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Channel(s) | Station | City |
State |  | Expand/Contract All Print All |
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| 7 |
18 → 30 |
WDBJ |
ROANOKE |
VA |
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 CBS |
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07-1  | | 18.3 | | 1080i | | DD5.1  | WDBJ | CBS | "WDBJ-7" | | 07-2 | | 18.4 | | 480i (w) | | DD2.0 | MY19 | MyN | "My 19" | | 07-3 | | 18.5 | | 480i (w) | | DD2.0 | DECADES | Decades | |
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Technical Data and Screencaps
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FAC-ID: 71329 FCC Query LMS Query CDBS List Correspondence RabbitEars TV Query REC Query FCC Station Profile
TSID: 3071 (0x0BFF) | DT-LIC: | Channel 18  ROANOKE, VA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 1,585,174) | | | BPCDT-20090622ADU (1318598) - App
BLCDT‑20090714AAW (1320755) - App | | 1988' 675 kW ND (H) (74.4 mile contour / 17367.2 sq. mi. area) | | (46.3 kW TPO + 11.9 dB gain = 675 kW ERP) | | | 124' AGL; 3884' ASL (1024378); Full Service Filter | | | Elevation Pattern; 1° Elec Beam Tilt; Dielectric TFU-18GTH-R O4 | | | NAD27: N 37° 11' 42" (37.195), W 80° 9' 23" (-80.156) (S) (F) Poor Mountain (VA) | | | NAD83: N 37° 11' 42" (37.195), W 80° 9' 22" (-80.156) | | DT-APP: | Channel 30 ROANOKE, VA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 1,607,994) | | | | LMS-0000028001 (2006301) - App | | 1980' 990 kW ND (E) (75 mile contour / 17670.3 sq. mi. area) | | Vertical ERP: 175 kW | | (46.3 kW TPO + 11.9 dB gain = 990 kW ERP) | | | 118' AGL; 3878' ASL; Full Service Filter | | | 1° Elec Beam Tilt; Dielectric TFU-29JTH/VP-R O4 | | | NAD27: 0° 0' 0" (0), 0° 0' 0" (0) (S) (F) | | | NAD83: N 37° 11' 42.7" (37.195), W 80° 9' 22.1" (-80.156) |
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| 18.3 | 07-1 | WDBJ | 1 | 0x0030 | 1080i | 1920x1080 | 16:9 | 0x0031 | 8 ‑ 16 | 0x0031 | DD5.1 | 0x0034 | 384kbps | | 18.4 | 07-2 | MY19 | 2 | 0x0040 | 480i | 704x480 | 16:9 | 0x0041 | 0.5 ‑ 5 | 0x0041 | DD2.0 | 0x0044 | 192kbps | | 18.5 | 07-3 | DECADES | 3 | 0x0050 | 480i | 720x480 | 16:9 | 0x0051 | 0.5 ‑ 5 | 0x0051 | DD2.0 | 0x0054 | 192kbps |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Gray Television | | Licensee: | GRAY TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC |
| Sister: | W04AG-D | | Analog Sign-on: | October 3, 1955 (7) | | Digital Sign-on: | April 30, 2002 (18) | | Certification : | Analog channel 7. Digital channel 18. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 18. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 18. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 7 : | 2001' 316 kW DA | | Old Facility: | | Channel 18 : | 1988' 460 kW ND (LIC) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WDBJ | | | 09/14/1978 | WDBJ-TV | | | 11/01/1983 | WDBJ | |
Expanded History:
Television on channel 7 begins in 1950, when Times World and the Polan Bros. of Huntington both applied for channel 7. Soon, the Polan Bros. instead filed a competing application for channel 10. The first station in the Roanoke valley, WROV-TV, went dark after only three months. Radio Roanoke (owner of WROV-AM 1240 and WROV-FM 103.7) filed a competing application for channel 7. Eventually, it was resolved with an agreement that Times World (owner of WDBJ-AM 960 and WDBJ-FM 94.9) would buy the UHF equipment of the now-dark WROV-TV, and in exchange Radio Roanoke would withdraw their application.
10/03/1955: WDBJ-7 signed on from Mill Mountain with studios in the Mountain Trust Bank Building.
--/--/1957: WDBJ-7 moved to a transmitter on Poor Mountain.
--/--/1969: WDBJ-7 was purchased by Schurz Communications.
04/20/2002: WDBJ-7 moved to studios in its new "Digital Broadcast Center" on Hershberger Road.
04/30/2002: WDBJ-DT signed on with a full-powered signal.
--/--/2004: WDBJ became the first in the market to invest in high-definition recording equipment. This allowed them to air a selection of movies from Paramount in high-definition.
09/05/2006: WDBJ-DT 7-2 "Seven Too" joined My Network TV.
09/11/2006: WDBJ-DT began carrying Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy in HD, the first HD syndicated programming in the market.
12/19/2006: WDBJ-DT 7-3 "Hometown Weather Channel" was discontinued.
04/22/2008, 5:00PM: WDBJ began HD newscasts.
