WUNP-TV ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
36-1	27.5	480i (w)	DD2.0	UNC-EX	PBS Encore	"Explorer Channel"
36-2	27.3	1080i	DD5.1	PBS NC	PBS	"PBS North Carolina"
36-3	27.4	480i (w)	DD2.0	ROOTLE	PBS Kids 24/7	"Rootle"
36-4	27.6	480i (w)	DD2.0	NCCHL	North Carolina Channel

FAC-ID: 69397

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 27

ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC

0000034416 (25076f9161f63511016200f72fba3028) - App
0000121047 (25076f917403c798017407fbc36d0327) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 1,391,157)

1194' 248 kW ND (E) (Vertical ERP: 86.8 kW)
(33.67 kW + 8.67 dB gain = 248 kW ERP)
57.7 mile contour / 10459.8 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,570,510
1127' AGL; 1411' AMSL; (1014576)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter RF Systems SAA14-O4A-G300-ET5R-27
NAD83: N 36° 17' 29.2", W 77° 50' 9.4" (36.291444, -77.835944) Brinkleyville (NC)

DTX-LIC:

Granted

Channel 27

ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC

0000075403 (25076ff36ba033af016ba97a90ec0483) - App
0000081303 (25076f916cd51bcd016cd5cc05f10747) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 726,132)

718' 314 kW ND (E) (Vertical ERP: 63 kW)
(33.65 kW + 9.7 dB gain = 314 kW ERP)
49.1 mile contour / 7564.2 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 635,998
650' AGL; 934' AMSL; (1014576)
0.5° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter RF Systems SAA22-O3-G200-ES4R-27
NAD83: N 36° 17' 29.2", W 77° 50' 9.4" (36.291444, -77.835944) Brinkleyville (NC)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	1857 (0x0741)

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
27.3	36-2	PBS NC	1	0x0030	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0031	7.45 ‑ 9.6	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
27.4	36-3	ROOTLE	2	0x0040	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0041	1.95 ‑ 3	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	192kbps
27.5	36-1	UNC-EX	3	0x0050	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0051	1.95 ‑ 3	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
27.6	36-4	NCCHL	4	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	1.95 ‑ 3.05	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps

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

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	University of North Carolina
Licensee:	University of North Carolina
Sisters:	WUNC-TV, WUNU
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 36. Digital channel 39.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 36. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 36.
Last Analog:
Channel 36 :	1207' 1550 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	830104KE
08/21/1984	WUNP-TV
(12/02/2025)	WUNP-TV
(12/03/2025)	WUNP-TV

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