KCCI DES MOINES, IA

Display Channel	Physical Channel	Video	Audio	Call Sign	Network/Programming	Hours	Nickname	Notes
08-1	8.1	1080i	DD5.1	KCCI-HD	CBS		"KCCI NewsChannel 8"
08-2	8.2	480i (w)	DD2.0	KCCI-SD	Me-TV
08-3	8.3	480i (w)	DD2.0	KCCI-MY	MyN	(07p-09p)	"My Des Moines"
08-3	8.3	480i (w)	DD2.0	KCCI-MY	Heroes & Icons	(09p-07p)	"My Des Moines"
08-4	8.4	480i (w)	DD2.0	STORY	Story Television
08-5	8.6	480i (w)	DD2.0	Nosey	Nosey
17-4	8.5	480i (w)	DD2.0	TBD	ROAR

Licensing

FAC-ID: 33710

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 8

DES MOINES, IA

0000144552 (25076f917915d22901793768f9f52837) - App
0000207654 (25076f9185da22b90185e0acc151128d) - App

1957' 44.6 kW ND (H)
(4.45 kW + 10.01 dB gain = 44.6 kW ERP)
78.7 mile contour / 19454.4 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,155,317
1942' AGL; 2912' AMSL; (1016799)
1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter RCA TW-15A8R
NAD83: N 41° 48' 35", W 93° 37' 17" (41.809722, -93.621389) Alleman (IA)

DTX-LIC:

Granted

Channel 8

DES MOINES, IA

BXLCDT-20150112ABD (d96c24129ad44a3e9bc6cf6212b6c0ea) - App

510' 34.28 kW ND (H)
(5 kW + 8.36 dB gain = 34.28 kW ERP)
56.6 mile contour / 10058.9 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 890,338
517' AGL; 1396' AMSL; (1016800)
Unknown or 0° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter Bogner B6VO(M)
NAD83: N 41° 35' 35", W 93° 37' 49" (41.593056, -93.630278)

Streams

  TSID: 913 (0x0391)

  TSReader Data: HTML Export (07/13/2025)
  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
8.1	08-1	KCCI-HD	1	0x0030	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0031	8.7Mbps	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
8.2	08-2	KCCI-SD	2	0x0040	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0041	1.55Mbps	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	192kbps
8.3	08-3	KCCI-MY	3	0x0050	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0051	1.9Mbps	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
8.4	08-4	STORY	4	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	1.55Mbps	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps
8.5	17-4	TBD	5	0x0090	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0071	1.7Mbps	0x0071	DD2.0	0x0074	192kbps
8.6	08-5	Nosey	6	0x00a0	480i	704x480	16:9	0x00a1	1.25Mbps	0x00a1	DD2.0	0x00a4	192kbps

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Hearst-Argyle
Licensee:	Hearst Properties Inc.
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 8. Digital channel 31.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 8. (Disapproved)
Conflict Round 1 :	Maintained by NCA. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 8.
Last Analog:
Channel 8 :	1959' 316 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	KCCI
09/28/1979	KCCI-TV
01/02/1995	KCCI
(03/17/2023)	KCCI

Translators

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