WATM-TV ALTOONA, PA

Display
Channel
Physical
Channel
VideoAudioCall Sign       Network/Programming   NicknameNotes
23-1 31.5720pDD5.1 SAP Audio IconABCABC "ABC 23" 
23-2 31.3720pDD5.1 SAP Audio IconFOXFOX "Fox 8" (WWCP-TV 08-1) 
23-331.4480i (w)DD2.0 CoziCOZI TV  
23-431.6480i (w)DD2.0 MeritMerit Street Media  

Technical Data

FAC-ID: 20287 
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DTV-LIC:
Granted
Channel 31 Longley-Rice coverage map available. ALTOONA, PA
0000028661 (25076f915cef73c3015d1d7cd8733048) - App
0000105303 (25076f916c4dc925016c67be66e92dc0) - App
1070' 790 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 197.5 kW)Directional Pattern
(23.74 kW + 15.22 dB gain = 790 kW ERP)
53.1 mile contour / 8864.6 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 899,442
258' AGL; 2788' AMSL; (1027125)
0.5° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
[H-Pat] Dielectric TFU-16ETT/VP-R S300
NAD83: N 40° 34' 6", W 78° 26' 37" (40.568333, -78.443611) Wopsononock (PA)
  TSID: 2449 (0x0991)

  TSReader Data: HTML Export (06/01/2013)   
  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
31.323-2FOX20x0030720p1280x72016:90x00313.5 ‑ 120x0031DD5.10x0034448kbps
31.423-3Cozi30x0040480i704x48016:90x00410.8 ‑ 2.750x0041DD2.00x0044128kbps
31.523-1ABC10x0050720p1280x72016:90x00513.4 ‑ 12.30x0051DD5.10x0054384kbps
31.623-4Merit40x0060480i704x48016:90x00610.7 ‑ 20x0061DD2.00x0064128kbps

Ownership, Repack, Historical, and Translator Data

OperatorSinclair  per TBA
LicenseePALM TELEVISION, L.P. (Palm Television)
SistersWJAC-TV, W26EQ-D, WWCP-TV
Analog Sign-on: October 13, 1986 (23)
Digital Sign-on: October 2002 (24)
Repack: 
Form 387 0000113658
Form 399 0000028693
DTV Transition: 
Certification Analog channel 23. Digital channel 24.
Elected Round 1  : Elected channel 24. (Approved)
Final Channel Channel 24.
Last Analog: 
Channel 23  :  1063' 708 kW DA
Call Sign History:
  WOPC    
07/01/1986  WWPC-TV    
08/27/1988  WATM-TV    
Station has no translators.

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