WCAX-TV BURLINGTON, VT

Display
Channel
Physical
Channel
VideoAudioCall Sign       Network/Programming   NicknameNotes
03-1 20.11080iDD5.1 SAP Audio IconWCAX-HDCBS "Channel 3" 
03-220.2480i (w)DD2.0 Movies!Movies!  
03-320.3480i (w)DD2.0 H&IHeroes & Icons  
03-420.4480i (w)DD2.0 StartTVStart TV  
03-520.5480i (w)DD2.0 ION TVION  
03-6 20.6720pDD2.0 3NNNews"3 News Now" 
03-720.7480i (w)DD2.0 ShopLCShop LC  

Licensing

FAC-ID: 46728
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DTV-LIC:
Granted
Channel 20 Longley-Rice coverage map available. BURLINGTON, VT
0000024928 (25076ff35c78b44d015c8796963d172d) - App
0000090403 (25076ff36df59575016dfe4d8a390744) - App
2772' 423 kW ND (H)
(28.5 kW + 11.71 dB gain = 423 kW ERP)
78.2 mile contour / 19191.4 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 822,338
151' AGL; 4167' AMSL
1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
Dielectric TUP-O4/C4SP-10/40H-2-R
NAD83: N 44° 31' 32.6", W 72° 48' 56.1" (44.525722, -72.815583) Mount Mansfield (VT)

Streams

  TSID: 3085 (0x0C0D)
  Bitrate Allocation: Variable

Digital
Channel
Display
Channel
Call SignSrc
ID
PMT
PID
VideoDimensionsAspect
Ratio
Video
PID
Video
(Mbps)
PCR
PID
Audio
Type
Audio
PID
Audio
Bitrate
20.103-1WCAX-HD00x00301080i1920x108016:90x00318.2Mbps0x0031DD5.10x0034384kbps
20.203-2Movies!10x0040480i720x48016:90x00411.4Mbps0x0041DD2.00x0044128kbps
20.303-3H&I20x0050480i720x48016:90x00511.15Mbps0x0051DD2.00x0054128kbps
20.403-4StartTV30x0060480i720x48016:90x00611.65Mbps0x0061DD2.00x0064128kbps
20.503-5ION TV40x0070480i720x48016:90x00711.8Mbps0x0071DD2.00x0074128kbps
20.603-63NN50x0080720p1280x72016:90x00812.25Mbps0x0081DD2.00x0084128kbps
20.703-7ShopLC60x0090480i720x48016:90x00911.3Mbps0x0091DD2.00x0094128kbps
  TSReader Data: HTML Export (12/25/2025)   

Ownership/Historical

OperatorGray Television
LicenseeGRAY TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC
SisterWYCI
DTV Transition: 
Certification Analog channel 3. Digital channel 53.
Elected Round 1  : No election made. (Approved)
Elected Round 2 Elected channel 22 with fallback being to allow the FCC to determine the best available channel.
Conflict Round 2  : Maintained by NCA.
Final Channel Channel 22.
Last Analog: 
Channel 3  :  2695' 38 kW ND
Call Sign History:
00/00/0000  WCAX    
12/15/1980  WCAX-TV    

Translators

Translators:
Call Sign    Ch  LocationTSReader Data
W23EU-D23RUTLAND, VT  HTML Export (08/16/2015)   
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