WDCW WASHINGTON, DC

Display Channel	Physical Channel		Video	Audio	Call Sign	Network/Programming	Nickname	Notes
14-1	15.1		720p	DD5.1	WFDC-DT	Univision	"Univision"
14-2	15.2		480i	DD2.0	getTV	GET
14-3	15.3		480i (w)	DD2.0	GRIT	Grit
14-4	15.4	❹	720p	DD5.1	UniMas	UniMás
25-1	15.7		480i (w)	DD2.0	WDVM-SD	Independent	"DC News Now"	(WDVM-TV 25-1)
50-1	15.5		720p	DD5.1	WDCW-DT	CW	"DCW50"
50-2	15.6		480i	DD2.0	Antenna	Antenna TV

Licensing

FAC-ID: 30576

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 15

WASHINGTON, DC

0000029583 (25076ff35dbecefc015dc83369bd02d7) - App
0000040654 ✦ (25076f9160e1af430161294683cc794a) - App

745' 1000 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 250 kW)
(47.3 kW + 13.25 dB gain = 1000 kW ERP)
55.5 mile contour / 9673.3 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 8,094,055
587' AGL; 974' AMSL; (1036610)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Dielectric TFU-23JSC/VP-R 4C130
NAD83: N 38° 56' 24", W 77° 4' 53" (38.94, -77.081389) Ward Circle (DC)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	543 (0x021F)

Phys Ch	Disp Ch	Call Sign	Src ID	PMT PID	Video	Dimensions	Aspect Ratio	Video PID	Video (Mbps)	PCR PID	Audio Type	Audio PID	Audio Bitrate
15.1	14-1	WFDC-DT	1	0x0030	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0031	4.4 ‑ 10.5	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	224kbps
15.2	14-2	getTV	2	0x0040	480i	640x480	4:3	0x0041	0.65 ‑ 2.05	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	128kbps
15.3	14-3	GRIT	3	0x0050	480i	640x480	16:9	0x0051	0.65 ‑ 2.1	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	128kbps
15.4	14-4	UniMas	4	0x0060	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0061	0.75 ‑ 3.5	0x0061	DD5.1	0x0064	224kbps
15.5	50-1	WDCW-DT	5	0x0130	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0131	2.5 ‑ 6	0x0131	DD5.1	0x0134	384kbps
15.6	50-2	Antenna	6	0x0140	480i	640x480	4:3	0x0141	0.65 ‑ 1.7	0x0141	DD2.0	0x0144	192kbps
15.7	25-1	WDVM-SD	7	0x0150	480i	640x480	16:9	0x0151	0.75 ‑ 1.95	0x0151	DD2.0	0x0154	128kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: Parent HTML Export (10/15/2023)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Nexstar Broadcasting
Licensee:	Tribune Media Company
Sister:	WDVM-TV
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 50. Digital channel 51.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 50. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 50.
Last Analog:
Channel 50 :	828' 4168 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	WGSP-TV
04/06/1981	WCQR
07/01/1985	WFTY	W FifTY
09/06/1995	WBDC-TV	WB District of Columbia
05/01/2006	WDCW	Washington, District of Columbia mixed with CW

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