FAC-ID: 65919

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DTS-STA: Granted	Channel 14  HICKORY, NC
	0000080412 (25076ff36c4dc2ee016c523584c00bd8) - App - (Exp. 01/28/2020)
	(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 618' 42 kW DA (H) 37.4 mile contour / 4402.5 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,128,694 485' AGL; 1631' AMSL; (1019297) 0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] [E-Pat] ★ NAD83: N 35° 43' 57", W 81° 19' 52" (35.7325, -81.331111) Old WHKY Tower (NC) Channel 14  HICKORY, NC 1261' 12 kW DA (H) 38.8 mile contour / 4737.4 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 2,111,067 1247' AGL; 1962' AMSL; (1005065) 1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] [E-Pat] NAD83: N 35° 17' 15", W 80° 41' 44" (35.2875, -80.695556) Rolling Acres (NC)
DTS-CP: Granted	Channel 14  HICKORY, NC
	0000078363 (25076f916bfcd761016c0025b0e8007b) - App - (Exp. 03/09/2020)
	(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) 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  HICKORY, NC 528' 260 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 26 kW) 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-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. 1,219,818 462' 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 (03/30/2019)   
  Bitrate Allocation: Unknown

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	WHKYDT	16	0x0030	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0031	6.1Mbps	0x0031	DD2.0	0x0034	192kbps
14.4	14-2	WHKYDT2	17	0x0040	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0041	1.8Mbps	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	96kbps
14.5	14-3	WHKYDT3	18	0x0050	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0051	2.25Mbps	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	96kbps
14.6	14-4	WHKYDT4	19	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	2.3Mbps	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	96kbps
14.7	14-5	WHKYDT5	20	0x0070	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0071	2.35Mbps	0x0071	DD2.0	0x0074	96kbps
14.8	14-6	WHKYDT6	21	0x0080	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0081	2.15Mbps	0x0081	DD2.0	0x0084	96kbps

Operator:	Long Communications
Licensee:	LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.
Repack:
Form 387 :	0000075067
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

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