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Translators:Map the translators. |
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| 7 |
4 |
W04AG-D |
GARDEN CITY, ETC. |
VA |
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// WDBJ |
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Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 07-1 | | 4.3 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | WDBJ | CBS | "WDBJ-7" | | 07-2 | | 4.4 | | 480i (w) | | DD2.0 | MY19 | MyN | "My 19" | | 07-3 | | 4.5 | | 480i (w) | | DD2.0 | DECADES | Decades | |
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Technical Data and Screencaps
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FAC-ID: 71327 FCC Query LMS Query CDBS List Correspondence RabbitEars TV Query REC Query FCC Station Profile
TSID: 3071 (0x0BFF) | LD-LIC: | Channel 4 GARDEN CITY, ETC., VA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 221,013) |  | | BDFCDTV-20100923AFW (1399836) - App
BLDTV‑20110119AAM (1414448) - App | | 658' 0.006 kW CA ( ) (13.6 mile contour / 577.8 sq. mi. area) | | (0.001 kW TPO + 7.78 dB gain = 0.006 kW ERP) | | | 200' AGL; 1945' ASL (1049890); Simple Filter | | | Unknown or 0° Elec Beam Tilt; TAC 2XY51-4/2X101-4 YAGI ARRAY | | | NAD27: N 37° 15' 1" (37.25), W 79° 56' 0" (-79.933) (S) (F) Mill Mountain (VA) | | | NAD83: N 37° 15' 1.5" (37.25), W 79° 55' 59.1" (-79.933) | | LD-CP: | Channel 4 GARDEN CITY, ETC., VA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 154,958) |  | | | LMS-0000016504 (2003939) - App | | 628' 0.0027 kW DA (H) (9.8 mile contour / 299.6 sq. mi. area) | | (0.001 kW TPO + 4.31 dB gain = 0.0027 kW ERP) | | | 200' AGL; 1946' ASL (1049890); Simple Filter | | | Unknown or 0° Elec Beam Tilt; TAC 2xY51-4 | | | NAD27: N 37° 15' 0" (37.25), W 79° 55' 59.9" (-79.933) (S) (F) Mill Mountain (VA) | | | NAD83: N 37° 15' 1.5" (37.25), W 79° 55' 59.1" (-79.933) |
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| 4.3 | 07-1 | WDBJ | 1 | 0x0030 | 1080i | 1920x1080 | 16:9 | 0x0031 | 8 ‑ 16 | 0x0031 | DD5.1 | 0x0034 | 384kbps | | 4.4 | 07-2 | MY19 | 2 | 0x0040 | 480i | 704x480 | 16:9 | 0x0041 | 0.5 ‑ 5 | 0x0041 | DD2.0 | 0x0044 | 192kbps | | 4.5 | 07-3 | DECADES | 3 | 0x0050 | 480i | 720x480 | 16:9 | 0x0051 | 0.5 ‑ 5 | 0x0051 | DD2.0 | 0x0054 | 192kbps |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Gray Television | | Licensee: | GRAY TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC |
| Sister: | WDBJ | | Analog Sign-on: | October 3, 1955 (7) | | Digital Sign-on: | April 30, 2002 (18) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | W04AG | | | 02/02/2011 | W04AG-D | |
Expanded History:
Television on channel 7 begins in 1950, when Times World and the Polan Bros. of Huntington both applied for channel 7. Soon, the Polan Bros. instead filed a competing application for channel 10. The first station in the Roanoke valley, WROV-TV, went dark after only three months. Radio Roanoke (owner of WROV-AM 1240 and WROV-FM 103.7) filed a competing application for channel 7. Eventually, it was resolved with an agreement that Times World (owner of WDBJ-AM 960 and WDBJ-FM 94.9) would buy the UHF equipment of the now-dark WROV-TV, and in exchange Radio Roanoke would withdraw their application.
10/03/1955: WDBJ-7 signed on from Mill Mountain with studios in the Mountain Trust Bank Building.
--/--/1957: WDBJ-7 moved to a transmitter on Poor Mountain.
--/--/1969: WDBJ-7 was purchased by Schurz Communications.
04/20/2002: WDBJ-7 moved to studios in its new "Digital Broadcast Center" on Hershberger Road.
04/30/2002: WDBJ-DT signed on with a full-powered signal.
--/--/2004: WDBJ became the first in the market to invest in high-definition recording equipment. This allowed them to air a selection of movies from Paramount in high-definition.
09/05/2006: WDBJ-DT 7-2 "Seven Too" joined My Network TV.
09/11/2006: WDBJ-DT began carrying Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy in HD, the first HD syndicated programming in the market.
12/19/2006: WDBJ-DT 7-3 "Hometown Weather Channel" was discontinued.
04/22/2008, 5:00PM: WDBJ began HD newscasts.
