WBAL-TV BALTIMORE, MD

Display Channel	Video	Audio	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
11-1	12.3		1080i	DD5.1	WBAL-DT	NBC	"WBAL-TV 11"
11-2	12.4		480i (w)	DD2.0	MeTV	Me-TV	"WBAL Plus"
11-3	12.8		480i (w)	DD2.0	Story	Story Television
11-4	12.7		480i (w)	DD2.0	GetTV	GET
11-5	12.9	❹	480i	DD2.0	QVC	QVC
54-3	12.5		480i (w)	DD2.0	Comet	Comet TV
54-4	12.6		480i (w)	DD2.0	TheNest	The Nest

FAC-ID: 65696

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 12

BALTIMORE, MD

0000120167 (25076ff373865ab301739fbdc2d120e6) - App
0000136441 (25076ff3783d1deb01784147112e0772) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 9,587,675)

1001' 30 kW ND (C) (Vertical ERP: 30 kW)
(7.96 kW + 5.76 dB gain = 30 kW ERP)
63.3 mile contour / 12569.1 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 9,721,824
968' AGL; 1286' AMSL; (1035558)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter Dielectric THV-9A12/CP-R O4
NAD83: N 39° 20' 5", W 76° 39' 2" (39.334722, -76.650556) Television Hill (MD)

DTX-LIC:

Granted

Channel 12

BALTIMORE, MD

0000107224 (25076ff370a2a0c00170ab5c004d0b46) - App
0000116225 (25076f91729b225f0172bd49891820d6) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 8,511,153)

889' 36 kW DA (H)
(5.66 kW + 8.03 dB gain = 36 kW ERP)
58.4 mile contour / 10696.9 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 8,862,346
856' AGL; 1175' AMSL; (1035558)
2.5° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Dielectric TLS-V4BB
NAD83: N 39° 20' 5", W 76° 39' 2" (39.334722, -76.650556) Television Hill (MD)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	1401 (0x0579)

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
12.3	11-1	WBAL-DT	1	0x0030	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0031	2.2 ‑ 12.45	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
12.4	11-2	MeTV	2	0x0040	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0041	0.55 ‑ 4.15	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	192kbps
12.5	54-3	Comet	3	0x0050	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0051	0.5 ‑ 3.2	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
12.6	54-4	TheNest	4	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	0.3 ‑ 5.95	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps
12.7	11-4	GetTV	5	0x0070	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0071	0.45 ‑ 4.6	0x0071	DD2.0	0x0074	192kbps
12.8	11-3	Story	6	0x0080	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0081	0.4 ‑ 5.45	0x0081	DD2.0	0x0084	192kbps
12.9	11-5	QVC	7	0x0090	480i	720x480	4:3	0x0091	0.35 ‑ 5.25	0x0091	DD2.0	0x0094	192kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: HTML Export (09/04/2025)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Hearst-Argyle
Licensee:	WBAL Hearst Television Inc.
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 11. Digital channel 59.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 11. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 11.
Last Analog:
Channel 11 :	981' 316 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	WBAL	W BALtimore
06/25/1981	WBAL-TV	W BALtimore

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