WVBT VIRGINIA BEACH, VA

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
43-1	21.3	720p	DD5.1	WVBT	FOX	"Fox 43"
43-2	21.4	720p	DD5.1	CW	CW
43-3	21.5	480i (w)	DD2.0	Rewind	Rewind TV
43-4	21.6	480i (w)	DD2.0	COZI	COZI TV

FAC-ID: 65387

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 21

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA

0000108109 (25076ff370b21dbf0170dbacc6f738b0) - App
0000125111 (25076f917529300b017565a2b40d47a7) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 1,962,530)

984' 850 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 283.3 kW)
(34.9 kW + 13.87 dB gain = 850 kW ERP)
56.8 mile contour / 10137.4 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,910,006
985' AGL; 1008' AMSL; (1018104)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Dielectric TFU-24ETT/VP-R C170
NAD83: N 36° 49' 15", W 76° 30' 40" (36.820833, -76.511111)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	3083 (0x0C0B)

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
21.3	43-1	WVBT	1	0x0030	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0031	2.7 ‑ 12.55	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
21.4	43-2	CW	2	0x0040	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0041	1 ‑ 13	0x0041	DD5.1	0x0044	384kbps
21.5	43-3	Rewind	3	0x0050	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0051	0.65 ‑ 3	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
21.6	43-4	COZI	4	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	0.5 ‑ 2.85	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: HTML Export (06/28/2025)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Nexstar Broadcasting
Licensee:	Nexstar Media Inc.
Sisters:	WAVY-TV, WKTD-CD, WITD-CD, WNLO-CD
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 43. Digital channel 29.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 29. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 29.
Last Analog:
Channel 43 :	856' 5000 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	830223KV
06/13/1985	WVBT	W Virginia Beach Television

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