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Station has no translators. |
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| 10 |
30 → 34 |
WSLS-TV |
ROANOKE |
VA |
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NBC |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 10-1 | | 30.3 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | WSLS-HD | NBC | "WSLS-10" | | 10-2 | | 30.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | WSLS-DT | GetTV | | | 10-3 | | 30.5 | | 480i (w) | | DD2.0 | MeTV | Me-TV | |
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Technical Data and Screencaps
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FAC-ID: 57840 FCC Query LMS Query CDBS List Correspondence RabbitEars TV Query REC Query FCC Station Profile
TSID: 3073 (0x0C01) | DT-LIC: | Channel 30 ROANOKE, VA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 1,471,482) |  | | BPCDT-20080619ABS (1250522) - App
BLCDT‑20110615ABO (1446005) - App | | 1942' 1000 kW DA (H) (69.2 mile contour / 15031.9 sq. mi. area) | | (24.8 kW TPO + 16.37 dB gain = 1000 kW ERP) | | | 136' AGL; 3856' ASL (1024381); Full Service Filter | | | Elevation Pattern; 1° Elec Beam Tilt; Dielectric TFU-30DSC-R-C170 | | | NAD27: N 37° 12' 3" (37.201), W 80° 8' 54" (-80.148) (S) (F) Poor Mountain (VA) | | | NAD83: N 37° 12' 3.3" (37.201), W 80° 8' 52.8" (-80.148) | | DT-APP: | Channel 34 ROANOKE, VA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 1,469,916) |  | | | LMS-0000027859 (2006470) - App | | 1997' 930 kW DA (E) (68.9 mile contour / 14915.9 sq. mi. area) | | Vertical ERP: 306.9 kW | | (24.8 kW TPO + 16.37 dB gain = 930 kW ERP) | | | 198' AGL; 3918' ASL (1024381); Full Service Filter | | | 1° Elec Beam Tilt; Dielectric TFU-30DSC/VP-R C170 | | | NAD27: 0° 0' 0" (0), 0° 0' 0" (0) (S) (F) | | | NAD83: N 37° 12' 3.3" (37.201), W 80° 8' 52.8" (-80.148) |
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| 30.3 | 10-1 | WSLS-HD | 1 | 0x0030 | 1080i | 1920x1080 | 16:9 | 0x0031 | 12.65 | 0x0031 | DD5.1 | 0x0034 | 384kbps | | 30.4 | 10-2 | WSLS-DT | 2 | 0x0040 | 480i | 704x480 | 4:3 | 0x0041 | 1.75 | 0x0041 | DD2.0 | 0x0044 | 192kbps | | 30.5 | 10-3 | MeTV | 3 | 0x0050 | 480i | 720x480 | 16:9 | 0x0051 | 3.15 | 0x0051 | DD2.0 | 0x0054 | 192kbps |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Graham Holdings  | | Licensee: | GRAHAM MEDIA GROUP, VIRGINIA, LLC |
| Analog Sign-on: | December 11, 1952 (10) | | Digital Sign-on: | April 30, 2002 (30) | | Certification : | Analog channel 10. Digital channel 30. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 10. (Disapproved) | | Conflict Round 1 : | Elected channel 30. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 30. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 10 : | 2001' 316 kW ND | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 30 : | 1918' 55.46 kW DA (STA) | | Channel 30 : | 1942' 950 kW DA (LIC) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WSLS | W Shenandoah Life InSurance | | 09/14/1978 | WSLS-TV | W Shenandoah Life InSurance |
Expanded History:
Television on channel 10 begins in 1950, when Shenandoah Life Insurance (owners of WSLS-AM 610 and WSLS-FM 99.1) applied for the frequency. Soon, Polan withdrew their application for channel 7 and instead went after channel 10. In time, they withdrew and WSLS went on the air December 11, 1952. |
Station has no translators. |
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| 13 |
13 → 7 |
WSET-TV |
LYNCHBURG |
VA |
|
ABC |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 13-1 | | 13.3 | | 720p | | DD5.1 | WSET-HD | ABC | "ABC13" | | 13-2 | | 13.4 | | 480i (w) | | DD2.0 | WSET-AS | American Sports Network | | | 13-3 | | 13.5 | | 480i (w) | | DD2.0 | WSET-CT | Comet TV | | | 13-4 | | 13.6 | | 480i (w) | | DD2.0 | WSET-TB | TBD | |
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Technical Data and Screencaps
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FAC-ID: 73988 FCC Query LMS Query CDBS List Correspondence RabbitEars TV Query REC Query FCC Station Profile
TSID: 3039 (0x0BDF) | DT-LIC: | Channel 13 LYNCHBURG, VA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 1,604,198) | | | BMPCDT-20080620AIR (1251202) - App
