KCBS-TV LOS ANGELES, CA

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
02-1	31.1	1080i	DD5.1	KCBS-HD	CBS	"CBS Los Angeles"
02-2	31.2	480i (w)	DD2.0	StartTV	Start TV
02-3	31.3	480i (w)	DD2.0	Dabl	Dabl
02-4	31.4	480i (w)	DD2.0	FaveTV	365BLK
13-2	31.5	480i (w)	DD2.0	BUZZR	BUZZR

FAC-ID: 9628

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 31

LOS ANGELES, CA

0000071647 (25076f916992d6500169a603119a3141) - App
0000216847 (25076f91884ab75c018895ce370228ce) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 16,101,231)

3592' 485 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 121 kW)
(51.83 kW + 9.71 dB gain = 485 kW ERP)
79 mile contour / 19623.6 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 17,645,278
910' AGL; 6568' AMSL; (1012836)
1.5° Elec Beam Tilt (1.25° Mech toward 220°); Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Dielectric TFU-22JBH/VP-R O8
NAD83: N 34° 13' 55", W 118° 4' 21" (34.231944, -118.0725) Mount Wilson (CA)

DTX-LIC:

Granted

Channel 31

LOS ANGELES, CA

0000069117 (25076f916992d6500169c593fc1f6e77) - App
0000124430 (25076ff374fff85101750cecf7391401) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 12,342,333)

1391' 52.5 kW DA (H)
(1.59 kW + 15.19 dB gain = 52.5 kW ERP)
45.7 mile contour / 6562.1 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 13,935,150
189' AGL; 2837' AMSL
1.5° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Dielectric TUA-C2-8/16M-1
NAD83: N 34° 11' 47.5", W 118° 15' 33.5" (34.196528, -118.259306) Tongva Peak (CA)

DTX-LIC:

Granted

Channel 31

LOS ANGELES, CA

0000126341 (25076f9175b4684d0175d6c9892134d0) - App
0000140118 (25076ff3783d1deb01783fc5ad000168) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 15,629,258)

3123' 316 kW DA (H)
(18.97 kW + 12.22 dB gain = 316 kW ERP)
74.4 mile contour / 17394.1 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 17,397,217
338' AGL; 6050' AMSL; (1007719)
1.65° Elec Beam Tilt (1° Mech toward 217°); Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Harris TAD-16UDA-8/64
NAD83: N 34° 13' 38", W 118° 4' 3" (34.227222, -118.0675) Mount Wilson (CA)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	289 (0x0121)

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
31.1	02-1	KCBS-HD	1	0x0030	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0031	8.85Mbps	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
31.2	02-2	StartTV	2	0x0040	480i	640x480	16:9	0x0041	2.1Mbps	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	192kbps
31.3	02-3	Dabl	3	0x0050	480i	640x480	16:9	0x0051	2.2Mbps	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
31.4	02-4	FaveTV	4	0x0060	480i	640x480	16:9	0x0061	2.3Mbps	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps
31.5	13-2	BUZZR	5	0x0070	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0071	1.85Mbps	0x0071	DD2.0	0x0074	192kbps

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

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	CBS Corporation
Licensee:	CBS BROADCASTING INC.
Sister:	KCAL-TV
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 2. Digital channel 60.
Elected Round 1 :	Negotiated for channel 43 with fallback to channel 60 if agreement was disapproved. (Approved)
Conflict Round 1 :	Maintained by engineering statement. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 43.
Last Analog:
Channel 2 :	3599' 36.3 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	KNXT	K News EXpress Television
04/02/1984	KCBS-TV	K Columbia Broadcasting System
(06/26/2023)	KCBS-TV

Translators

Translators:

Call Sign	Ch	Location	TSReader Data
K22NA-D	22	INYOKERN, ETC, CA	HTML Export (03/15/2025)
K10IX-D	10	NEWBERRY SPRINGS, CA

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