WGTV ATHENS, GA

Display Channel	Physical Channel	Video	Audio	Call Sign	Network/Programming	Nickname	Notes
08-1	7.1	1080i	DD5.1	WGTV-DT	PBS	"GPB"
08-2	7.2	480i (w)	DD2.0	CREATE	Create
08-3	7.3	480i (w)	DD2.0	KNOWLED	World Channel	"GPB Knowledge"
08-4	7.4	480i (w)	DD2.0	KIDS	PBS Kids 24/7
	7.8	480i	DD2.0		Audio	"GPB Radio"

Licensing

FAC-ID: 23948

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 7

ATHENS, GA

0000034195 (25076f915f490f5f015f49986bc70110) - App
0000132560 (25076ff3771d0d5f017725aff0c4146e) - App

1073' 62 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: Unknown)
(6.46 kW + 9.82 dB gain = 62 kW ERP)
63.8 mile contour / 12784.6 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 5,980,547
356' AGL; 1985' AMSL; (1018776)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Jampro JSM-11 / 7 TCO-V-R
NAD83: N 33° 48' 18", W 84° 8' 40" (33.805, -84.144444) Stone Mountain (GA)

Streams

  TSID: 735 (0x02DF)

  TSReader Data: HTML Export (11/29/2025)
  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
7.1	08-1	WGTV-DT	1	0x0030	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0031	6.4 ‑ 10.8	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
7.2	08-2	CREATE	2	0x0040	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0041	0.95 ‑ 4	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	192kbps
7.3	08-3	KNOWLED	3	0x0050	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0051	0.95 ‑ 4	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
7.4	08-4	KIDS	4	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	0.9 ‑ 2.75	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps
7.8			0	0x00a0	480i	704x480	4:3	0x00a1	0.95 ‑ 2.6	0x00a1	DD2.0	0x00a4	96kbps

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Georgia PTC
Licensee:	GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Sisters:	W28EW-D, W23EV-D
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 8. Digital channel 12.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 8. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 8.
Last Analog:
Channel 8 :	1083' 314 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	WGTV
03/02/1984	WPBS
03/22/1984	WGTV

Translators

Translators:

Call Sign	Ch	Location	TSReader Data
W28EW-D	28	TOCCOA, GA

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