WMAQ-TV CHICAGO, IL

Display Channel	Video	Audio	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
02-4	33.11	❹	480i (w)	DD2.0	365BLK	365BLK
05-1	33.5		1080i	DD5.1	NBC5	NBC	"NBC 5 Chicago"
05-2	33.6		480i (w)	DD2.0	COZI	COZI TV
05-3	33.9		480i (w)	DD2.0	CRIMES	NBC True CRMZ
05-4	33.10		480i (w)	DD2.0	OXYGEN	Oxygen
44-1	33.7		1080i	DD5.1	WSNS-HD	Telemundo	"Telemundo Chicago"
44-2	33.8		480i	DD2.0	T-XITOS	TeleXitos

FAC-ID: 47905

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DTX-LIC:

Granted

Channel 33

CHICAGO, IL

0000080711 (25076f916cb640b4016cbfe50ef80bbe) - App
0000087105 (25076f916ddbe156016ddff5275a06de) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 9,903,509)

1434' 380 kW DA (H)
(10.412 kW + 15.62 dB gain = 380 kW ERP)
58.4 mile contour / 10725.1 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 9,768,049
1435' AGL; 2028' AMSL; (1009012)
1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] [E-Pat] Dielectric TUF-C4-12/48U-2BR
NAD83: N 41° 53' 56.1", W 87° 37' 23.2" (41.898917, -87.623111) John Hancock Tower (IL)

DTX-LIC:

Granted

Channel 33

CHICAGO, IL

0000081564 (25076f916d2db947016d3b67564708e3) - App
0000087776 (25076ff36e0518c2016e183b87821333) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 9,802,469)

1673' 175 kW DA (H)
(8.073 kW + 13.36 dB gain = 175 kW ERP)
56.9 mile contour / 10154.2 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 9,628,539
1667' AGL; 2262' AMSL; (1032960)
1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] [E-Pat] RF Systems PHP24C
NAD83: N 41° 52' 44", W 87° 38' 8" (41.878889, -87.635556) Willis Tower (IL)

DTV-CP:

Granted

Channel 33

CHICAGO, IL

0000080396 ✦ (25076f916a6a0ecc016a6f9d003008df) - App - (Exp. 02/27/2026)

(TVStudy TL Pop: 10,104,101)

1670' 398 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 173.5 kW)
64.4 mile contour / 13035.4 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 9,919,682
1663' AGL; 2259' AMSL; (1032959)
1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Dielectric TFU-12GBH/VP-R O6 (SP)
NAD83: N 41° 52' 44.1", W 87° 38' 10.2" (41.878917, -87.636167) Willis Tower (IL)

DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 29

CHICAGO, IL

0000053194 (25076f9162406943016245653c2d0d1c) - App
0000236668 (25076f918c846c6a018c89af36ff104f) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 10,061,606)

1667' 350 kW DA (H)
(21.28 kW + 12.16 dB gain = 350 kW ERP)
63 mile contour / 12471.3 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 9,875,763
1663' AGL; 2259' AMSL; (1032959)
1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Dielectric TFU-12GBH-R 06
NAD83: N 41° 52' 44.1", W 87° 38' 10.2" (41.878917, -87.636167) Willis Tower (IL)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	1001 (0x03E9)

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
33.5	05-1	NBC5	5	0x0050	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0051	6.45Mbps	0x0051	DD5.1	0x0054	384kbps
33.6	05-2	COZI	6	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	1.3Mbps	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	96kbps
33.7	44-1	WSNS-HD	7	0x0070	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0071	4.95Mbps	0x0071	DD5.1	0x0074	384kbps
33.8	44-2	T-XITOS	8	0x0080	480i	704x480	4:3	0x0081	1.35Mbps	0x0081	DD2.0	0x0084	96kbps
33.9	05-3	CRIMES	9	0x0090	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0091	1Mbps	0x0091	DD2.0	0x0094	96kbps
33.10	05-4	OXYGEN	10	0x00a0	480i	704x480	16:9	0x00a1	1.25Mbps	0x00a1	DD2.0	0x00a4	96kbps
33.11	02-4	365BLK	11	0x00b0	480i	720x480	16:9	0x00b1	0.95Mbps	0x00b1	DD2.0	0x00b4	192kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: HTML Export (02/03/2024)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	NBC
Licensee:	NBC TELEMUNDO LICENSE LLC
Sister:	WSNS-TV
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 5. Digital channel 29.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 29. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 29.
Last Analog:
Channel 5 :	1621' 20 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	WMAQ	We Must Ask Questions
08/31/1979	WMAQ-TV	We Must Ask Questions
(01/26/2024)	WMAQ-TV

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