WBZ-TV BOSTON, MA

Display
Channel
Physical
Channel
VideoAudioCall Sign       Network/Programming   NicknameNotes
04-1 20.11080iDD5.1 SAP Audio IconWBZ-DTCBS "WBZ" 
04-220.2480i (w)DD2.0 WBZ 4.2Start TV  
04-320.3480i (w)DD2.0 WBZ 4.3Dabl  
04-420.4480i (w)DD2.0 WBZ 4.4Fave TV  
04-520.5480i (w)DD2.0 WBZ 4.5Catchy Comedy  

Technical Data

FAC-ID: 25456 
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DTV-LIC:
Granted
Channel 20 Longley-Rice coverage map available. BOSTON, MA
0000117666 (25076f91733ae68701734813b5fa0acc) - App
0000204579 (25076f9184e9c5b30184f1a55e660352) - App
1273' 922 kW ND (E) (Vertical ERP: 277 kW)
(65.01 kW + 11.52 dB gain = 922 kW ERP)
66.7 mile contour / 13959.2 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 7,831,775
1263' AGL; 1417' AMSL; (1003433)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
RF Systems PEP70E-O5-2-T
NAD83: N 42° 18' 37", W 71° 14' 12" (42.310278, -71.236667) CBS Tower (MA)
DTX-LIC:
Granted
Channel 20 Longley-Rice coverage map available. BOSTON, MA
0000072329 (25076f916a6a0ecc016a798f18ae2026) - App
0000080192 (25076f916bd8cd91016bf5fd27d442ac) - App
1148' 850 kW ND (H)
(43.85 kW + 12.87 dB gain = 850 kW ERP)
64.5 mile contour / 13059.4 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 7,653,763
1138' AGL; 1289' AMSL; (1004233)
0.7° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
Dielectric TUM-AP-O4-14 56H-2-B
NAD83: N 42° 18' 10.7", W 71° 13' 4.9" (42.302972, -71.218028) Cabot Street (MA)
  TSID: 1359 (0x054F)

  TSReader Data: HTML Export (01/25/2024)   
  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
20.104-1WBZ-DT10x00301080i1920x108016:90x003112.25Mbps0x0031DD5.10x0034384kbps
20.204-2WBZ 4.220x0040480i720x48016:90x00411.95Mbps0x0041DD2.00x0044128kbps
20.304-3WBZ 4.330x0050480i704x48016:90x00511.35Mbps0x0051DD2.00x0054128kbps
20.404-4WBZ 4.440x0060480i704x48016:90x00611.3Mbps0x0061DD2.00x0064128kbps
20.504-5WBZ 4.550x0070480i704x48016:90x00711.15Mbps0x0071DD2.00x0074192kbps

Ownership, Repack, Historical, and Translator Data

OperatorCBS Corporation 
LicenseeCBS TELEVISION LICENSES LLC
Repack: 
Form 387 0000116889
Form 399 0000027825
DTV Transition: 
Certification Analog channel 4. Digital channel 30.
Elected Round 1  : Elected channel 30. (Approved)
Final Channel Channel 30.
Last Analog: 
Channel 4  :  1158' 60.3 kW ND
Call Sign History:
  WBZ    
08/14/1978  WBZ-TV    
  WBZ-TV    
  WBZ-TV    
  WBZ-TV    
  WBZ-TV    
  WBZ-TV    
  WBZ-TV    
  WBZ-TV    
Station has no translators.

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