WBIQ BIRMINGHAM, AL

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Channel
VideoAudioCall Sign       Network/Programming   NicknameNotes
10-1 10.31080iDD2.0 WBIQ HDPBS "APT HD" 
10-210.4480iDD2.0 PBSKIDSPBS Kids 24/7  
10-3 10.5480iDD2.0 CreateCreate "APT Create" 
10-4 10.6480iDD2.0 WORLDWorld Channel  

Technical Data

FAC-ID: 717 
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DTV-LIC:
Granted
Channel 10 Longley-Rice coverage map available. BIRMINGHAM, AL
0000207574 (25076f9185c724670185d13e100419bd) - App
0000219468 (25076ff389e6b97b0189fae3eef9099b) - App
1313' 3.4 kW ND (C) (Vertical ERP: 3.4 kW)
(3.89 kW + -0.58 dB gain = 3.4 kW ERP)
56.5 mile contour / 10038.7 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,592,564
1005' AGL; 1951' AMSL; (1226663)
1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
Dielectric THV-2A10/CP-R O4
NAD83: N 33° 29' 4.8", W 86° 48' 25.2" (33.484667, -86.807) Red Mountain (AL)
  TSID: 51 (0x0033)

  TSReader Data: HTML Export (07/12/2012)   

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PMT
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10.310-1WBIQ HD10x00301080i1920x108016:90x00315.3 ‑ 11.250x0031DD2.00x0034192kbps
10.410-2PBSKIDS20x0040480i704x4804:30x00411.750x0041DD2.00x0044192kbps
10.510-3Create30x0050480i704x4804:30x00512.250x0051DD2.00x0054192kbps
10.610-4WORLD60x0060480i704x4804:30x00610Mbps0x0061DD2.00x0064192kbps

Ownership, Repack, Historical, and Translator Data

OperatorAlabama ETC
LicenseeALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION
SisterWCIQ
DTV Transition: 
Certification Analog channel 10. Digital channel 53.
Elected Round 1  : Elected channel 10. (Disapproved)
Conflict Round 1  : Maintained by engineering statement (1398' 3 kW ND). (Approved)
Final Channel Channel 10.
Petitioned For Channel 39 (1199' 1000 kW DA), which was approved: 10-21
Last Analog: 
Channel 10  :  1399' 316 kW ND
Call Sign History:
  WBIQ    
(08/24/2023)  WBIQ    
Station has no translators.

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