KYW-TV PHILADELPHIA, PA

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
03-1	30.1	1080i	DD5.1	KYW-TV	CBS	"CBS 3"
03-2	30.2	480i (w)	DD2.0	StartTV	Start TV
03-3	30.3	480i (w)	DD2.0	DABL	Dabl
03-4	30.4	480i (w)	DD2.0	ROAR	ROAR
57-1	30.5	720p	DD5.1	WPSG	Independent	"Philly 57"

FAC-ID: 25453

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 30

PHILADELPHIA, PA

0000129344 (25076f9173817ad00173821c24f403ef) - App
0000218168 (25076ff38974ed8801899d9436e41824) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 11,031,237)

1217' 1000 kW ND (E) (Vertical ERP: 250 kW)
(68.87 kW + 11.62 dB gain = 1000 kW ERP)
65 mile contour / 13264.7 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 11,025,161
1196' AGL; 1439' AMSL; (1035474)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter Dielectric TFU-28JBH/VP-R O8
NAD83: N 40° 2' 33", W 75° 14' 32" (40.0425, -75.242222) Roxborough (PA)

DTX-LIC:

Granted

Channel 30

PHILADELPHIA, PA

0000129588 (25076f917644a2fc0176615740a8102c) - App
0000129754 (25076f917644a2fc017667d84a791e21) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 8,136,216)

894' 491 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 148 kW)
(23.5 kW + 13.2 dB gain = 491 kW ERP)
51.7 mile contour / 8407.4 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 8,457,203
860' AGL; 1112' AMSL; (1023152)
0.5° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Dielectric TFU-24WB/VP-R C160
NAD83: N 40° 2' 39", W 75° 14' 25" (40.044167, -75.240278) Roxborough (PA)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	2487 (0x09B7)

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
30.1	03-1	KYW-TV	1	0x0030	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0031	7.8 ‑ 13.35	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
30.2	03-2	StartTV	2	0x0040	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0041	0.55 ‑ 4.05	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	192kbps
30.3	03-3	DABL	3	0x0050	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0051	0.5 ‑ 2.5	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
30.4	03-4	ROAR	4	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	0.45 ‑ 3.8	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps
30.5	57-1	WPSG	5	0x0070	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0071	1.85 ‑ 5.45	0x0071	DD5.1	0x0074	384kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: HTML Export (09/04/2025)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	CBS Corporation
Licensee:	CBS BROADCASTING INC.
Sister:	WPSG
DTV Transition:
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:
00/00/0000	KYW
06/15/1979	KYW-TV
(07/31/2023)	KYW-TV

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