WZME BRIDGEPORT, CT

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
43-1	21.4	720p	DD2.0	STORY	Story Television
43-12	21.15	480i (w)	DD2.0	EMLW	Infomercials
43-2	21.10	480i (w)	DD2.0	MeTV+	Me-TV Plus
43-3	21.6	480i (w)	DD2.0	MeTV	Me-TV
43-4	21.7	720p	DD2.0	TOONS	Me-TV Toons
49-1	21.3	480i (w)	DD2.0	WEDW-1	PBS	"CPTV"

FAC-ID: 70493

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DTS-LIC:

Granted

Channel 21

BRIDGEPORT, CT

0000029110 (25076ff35dbecefc015dd176580c0e8c) - App
0000212909 ✦ (25076f9186f28afb018713bb40040b6c) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 21,094,131)

(64 mile maximum service distance per 73.626(c))

NAD83: N 41° 3' 10.2", W 73° 33' 47" (41.052833, -73.563056)

Channel 21 BRIDGEPORT, CT
718' 200 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 60 kW)
(8.71 kW + 13.61 dB gain = 200 kW ERP)
39.7 mile contour / 4941.4 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 3,402,606
476' AGL; 996' AMSL; (1205267)
1.5° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Alive Telecom ATC-BCE618C3RS-V1-21
NAD83: N 41° 16' 44.3", W 73° 11' 6.4" (41.278972, -73.185111) Trumbull (CT)
Channel 21 BRIDGEPORT, CT
1404' 210 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 84 kW)
(18.62 kW + 10.52 dB gain = 210 kW ERP)
56.8 mile contour / 10134 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 20,080,106
1396' AGL; 1447' AMSL; (1007048)
2.8° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] [E-Pat] Dielectric TFU-12EST/VP-R 3S180
NAD83: N 40° 44' 54", W 73° 59' 9" (40.748333, -73.985833) Empire State Building (NY)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	503 (0x01F7)

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	49-1	WEDW-1	4	0x0030	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0031	0.6 ‑ 3.55	0x0031	DD2.0	0x0034	192kbps
21.4	43-1	STORY	1	0x0090	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0091	3.95 ‑ 8.4	0x0091	DD2.0	0x0094	192kbps
21.6	43-3	MeTV	7	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	0.8 ‑ 3.7	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps
21.7	43-4	TOONS	8	0x0070	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0071	3.95 ‑ 8.05	0x0071	DD2.0	0x0074	192kbps
21.10	43-2	MeTV+	2	0x00a0	480i	704x480	16:9	0x00a1	0.8 ‑ 2.8	0x00a1	DD2.0	0x00a4	192kbps
21.15	43-12	EMLW	3	0x00f0	480i	704x480	16:9	0x00f1	0.5 ‑ 1.05	0x00f1	DD2.0	0x00f4	192kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: HTML Export (09/05/2025)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Weigel Broadcasting
Licensee:	WZME-TV LLC
Sisters:	WJLP, WNWT-LD
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 43. Digital channel 42.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 42. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 42.
Petitioned For :	Channel 41 (1205' 990 kW DA), which was dismissed: PRM08MB
Last Analog:
Channel 43 :	510' 2290 kW DA

Call Sign History:
01/22/1981	WBCT	W Bridgeport ConnecticuT
12/07/1982	WBCT-TV	W Bridgeport ConnecticuT
12/24/1988	WHAI-TV	W HAI (Hebrew for "living")
01/20/1998	WIPX	W I PaX
08/24/1998	WBPT	W BridgePorT
06/09/1999	WSAH	W Shop At Home
07/29/2012	WZME
(01/27/2025)	WZME
(02/06/2025)	WZME

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