WDEF-TV CHATTANOOGA, TN

Display
Channel
Physical
Channel
VideoAudioCall Sign       Network/Programming   NicknameNotes
12-1 8.11080iDD5.1 SAP Audio IconWDEFCBS "WDEF News 12" 
12-2 8.2480i (w)DD2.0 SAP Audio IconBounceBounce TV  
12-38.3480i (w)DD2.0 SAP Audio IconMysteryION Mystery  
12-48.4480i (w)DD2.0 SAP Audio IconGrit-TVGrit  
12-58.5480i (w)DD2.0 CourtTVCourt TV  
12-68.6480i (w)DD2.0 LaffTVLaff  

Technical Data

FAC-ID: 54385 
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DTV-LIC:
Granted
Channel 8 Longley-Rice coverage map available. CHATTANOOGA, TN
0000184628 (25076ff37ecde2d2017ed4d62cba0201) - App
0000249536 (25076f9190c0b05a0190dba4fb181fb3) - App
1260' 35.9 kW ND (H)
(4.79 kW + 8.75 dB gain = 35.9 kW ERP)
68.5 mile contour / 14751.7 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,777,242
607' AGL; 2515' AMSL; (1043736)
1.25° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
ERI ATW10V3-HTO-8H
NAD83: N 35° 8' 6", W 85° 19' 25" (35.135, -85.323611) Signal Mountain (TN)
  TSID: 2661 (0x0A65)

  TSReader Data: HTML Export (03/23/2025)   
  Bitrate Allocation: Variable

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8.112-1WDEF10x00301080i1920x108016:90x00317.75Mbps0x0031DD5.10x0034384kbps
8.212-2Bounce20x0040480i704x48016:90x00411.75Mbps0x0041DD2.00x0044192kbps
8.312-3Mystery30x0050480i704x48016:90x00511.75Mbps0x0051DD2.00x0054192kbps
8.412-4Grit-TV40x0060480i704x48016:90x00611.9Mbps0x0061DD2.00x0064192kbps
8.512-5CourtTV50x0070480i704x48016:90x00711.8Mbps0x0071DD2.00x0074192kbps
8.612-6LaffTV60x0080480i704x48016:90x00811.55Mbps0x0081DD2.00x0084192kbps

Ownership, Repack, Historical, and Translator Data

OperatorMorris Multimedia
LicenseeWDEF-TV, INC.
Repack: 
Form 387 0000139131
Form 399 0000028097
DTV Transition: 
Certification Analog channel 12. Digital channel 47.
Elected Round 1  : Elected channel 12. (Disapproved)
Conflict Round 1  : Maintained by NCA. (Approved)
Final Channel Channel 12.
Last Analog: 
Channel 12  :  1260' 316 kW ND
Call Sign History:
  WDEF    
04/25/1979  WDEF-TV    
(07/25/2024)  WDEF-TV    
Station has no translators.

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