FAC-ID: 65919

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DTS-LIC: Granted	Channel 14  HICKORY, NC
	0000078363 (25076f916bfcd761016c0025b0e8007b) - App 0000109333 (25076ff37012787301701af6eb8b112e) - App
	(73.5 mile maximum service distance due to 73.622(f)(5) waiver)
	NAD83: N 35° 29' 42", W 81° 9' 27" (35.495, -81.1575)
	Channel 14  Hickory, NC 840' 1000 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 480 kW) (74.13 kW + 11.3 dB gain = 1000 kW ERP) 164' AGL; 1906' AMSL 0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] [E-Pat] ERI ATW19H3-ESCx-14H NAD83: N 35° 39' 28.5", W 81° 24' 23.3" (35.657917, -81.406472) Baker Mountain (NC) Channel 14  Charlotte, NC 528' 260 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 26 kW) (11.04 kW + 13.72 dB gain = 260 kW ERP) 41.6 mile contour / 5424.4 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 2,363,575 499' AGL; 1214' AMSL; (1005065) 1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] [E-Pat] ERI ALP16M4-ESBR-14 NAD83: N 35° 17' 15", W 80° 41' 44" (35.2875, -80.695556) Rolling Acres (NC)
DTV-STA: Granted	Channel 40 HICKORY, NC (WHKY-DT)
	BDSTA-20020328AAY (07ed5cb762c6455581c8c1b6063ebeb7) - App - (Exp. 10/12/2002)
DTV-STA: Granted	Channel 40 HICKORY, NC (WHKY-DT)
	BEDSTA-20021015ADG (fedb3dee62614e669927c1b6063ebeb7) - App - (Exp. 04/30/2003)
DTV-STDIS: Dismissed	Channel 40 HICKORY, NC (WHKY-DT)
	BDSTA-20090109AIP (8e055a8a968041ebb63fc1b6063ebeb7) - App
DTV-LIC: DTS Ref.	Channel 40  HICKORY, NC
	BLCDT-20060630ABW (407688e76cfc4be395ffcf6212b6c0ea) - App
	597' 600 kW DA (H) (13.8 kW + 16.38 dB gain = 600 kW ERP) 41.7 mile contour / 5464.4 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,219,818 463' AGL; 1631' AMSL; (1019297) 0.5° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Andrew ALP16M2-HSN-40 NAD83: N 35° 43' 59", W 81° 19' 50" (35.733056, -81.330556) Old WHKY Tower (NC)

  TSID: 1831 (0x0727)

  TSReader Data: HTML Export (07/30/2021)   HTML Export (12/28/2019)   
  Bitrate Allocation: Variable

Digital Channel	Display Channel	Call Sign	Src ID	PMT PID	Video	Dimensions	Aspect Ratio	Video PID	Video (Mbps)	PCR PID	Audio Type	Audio PID	Audio Bitrate
14.3	14-1	WHKYTV	16	0x0030	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0031	5.6Mbps	0x0031	DD2.0	0x0034	192kbps
14.4	14-2	This	17	0x0040	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0041	2.05Mbps	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	96kbps
14.5	14-3	Comet	18	0x0050	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0051	2.05Mbps	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	96kbps
14.6	14-4	Newsy	19	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	1.95Mbps	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	96kbps
14.7	14-5	Defy	20	0x0070	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0071	1.95Mbps	0x0071	DD2.0	0x0074	96kbps
14.8	14-6	True	21	0x0080	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0081	2.05Mbps	0x0081	DD2.0	0x0084	96kbps
14.9	14-7	SonLife	22	0x0090	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0091	1.25Mbps	0x0091	DD2.0	0x0094	96kbps

Operator:	Long Communications
Licensee:	LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.
Repack:
Form 387 :	0000109928
Form 399 :	0000029026
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 14. Digital channel 40.
Elected Round 1  :	Elected channel 40. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 40.
Last Analog:
Channel 14  :	597' 2000 kW DA

Call Sign History:
	WHKY	W HicKorY
08/01/1978	WHKY-TV	W HicKorY
	WHKY-TV
	WHKY-TV
	WHKY-TV

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