WDAZ-TV DEVIL'S LAKE, ND

Display Channel	Physical Channel	Video	Audio	Call Sign	Network/Programming	Nickname	Notes
08-1	8.5	720p	DD2.0	WDAZABC	ABC	"WDAZ 8"
08-2	8.6	720p	DD2.0	CRIME	True Crime Network
08-3	8.7	720p	DD2.0	XTRA	Independent	"WDAY'Z Xtra"
08-4	8.8	480i (w)	DD2.0	ION	ION
08-5	8.9	480i (w)	DD2.0	IONPLUS	ION Plus
08-6	8.10	480i (w)	DD2.0	GRIT	Grit

Licensing

FAC-ID: 22124

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 8

DEVIL'S LAKE, ND

BLCDT-20090223AAR (bab3d4a94ef941f7b964cf6212b6c0ea) - App

1480' 19 kW ND (H)
(1.3 kW + 11.65 dB gain = 19 kW ERP)
67.4 mile contour / 14250.7 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 149,139
1391' AGL; 2913' AMSL; (1038758)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter RCA TW18A8P
NAD83: N 48° 8' 18", W 97° 59' 36" (48.138333, -97.993333)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	1887 (0x075F)

Phys Ch	Disp Ch	Call Sign	Src ID	PMT PID	Video	Dimensions	Aspect Ratio	Video PID	Video (Mbps)	PCR PID	Audio Type	Audio PID	Audio Bitrate
8.5	08-1	WDAZABC	1	0x0050	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0051	5.55Mbps	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
8.6	08-2	CRIME	2	0x0060	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0061	3.35Mbps	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps
8.7	08-3	XTRA	3	0x0070	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0071	4.1Mbps	0x0071	DD2.0	0x0074	192kbps
8.8	08-4	ION	4	0x0080	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0081	1.45Mbps	0x0081	DD2.0	0x0084	192kbps
8.9	08-5	IONPLUS	5	0x0090	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0091	1.3Mbps	0x0091	DD2.0	0x0094	192kbps
8.10	08-6	GRIT	6	0x00a0	480i	704x480	16:9	0x00a1	1.45Mbps	0x00a1	DD2.0	0x00a4	192kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: HTML Export (11/22/2025)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Forum Communications
Licensee:	FORUM COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 8. Digital channel 59.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 8. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 8.
Last Analog:
Channel 8 :	1480' 316 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	WDAZ
01/08/1980	WDAZ-TV

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