WHDH BOSTON, MA

Display
Channel
Physical
Channel
VideoAudioCall Sign       Network/Programming   NicknameNotes
07-1 35.31080iDD5.1 SAP Audio IconWHDHIndependent"7 News Boston" 
07-2 35.4480i (w)DD2.0 DEFYDefy TV  
56-1 35.51080iDD5.1 SAP Audio IconWLVICW "CW 56" 
56-235.6480iDD2.0 BUZZRBUZZR  

Technical Data

FAC-ID: 72145 
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DTV-LIC:
Granted
Channel 35 Longley-Rice coverage map available. BOSTON, MA
0000067937 (25076f916940ed6e01695892e0df2bdb) - App
0000088833 (25076f916e3de2f2016e4b4a85ca2608) - App
998' 1000 kW ND (E) (Vertical ERP: Unknown)
(58.75 kW + 12.31 dB gain = 1000 kW ERP)
60.9 mile contour / 11645.7 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 7,419,590
1035' AGL; 1143' AMSL; (1005862)
0.7° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
Dielectric TFU-28JTH/VP-R O6
NAD83: N 42° 18' 41", W 71° 12' 58" (42.311389, -71.216111) Newton (MA)
DTX-LIC:
Granted
Channel 35 Longley-Rice coverage map available. BOSTON, MA
0000087831 (25076ff36e199914016e1db0ddad041f) - App
0000203261 (25076f9183ce46330184101725d7339c) - App
767' 900 kW DA (H) Directional Pattern
(52.78 kW + 12.32 dB gain = 900 kW ERP)
51.2 mile contour / 8219.8 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 7,029,606
804' AGL; 912' AMSL; (1005862)
0.55° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
[H-Pat] Dielectric TFU-16WB C160
NAD83: N 42° 18' 41", W 71° 12' 58" (42.311389, -71.216111) Newton (MA)
  TSID: 1363 (0x0553)

  TSReader Data: HTML Export (01/25/2024)   
  Bitrate Allocation: Variable

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VideoDimensionsAspect
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Audio
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Audio
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35.307-1WHDH10x00301080i1920x108016:90x00319.2Mbps0x0031DD5.10x0034384kbps
35.407-2DEFY20x0040480i704x48016:90x00411.3Mbps0x0041DD2.00x0044192kbps
35.556-1WLVI30x00501080i1920x108016:90x00514.75Mbps0x0051DD5.10x0054384kbps
35.656-2BUZZR40x0060480i704x4804:30x00611.7Mbps0x0061DD2.00x0064192kbps

Ownership, Repack, Historical, and Translator Data

OperatorSunbeam Television
LicenseeWHDH-TV
SisterWLVI
Repack: 
Form 387 0000088498
Form 399 0000027185
DTV Transition: 
Certification Analog channel 7. Digital channel 42.
Elected Round 1  : Elected channel 7. (Approved)
Final Channel Channel 7.
Petitioned For Channel 42 (945' 948 kW ND), which was approved: 09-142
Last Analog: 
Channel 7  :  1004' 316 kW ND
Call Sign History:
08/30/1978  WHDH    
05/13/1982  WHDH    
03/12/1990  WHDH    
07/08/2010  WHDH    
  WHDH    
  WHDH    
  WHDH    
Station has no translators.

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