WGME-TV PORTLAND, ME

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
13-1	15.3	1080i	DD5.1	CBS	CBS	"WGME 13"
13-2	15.4	720p	DD5.1	FOX	FOX	"FOX 23"
13-3	15.5	480i	DD2.0	TheNest	The Nest
23-1	15.6	480i (w)	DD2.0	ROAR	ROAR
23-4	15.7	480i	DD2.0	Antenna	Antenna TV

FAC-ID: 25683

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 15

PORTLAND, ME

0000080225 (25076f916b249e81016b2d723aac090d) - App
0000242419 (25076ff38e7b1dbd018e7cc74e3d0203) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 1,245,059)

1640' 1000 kW ND (E) (Vertical ERP: 266.3 kW)
(55.78 kW + 12.54 dB gain = 1000 kW ERP)
74 mile contour / 17195.9 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,644,168
1596' AGL; 2021' AMSL; (1024383)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter DIELECTRIC TFU-33JTH/VP-R O6
NAD83: N 43° 55' 29", W 70° 29' 27" (43.924722, -70.490833) Brown Hill (ME)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	1449 (0x05A9)	1449 (0x05A9)

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
15.3	13-1	CBS	1	0x0030	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0031	3.45 ‑ 10.95	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
15.4	13-2	FOX	2	0x0040	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0041	2.4 ‑ 7.55	0x0041	DD5.1	0x0044	384kbps
15.5	13-3	TheNest	3	0x0050	480i	720x480	4:3	0x0051	0.7 ‑ 2.5	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
15.6	23-1	ROAR	4	0x0060	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0061	1.25 ‑ 5.25	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps
15.7	23-4	Antenna	5	0x0070	480i	720x480	4:3	0x0071	1 ‑ 3.45	0x0071	DD2.0	0x0074	192kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: HTML Export (01/31/2026)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Sinclair
Licensee:	WGME Licensee, LLC
Sister:	WPFO
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 13. Digital channel 38.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 38. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 38.
Last Analog:
Channel 13 :	1611' 316 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	WGAN
01/29/1981	WGAN-TV
12/15/1983	WGME-TV
(04/24/2024)	WGME-TV

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