WAGA-TV ATLANTA, GA

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
05-1	27.3	720p	DD5.1	WAGA-HD	FOX	"Fox 5 Atlanta"
05-2	27.4	480i (w)	DD2.0	MOVIES!	Movies!
05-3	27.5	480i (w)	DD2.0	BUZZR	BUZZR
05-4	27.6	480i (w)	DD2.0	ROAR	ROAR
05-5	27.7	480i (w)	DD2.0	CATCHY	Catchy Comedy
05-6	27.8	480i (w)	DD2.0	FOX WX	FOX Weather

FAC-ID: 70689

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 27

ATLANTA, GA

BLCDT-20060728AEL (44634e152cf146e9b8e5cf6212b6c0ea) - App
0000152298 (25076f9179edc3d1017a36821e6b76a6) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 6,573,519)

1089' 1000 kW ND (E) (Vertical ERP: Unknown)
(75.77 kW + 11.21 dB gain = 1000 kW ERP)
63.2 mile contour / 12532.1 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 5,998,741
1122' AGL; 2028' AMSL; (1206917)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter Andrew ATW22H3-ETO-27H
NAD83: N 33° 47' 51.4", W 84° 20' 1.7" (33.797611, -84.333806) Turner Village (GA)

DTX-LIC:

Granted

Channel 27

ATLANTA, GA

0000205053 (25076ff384e9c5b50184f37dea530c7d) - App
0000206411 (25076f9185631f7a01857dbd5e80136f) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 6,089,141)

1076' 78.1 kW DA (H)
(2.51 kW + 14.93 dB gain = 78.1 kW ERP)
49.4 mile contour / 7681.7 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 5,397,977
1151' AGL; 2018' AMSL; (1223132)
0.8° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] [E-Pat] RF Systems RD280-HP
NAD83: N 33° 48' 26.4", W 84° 20' 21.5" (33.807333, -84.339306) Woodland Hills (GA)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	741 (0x02E5)

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	05-1	WAGA-HD	3	0x0030	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0031	7.6Mbps	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
27.4	05-2	MOVIES!	4	0x0040	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0041	1.75Mbps	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	192kbps
27.5	05-3	BUZZR	5	0x0050	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0051	1.5Mbps	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
27.6	05-4	ROAR	6	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	1.3Mbps	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps
27.7	05-5	CATCHY	7	0x0070	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0071	2.6Mbps	0x0071	DD2.0	0x0074	192kbps
27.8	05-6	FOX WX	8	0x0080	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0081	2.2Mbps	0x0081	DD2.0	0x0084	192kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: HTML Export (11/29/2025)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Fox Television Stations
Licensee:	NEW WORLD COMMUNICATIONS OF ATLANTA, INC.
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 5. Digital channel 27.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 27. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 27.
Last Analog:
Channel 5 :	1076' 100 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	WAGA	W Atlanta GeorgiA
01/30/1979	WAGA-TV	W Atlanta GeorgiA
07/12/1998	WAGA	W Atlanta GeorgiA
07/01/2009	WAGA-TV	W Atlanta GeorgiA

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