BLCDT‑20091013ABE (1337239) - App | | 2050' 28.7 kW ND (H) (76.3 mile contour / 18276.5 sq. mi. area) | | (3.66 kW TPO + 9.54 dB gain = 28.7 kW ERP) | | | 1177' AGL; 3096' ASL (1016546); Full Service Filter | | | 5.9° Vert Beam Width; 0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; ERI ATW9V4-HTO-13 | | | NAD27: N 37° 18' 54" (37.315), W 79° 38' 6" (-79.635) (S) (F) Thaxton Mountain (VA) | | | NAD83: N 37° 18' 55" (37.315), W 79° 38' 5" (-79.635) | | DT-CP: | Channel 7 LYNCHBURG, VA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 1,614,586) | | | | LMS-0000027304 (2006262) - App | | 2057' 28.7 kW ND (E) (76.5 mile contour / 18369.6 sq. mi. area) | | Vertical ERP: 28.7 kW | | (3.66 kW TPO + 9.54 dB gain = 28.7 kW ERP) | | | 1198' AGL; 3117' ASL (1016546); Full Service Filter | | | 0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Dielectric THV-9A7/VP-R 04 | | | NAD27: 0° 0' 0" (0), 0° 0' 0" (0) (S) (F) | | | NAD83: N 37° 18' 55" (37.315), W 79° 38' 5" (-79.635) |
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| 13.3 | 13-1 | WSET-HD | 1 | 0x0030 | 720p | 1280x720 | 16:9 | 0x0031 | 5 ‑ 13 | 0x0031 | DD5.1 | 0x0034 | 384kbps | | 13.4 | 13-2 | WSET-AS | 2 | 0x0040 | 480i | 720x480 | 16:9 | 0x0041 | 2.2 ‑ 6.1 | 0x0041 | DD2.0 | 0x0044 | 192kbps | | 13.5 | 13-3 | WSET-CT | 3 | 0x0050 | 480i | 704x480 | 16:9 | 0x0051 | 0.8 ‑ 4.4 | 0x0051 | DD2.0 | 0x0054 | 192kbps | | 13.6 | 13-4 | WSET-TB | 4 | 0x0060 | 480i | 720x480 | 16:9 | 0x0061 | 0.85 ‑ 3.1 | 0x0061 | DD2.0 | 0x0064 | 192kbps |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Sinclair | | Licensee: | WSET LICENSEE, LLC |
| Sister: | W05AA-D | | Analog Sign-on: | February 8, 1953 (13) | | Digital Sign-on: | September 8, 2003 (34) | | Certification : | Analog channel 13. Digital channel 34. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 13. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 13. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 13 : | 2051' 302 kW DA | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 34 : | 1865' 17.9 kW ND (STA) | | Channel 34 : | 1865' 200 kW ND (STA) | | Channel 34 : | 1865' 200 kW ND (LIC) | | Channel 34 : | 1865' 200 kW DA (STA) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WSET | W Lynchburg, VirginiA | | 09/14/1978 | WSET-TV | NeWSET 13 |
Expanded History:
Lynchburg broadcasting, owner of WLVA (590AM) received a construction permit for channel 13 in Lynchburg and signed on February 8, 1953.
--//1960's: ABC's Charles Gibson got his start at WSET.
--/--/1977: WLVA-TV changed calls to WSET-TV as part of its reimaging as "NeWSET-13"
09/04/2003: WSET-DT signed on with the ABC-HD Test Loop and Thurday Night football game.
09/04/2003: WSET-DT began regular broadcasts at 17.9 kW.
06/29/2005: WSET-DT boosted power to 200 kW.
02/24/2008: WSET-DT 13-2 began airing RTN. |
Translators:Map the translators. |
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| 13 |
5 |
W05AA-D |
ROANOKE |
VA |
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// WSET-TV |
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Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 13-1 | | 5.3 | | 720p | | DD5.1 | WSET-HD | ABC | "ABC13" | | 13-2 | | 5.4 | | 480i (w) | | DD2.0 | WSET-AS | American Sports Network | | | 13-3 | | 5.5 | | 480i (w) | | DD2.0 | WSET-CT | Comet TV | | | 13-4 | | 5.6 | | 480i (w) | | DD2.0 | WSET-TB | TBD | |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Sinclair | | Licensee: | WSET LICENSEE, LLC |
| Sister: | WSET-TV | | Analog Sign-on: | February 8, 1953 (13) | | Digital Sign-on: | September 8, 2003 (34) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | W05AA | | | 05/15/2012 | W05AA-D | |
Expanded History:
Lynchburg broadcasting, owner of WLVA (590AM) received a construction permit for channel 13 in Lynchburg and signed on February 8, 1953.
--//1960's: ABC's Charles Gibson got his start at WSET.
--/--/1977: WLVA-TV changed calls to WSET-TV as part of its reimaging as "NeWSET-13"
09/04/2003: WSET-DT signed on with the ABC-HD Test Loop and Thurday Night football game.
09/04/2003: WSET-DT began regular broadcasts at 17.9 kW.
06/29/2005: WSET-DT boosted power to 200 kW.
