WHMB-TV INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
40-1	7.3	720p	DD2.0	WHMB-HD	Univision	"Univision 40 Indianapolis"
40-2	7.4	720p	DD2.0	CHSN	CHSN
40-3	7.5	480i (w)	DD2.0	QVC	QVC
40-4	7.6	480i (w)	DD2.0	HSN	HSN
40-5	7.7	480i (w)	DD2.0	QVC2	QVC2
40-6	7.8	480i (w)	DD2.0	CHSN+	CHSN

FAC-ID: 37102

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 7

INDIANAPOLIS, IN

0000029690 (25076f915dbed318015dc98dfd071319) - App
0000087035 (25076f916d98cefa016da73270191f14) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 3,040,755)

990' 29 kW ND (E) (Vertical ERP: 14.74 kW)
(7.783 kW + 5.71 dB gain = 29 kW ERP)
62.7 mile contour / 12341 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 2,948,459
983' AGL; 1812' AMSL; (1253064)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter Dielectric THV-7A7/CP-R O4
NAD83: N 39° 53' 39.2", W 86° 12' 20.5" (39.894222, -86.205694)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	1127 (0x0467)

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
7.3	40-1	WHMB-HD	1	0x0030	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0031	4.65Mbps	0x0031	DD2.0	0x0034	192kbps
7.4	40-2	CHSN	2	0x0040	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0041	6.15Mbps	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	192kbps
7.5	40-3	QVC	3	0x0050	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0051	1.5Mbps	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
7.6	40-4	HSN	4	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	1.3Mbps	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps
7.7	40-5	QVC2	5	0x0070	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0071	2.35Mbps	0x0071	DD2.0	0x0074	192kbps
7.8	40-6	CHSN+	6	0x0080	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0081	1.6Mbps	0x0081	DD2.0	0x0084	192kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: HTML Export (06/27/2025)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	LeSea Broadcasting
Licensee:	Family Entertainment Television, Inc.
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 40. Digital channel 16.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 16. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 16.
Petitioned For :	Channel 20 (991' 530 kW ND), which was approved: 08-122
Last Analog:
Channel 40 :	990' 2090 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	WHMB
04/20/1979	WHMB-TV

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