KAAL AUSTIN, MN

Display
Channel		Physical
Channel		VideoAudioCall Sign       Network/Programming   NicknameNotes
06-1 36.3720pDD2.0 SAP Audio IconKAAL-DTABC "ABC 6" 
06-2 36.4480iDD2.0 StartTVStart TV  
06-336.5480i (w)DD2.0 IonPlusION Plus  
06-436.6480i (w)DD2.0 TruRealBounce TV  
06-536.7480i (w)DD2.0 IONION  
06-1 33.3720pDD2.0 SAP Audio IconKAAL-DTABC "ABC 6" 
06-2 33.4480iDD2.0 StartTVStart TV  
06-333.5480i (w)DD2.0 IonPlusION Plus  
06-433.6480i (w)DD2.0 TruRealBounce TV  
06-533.7480i (w)DD2.0 IONION  

Licensing

FAC-ID: 18285 
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DTV-LIC:
Granted		Channel 36 Longley-Rice coverage map available. AUSTIN, MN
BLCDT-20091110AAF (729cec432dbc461b8dffcf6212b6c0ea) - App
1070' 620 kW ND (H)
(34.4 kW + 12.56 dB gain = 620 kW ERP)
59.5 mile contour / 11116.2 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 580,294
1076' AGL; 2428' AMSL; (1063897)
0.7° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
Dielectric TFU-26DSC-R O3
NAD83: N 43° 38' 34", W 92° 31' 36" (43.642778, -92.526667)
DRT-LIC:
Granted		Channel 33 Longley-Rice coverage map available. Garner, IA
BLCDT-20091009AAG (cee3ec26f8ae4502bc98cf6212b6c0ea) - App
238' 8.3 kW DA (  ) Directional Pattern
27.7 mile contour / 2404.8 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 82,971
265' AGL; 1471' AMSL; (1247759)
1° Elec Beam Tilt; Stringent Filter
[H-Pat] Dielectric DL-8
NAD83: N 43° 6' 21.3", W 93° 35' 7.3" (43.105917, -93.585361)
DRT-STA:
Granted		Channel 33 Longley-Rice coverage map available. AUSTIN, MN
0000273566 (25076f9196efc0aa019755cc18713aae) - App - (Exp. 12/15/2025)
238' 8.3 kW DA (H) Directional Pattern
27.7 mile contour / 2404.8 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 82,971
265' AGL; 1471' AMSL; (1247759)
1° Elec Beam Tilt; Stringent Filter
[H-Pat] Dielectric DL-8
NAD83: N 43° 6' 21.3", W 93° 35' 7.3" (43.105917, -93.585361)

Streams

  TSID: 1565 (0x061D)
  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
36.306-1KAAL-DT10x0030720p1280x72016:90x003113.25 ‑ 16.50x0031DD2.00x0034192kbps
36.406-2StartTV20x0040480i720x4804:30x00411.5 ‑ 4.80x0041DD2.00x0044192kbps
36.506-3IonPlus50x0050480i16:90x00510Mbps0x0051DD2.00x0054192kbps
36.606-4TruReal60x0060480i16:90x00610Mbps0x0061DD2.00x0064192kbps
36.706-5ION70x0070480i16:90x00710Mbps0x0071DD2.00x0074192kbps
  TSReader Data: HTML Export (03/30/2013)   

Ownership/Historical

Operator: Hubbard Broadcasting
Licensee: KAAL-TV, LLC
DTV Transition: 
Certification : Analog channel 6. Digital channel 33.
Elected Round 1  : Negotiated for channel 36 with fallback to channel 33 if agreement was disapproved. (Approved)
Conflict Round 1  : Maintained by engineering statement. (Approved)
Final Channel : Channel 36.
Last Analog: 
Channel 6  :  1050' 100 kW ND
Call Sign History:
00/00/0000  KAAL    
12/01/1982  KAAL-TV    
09/23/1998  KAAL    
(05/26/2025)  KAAL    
(05/28/2025)  KAAL    

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