WABM BIRMINGHAM, AL

Display
Channel		Physical
Channel		VideoAudioCall Sign       Network/Programming   NicknameNotes
21-220.7480iDD2.0 AntennaAntenna TV  
68-1 20.3720pDD5.1 MyTVMyN "My 68" 
68-2 20.4720pDD5.1 SAP Audio IconABC3340ABC "ABC 33/40" (WBMA-LD 58-1) 
68-320.5480i (w)DD2.0 WeatherWeather"James Spann 24/7 Weather" (WBMA-LD 58-2) 
68-420.6480i (w)DD2.0 DablDabl  

Technical Data
FAC-ID: 16820 
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DTV-LIC:
Granted		Channel 20 Longley-Rice coverage map available. BIRMINGHAM, AL
0000123838 (25076f9174c22e5d0174d5803f74180d) - App
0000192391 (25076f9180e458f80180f3983f180803) - App
1316' 1000 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: Unknown)Directional Pattern
(40.132 kW + 13.97 dB gain = 1000 kW ERP)
63.1 mile contour / 12523 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,781,835
1006' AGL; 1952' AMSL; (1226663)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
[H-Pat] DIELECTRIC TFU-26DSC/VP-R C170
NAD83: N 33° 29' 4.8", W 86° 48' 25.2" (33.484667, -86.807) Red Mountain (AL)
  TSID: 57 (0x0039)

  TSReader Data: HTML Export (05/10/2022)   
  Bitrate Allocation: Variable

Digital
Channel		Display
Channel		 Call SignSrc
ID		PMT
PID		VideoDimensionsAspect
Ratio		Video
PID		Video
(Mbps)		PCR
PID		Audio
Type		Audio
PID		Audio
Bitrate
20.368-1MyTV10x0030720p1280x72016:90x00318.35Mbps0x0031DD5.10x0034384kbps
20.468-2ABC334020x0040720p1280x72016:90x00414.75Mbps0x0041DD5.10x0044384kbps
20.568-3Weather30x0050480i720x48016:90x00511.7Mbps0x0051DD2.00x0054192kbps
20.668-4Dabl40x0060480i720x48016:90x00612.7Mbps0x0061DD2.00x0064192kbps
20.721-2Antenna50x0070480i704x4804:30x00712.05Mbps0x0071DD2.00x0074192kbps

Ownership, Repack, Historical, and Translator Data
Operator: Sinclair 
Licensee: Birmingham (WABM-TV) Licensee, Inc.
Sisters: WDBB, WTTO, WSES, WGWW, WBMA-LD
Repack: 
Form 387 : 0000124409
Form 399 : 0000028627
DTV Transition: 
Certification : Analog channel 68. Digital channel 36.
Elected Round 1  : Elected channel 36. (Approved)
Final Channel : Channel 36.
Last Analog: 
Channel 68  :  1030' 1450 kW ND
Call Sign History:
  800521KQ    
10/13/1983  WABM    
01/28/1991  WABM    
  WABM    
  WABM    
  WABM    
Station has no translators.

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