WCHS-TV CHARLESTON, WV

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
03-5	29.6	480i (w)	DD2.0	Justice	True Crime Network
08-1	29.3	720p	DD5.1	WCHS8	ABC	"WCHS-TV 8"
08-2	29.4	720p	DD5.1	FOX11	FOX	"FOX 11"
08-3	29.5	480i (w)	DD2.0	Antenna	Antenna TV

FAC-ID: 71280

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 29

CHARLESTON, WV

0000059340 (25076f91654dadf30165908d42165b83) - App
0000167887 (25076f917ce2e318017d014a04526988) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 805,766)

1687' 533 kW ND (H)
(36.48 kW + 11.65 dB gain = 533 kW ERP)
68.5 mile contour / 14747.7 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,345,309
1418' AGL; 2467' AMSL; (1241143)
1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter Dielectric TUC-05-10/50H-1-B
NAD83: N 38° 24' 28", W 81° 54' 12" (38.407778, -81.903333) Coal Mountain (WV)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	3257 (0x0CB9)

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
29.3	08-1	WCHS8	1	0x0030	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0031	5.7 ‑ 11.3	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
29.4	08-2	FOX11	2	0x0040	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0041	4.45 ‑ 9.55	0x0041	DD5.1	0x0044	448kbps
29.5	08-3	Antenna	3	0x0050	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0051	0.7 ‑ 1.8	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	128kbps
29.6	03-5	Justice	4	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	0.65 ‑ 2.3	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: HTML Export (04/10/2024)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Sinclair
Licensee:	WCHS Licensee, LLC
Sister:	WVAH-TV
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 8. Digital channel 41.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 41. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 41.
Last Analog:
Channel 8 :	1746' 49.6 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	WCHS
09/14/1978	WCHS-TV

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