WCMH-TV COLUMBUS, OH

Display
Channel
Physical
Channel
VideoAudioCall Sign       Network/Programming   NicknameNotes
04-1 14.31080iDD5.1 SAP Audio IconWCMH-HDNBC "NBC4" 
04-214.4480i (w)DD2.0 GRIT-TVGrit  
04-314.5480i (w)DD2.0 ION TVION  
04-414.6480i (w)DD2.0 Laff TVLaff  
53-314.7480i (w)DD2.0 CometComet TV  

Licensing

FAC-ID: 50781
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DTV-LIC:
Granted
Channel 14 Longley-Rice coverage map available. COLUMBUS, OH
BLCDT-20050823AAD (5676728036fa4f49b37bcf6212b6c0ea) - App
0000129771 (25076ff37668dbe601766cb5354003b5) - App
866' 902 kW ND (H)
(50.03 kW + 12.56 dB gain = 902 kW ERP)
59 mile contour / 10925.8 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 2,724,602
941' AGL; 1661' AMSL; (1040501)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
Dielectric TFU-26GBH-R 06
NAD83: N 39° 58' 16", W 83° 1' 40" (39.971111, -83.027778)

Streams

 TSID:   Assigned   Observed 
 2263 (0x08D7) 
Phys
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Disp
Ch
Call SignSrc
ID
PMT
PID
VideoDimensionsAspect
Ratio
Video
PID
Video
(Mbps)
PCR
PID
Audio
Type
Audio
PID
Audio
Bitrate
14.304-1WCMH-HD10x00301080i1920x108016:90x00314.9 ‑ 12.60x0031DD5.10x0034384kbps
14.404-2GRIT-TV20x0040480i704x48016:90x00410.95 ‑ 30x0041DD2.00x0044192kbps
14.504-3ION TV30x0050480i704x48016:90x00510.75 ‑ 30x0051DD2.00x0054192kbps
14.604-4Laff TV40x0060480i704x48016:90x00611 ‑ 30x0061DD2.00x0064192kbps
14.753-3Comet50x0070480i704x48016:90x00710.9 ‑ 3.60x0071DD2.00x0074192kbps
  Bitrate Allocation: Variable
  TSReader Data: HTML Export (05/04/2025)   

Ownership/Historical

OperatorNexstar Broadcasting
LicenseeNEXSTAR MEDIA INC.
DTV Transition: 
Certification Analog channel 4. Digital channel 14.
Elected Round 1  : Elected channel 14. (Approved)
Final Channel Channel 14.
Last Analog: 
Channel 4  :  899' 95.5 kW ND
Call Sign History:
00/00/0000  WCMH    
06/05/1979  WCMH-TV    
09/30/1991  WCMH    
08/23/1996  WCMH-TV    

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