WWSB SARASOTA, FL

Display
Channel		Physical
Channel		VideoAudioCall Sign       Network/Programming   NicknameNotes
40-1 24.4720pDD5.1 SAP Audio IconWWSB-HDABC "ABC 7" 
40-224.5480i (w)DD2.0 SAP Audio IconOutlawOutlaw  
40-324.6480i (w)DD2.0 SAP Audio IconDEFYDefy TV  
40-424.7480i (w)DD2.0 The365365BLK  

Licensing

FAC-ID: 61251
FCC Links: FCC Query LMS Query FCC Station Profile
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DTV-LIC:
Granted		Channel 24 Longley-Rice coverage map available. SARASOTA, FL
0000216670 (25076ff3884ab8930188b060b4b24338) - App
0000217791 (25076ff388ea75f001890c3728c21611) - App
 (TVStudy TL Pop: 3,829,266)
767' 90 kW ND (E) (Vertical ERP: 22.5 kW)
(6.95 kW + 11.12 dB gain = 90 kW ERP)
45.9 mile contour / 6619.6 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 3,224,879
781' AGL; 813' AMSL; (1028035)
0.5° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
Dielectric TFU-24JTH/VP O4
NAD83: N 27° 33' 30.4", W 82° 21' 57.1" (27.558444, -82.365861) Frye Canal (FL)
DTV-CP:
Granted		Channel 24 Longley-Rice coverage map available. SARASOTA, FL
0000219119 (25076ff38974ed880189881937610553) - App - (Exp. 08/14/2026)
 (TVStudy TL Pop: 4,256,152)
767' 410 kW ND (E) (Vertical ERP: 102.5 kW)
51 mile contour / 8167.7 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 3,765,082
781' AGL; 813' AMSL; (1028035)
0.5° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
Dielectric TFU-24JTH/VP O4
NAD83: N 27° 33' 30.4", W 82° 21' 57.1" (27.558444, -82.365861) Frye Canal (FL)

Streams

 TSID:   Assigned   Observed 
 691 (0x02B3) 
Phys
Ch		Disp
Ch		 Call SignSrc
ID		PMT
PID		VideoDimensionsAspect
Ratio		Video
PID		Video
(Mbps)		PCR
PID		Audio
Type		Audio
PID		Audio
Bitrate
24.440-1WWSB-HD10x0040720p1280x72016:90x00419.85Mbps0x0041DD5.10x0044384kbps
24.540-2Outlaw30x0050480i704x48016:90x00512.25Mbps0x0051DD2.00x0054192kbps
24.640-3DEFY20x0060480i704x48016:90x00612.9Mbps0x0061DD2.00x0064192kbps
24.740-4The36540x0070480i720x48016:90x00711.55Mbps0x0071DD2.00x0074192kbps
  Bitrate Allocation: Unknown
  TSReader Data: HTML Export (05/14/2021)   

Ownership/Historical

Operator: Gray Television
Licensee: Gray Television Licensee, LLC
DTV Transition: 
Certification : Analog channel 40. Digital channel 52.
Elected Round 1  : Elected channel 40. (Disapproved)
Conflict Round 1  : No election made. (Approved)
Elected Round 2 : Elected channel 24 with fallback being to allow the FCC to determine the best available channel.
Final Channel : Channel 24.
Last Analog: 
Channel 40  :  771' 2880 kW DA
Call Sign History:
00/00/0000  WXLT    
10/16/1978  WXLT-TV    
08/31/1986  WWSB    
(07/13/2023)  WWSB    

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