02/24/2008: WSET-DT 13-2 began airing RTN. |
Station has no translators. |
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| 15 |
3 |
WBRA-TV |
ROANOKE |
VA |
|
 PBS |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Hours | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 15-1 | | 3.3 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | WBRA-HD | PBS | | "Blue Ridge PBS" | | 15-2 | | 3.4 | | 480i (w) | | DD2.0 | SWVAPTV | PBS Encore | (12p-12a) | "SWVA PTV" | | 15-2 | | 3.4 | | 480i (w) | | DD2.0 | SWVAPTV | World Channel | (12a-12p) | "SWVA PTV" | | 15-3 | | 3.5 | | 480i (w) | | DD2.0 | BRKids | PBS Kids 24/7 | | |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Blue Ridge Public Television | | Licensee: | BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC. |
| Analog Sign-on: | August 1967 (15) | | Digital Sign-on: | May 1, 2003 (3) | | Certification : | Analog channel 15. Digital channel 3. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 3. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 3. | | Petitioned For : | Channel 26 (2068' 1000 kW DA), which was dismissed: 08-114 | | Last Analog: | | Channel 15 : | 2080' 1820 kW DA | | Old Facility: | | Channel 3 : | 2028' 7.25 kW DA (LIC) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WBRA | W Blue Ridge Area | | 10/18/1978 | WBRA-TV | W Blue Ridge Area |
Expanded History:
Signed on as NET in August of 1967.
--/--/1969: NET switched to PBS.
05/01/2003: WBRA-DT signed on with no PSIP, leaving most without audio.
10/27/2003: WBRA-DT began transmitting PSIP.
12/09/2003: WBRA-DT began 24/7 PBS-HD on 15-5.
05/06/2004: WBRA-DT added PBS You on 15-2.
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Station has no translators. |
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| 21 |
20 → 21 |
WWCW |
LYNCHBURG |
VA |
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CW |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 21-1 | | 20.3 | | 720p | | DD5.1 | WWCW-HD | CW | "CW5" | | 21-2 | | 20.4 | | 720p | | DD5.1 | WFXR-HD | FOX | "Fox 21/27" | (WFXR 27-1) | | 21-3 | | 20.5 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | Laff | Laff | | | 21-4 | | 20.6 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | Grit | Grit | |
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Technical Data and Screencaps
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FAC-ID: 24812 FCC Query LMS Query CDBS List Correspondence RabbitEars TV Query REC Query FCC Station Profile
TSID: 3041 (0x0BE1) | DT-LIC: | Channel 20 LYNCHBURG, VA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 1,454,228) |  | | BMPCDT-20080619AJT (1250946) - App
BLCDT‑20090619ABM (1318586) - App | | 1641' 916 kW DA (H) (68.9 mile contour / 14896.2 sq. mi. area) | | (30 kW TPO + 15.436 dB gain = 916 kW ERP) | | | 868' AGL; 2751' ASL (1026679); Full Service Filter | | | Elevation Pattern; 1° Elec Beam Tilt; ERI ATW23H4-HTC1-20/21H | | | NAD27: N 37° 19' 14" (37.321), W 79° 37' 58" (-79.633) (S) (F) Thaxton Mountain (VA) | | | NAD83: N 37° 19' 15" (37.321), W 79° 37' 57" (-79.633) | | DT-CP: | Channel 21 LYNCHBURG, VA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 1,411,543) |  | | | LMS-0000027725 (2006411) - App | | 1649' 938 kW DA (H) (68.7 mile contour / 14807.9 sq. mi. area) | | (30 kW TPO + 15.436 dB gain = 938 kW ERP) | | | 851' AGL; 2734' ASL (1026679); Full Service Filter | | | 0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Dielectric TFU-23ETT-R C150 | | | NAD27: 0° 0' 0" (0), 0° 0' 0" (0) (S) (F) | | | NAD83: N 37° 19' 15" (37.321), W 79° 37' 57" (-79.633) |
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| 20.3 | 21-1 | WWCW-HD | 1 | 0x0030 | 720p | 1280x720 | 16:9 | 0x0031 | 2 ‑ 15 | 0x0031 | DD5.1 | 0x0034 | 384kbps | | 20.4 | 21-2 | WFXR-HD | 2 | 0x0040 | 720p | 1280x720 | 16:9 | 0x0041 | 2 ‑ 15 | 0x0041 | DD5.1 | 0x0044 | 448kbps | | 20.5 | 21-3 | Laff | 3 | 0x0050 | 480i | 704x480 | 4:3 | 0x0051 | 0.5 ‑ 4 | 0x0051 | DD2.0 | 0x0054 | 192kbps | | 20.6 | 21-4 | Grit | 4 | 0x0060 | 480i | 704x480 | 4:3 | 0x0061 | 0.5 ‑ 4 | 0x0061 | DD2.0 | 0x0064 | 192kbps |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Nexstar Broadcasting | | Licensee: | NEXSTAR BROADCASTING, INC. |
| Sister: | WFXR | | Analog Sign-on: | 1984 (21) | | Digital Sign-on: | April 2002 (20) | | Certification : | Analog channel 21. Digital channel 20. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 20. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 20. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 21 : | 1640' 4170 kW DA | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 20 : | 1641' 186.3 kW DA (STA) | | Channel 20 : | 1641' 520 kW DA (STA) | | Channel 20 : | 1641' 135 kW DA (STA) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | 820504KE | | | 04/04/1983 | WJPR | W Jefferson-Pilot Roanoke | | 06/30/2006 | WWCW | W W CW 5 |
Expanded History:
Signed on as Independent WJPR in 1984.
