WKYU-TV BOWLING GREEN, KY

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
24-1	18.3	1080i	DD2.0	WKYU-HD	PBS	"WKU PBS"
24-2	18.4	480i (w)	DD2.0	WKYU-CR	Create
24-3	18.5	480i (w)	DD2.0	WKYU-WX	Radar

FAC-ID: 71861

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 18

BOWLING GREEN, KY

BLEDT-20040803AAG (18860e4c150b4d8da599cf6212b6c0ea) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 415,046)

580' 61 kW ND (H)
(3.48 kW + 12.44 dB gain = 61 kW ERP)
42.6 mile contour / 5695.8 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 432,428
400' AGL; 1140' AMSL; (1048806)
0.5° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter Andrew ALP16M2-HSOC-18
NAD83: N 37° 3' 49.2", W 86° 26' 6.7" (37.063667, -86.435194)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	1217 (0x04C1)

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
18.3	24-1	WKYU-HD	1	0x0030	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0031	11.95Mbps	0x0031	DD2.0	0x0034	256kbps
18.4	24-2	WKYU-CR	2	0x0040	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0041	3.2Mbps	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	192kbps
18.5	24-3	WKYU-WX	3	0x0050	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0051	2.65Mbps	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: HTML Export (03/05/2024)

Ownership/Historical

Licensee:	WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 24. Digital channel 18.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 18. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 18.
Last Analog:
Channel 24 :	650' 398 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	840116KE
00/00/0000	840116KF
04/10/1986	WKYU-TV

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