WSES TUSCALOOSA, AL

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
17-1	36.5002	720p	DD2.0	CW	CW	"CW 21"	(WDBB 17-1)
17-2	36.5003	720p	DD5.1	ABC3340	ABC	"ABC 33/40"	(WBMA-LD 58-1)
33-1	36.5001	720p	DD2.0	H & I	Heroes & Icons		(WDBB 33-1)

FAC-ID: 21258

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DTV3-LIC:

Granted

Channel 36

TUSCALOOSA, AL

0000123837 (25076f9174c22e5d0174d5977cf318b9) - App
0000191494 (25076f9180e458f80180f7878d1b10b8) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 1,720,420)

2168' 800 kW ND (E) (Vertical ERP: 234.1 kW)
(55.782 kW + 11.57 dB gain = 800 kW ERP)
75.3 mile contour / 17803 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,820,840
1965' AGL; 2605' AMSL; (1033524)
1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter Dielectric TFU-36ETT/VP-R O6
NAD83: N 33° 28' 48", W 87° 25' 50" (33.48, -87.430556) Spencer Hill (AL)

Streams

BSID:	Assigned	Observed L1	Observed SLT
	120 (0x0078)

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
36.5001	33-1	H & I	1	0x0030	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0031	0Mbps	0x0031	DD2.0	0x0034	96kbps
36.5002	17-1	CW	2	0x0040	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0041	0Mbps	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	96kbps
36.5003	17-2	ABC3340	3	0x0050	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0051	0Mbps	0x0051	DD5.1	0x0054	96kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Mixed

RENDER Data:	Date	PLP(s)	Type
	01/08/2024	0	STLTP

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Sinclair
Licensee:	HSH BIRMINGHAM (WSES & WGWW) LICENSE, LLC (Howard Stirk Holdings)
Sisters:	WDBB, WTTO, WGWW, WBMA-LD, WABM
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 33. Digital channel 5.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 33. (Disapproved)
Conflict Round 1 :	Maintained by engineering statement. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 33.
Last Analog:
Channel 33 :	2172' 4370 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	WCFT
09/18/1978	WCFT-TV
03/11/2015	WSES

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