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 62.5 kW)
(11.654 kW + 13.31 dB gain = 250 kW ERP)
44.7 mile contour / 6276.5 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 111,801
559' AGL; 1259' AMSL; (1031842)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Dielectric TFU-19ETT/VP-R C180
NAD83: N 45° 39' 1", W 84° 20' 37" (45.650278, -84.343611) Cordwood Point (MI)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	1479 (0x05C7)	1479 (0x05C7)

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
16.3	04-1	NBC	1	0x0030	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0031	8.95Mbps	0x0031	DD2.0	0x0034	192kbps
16.4	04-2	ABC	2	0x0040	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0041	5.6Mbps	0x0041	DD5.1	0x0044	384kbps
16.5	04-3	Comet	3	0x0050	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0051	1.75Mbps	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
16.6	04-4	TheNest	4	0x0060	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0061	1.15Mbps	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: HTML Export (05/21/2026)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Sinclair
Licensee:	WPBN LICENSEE, LLC
Sister:	WGTQ
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 4. Digital channel 35.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 35. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 35.
Last Analog:
Channel 4 :	620' 100 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	WTOM
06/01/1979	WTOM-TV

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