WDSU NEW ORLEANS, LA

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
06-1	19.1	1080i	DD5.1	WDSU-DT	NBC	"WDSU NewsChannel 6"
06-2	19.2	480i (w)	DD2.0	MeTV	Me-TV
06-3	19.4	480i (w)	DD2.0	THE365	365BLK
06-4	19.5	480i (w)	DD2.0	STORY	Story Television
06-6	19.6	480i (w)	DD2.0	QVC/HSN	QVC
06-7	19.8	480i (w)	DD2.0	Nosey	Nosey
54-4	19.7	480i (w)	DD2.0	TruCrim	True Crime Network

FAC-ID: 71357

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 19

NEW ORLEANS, LA

0000098906 (25076ff36fa4c5a3016fa563bab111fb) - App
0000204867 (25076ff3848dd5470184d490ccf52f3d) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 1,743,112)

946' 925 kW DA (H)
(34.6 kW + 14.27 dB gain = 925 kW ERP)
55 mile contour / 9498.9 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,649,835
942' AGL; 947' AMSL; (1020862)
0.5° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Dielectric TUF-C4SP-10/32U-1-T
NAD83: N 29° 57' 0", W 89° 57' 28" (29.95, -89.957778)

DTX-LIC:

Granted

Channel 19

NEW ORLEANS, LA

0000071716 (25076ff369e98c970169f7f3dd021913) - App
0000113818 (25076ff3720ae89001721496f5ac0d5f) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 1,702,722)

826' 1000 kW DA (H)
(26.2 kW + 15.82 dB gain = 1000 kW ERP)
53.3 mile contour / 8912.8 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,540,999
822' AGL; 827' AMSL; (1020862)
0.5° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] RF Systems RD32A-HP
NAD83: N 29° 57' 0", W 89° 57' 28" (29.95, -89.957778)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	1323 (0x052B)

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
19.1	06-1	WDSU-DT	1	0x0050	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0051	6 ‑ 7.05	0x0051	DD5.1	0x0052	384kbps
19.2	06-2	MeTV	2	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	1.6 ‑ 1.7	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0062	128kbps
19.4	06-3	THE365	7	0x0080	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0081	1.6 ‑ 2.15	0x0081	DD2.0	0x0082	128kbps
19.5	06-4	STORY	3	0x0090	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0091	1 ‑ 2.15	0x0091	DD2.0	0x0094	128kbps
19.6	06-6	QVC/HSN	4	0x0100	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0101	2.15 ‑ 2.45	0x0101	DD2.0	0x0102	128kbps
19.7	54-4	TruCrim	5	0x0110	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0111	1 ‑ 1.4	0x0111	DD2.0	0x0112	128kbps
19.8	06-7	Nosey	6	0x00a0	480i	704x480	16:9	0x00a1	1.6 ‑ 2.2	0x00a1	DD2.0	0x00a4	128kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Unknown
TSReader Data: HTML Export (06/29/2025)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Hearst-Argyle
Licensee:	New Orleans Hearst Television Inc.
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 6. Digital channel 43.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 43. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 43.
Last Analog:
Channel 6 :	928' 100 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	WDSU
03/21/1979	WDSU-TV
11/08/1993	WDSU
(12/08/2022)	WDSU

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