--/--/1986: WJPR switched from Independent to Fox.
--/--/1992: Grant Media bought struggling WVFT-27 and began a simulcast of Fox as "Fox 21/27".
10/--/2001: WJPR was slated to become WBVA, WB21, but plans fell through.
04/--/2002: WJPR-DT signed on as WB "WBVA-5." (No Fox programming)
Late-/2002: Moved WB from 21-1 to 21-3; put Fox "Fox 21/27" on 21-1.
01/19/2005: WJPR-DT began airing HD Fox programming on 21-1 with WB on 21-2.
09/18/2006: The WBVA subchannel changed from WB "WBVA-5" to CW "The CW 5."
10/13/2006: WWCW-DT began airing HD Fox programming on 21-2 with Fox in SD on 21-1. |
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| 24 |
24 → 0 |
WFFP-TV |
DANVILLE |
VA |
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COZI |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Liberty University | | Licensee: | MORNING STAR BROADCASTING, LLC |
| Sister: | WLHG-CD | | Analog Sign-on: | May 1995 (24) | | Digital Sign-on: | Summer 2003 (41) | | Certification : | Analog channel 24. Digital channel 41. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 24. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 24. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 24 : | 351' 1150 kW DA | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 41 : | 322' 6.94 kW DA (STA) | | Channel 41 : | 1240' 43 kW DA (LIC) | | Channel 24 : | 1240' 6.304 kW DA (STA) | | Channel 24 : | 1240' 0.5 kW DA (STA) | | Channel 24 : | 1240' 43 kW DA (STA) |
| Call Sign History: |
| 01/10/1994 | WDRG | W Danville Roanoke Greensboro | | 12/27/1993 | WPAJ | | | 12/27/1993 | WDRG | W Danville Roanoke Greensboro | | 01/20/1997 | WDRL-TV | W Danville Roanoke Lynchburg | | 11/30/2011 | WEFC-TV | | | 04/11/2014 | WTLU | | | 03/06/2015 | WFFP-TV | |
Expanded History:
History on channel 24 in Danville started in the early-1950's as ABC WBTM.
Mid-1950's: WBTM went silent.
1960's: WBTM worked out a deal to become a hybrid educational/commercial station, however the FCC would not approve it. (see KMOU in Missouri for a similar situation) WBTM remained silent.
05/--/1995: WDRG-TV signed on as WB primarily targetting Greensboro.
Mid-1990's: Switched from WDRG as WB for Greensboro to WDRL as UPN for Roanoke.
06/--/2003: WDRL-DT signed on at low power from the analog tower site.
05/--/2006: WDRL-DT signed on from its new location at Smith Mountain.
09/18/2006: WDRL became Independent "DRL-24."
12/13/2008: WDRL-DT relocated from channel 41 to channel 24.
07/--/2010: WDRL enters receivership and goes silent.
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| 27 |
17 → 36 |
WFXR |
ROANOKE |
VA |
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FOX |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 27-1 | | 17.3 | | 720p | | DD5.1 | WFXR-HD | FOX | "Fox 21/27" | | 27-2 | | 17.4 | | 720p | | DD5.1 | WWCW-HD | CW | "CW5" | (WWCW 21-1) | | 27-3 | | 17.5 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | Bounce | Bounce TV | | | 27-4 | | 17.6 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | Escape | Escape | |
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Technical Data and Screencaps
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FAC-ID: 24813 FCC Query LMS Query CDBS List Correspondence RabbitEars TV Query REC Query FCC Station Profile
TSID: 3077 (0x0C05) | DT-LIC: | Channel 17 ROANOKE, VA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 1,423,572) |  | | BPCDT-20080619AJU (1249587) - App
BLCDT‑20090609ABS (1316833) - App | | 1948' 695 kW DA (H) (68.5 mile contour / 14744.5 sq. mi. area) | | (21.55 kW TPO + 15.563 dB gain = 695 kW ERP) | | | 111' AGL; 3845' ASL; Full Service Filter | | | Elevation Pattern; 1.25° Elec Beam Tilt; Dielectric TFU-22JSC-R C180SP | | | NAD27: N 37° 11' 47.3" (37.196), W 80° 9' 15.5" (-80.154) (S) (F) Poor Mountain (VA) | | | NAD83: N 37° 11' 47.3" (37.196), W 80° 9' 14.6" (-80.154) | | DT-APP: | Channel 36 ROANOKE, VA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 1,423,345) |  | | | LMS-0000027724 (2006157) - App | | 2014' 923 kW DA (H) (68.3 mile contour / 14657.1 sq. mi. area) | | (21.55 kW TPO + 15.563 dB gain = 923 kW ERP) | | | 176' AGL; 3909' ASL; Full Service Filter | | | 1.25° Elec Beam Tilt; Dielectric TFU-21ETT-R 4C180 | | | NAD27: 0° 0' 0" (0), 0° 0' 0" (0) (S) (F) | | | NAD83: N 37° 11' 47.8" (37.197), W 80° 9' 14.6" (-80.154) |
