WVTM-TV BIRMINGHAM, AL

Display
Channel
Physical
Channel
VideoAudioCall Sign       Network/Programming   NicknameNotes
13-1 7.31080iDD5.1 SAP Audio IconWVTM-HDNBC "WVTM 13" 
13-27.4480i (w)DD2.0 SAP Audio IconMeTVMe-TV  
13-37.7480i (w)DD2.0 STORYStory Television  
13-47.5480i (w)DD2.0 Grio[Blank] 
13-57.6480i (w)DD2.0 GetTVGET  
21-37.8480i (w)DD2.0 COMETComet TV  

Technical Data

FAC-ID: 74173 
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DTV-LIC:
Granted
Channel 7 Longley-Rice coverage map available. BIRMINGHAM, AL
0000118122 (25076f91735724fd01735e7787a71eb2) - App
0000191743 (25076ff380e45949018100bc2d401535) - App
1313' 47.6 kW ND (E) (Vertical ERP: 35.7 kW)
(10.5 kW + 6.56 dB gain = 47.6 kW ERP)
70.5 mile contour / 15612.4 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,996,614
992' AGL; 1966' AMSL; (1036003)
1.5° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
Dielectric THV-9A7/VP-R O4
NAD83: N 33° 29' 26", W 86° 47' 48" (33.490556, -86.796667) Red Mountain (AL)
DTX-LIC:
Granted
Channel 7 Longley-Rice coverage map available. BIRMINGHAM, AL
0000109767 (25076f91710e9f070171177554861de8) - App
0000117258 (25076f917324de100173258e53110596) - App
1196' 67 kW DA (H) Directional Pattern
(4.81 kW + 11.44 dB gain = 67 kW ERP)
64.8 mile contour / 13200 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,929,852
875' AGL; 1849' AMSL; (1036003)
2.2° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
[H-Pat] Dielectric TLS-V8BB
NAD83: N 33° 29' 26", W 86° 47' 48" (33.490556, -86.796667) Red Mountain (AL)
  TSID: 53 (0x0035)

  TSReader Data: HTML Export (03/30/2022)   
  Bitrate Allocation: Unknown

Digital
Channel
Display
Channel
Call SignSrc
ID
PMT
PID
VideoDimensionsAspect
Ratio
Video
PID
Video
(Mbps)
PCR
PID
Audio
Type
Audio
PID
Audio
Bitrate
7.313-1WVTM-HD10x00301080i1920x108016:90x00319.5Mbps0x0031DD5.10x0034384kbps
7.413-2MeTV20x0040480i640x48016:90x00412.25Mbps0x0041DD2.00x0044192kbps
7.513-4Grio30x0050480i640x48016:90x00512.6Mbps0x0051DD2.00x0054192kbps
7.613-5GetTV40x0060480i640x48016:90x00611.2Mbps0x0061DD2.00x0064192kbps
7.713-3STORY50x0070480i720x48016:90x00711.5Mbps0x0071DD2.00x0074192kbps
7.821-3COMET30x0080480i704x48016:90x00812.45Mbps0x0081DD2.00x0084192kbps

Ownership, Repack, Historical, and Translator Data

OperatorHearst-Argyle
LicenseeWVTM Hearst Television Inc.
Repack: 
Form 387 0000118004
Form 399 0000026837
DTV Transition: 
Certification Analog channel 13. Digital channel 52.
Elected Round 1  : Elected channel 13. (Approved)
Final Channel Channel 13.
Petitioned For Channel 21 (1322' 990 kW DA), which is pending: PRM11MB
Last Analog: 
Channel 13  :  1339' 316 kW DA
Call Sign History:
  WAPI    
01/24/1979  WVTM-TV    
03/28/1980  WVTM-TV    
  WVTM-TV    
  WVTM-TV    
  WVTM-TV    
  WVTM-TV    
  WVTM-TV    
Station has no translators.

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