WGTU TRAVERSE CITY, MI

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
29-1	29.3	720p	DD5.1	ABC	ABC	"ABC 29 & 8"
29-2	29.4	1080i	DD5.1	NBC	NBC	"TV 7&4"	(WPBN-TV 07-1)
29-3	29.5	480i (w)	DD2.0	Charge!	Charge!
29-4	29.6	480i (w)	DD2.0	ROAR	ROAR

FAC-ID: 59280

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 29

TRAVERSE CITY, MI

0000205679 (25076f9184beef5d0184d371d54a18fd) - App
0000222530 (25076f918af7d625018b1608727e3f6a) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 369,960)

1289' 178.1 kW DA (H)
(5.327 kW + 15.24 dB gain = 178.1 kW ERP)
54.1 mile contour / 9183.8 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 382,552
1216' AGL; 2443' AMSL; (1006720)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Dielectric TUF-P4-12/48H-1
NAD83: N 44° 44' 53", W 85° 4' 8" (44.748056, -85.068889) Kalkaska (MI)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	1553 (0x0611)

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
29.3	29-1	ABC	1	0x0040	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0031	7Mbps	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
29.4	29-2	NBC	2	0x0030	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0041	7.45Mbps	0x0041	DD5.1	0x0044	384kbps
29.5	29-3	Charge!	3	0x0050	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0051	1.35Mbps	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
29.6	29-4	ROAR	4	0x0060	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0061	1.65Mbps	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: HTML Export (11/03/2025)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Sinclair per LMA
Licensee:	TRAVERSE CITY (WGTU-TV) LICENSEE, INC. (Cunningham Broadcasting)
Sister:	WPBN-TV
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 29. Digital channel 31.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 29. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 29.
Last Analog:
Channel 29 :	1289' 1303 kW DA

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	WGTU
(01/06/2023)	WGTU
(10/12/2023)	WGTU

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