WUNL-TV WINSTON-SALEM, NC

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
26-1	33.3	1080i	DD5.1	PBS NC	PBS	"PBS North Carolina"
26-2	33.4	480i (w)	DD2.0	ROOTLE	PBS Kids 24/7	"Rootle"
26-3	33.5	480i (w)	DD2.0	UNC-EX	PBS Encore	"Explorer Channel"
26-4	33.6	480i (w)	DD2.0	NCCHL	North Carolina Channel
43-1	33.17	1080i	DD2.0	WLXI	TCT

FAC-ID: 69360

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 33

WINSTON-SALEM, NC

0000121301 (25076f917403c79801740cf872ca0581) - App
0000221557 ✦ (25076f918ad37c65018ad387a1840000) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 2,750,592)

1641' 1000 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 200 kW)
(35.54 kW + 14.49 dB gain = 1000 kW ERP)
69.4 mile contour / 15132.8 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 2,967,407
329' AGL; 2688' AMSL; (1014577)
1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] RF Systems SAA28-ATW_WC-E400-ET5R-33
NAD83: N 36° 22' 31.7", W 80° 22' 17.5" (36.375472, -80.371528) Sauratown Mountain (NC)

DTX-LIC:

Granted

Channel 33

WINSTON-SALEM, NC

0000075402 (25076f916b90cf58016b9f94ad0c3ecb) - App
0000081302 (25076f916cd51bcd016cd5ccefc10766) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 2,423,872)

1583' 474 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 95 kW)
(42.45 kW + 10.48 dB gain = 474 kW ERP)
64.3 mile contour / 12976.9 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 2,590,030
271' AGL; 2630' AMSL; (1014577)
1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] RF Systems SAA12-ATW_WC-G300-ES6R-33
NAD83: N 36° 22' 31.7", W 80° 22' 17.5" (36.375472, -80.371528) Sauratown Mountain (NC)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	1875 (0x0753)

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
33.3	26-1	PBS NC	1	0x0030	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0031	4.5 ‑ 6	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
33.4	26-2	ROOTLE	2	0x0040	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0041	1.5Mbps	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	192kbps
33.5	26-3	UNC-EX	3	0x0050	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0051	1.9Mbps	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
33.6	26-4	NCCHL	4	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	1.5 ‑ 1.95	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps
33.17	43-1	WLXI	6	0x0110	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0111	4.6 ‑ 6	0x0111	DD2.0	0x0114	384kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: HTML Export (03/04/2025)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	University of North Carolina
Licensee:	University of North Carolina
Sister:	WUNC-TV
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 26. Digital channel 32.
Elected Round 1 :	Negotiated for channel 26 with fallback to channel 26 if agreement was disapproved. (Disapproved)
Conflict Round 1 :	Elected channel 32. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 32.
Last Analog:
Channel 26 :	1654' 5000 kW DA

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	WUNL
07/31/1978	WUNL-TV
(10/03/2023)	WUNL-TV
(10/03/2023)	WUNL-TV

Translators

Translators:

Call Sign	Ch	Location	TSReader Data
W15EF-D	15	SPARTA, NC
W27EK-D	27	BOONE, NC
W30CS-D	30	ZIONVILLE, NC

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