WGTU TRAVERSE CITY, MI

Display
Channel
Physical
Channel
VideoAudioCall Sign       Network/Programming   NicknameNotes
29-1 29.4720pDD5.1 SAP Audio IconABCABC "ABC 29 & 8" 
29-2 29.31080iDD5.1 SAP Audio IconNBCNBC "TV 7&4" (WPBN-TV 07-1) 
29-329.5480i (w)DD2.0 Charge!Charge!  

Technical Data

FAC-ID: 59280 
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DTV-LIC:
Granted
Channel 29 Longley-Rice coverage map available. TRAVERSE CITY, MI
0000205679 (25076f9184beef5d0184d371d54a18fd) - App
0000222530 (25076f918af7d625018b1608727e3f6a) - App
1289' 178.1 kW DA (H) Directional Pattern
(5.327 kW + 15.24 dB gain = 178.1 kW ERP)
54.1 mile contour / 9183.8 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 382,552
1216' AGL; 2443' AMSL; (1006720)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
[H-Pat] Dielectric TUF-P4-12/48H-1
NAD83: N 44° 44' 53", W 85° 4' 8" (44.748056, -85.068889) Kalkaska (MI)
  TSID: 1553 (0x0611)

  TSReader Data: HTML Export (04/09/2022)   
  Bitrate Allocation: Variable

Digital
Channel
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Channel
Call SignSrc
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PMT
PID
VideoDimensionsAspect
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Video
PID
Video
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Audio
Type
Audio
PID
Audio
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29.329-2NBC10x00301080i1920x108016:90x00315.45 ‑ 11.550x0031DD5.10x0034384kbps
29.429-1ABC20x0040720p1280x72016:90x00415.45 ‑ 11.550x0041DD5.10x0044384kbps
29.529-3Charge!30x0050480i704x48016:90x00510.8Mbps0x0051DD2.00x0054128kbps

Ownership, Repack, Historical, and Translator Data

OperatorSinclair  per LMA
LicenseeTRAVERSE CITY (WGTU-TV) LICENSEE, INC. (Cunningham Broadcasting)
SisterWPBN-TV
DTV Transition: 
Certification Analog channel 29. Digital channel 31.
Elected Round 1  : Elected channel 29. (Approved)
Final Channel Channel 29.
Last Analog: 
Channel 29  :  1289' 1303 kW DA
Call Sign History:
  WGTU    
(01/06/2023)  WGTU    
(10/12/2023)  WGTU    
Station has no translators.

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