WCNY-TV SYRACUSE, NY

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
24-1	20.3	1080i	DD2.0	WCNY-HD	PBS	"WCNY"
24-2	20.4	480i (w)	DD2.0	Create	Create	"Your TV"
24-3	20.5	480i (w)	DD2.0	Global	World Channel
24-4	20.6	480i (w)	DD2.0	Kids	PBS Kids 24/7	"WiCkNeY Kids"

FAC-ID: 53734

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 20

SYRACUSE, NY

0000099898 (25076f916fa4bd9c016fce8192bf3ff5) - App
0000105277 (25076ff36fcf8cc6016fedb23e4a24fb) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 1,148,113)

1344' 62 kW ND (E) (Vertical ERP: Unknown)
(3.93 kW + 11.98 dB gain = 62 kW ERP)
54 mile contour / 9159.2 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,322,449
902' AGL; 2319' AMSL; (1233154)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter Dielectric TFU-28GTH/VP-R O6 DC
NAD83: N 42° 56' 41.8", W 76° 7' 6.2" (42.944944, -76.118389) Sentinel Heights (NY)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	2207 (0x089F)

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
20.3	24-1	WCNY-HD	3	0x0030	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0031	8.05 ‑ 9.3	0x0031	DD2.0	0x0034	384kbps
20.4	24-2	Create	4	0x0040	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0041	1.55 ‑ 3.4	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	192kbps
20.5	24-3	Global	5	0x0050	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0051	1.4 ‑ 2.7	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
20.6	24-4	Kids	6	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	1.75 ‑ 3.05	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: HTML Export (01/11/2021)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	PBC of Central New York
Licensee:	The Public Broadcasting Council of Central New York, Inc.
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 24. Digital channel 25.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 25. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 25.
Last Analog:
Channel 24 :	1289' 1875 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	WCNY
04/25/1979	WCNY-TV

Translators

Translators:

Call Sign	Ch	Location	TSReader Data
W22DO-D	22	UTICA, NY	HTML Export (05/07/2025)

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