TSReader Data: HTML Export (05/19/2016)
Bitrate Allocation: Variable
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ID | PMT
PID | Video | Dimensions | Aspect
Ratio | Video
PID | Video
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PID | Audio
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PID | Audio
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| 17.3 | 27-1 | WFXR-HD | 1 | 0x0030 | 720p | 1280x720 | 16:9 | 0x0031 | 2 ‑ 15 | 0x0031 | DD5.1 | 0x0034 | 448kbps | | 17.4 | 27-2 | WWCW-HD | 2 | 0x0040 | 720p | 1280x720 | 16:9 | 0x0041 | 2 ‑ 15 | 0x0041 | DD5.1 | 0x0044 | 384kbps | | 17.5 | 27-3 | Bounce | 3 | 0x0050 | 480i | 704x480 | 4:3 | 0x0051 | 0.5 ‑ 4 | 0x0051 | DD2.0 | 0x0054 | 192kbps | | 17.6 | 27-4 | Escape | 4 | 0x0060 | 480i | 704x480 | 4:3 | 0x0061 | 0.5 ‑ 4 | 0x0061 | DD2.0 | 0x0064 | 192kbps |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Nexstar Broadcasting | | Licensee: | NEXSTAR BROADCASTING, INC. |
| Sister: | WWCW | | Certification : | Analog channel 27. Digital channel 17. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 17. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 17. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 27 : | 1991' 2690 kW DA | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 17 : | 1957' 2.97 kW DA (STA) | | Channel 17 : | 1949' 400 kW DA (LIC) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | 800409KE | | | 07/23/1984 | WVFT | W Victory Faith Television | | 10/25/1993 | WFXR-TV | W FoX Roanoke | | 06/23/2009 | WFXR | W FoX Roanoke |
Expanded History:
Signed on as WROV-TV in 1953.
--/--/1953: WROV-TV signed off.
--/--/1965: WRFT-TV signed on as ABC.
--/--/1975: WRFT-TV signed off.
--/--/1984: WVFT-TV signed on as Independent.
--/--1992: Grant Media bought WVFT and paired it up with WJPR as WFXR "Fox 21/27."
10/02/2003: WFXR-DT signed on at very low power with dead air.
02/25/2004: WFXR-DT began airing programming.
01/19/2005: WFXR-DT began airing HD Fox programming on 27-1 with WB on 27-2.
09/18/2006: WFXR-DT 27-2 changed from WB "WB5" to CW "The CW 5." |
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| 38 |
36 → 27 |
WPXR-TV |
ROANOKE |
VA |
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ION |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 38-1 | | 36.3 | | 720p | | DD2.0 | ION | ION | | | 38-2 | | 36.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | qubo | Qubo | | | 38-3 | | 36.5 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | IONLife | ION Life | | | 38-4 | | 36.6 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | Shop | Infomercials | | | 38-5 | | 36.7 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | QVC | QVC | | | 38-6 | | 36.8 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | HSN | HSN | |
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Technical Data and Screencaps
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FAC-ID: 70251 FCC Query LMS Query CDBS List Correspondence RabbitEars TV Query REC Query FCC Station Profile
TSID: 3079 (0x0C07) | DT-LIC: | Channel 36 ROANOKE, VA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 1,249,629) |  | | BPCDT-19990903AAF (400246) - App
BLCDT‑20020510AAB (602440) - App | | 2043' 700 kW DA (H) (65.6 mile contour / 13518 sq. mi. area) | | (17.1 kW TPO + 16.55 dB gain = 700 kW ERP) | | | 180' AGL; 3940' ASL (1032663); Full Service Filter | | | 1° Elec Beam Tilt; Dielectric TUP-SP4-8S-1 | | | NAD27: N 37° 11' 37" (37.194), W 80° 9' 25" (-80.157) (S) (F) Poor Mountain (VA) | | | NAD83: N 37° 11' 37.4" (37.194), W 80° 9' 25" (-80.157) | | DT-APP: | Channel 27 ROANOKE, VA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 1,162,436) |  | | | LMS-0000026992 (2006322) - App | | 2040' 345 kW DA (H) (63.4 mile contour / 12626.8 sq. mi. area) | | (17.1 kW TPO + 16.55 dB gain = 345 kW ERP) | | | 180' AGL; 3943' ASL; Full Service Filter | | | 1° Elec Beam Tilt; Dielectric TUP-SP4-8S-1 | | | NAD27: 0° 0' 0" (0), 0° 0' 0" (0) (S) (F) | | | NAD83: N 37° 11' 38" (37.194), W 80° 9' 24.6" (-80.157) |
TSReader Data: HTML Export (05/19/2016)
