WBIQ BIRMINGHAM, AL

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
10-1	10.3	1080i	DD2.0	WBIQ HD	PBS	"APT HD"
10-2	10.4	480i	DD2.0	PBSKIDS	PBS Kids 24/7
10-3	10.5	480i	DD2.0	Create	Create	"APT Create"
10-4	10.6	480i	DD2.0	WORLD	World Channel

FAC-ID: 717

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 10

BIRMINGHAM, AL

0000207574 (25076f9185c724670185d13e100419bd) - App
0000219468 (25076ff389e6b97b0189fae3eef9099b) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 1,518,047)

1313' 3.4 kW ND (C) (Vertical ERP: 3.4 kW)
(3.89 kW + -0.58 dB gain = 3.4 kW ERP)
56.5 mile contour / 10038.7 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,592,564
1005' AGL; 1951' AMSL; (1226663)
1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter Dielectric THV-2A10/CP-R O4
NAD83: N 33° 29' 4.8", W 86° 48' 25.2" (33.484667, -86.807) Red Mountain (AL)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	51 (0x0033)

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
10.3	10-1	WBIQ HD	1	0x0030	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0031	5.3 ‑ 11.25	0x0031	DD2.0	0x0034	192kbps
10.4	10-2	PBSKIDS	2	0x0040	480i	704x480	4:3	0x0041	1.75	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	192kbps
10.5	10-3	Create	3	0x0050	480i	704x480	4:3	0x0051	2.25	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
10.6	10-4	WORLD	6	0x0060	480i	704x480	4:3	0x0061	0Mbps	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Mixed
TSReader Data: HTML Export (07/12/2012)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Alabama ETC
Licensee:	ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION
Sister:	WCIQ
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 10. Digital channel 53.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 10. (Disapproved)
Conflict Round 1 :	Maintained by engineering statement. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 10.
Petitioned For :	Channel 39 (1199' 1000 kW DA), which was approved: 10-21
Last Analog:
Channel 10 :	1399' 316 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	WBIQ
(08/24/2023)	WBIQ

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