WBNS-TV COLUMBUS, OH

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
10-1	21.1	1080i	DD5.1	WBNS TV	CBS	"10TV"
10-2	21.2	480i (w)	DD5.1	MeTV	Me-TV
10-3	21.3	480i (w)	DD2.0	Dabl	Dabl
10-4	21.4	480i (w)	DD2.0	Crime	True Crime Network
10-5	21.5	480i (w)	DD2.0	Quest	Quest
10-6	21.6	480i (w)	DD2.0	SHOP LC	Shop LC
10-7	21.7	480i (w)	DD2.0	BUSTED	Busted
10-8	21.8	480i (w)	DD2.0	ION +	ION Plus

FAC-ID: 71217

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 21

COLUMBUS, OH

BLCDT-20021025ABK (0ed81ead60f84a959f20cf6212b6c0ea) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 2,882,928)

915' 1000 kW ND (H)
(58.34 kW + 12.34 dB gain = 1000 kW ERP)
60.1 mile contour / 11329.8 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 2,790,830
997' AGL; 1719' AMSL; (1040501)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter Andrew ATW24H3-HTO-21H
NAD83: N 39° 58' 16", W 83° 1' 40" (39.971111, -83.027778)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	2267 (0x08DB)

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
21.1	10-1	WBNS TV	1	0x0030	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0031	9.05 ‑ 12.2	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
21.2	10-2	MeTV	2	0x0040	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0041	0.35 ‑ 3.8	0x0041	DD5.1	0x0044	384kbps
21.3	10-3	Dabl	3	0x0050	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0051	0.3 ‑ 1.3	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	96kbps
21.4	10-4	Crime	4	0x0060	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0061	0.25 ‑ 1.65	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	96kbps
21.5	10-5	Quest	5	0x0070	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0071	0.45 ‑ 3.35	0x0071	DD2.0	0x0074	96kbps
21.6	10-6	SHOP LC	8	0x0080	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0081	0.35 ‑ 3.75	0x0081	DD2.0	0x0084	96kbps
21.7	10-7	BUSTED	6	0x0090	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0091	0.25 ‑ 1.7	0x0091	DD2.0	0x0094	96kbps
21.8	10-8	ION +	7	0x00a0	480i	720x480	16:9	0x00a1	0.3 ‑ 1.5	0x00a1	DD2.0	0x00a4	96kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: HTML Export (04/07/2024)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Tegna
Licensee:	WBNS-TV, INC.
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 10. Digital channel 21.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 10. (Disapproved)
Conflict Round 1 :	Elected channel 21. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 21.
Last Analog:
Channel 10 :	889' 316 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	WBNS
06/08/1979	WBNS-TV
(06/20/2023)	WBNS-TV
(06/26/2023)	WBNS-TV

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