WGWW ANNISTON, AL

Display Channel	Physical Channel	Video	Audio	Call Sign	Network/Programming	Nickname	Notes
40-1	9.3	480i (w)	DD2.0	H & I	Heroes & Icons
40-2	9.4	720p	DD5.1	abc3340	ABC	"ABC 33/40"	(WBMA-LD 58-1)
40-3	9.5	480i	DD2.0	WX	Weather	"James Spann 24/7 Weather"	(WBMA-LD 58-2)

Licensing

FAC-ID: 56642

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 9

ANNISTON, AL

BLCDT-20050222ACG (cfde753c0bc14518b1e5cf6212b6c0ea) - App

1178' 15.6 kW DA (H)
(1.58 kW + 9.94 dB gain = 15.6 kW ERP)
58.8 mile contour / 10870.5 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,683,206
420' AGL; 1900' AMSL; (1033525)
1.5° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Dielectric THV-6A9-R S190
NAD83: N 33° 36' 24", W 86° 25' 3" (33.606667, -86.4175) Bald Rock Mountain (AL)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	45 (0x002D)	121 (0x0079)

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
9.3	40-1	H & I	3	0x0030	480i		16:9	0x0031	0Mbps	0x0031	DD2.0	0x0034	192kbps
9.4	40-2	abc3340	4	0x0040	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0041	0Mbps	0x0041	DD5.1	0x0044	384kbps
9.5	40-3	WX	1	0x0050	480i	720x480	4:3	0x0051	0Mbps	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Mixed
TSReader Data: HTML Export (07/12/2012)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Sinclair
Licensee:	HSH BIRMINGHAM (WSES & WGWW) LICENSE, LLC (Howard Stirk Holdings)
Sisters:	WDBB, WTTO, WSES, WBMA-LD, WABM
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 40. Digital channel 9.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 9. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 9.
Last Analog:
Channel 40 :	1299' 5000 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	WHMA
01/23/1979	WHMA-TV
05/28/1984	WJSU-TV
03/11/2015	WGWW

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