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Call Sign | Src
ID | PMT
PID | Video | Dimensions | Aspect
Ratio | Video
PID | Video
(Mbps) | PCR
PID | Audio
Type | Audio
PID | Audio
Bitrate |
| 36.3 | 38-1 | ION | 1 | 0x0030 | 720p | 1280x720 | 16:9 | 0x0031 | 2.5 ‑ 14.25 | 0x0031 | DD2.0 | 0x0034 | 192kbps | | 36.4 | 38-2 | qubo | 2 | 0x0040 | 480i | 544x480 | 4:3 | 0x0041 | 0.1 ‑ 7.25 | 0x0041 | DD2.0 | 0x0044 | 128kbps | | 36.5 | 38-3 | IONLife | 3 | 0x0050 | 480i | 544x480 | 4:3 | 0x0051 | 0.1 ‑ 6 | 0x0051 | DD2.0 | 0x0054 | 128kbps | | 36.6 | 38-4 | Shop | 4 | 0x0060 | 480i | 544x480 | 4:3 | 0x0061 | 0.1 ‑ 6 | 0x0061 | DD2.0 | 0x0064 | 128kbps | | 36.7 | 38-5 | QVC | 5 | 0x0070 | 480i | 544x480 | 4:3 | 0x0071 | 0.1 ‑ 6 | 0x0071 | DD2.0 | 0x0074 | 128kbps | | 36.8 | 38-6 | HSN | 6 | 0x0080 | 480i | 544x480 | 4:3 | 0x0081 | 0.1 ‑ 6 | 0x0081 | DD2.0 | 0x0084 | 128kbps |
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| Operator: | Ion Media Networks | | Licensee: | ION MEDIA LICENSE COMPANY, LLC |
| Analog Sign-on: | August 1986 (38) | | Digital Sign-on: | April 30, 2002 (36) | | Certification : | Analog channel 38. Digital channel 36. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 36. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 36. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 38 : | 2044' 1350 kW DA |
| Call Sign History: |
| | 820201KI | | | 07/11/1983 | WEFC | W Evangelical Foursquare Church | | 01/13/1998 | WPXR | W PaX Roanoke | | 06/15/2009 | WPXR-TV | W PaX Roanoke |
Expanded History:
Signed on in August 1986 as Religious WEFC, owned by the Evangelical Foursquare Church.
01/13/1998: Switched to INTV Infomercials as WPXR.
08/31/1998: Switched from INTV Infomercials to PAX.
04/30/2002: WPXR-DT signed on at full power with a 3-hour per day schedule.
06/27/2004: WPXR-DT began multicasting four digital services. |
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| 40 |
40 |
WYAT-LP |
MARTINSVILLE |
VA |
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Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 40-1 | | 40.1 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | | This TV | |
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| 43 |
43 → 19 |
WLHG-CD |
LYNCHBURG |
VA |
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REL |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 43-1 | | 43.1 | | 1080i | | DD2.0 | HopeNow | Religious | "HopeNow TV" |
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| 44 |
44 |
W44CL-D |
ROANOKE |
VA |
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HSN |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 44-1 | | 44.1 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | W44CL-D | HSN2 | |
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| 44 |
45 |
WMDV-LD |
DANVILLE |
VA |
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IND |
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Technical Data and Screencaps
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FAC-ID: 67782 FCC Query LMS Query CDBS List Correspondence RabbitEars TV Query REC Query
TSID: 8443 (0x20FB) [Observed: 1 (0x0001)] TSReader Data: HTML Export (03/08/2011)
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| 45.1 | 44-1 | WMDV-LD | 16 | 0x0030 | 480i | 704x480 | 4:3 | 0x0031 | 4.2 | 0x0031 | DD2.0 | 0x0032 | 192kbps | | 45.2 | 44-2 | WMDV-LD | 17 | 0x0040 | 480i | 704x480 | 4:3 | 0x0041 | 4.35 | 0x0041 | DD2.0 | 0x0042 | 192kbps | | 45.3 | 44-3 | WMDV-LD | 18 | 0x0050 | 480i | 704x480 | 4:3 | 0x0051 | 4.2 | 0x0051 | DD2.0 | 0x0052 | 192kbps | | 45.4 | 44-4 | WMDV-LD | 19 | 0x0060 | 480i | 704x480 | 4:3 | 0x0061 | 4.35 | 0x0061 | DD2.0 | 0x0062 | 192kbps |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Licensee: | STAR NEWS CORPORATION |
| Call Sign History: |
| | 920214FM | | | 07/01/1999 | W18BG | | | 07/01/1999 | W63CR | | | 07/11/2000 | W18BG | | | 10/09/2009 | WMDV-LP | W Martinsville Danville Virginia | | 08/17/2010 | DWMDV-LP | | | 08/30/2010 | WMDV-LP | W Martinsville Danville Virginia | | 10/26/2010 | WMDV-LD | W Martinsville Danville Virginia | | 08/17/2010 | DWMDV-LD | | | 08/30/2010 | WMDV-LD | W Martinsville Danville Virginia |
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