WKAR-TV EAST LANSING, MI

Display
Channel
Physical
Channel
VideoAudioCall Sign       Network/Programming   NicknameNotes
23-1 33.31080iDD5.1 SAP Audio IconWKARHDPBS "WKAR 23" 
23-233.4480i (w)DD2.0 SAP Audio IconWKARWLDWorld Channel  
23-333.5480i (w)DD2.0 SAP Audio IconWKARCRTCreate  
23-433.6480i (w)DD2.0 SAP Audio IconWKARKIDPBS Kids 24/7  
23-533.7480i (w)DD2.0 SAP Audio IconWKARMLCMichigan Learning  

Technical Data

FAC-ID: 6104 
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DTV-LIC:
Granted
Channel 33 Longley-Rice coverage map available. EAST LANSING, MI
0000027882 (25076f915c78b6bf015cd17c62ce648b) - App
0000054990 (25076ff363828d790163ad4ab7c753b4) - App
971' 376 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 94 kW)Directional Pattern
(18.16 kW + 13.16 dB gain = 376 kW ERP)
50.8 mile contour / 8107.4 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,721,979
998' AGL; 1848' AMSL; (1265362)
1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
[H-Pat] ERI ATW19HS4-ETC170-33H
NAD83: N 42° 42' 6.9", W 84° 24' 47.8" (42.701917, -84.413278)
DTV-STA:
Granted
Channel 35 Longley-Rice coverage map available. EAST LANSING, MI
0000215042 (25076ff3884ab89301886e18c0091040) - App - (Exp. 06/11/2024)
→ Extension Granted: 0000246053 (25076ff38ff8fbf301900316280405cb) - App - (Exp. 12/19/2024)
472' 5.5 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 1.38 kW)Directional Pattern
28.3 mile contour / 2522.8 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 627,488
500' AGL; 1350' AMSL; (1265362)
1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
[H-Pat] ERI I230ECW-2-23
NAD83: N 42° 42' 6.9", W 84° 24' 47.8" (42.701917, -84.413278)
DTV-STA:
Granted
Channel 27 Longley-Rice coverage map available. EAST LANSING, MI
0000252231 (25076f919133884b019141a4a3fd0e3a) - App - (Exp. 09/19/2025)
472' 3.9 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 0.975 kW)Directional Pattern
27.8 mile contour / 2421 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 593,954
500' AGL; 1350' AMSL; (1265362)
1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
[H-Pat] ERI I230ECW-2-23
NAD83: N 42° 42' 6.9", W 84° 24' 47.8" (42.701917, -84.413278)
  TSID: 1495 (0x05D7)

  TSReader Data: HTML Export (07/05/2022)   
  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
33.323-1WKARHD10x00301080i1920x108016:90x00318.55 ‑ 10.050x0031DD5.10x0034384kbps
33.423-2WKARWLD20x0040480i720x48016:90x00411.65 ‑ 2.70x0041DD2.00x0044192kbps
33.523-3WKARCRT30x0050480i720x48016:90x00511.75Mbps0x0051DD2.00x0054192kbps
33.623-4WKARKID40x0060480i720x48016:90x00611.7 ‑ 2.050x0061DD2.00x0064192kbps
33.723-5WKARMLC50x0070480i720x48016:90x00711.6 ‑ 1.70x0071DD2.00x0074192kbps

Ownership, Repack, Historical, and Translator Data

OperatorMichigan State University
LicenseeBOARD OF TRUSTEES, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Repack: 
Form 387 0000055394
Form 399 0000027896
DTV Transition: 
Certification Analog channel 23. Digital channel 55.
Elected Round 1  : Elected channel 23. (Disapproved)
Conflict Round 1  : No election made. (Approved)
Elected Round 2 Elected channel 40 with fallback to channel 25.
Final Channel Channel 40.
Last Analog: 
Channel 23  :  969' 1230 kW ND
Call Sign History:
  WKAR    
10/31/1978  WKAR-TV    
  WKAR-TV    
  WKAR-TV    
  WKAR-TV    
  WKAR-TV    
  WKAR-TV    
  WKAR-TV    
  WKAR-TV    
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