WHMB-TV INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Display Channel	Physical Channel	Video	Audio	Call Sign	Network/Programming	Nickname	Notes
40-1	7.3	720p	DD2.0	WHMB-HD	Univision	"Univision 40 Indianapolis"
40-2	7.4	720p	DD2.0	CHSN	CHSN
40-3	7.5	480i (w)	DD2.0	QVC	QVC
40-4	7.6	480i (w)	DD2.0	HSN	HSN
40-5	7.7	480i (w)	DD2.0	QVC2	QVC2
40-6	7.8	480i (w)	DD2.0	CHSN+	CHSN

Licensing

FAC-ID: 37102

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 7

INDIANAPOLIS, IN

0000029690 (25076f915dbed318015dc98dfd071319) - App
0000087035 (25076f916d98cefa016da73270191f14) - App

990' 29 kW ND (E) (Vertical ERP: 14.74 kW)
(7.783 kW + 5.71 dB gain = 29 kW ERP)
62.7 mile contour / 12341 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 2,948,459
983' AGL; 1812' AMSL; (1253064)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter Dielectric THV-7A7/CP-R O4
NAD83: N 39° 53' 39.2", W 86° 12' 20.5" (39.894222, -86.205694)

Streams

TSID: 1127 (0x0467)
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
7.3	40-1	WHMB-HD	1	0x0030	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0031	4.65Mbps	0x0031	DD2.0	0x0034	192kbps
7.4	40-2	CHSN	2	0x0040	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0041	6.15Mbps	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	192kbps
7.5	40-3	QVC	3	0x0050	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0051	1.5Mbps	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
7.6	40-4	HSN	4	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	1.3Mbps	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps
7.7	40-5	QVC2	5	0x0070	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0071	2.35Mbps	0x0071	DD2.0	0x0074	192kbps
7.8	40-6	CHSN+	6	0x0080	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0081	1.6Mbps	0x0081	DD2.0	0x0084	192kbps

TSReader Data: HTML Export (06/27/2025)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	LeSea Broadcasting
Licensee:	Family Entertainment Television, Inc.
DTV Transition:
Petitioned For :	Channel 20 (991' 530 kW ND), which was approved: 08-122
Certification :	Analog channel 40. Digital channel 16.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 16. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 16.
Last Analog:
Channel 40 :	990' 2090 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	WHMB
04/20/1979	WHMB-TV

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