WPXQ-TV NEWPORT, RI

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
28-1	17.9	480i (w)	DD2.0	Bounce	Bounce TV
69-1	17.3	720p	DD2.0	ION	ION
69-2	17.4	480i (w)	DD2.0	Laff	Laff
69-3	17.5	480i (w)	DD2.0	BUSTED	Busted
69-4	17.6	480i (w)	DD2.0	CourtTV	Court TV
69-5	17.7	480i (w)	DD2.0	GameSho	Game Show Central
69-6	17.8	480i (w)	DD2.0	HSN	HSN
69-8	17.10	480i (w)	DD2.0	QVC	QVC

FAC-ID: 50063

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 17

NEWPORT, RI

0000063953 (25076f9167744217016779c3ff560617) - App
0000068158 (25076f9169177539016926505c050af3) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 3,036,182)

748' 1000 kW DA (H)
(46.6 kW + 13.32 dB gain = 1000 kW ERP)
52.6 mile contour / 8708.3 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 3,317,828
589' AGL; 978' AMSL; (1022425)
0.6° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Dielectric TFU-15JTH-R CT170 SP
NAD83: N 41° 29' 41.7", W 71° 47' 4.7" (41.494917, -71.784639) Champlin Hill (RI)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	2535 (0x09E7)

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
17.3	69-1	ION	1	0x0030	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0031	2.5 ‑ 14.25	0x0031	DD2.0	0x0034	192kbps
17.4	69-2	Laff	2	0x0040	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0041	0.1 ‑ 7.25	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	128kbps
17.5	69-3	BUSTED	3	0x0050	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0051	0.1 ‑ 6	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	128kbps
17.6	69-4	CourtTV	4	0x0060	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0061	0.1 ‑ 6	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	128kbps
17.7	69-5	GameSho	4	0x0070	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0071	0.1 ‑ 6	0x0071	DD2.0	0x0074	128kbps
17.8	69-6	HSN	5	0x0080	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0081	0.1 ‑ 6	0x0081	DD2.0	0x0084	128kbps
17.9	28-1	Bounce	6	0x0090	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0091	0.1 ‑ 6	0x0091	DD2.0	0x0094	128kbps
17.10	69-8	QVC	10	0x00a0	480i		16:9	0x00a1	0Mbps	0x00a1	DD2.0	0x00a4	192kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: HTML Export (09/30/2017)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Scripps-Howard
Licensee:	ION Television License, LLC
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 69. Digital channel 17.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 17. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 17.
Last Analog:
Channel 69 :	673' 3470 kW DA

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	840629KP
02/25/1986	WOST-TV
02/02/1998	WPXQ
06/15/2009	WPXQ-TV

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