FAC-ID: 73226

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DTX-LIC: Granted	Channel 22  CHICAGO, IL
	0000072134 (25076ff368a5edeb0168ba1d1ba40784) - App 0000160938 (25076ff37c2e778e017c31e8712b04ac) - App
	1631' 845 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: Unknown) (36.3 kW + 13.67 dB gain = 845 kW ERP) 65 mile contour / 13275 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 9,945,973 1627' AGL; 2221' AMSL; (1032959) 0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] RF Systems PEPL24C NAD83: N 41° 52' 44.1", W 87° 38' 10.2" (41.878917, -87.636167) Willis Tower (IL)
DTV-STA: Granted	Channel 7 CHICAGO, IL
	BDSTA-20090908ABP (6a89c62a2c9347839ba7c1b6063ebeb7) - App - (Exp. 10/31/2009)
DTV-STA: Granted	Channel 44 CHICAGO, IL
	BDSTA-20091026ACS (269b2f0ee5574126884bc1b6063ebeb7) - App - (Exp. 04/27/2010)
DTV-STA: Granted	Channel 7 CHICAGO, IL
	BDSTA-20091124AIM (528ab0dffe3a4d8f9e24c1b6063ebeb7) - App - (Exp. 06/04/2010)
DTV-STA: Granted	Channel 44 CHICAGO, IL (WLS-DT)
	BDSTA-20100319AFB (c48a88c6c7a243ab8308c1b6063ebeb7) - App - (Exp. 10/20/2010)
DTV-STA: Granted	Channel 44 CHICAGO, IL
	BDSTA-20110826ACW (79b006f7ac9b4e709a39c1b6063ebeb7) - App - (Exp. 03/07/2012)
DTV-STA: Granted	Channel 7 CHICAGO, IL
	BDSTA-20110912AAD (45f7e0b222b94b6e8597c1b6063ebeb7) - App - (Exp. 03/16/2012)
DTV-STA: Granted	Channel 44 CHICAGO, IL
	BDSTA-20111107ATL (91ccfa2a57e1479ebd38c1b6063ebeb7) - App - (Exp. 08/09/2012)
DTV-STA: Granted	Channel 44 CHICAGO, IL
	BLSTA-0000067056 (c8d102332e1d45a8ac96c1b6063ebeb7) - App
DTV-CP: Granted	Channel 22  CHICAGO, IL
	0000086908 ✦ (25076ff36dcf538d016ddb0a93f71862) - App - (Exp. 09/06/2022)
	1699' 1000 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 450.2 kW) 69 mile contour / 14945.4 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 10,280,888 1699' AGL; 2293' AMSL; (1032960) 1.2° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Dielectric TFU-15ETT/VP-R S140 NAD83: N 41° 52' 44", W 87° 38' 8" (41.878889, -87.635556) Willis Tower (IL)
DTX-LIC: Granted	Channel 22  CHICAGO, IL
	0000080868 (25076ff3691775020169264926bc056f) - App 0000093005 (25076f916ece0e2f016ed7ac358227af) - App
	1434' 1000 kW DA (H) (31.59 kW + 15 dB gain = 1000 kW ERP) 65.2 mile contour / 13363.8 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 9,961,556 1437' AGL; 2028' AMSL; (1009012) 1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Dielectric TUF-C4-12/48U-2-BR NAD83: N 41° 53' 56.1", W 87° 37' 23.2" (41.898917, -87.623111) John Hancock Tower (IL)

  TSID: 1003 (0x03EB)

  TSReader Data: HTML Export (07/09/2021)   
  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
22.1	07-1	WLS-HD	1	0x0030	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0031	6.5Mbps	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
22.2	07-2	LOCLish	2	0x0040	480i	640x480	16:9	0x0041	1.4Mbps	0x0041	DD5.1	0x0044	256kbps
22.3	60-1	WXFT-DT	3	0x0130	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0131	3.6Mbps	0x0131	DD5.1	0x0134	256kbps
22.4	60-2	ESCAPE	4	0x0140	480i	640x480	16:9	0x0141	3Mbps	0x0141	DD2.0	0x0144	160kbps
22.5	60-3	Quest	5	0x0150	480i	640x480	16:9	0x0151	1.3Mbps	0x0151	DD2.0	0x0154	160kbps
22.6	07-3	THIS-TV	6	0x0080	480i	640x480	16:9	0x0081	0.8Mbps	0x0081	DD2.0	0x0084	160kbps

Operator:	ABC
Licensee:	WLS TELEVISION, INC.
Repack:
Form 387 :	0000189147
Form 399 :	0000028376
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 7. Digital channel 52.
Elected Round 1  :	Elected channel 7. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 7.
Petitioned For :	Channel 44 (1690' 473.33 kW ND), which was approved: 09-146
Last Analog:
Channel 7  :	1690' 55 kW ND

Call Sign History:
	WLS
04/23/1979	WLS-TV
09/28/2011	DWLS-TV
09/28/2011	WLS-TV
	WLS-TV
	WLS-TV
	WLS-TV
	WLS-TV

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