WPFO WATERVILLE, ME

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
08-1	17.5004	1080p	DD5.1	WMTW	ABC	"TV 8 WMTW"	(WMTW 08-1)
10-1	17.5005	1080p	DD5.1	WCBB	PBS	"MPBN"	(WCBB 10-1)
13-1	17.5002	1080p	Atmos	WGME	CBS	"WGME 13"	(WGME-TV 13-1)
13-10	17.5003	1080p	Atmos	T2	T2
13-11	17.5008	1080p	Atmos	PBTV	Pickleball TV
13-2	17.5011	720p	Atmos	WGMEFOX	FOX	"FOX 23"	(WGME-TV 13-2)
13-20	17.5009			GMLOOP	GameLoop
13-21	17.5010			ROXi	ROXi
23-1	17.5000	1080p	DD2.0	WPFO	ROAR		(WGME-TV 23-1)
26-1	17.5006	1080p	DD5.1	WMEA	PBS	"MPBN"	(WMEA-TV 26-1)

FAC-ID: 84088

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DTV3-LIC:

Granted

Channel 17

WATERVILLE, ME

0000080224 (25076f916ab88c98016ac63f87fb1cfe) - App
0000242323 (25076f918f082a90018f0ccc50ed01c4) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 1,138,396)

1572' 1000 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 250 kW)
(58.95 kW + 12.3 dB gain = 1000 kW ERP)
71 mile contour / 15817.2 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,256,014
1527' AGL; 1952' AMSL; (1024383)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] DIELECTRIC TFU-26DSC/VP-R C130
NAD83: N 43° 55' 29", W 70° 29' 27" (43.924722, -70.490833) Brown Hill (ME)

Streams

BSID:	Assigned	Observed L1	Observed SLT
	3692 (0x0E6C)	Not Set	3692 (0x0E6C)

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
17.5000	23-1	WPFO	1	0x0030	1080p	1920x1080	16:9	0x0031	0Mbps	0x0031	DD2.0	0x0034	96kbps
17.5002	13-1	WGME	2	0x0040	1080p	1920x1080	16:9	0x0041	0Mbps	0x0041	Atmos	0x0044	448kbps
17.5003	13-10	T2	3	0x138d0	1080p	1920x1080	16:9	0x138d1	0Mbps	0x138d1	Atmos	0x138d4	448kbps
17.5004	08-1	WMTW	3	0x0050	1080p	1920x1080	16:9	0x0051	0Mbps	0x0051	DD5.1	0x0054	96kbps
17.5005	10-1	WCBB	5	0x0070	1080p	1920x1080	16:9	0x0071	0Mbps	0x0071	DD5.1	0x0074	96kbps
17.5006	26-1	WMEA	6	0x0080	1080p	1920x1080	16:9	0x0081	0Mbps	0x0081	DD5.1	0x0084	96kbps
17.5008	13-11	PBTV	5007	0x138f0	1080p	1920x1080	16:9	0x138f1	0Mbps	0x138f1	Atmos	0x138f4	448kbps
17.5009	13-20	GMLOOP	5009	0x13910				0x13911	0Mbps	0x13911		0x13914	192kbps
17.5010	13-21	ROXi	5010	0x13920				0x13921	0Mbps	0x13921		0x13924	192kbps
17.5011	13-2	WGMEFOX	5011	0x13930	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x13931	0Mbps	0x13931	Atmos	0x13934	256kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable

RENDER Data:	Date	PLP(s)	Type
	01/31/2026	0+1	Debug
	09/17/2025	0+1	Debug

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Sinclair
Licensee:	Portland (WPFO-TV) Licensee, Inc.
Sister:	WGME-TV
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 23.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 23. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 23.
Last Analog:
Channel 23 :	1086' 5000 kW DA

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	961001UT
06/01/1998	WBDJ
09/08/1998	WMPX-TV
04/07/2003	WPFO
(05/03/2024)	WPFO

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