WZME BRIDGEPORT, CT

Display
Channel
Physical
Channel
VideoAudioCall Sign       Network/Programming   NicknameNotes
43-01 21.4720pDD2.0 STORYStory Television  
43-0221.10480i (w)DD2.0 MeTV+Me-TV Plus 
43-0321.13480i (w)DD2.0 MeTVMe-TV  
43-0821.11480i (w)DD2.0 RETRORetro TV  
43-0921.12480i (w)DD2.0 HEARTHeartland  
43-1221.15480i (w)DD2.0 EMLWInfomercials 
49-01 21.3480i (w)DD2.0 SAP Audio IconWEDW-1PBS "CPTV" 

Technical Data

FAC-ID: 70493 
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DTS-LIC:
Granted
Channel 21 Longley-Rice coverage map available. BRIDGEPORT, CT
0000029110 (25076ff35dbecefc015dd176580c0e8c) - App
0000212909 (25076f9186f28afb018713bb40040b6c) - App
(64 mile maximum service distance per 73.626(c))
NAD83: N 41° 3' 10.2", W 73° 33' 47" (41.052833, -73.563056)
Channel 21 Longley-Rice coverage map available. BRIDGEPORT, CT
718' 200 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 60 kW)Directional Pattern
(8.71 kW + 13.61 dB gain = 200 kW ERP)
39.7 mile contour / 4941.4 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 3,402,606
476' AGL; 997' AMSL; (1205267)
1.5° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
[H-Pat] Alive Telecom ATC-BCE618C3RS-V1-21
NAD83: N 41° 16' 44.3", W 73° 11' 6.4" (41.278972, -73.185111) Trumbull (CT)
Channel 21 Longley-Rice coverage map available. BRIDGEPORT, CT
1404' 210 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 84 kW)Directional Pattern
(18.62 kW + 10.52 dB gain = 210 kW ERP)
56.8 mile contour / 10134 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 20,080,106
1398' AGL; 1447' AMSL; (1007048)
2.8° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
[H-Pat] [E-Pat] Dielectric TFU-12EST/VP-R 3S180
NAD83: N 40° 44' 54", W 73° 59' 9" (40.748333, -73.985833) Empire State Building (NY)
  TSID: 503 (0x01F7)

  TSReader Data: Parent HTML Export (12/30/2023)   
  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
21.349-01WEDW-140x0030480i720x48016:90x00310.6 ‑ 3.50x0031DD2.00x0034192kbps
21.443-01STORY10x0090720p1280x72016:90x00914.5 ‑ 70x0091DD2.00x0094192kbps
21.1043-02MeTV+20x00a0480i720x48016:90x00a10.85 ‑ 1.70x00a1DD2.00x00a4192kbps
21.1143-08RETRO50x00b0480i720x48016:90x00b11.3 ‑ 2.50x00b1DD2.00x00b4192kbps
21.1243-09HEART60x00c0480i720x48016:90x00c10.9 ‑ 1.950x00c1DD2.00x00c4192kbps
21.1343-03MeTV70x0060480i720x48016:90x00610.55 ‑ 3.50x0061DD2.00x0064192kbps
21.1543-12EMLW30x00f0480i720x48016:90x00f10.5 ‑ 1.50x00f1DD2.00x00f4192kbps

Ownership, Repack, Historical, and Translator Data

OperatorWeigel Broadcasting 
LicenseeWZME-TV LLC
DTV Transition: 
Certification Analog channel 43. Digital channel 42.
Elected Round 1  : Elected channel 42. (Approved)
Final Channel Channel 42.
Petitioned For Channel 41 (1205' 990 kW DA), which was dismissed: PRM08MB
Last Analog: 
Channel 43  :  510' 2290 kW DA
Call Sign History:
01/22/1981  WZME  W Bridgeport ConnecticuT  
12/07/1982  WZME  W Bridgeport ConnecticuT  
12/24/1988  WZME  W HAI (Hebrew for "living")  
01/20/1998  WZME  W I PaX  
08/24/1998  WZME  W BridgePorT  
06/09/1999  WZME  W Shop At Home  
07/29/2012  WZME    
  WZME    
  WZME    
Station has no translators.

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