WWAY WILMINGTON, NC

Display
Channel		Physical
Channel		VideoAudioCall Sign       Network/Programming   NicknameNotes
03-1 24.1720pDD5.1 SAP Audio IconWWAYABCABC "NewsChannel 3" 
03-224.21080iDD5.1 SAP Audio IconWWAYCBSCBS  
03-3 24.3720pDD2.0 SAP Audio IconWWAYCWCW+ "Cape Fear CW" 
03-424.4480i (w)DD2.0 Ion+ION Plus  
03-524.5480i (w)DD2.0 STARTStart TV  

Licensing

FAC-ID: 12033
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DTV-LIC:
Granted		Channel 24 Longley-Rice coverage map available. WILMINGTON, NC
0000217743 (25076ff388ea75f00189309bb869268c) - App
0000218937 (25076ff38974ed880189c0d06ed42ba4) - App
1943' 700 kW DA (H) Directional Pattern
(18.32 kW + 15.82 dB gain = 700 kW ERP)
69.4 mile contour / 15124.8 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,258,678
1930' AGL; 1993' AMSL; (1008242)
1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
[H-Pat] ERI ETU14U4-HTP4Ox-24/23/29
NAD83: N 34° 7' 54", W 78° 11' 16" (34.131667, -78.187778) Sullivan Island (NC)
DTX-LIC:
Granted		Channel 24 Longley-Rice coverage map available. WILMINGTON, NC
0000217814 (25076ff388dcbf870188e8fd77d71109) - App
0000218040 (25076f918947154a0189563cf6dd11d0) - App
695' 47 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 27 kW)Directional Pattern
(6.38 kW + 8.67 dB gain = 47 kW ERP)
41.1 mile contour / 5308.9 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 460,791
682' AGL; 745' AMSL; (1008242)
0.55° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
[H-Pat] Dielectric TFU-16WB/VP-R C160
NAD83: N 34° 7' 54", W 78° 11' 16" (34.131667, -78.187778) Sullivan Island (NC)

Streams

  TSID: 1863 (0x0747)
  Bitrate Allocation: Variable

Digital
Channel		Display
Channel		 Call SignSrc
ID		PMT
PID		VideoDimensionsAspect
Ratio		Video
PID		Video
(Mbps)		PCR
PID		Audio
Type		Audio
PID		Audio
Bitrate
24.103-1WWAYABC10x0030720p1280x72016:90x00312 ‑ 70x0031DD5.10x0034384kbps
24.203-2WWAYCBS20x00401080i1920x108016:90x00412 ‑ 10.750x0041DD5.10x0044384kbps
24.303-3WWAYCW30x0050720p1280x72016:90x00512 ‑ 11.450x0051DD2.00x0054192kbps
24.403-4Ion+40x0060480i704x48016:90x00610.5 ‑ 30x0061DD2.00x0064192kbps
24.503-5START50x0070480i704x48016:90x00710.5 ‑ 1.90x0071DD2.00x0074192kbps
  TSReader Data: HTML Export (06/05/2025)   

Ownership/Historical

Operator: Morris Multimedia
Licensee: WWAY-TV, LLC
Sister: WWAY-LD
DTV Transition: 
Certification : Analog channel 3. Digital channel 46.
Elected Round 1  : Elected channel 46. (Approved)
Final Channel : Channel 46.
Last Analog: 
Channel 3  :  1854' 100 kW DA
Call Sign History:
00/00/0000  WWAY    
(08/08/2023)  WWAY    

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