WICS SPRINGFIELD, IL

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
20-1	15.3	720p	DD5.1	ABC	ABC	"ABC 20"
20-2	15.4	480i (w)	DD2.0	Comet	Comet TV
20-3	15.5	480i (w)	DD2.0	ROAR	ROAR
20-4	15.6	480i (w)	DD2.0	Charge!	Charge!
55-1	15.7	720p	DD5.1	FOX	FOX	"Fox 55/27 Illinois"

FAC-ID: 25686

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 15

SPRINGFIELD, IL

0000197063 (25076f91823c94fd018245f30d871bac) - App
0000203639 (25076ff384355bbb01846861ab562f6c) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 1,044,838)

1430' 300 kW ND (E) (Vertical ERP: 80.19 kW)
(35.768 kW + 9.24 dB gain = 300 kW ERP)
63.4 mile contour / 12637 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,047,168
1418' AGL; 2008' AMSL; (1008823)
0.95° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter Dielectric TFU-26GTH/VP-R O6 DC
NAD83: N 39° 48' 15", W 89° 27' 40" (39.804167, -89.461111)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	1071 (0x042F)

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	20-1	ABC	1	0x0030	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0031	7.55Mbps	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
15.4	20-2	Comet	2	0x0040	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0041	1.8Mbps	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	192kbps
15.5	20-3	ROAR	3	0x0050	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0051	2.05Mbps	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
15.6	20-4	Charge!	4	0x0060	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0061	2.15Mbps	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps
15.7	55-1	FOX	5	0x0070	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0071	3.5Mbps	0x0071	DD5.1	0x0074	384kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: HTML Export (05/04/2024)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Rincon Broadcasting
Licensee:	Rincon Broadcasting Champaign LLC
Sister:	WICD
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 20. Digital channel 42.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 20. (Disapproved)
Conflict Round 1 :	Elected channel 42. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 42.
Last Analog:
Channel 20 :	1430' 1510 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	WICS
(08/10/2022)	WICS
(11/29/2022)	WICS

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