WAPT JACKSON, MS

Display Channel	Video	Audio	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
16-1	21.3		1080i	DD5.1	WAPT	ABC	"16 WAPT"
16-2	21.4		480i (w)	DD2.0	MeTV-JX	Me-TV
16-3	21.7		480i (w)	DD2.0	Story	Story Television
16-5	21.6		480i	DD2.0	GetTV	GET
16-6	21.8	❹	480i (w)	DD2.0	HSN	HSN

FAC-ID: 49712

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 21

JACKSON, MS

BLCDT-20081126ALZ (01b4ea80b0674545a77acf6212b6c0ea) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 772,301)

1089' 1000 kW DA (H)
(39.1 kW + 14.08 dB gain = 1000 kW ERP)
60.8 mile contour / 11600.6 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 785,635
942' AGL; 1388' AMSL; (1038230)
0.5° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Dielectric TFU-24DSC-R T170
NAD83: N 32° 16' 42", W 90° 17' 40" (32.278333, -90.294444)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	1713 (0x06B1)

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	16-1	WAPT	1	0x0030	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0031	9.65Mbps	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
21.4	16-2	MeTV-JX	2	0x0040	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0041	1.9Mbps	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	192kbps
21.6	16-5	GetTV	3	0x0060	480i	704x480	4:3	0x0061	1.9Mbps	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps
21.7	16-3	Story	4	0x0070	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0071	2.85Mbps	0x0071	DD2.0	0x0074	192kbps
21.8	16-6	HSN	5	0x0080	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0081	0.65Mbps	0x0081	DD2.0	0x0084	192kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: HTML Export (11/29/2025)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Hearst-Argyle
Licensee:	Jackson Hearst Television Inc.
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 16. Digital channel 21.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 21. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 21.
Last Analog:
Channel 16 :	1178' 4790 kW DA

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	WAPT

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WAPT JACKSON, MS

Licensing

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Ownership/Historical