W23BW-D MADISON, WI

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
23-1	23.1001	480i (w)	DD2.0	W23BW-D	Busted
23-2	23.1002	480i (w)	DD2.0	W23BW-D	BUZZR
23-3	23.1003	480i (w)	DD2.0	W23BW-D	Defy TV
23-4	23.1004	480i (w)	DD2.0	W23BW-D	NTD America
23-5	23.1005	480i (w)	DD2.0	W23BW-D	3ABN
23-6	23.1006	480i	DD2.0	W23BW-D	NBC True CRMZ
23-7	23.1007	480i	DD2.0	W23BW-D	Infomercials
23-8	23.1008	480i (w)	DD2.0	W23BW-D	Oxygen

FAC-ID: 67000

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DCA-LIC:

Granted

Channel 23

MADISON, WI

0000194454 (25076ff381c2d2d40181cf841ee60777) - App
0000194534 (25076ff381d5c8230181d628b7790015) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 720,766)

400' 15 kW DA (H)
33.6 mile contour / 3539 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 660,418
300' AGL; 1367' AMSL; (1010214)
0.5° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Systems With Reliability LP16/23
NAD83: N 43° 3' 9", W 89° 28' 42" (43.0525, -89.478333) Odana (WI)

DCA-APP:

Submitted

Channel 21

Cleveland, OH

0000294597 (25076f919d20bddf019d2afaac0c10a0) - App

319' 15 kW DA (H)
29.8 mile contour / 2789.5 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 2,420,319
459' AGL; 1042' AMSL; (1219643)
Unknown or 0° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Dielectric TUA-C3
NAD83: N 41° 29' 13.2", W 81° 41' 1.1" (41.487, -81.683639)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	8485 (0x2125)	8485 (0x2125)

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
23.1001	23-1	W23BW-D	1	0x0030	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0031	2.05	0x0031	DD2.0	0x0034	192kbps
23.1002	23-2	W23BW-D	2	0x0040	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0041	2.05	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	192kbps
23.1003	23-3	W23BW-D	3	0x0050	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0051	2.05	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
23.1004	23-4	W23BW-D	4	0x0060	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0061	2.05	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps
23.1005	23-5	W23BW-D	5	0x0070	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0071	2.05	0x0071	DD2.0	0x0074	192kbps
23.1006	23-6	W23BW-D	6	0x0080	480i	720x480	4:3	0x0081	2.05	0x0081	DD2.0	0x0084	192kbps
23.1007	23-7	W23BW-D	7	0x0090	480i	720x480	4:3	0x0091	2.05	0x0091	DD2.0	0x0094	192kbps
23.1008	23-8	W23BW-D	8	0x0100	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0101	2.05	0x0101	DD2.0	0x0104	192kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Constant
TSReader Data: HTML Export (03/22/2026)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	HC2 Holdings
Licensee:	HC2 STATION GROUP, INC.
Sister:	WZCK-LD

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	880617NL
01/04/1989	K54DB
04/17/1989	W54BH
04/17/1989	W23BW
10/08/2014	W23BW-D
(07/06/2022)	W23BW-D
(07/22/2022)	W23BW-D

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