KMAX-TV SACRAMENTO, CA

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
31-1	24.1	1080i	DD5.1	KMAX-DT	Independent	"KMAX 31"
31-2	24.2	480i (w)	DD2.0	NOSEY	Nosey
31-3	24.3	480i (w)	DD5.1	QVC1	QVC
31-4	24.4	480i (w)	DD2.0	QVC2	QVC2
31-5	24.5	480i (w)	DD2.0	Movies	Movies!
31-6	24.7	480i (w)	DD2.0	MeToons	Me-TV Toons
31-7	24.6	480i (w)	DD2.0	TLMD33	Telemundo		(KCSO-LD 33-1)

FAC-ID: 51499

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DTV-STA:

Granted

Channel 24

SACRAMENTO, CA

0000203626 (25076f9184355b6801847b9d83ea2e71) - App - (Exp. 05/21/2023)

(TVStudy TL Pop: 5,828,840)

1939' 600 kW ND (E) (Vertical ERP: 144 kW)
73.1 mile contour / 16810.2 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 9,710,311
1946' AGL; 1946' AMSL; (1011404)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter Dielectric TFU-29JSC/VP-R O4
NAD83: N 38° 14' 24", W 121° 30' 7" (38.24, -121.501944) Walnut Grove (CA)

DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 24

SACRAMENTO, CA

0000066967 (25076f916810e1fa01682f88c50f4453) - App
0000112953 (25076f9171c2f40b0171c7204f10038a) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 6,198,277)

1939' 1000 kW ND (E) (Vertical ERP: 240 kW)
(63.83 kW + 11.95 dB gain = 1000 kW ERP)
76.3 mile contour / 18271.4 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 9,829,499
1946' AGL; 1946' AMSL; (1011404)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter Dielectric TFU-29JSC/VP-R O4
NAD83: N 38° 14' 24", W 121° 30' 7" (38.24, -121.501944) Walnut Grove (CA)

DTX-LIC:

Granted

Channel 24

SACRAMENTO, CA

0000107685 (25076f9170b21b9a0170c4dbd05823d5) - App
0000160347 (25076ff37c0a688a017c18c50cfc1f5c) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 4,613,313)

1427' 388.6 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 129.5 kW)
(17.06 kW + 13.58 dB gain = 388.6 kW ERP)
58.5 mile contour / 10738.3 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 5,181,791
1436' AGL; 1436' AMSL; (1012855)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Jampro JSH-25/D21 TEO WITH JSH-24/D25 TEO
NAD83: N 38° 14' 50", W 121° 30' 7" (38.247222, -121.501944) Walnut Grove (CA)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	351 (0x015F)

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
24.1	31-1	KMAX-DT	1	0x0030	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0031	7.05Mbps	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
24.2	31-2	NOSEY	2	0x0040	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0041	1.05Mbps	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	192kbps
24.3	31-3	QVC1	3	0x0050	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0051	1.8Mbps	0x0051	DD5.1	0x0054	384kbps
24.4	31-4	QVC2	4	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	1.35Mbps	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps
24.5	31-5	Movies	5	0x0070	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0071	1.95Mbps	0x0071	DD2.0	0x0074	192kbps
24.6	31-7	TLMD33	6	0x0080	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0081	1.65Mbps	0x0081	DD2.0	0x0084	192kbps
24.7	31-6	MeToons	7	0x0090	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0091	2.2Mbps	0x0091	DD2.0	0x0094	192kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: HTML Export (11/30/2025)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	CBS Corporation
Licensee:	SACRAMENTO TELEVISION STATIONS INC.
Sister:	KOVR
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 31. Digital channel 21.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 21. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 21.
Last Analog:
Channel 31 :	1837' 5000 kW DA

Call Sign History:
09/17/1979	KMUV-TV
04/02/1981	KRBK-TV
01/11/1995	KPWB-TV
01/05/1998	KMAX-TV

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