WVTM-TV BIRMINGHAM, AL

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
13-1	7.3	1080i	DD5.1	WVTM-HD	NBC	"WVTM 13"
13-2	7.4	480i (w)	DD2.0	MeTV	Me-TV
13-3	7.7	480i (w)	DD2.0	STORY	Story Television
13-4	7.5	480i (w)	DD2.0	Grio	[Blank]
13-5	7.6	480i (w)	DD2.0	GetTV	GET
21-3	7.8	480i (w)	DD2.0	COMET	Comet TV

FAC-ID: 74173

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 7

BIRMINGHAM, AL

0000118122 (25076f91735724fd01735e7787a71eb2) - App
0000191743 (25076ff380e45949018100bc2d401535) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 1,888,559)

1313' 47.6 kW ND (E) (Vertical ERP: 35.7 kW)
(10.5 kW + 6.56 dB gain = 47.6 kW ERP)
70.5 mile contour / 15612.4 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,996,614
992' AGL; 1966' AMSL; (1036003)
1.5° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter Dielectric THV-9A7/VP-R O4
NAD83: N 33° 29' 26", W 86° 47' 48" (33.490556, -86.796667) Red Mountain (AL)

DTX-LIC:

Granted

Channel 7

BIRMINGHAM, AL

0000109767 (25076f91710e9f070171177554861de8) - App
0000117258 (25076f917324de100173258e53110596) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 1,779,538)

1196' 67 kW DA (H)
(4.81 kW + 11.44 dB gain = 67 kW ERP)
64.8 mile contour / 13200 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,929,852
875' AGL; 1849' AMSL; (1036003)
2.2° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Dielectric TLS-V8BB
NAD83: N 33° 29' 26", W 86° 47' 48" (33.490556, -86.796667) Red Mountain (AL)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	53 (0x0035)

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
7.3	13-1	WVTM-HD	1	0x0030	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0031	9.5Mbps	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
7.4	13-2	MeTV	2	0x0040	480i	640x480	16:9	0x0041	2.25Mbps	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	192kbps
7.5	13-4	Grio	3	0x0050	480i	640x480	16:9	0x0051	2.6Mbps	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
7.6	13-5	GetTV	4	0x0060	480i	640x480	16:9	0x0061	1.2Mbps	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps
7.7	13-3	STORY	5	0x0070	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0071	1.5Mbps	0x0071	DD2.0	0x0074	192kbps
7.8	21-3	COMET	3	0x0080	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0081	2.45Mbps	0x0081	DD2.0	0x0084	192kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Unknown
TSReader Data: HTML Export (03/30/2022)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Hearst-Argyle
Licensee:	WVTM Hearst Television Inc.
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 13. Digital channel 52.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 13. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 13.
Petitioned For :	Channel 21 (1322' 990 kW DA), which is pending: PRM11MB
Last Analog:
Channel 13 :	1339' 316 kW DA

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	WAPI
01/24/1979	WAPI-TV
03/28/1980	WVTM-TV

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