WNYW NEW YORK, NY

Display
Channel		Physical
Channel		VideoAudioCall Sign       Network/Programming   NicknameNotes
05-1 27.3720pDD5.1 SAP Audio IconWNYWFOX "Fox 5 New York" 
05-227.4480i (w)DD2.0 Movies!Movies!  
05-327.5480i (w)DD2.0 WeatherFOX Weather  
05-427.6480i (w)DD2.0 ROARROAR  
05-527.7480i (w)DD2.0 CatchyCatchy Comedy  

Licensing

FAC-ID: 22206
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DTV-LIC:
Granted		Channel 27 Longley-Rice coverage map available. NEW YORK, NY
0000078126 (25076f916bd8cd91016bfb7c980a57fc) - App
0000079881 (25076ff36c4dc2ee016c531fbc5b0e67) - App
1627' 92.8 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: Unknown)Directional Pattern
(13.8 kW + 8.28 dB gain = 92.8 kW ERP)
56.7 mile contour / 10110.2 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 20,047,560
1646' AGL; 1660' AMSL; (1263701)
1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
[H-Pat] [E-Pat] RF Systems PEP96L
NAD83: N 40° 42' 46.8", W 74° 0' 47.3" (40.713, -74.013139) One World Trade Center (NY)
DTX-LIC:
Granted		Channel 27 Longley-Rice coverage map available. NEW YORK, NY
0000081110 (25076f915cef73c3015d187cf5817691) - App
0000154640 (25076ff379edbd63017a3a5d4cf6746f) - App
735' 503 kW DA (H) Directional Pattern
(12.45 kW + 16.06 dB gain = 503 kW ERP)
46.5 mile contour / 6786 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 18,018,880
323' AGL; 945' AMSL; (1060205)
0.5° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
[H-Pat] DIELECTRIC TUD-C5SP-10/34U-2-B
NAD83: N 40° 48' 7.6", W 74° 14' 45.5" (40.802111, -74.245972) Orange Mountain (NJ)

Streams

 TSID:   Assigned   Observed 
 2161 (0x0871) 
Phys
Ch		Disp
Ch		 Call SignSrc
ID		PMT
PID		VideoDimensionsAspect
Ratio		Video
PID		Video
(Mbps)		PCR
PID		Audio
Type		Audio
PID		Audio
Bitrate
27.305-1WNYW30x0030720p1280x72016:90x00312.25 ‑ 13.80x0031DD5.10x0034384kbps
27.405-2Movies!40x0040480i704x48016:90x00410.75 ‑ 3.20x0041DD2.00x0044192kbps
27.505-3Weather50x0050480i704x48016:90x00510.5 ‑ 3.20x0051DD2.00x0054192kbps
27.605-4ROAR60x0060480i704x48016:90x00610.5 ‑ 3.20x0061DD2.00x0064192kbps
27.705-5Catchy70x0070480i704x48016:90x00710.5 ‑ 40x0071DD2.00x0074192kbps
  Bitrate Allocation: Variable
  TSReader Data: HTML Export (09/05/2025)   

Ownership/Historical

Operator: Fox Television Stations
Licensee: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, LLC
Sister: WWOR-TV
DTV Transition: 
Certification : Analog channel 5. Digital channel 44.
Elected Round 1  : Elected channel 44. (Approved)
Final Channel : Channel 44.
Last Analog: 
Channel 5  :  1690' 17.4 kW ND
Call Sign History:
00/00/0000  WNEW  W NEW York  
05/01/1979  WNEW-TV  W NEW York  
03/06/1986  WNYW  W New York W  

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