WDHN DOTHAN, AL

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
18-1	21.3	720p	DD5.1	WDHN-DT	ABC	"WDHN"
18-2	21.4	480i (w)	DD2.0	Escape	ION Mystery
18-3	21.5	480i (w)	DD2.0	Laff	Laff
18-4	21.6	480i (w)	DD2.0	Antenna	Antenna TV

FAC-ID: 43846

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 21

DOTHAN, AL

BLCDT-20090303ACR (410f6f2bf0e04b7e9474cf6212b6c0ea) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 445,931)

625' 1000 kW ND (H)
(37.2 kW + 14.29 dB gain = 1000 kW ERP)
52.8 mile contour / 8774.6 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 448,835
640' AGL; 893' AMSL; (1040389)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter Dielectric TFU-34JSC-R O3
NAD83: N 31° 14' 26", W 85° 18' 43" (31.240556, -85.311944)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	63 (0x003F)

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
21.3	18-1	WDHN-DT	1	0x0030	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0031	8.2 ‑ 12.2	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
21.4	18-2	Escape	2	0x0040	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0041	2.15 ‑ 4.05	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	192kbps
21.5	18-3	Laff	3	0x0050	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0051	1.25 ‑ 2.5	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
21.6	18-4	Antenna	4	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	1.2 ‑ 3.5	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: HTML Export (01/31/2020)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Nexstar Broadcasting
Licensee:	Nexstar Media Inc.
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 18. Digital channel 21.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 21. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 21.
Last Analog:
Channel 18 :	732' 1070 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	WDHN
01/30/1979	WDHN-TV
09/23/1998	WDHN
(06/08/2023)	WDHN

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WDHN DOTHAN, AL

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Ownership/Historical