WRCB CHATTANOOGA, TN

Display
Channel		Physical
Channel		VideoAudioCall Sign       Network/Programming   NicknameNotes
03-1 13.11080iDD5.1 SAP Audio IconWRCB-HDNBC "Channel 3" 
03-213.2480i (w)DD2.0 DablDabl  
03-313.3480i (w)DD2.0 IONION  
03-413.4480i (w)DD2.0 DEFYION Plus  
03-513.5480i (w)DD2.0 Grit TVGrit  

Licensing

FAC-ID: 59137
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DTV-LIC:
Granted		Channel 13 Longley-Rice coverage map available. CHATTANOOGA, TN
0000035995 (25076f91600de6300160275844bf34d8) - App
0000212015 (25076ff3865228d90186a2d1b509427d) - App
 (TVStudy TL Pop: 1,294,545)
1193' 160 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 55 kW)Directional Pattern
(15.9 kW + 10.03 dB gain = 160 kW ERP)
65.2 mile contour / 13335.4 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,663,749
381' AGL; 2457' AMSL; (1212122)
0.5° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
[H-Pat] Dielectric DCBR-C3SP-4H/10H-1
NAD83: N 35° 9' 40.2", W 85° 18' 50.8" (35.161167, -85.314111) Signal Mountain (TN)
DTX-LIC:
Granted		Channel 13 Longley-Rice coverage map available. CHATTANOOGA, TN
BXLCDT-20070912AAO (7835338e8c7b49e1bd83cf6212b6c0ea) - App
 (TVStudy TL Pop: 1,008,448)
928' 18.2 kW DA (H) Directional Pattern
(7.2 kW + 4.03 dB gain = 18.2 kW ERP)
49.8 mile contour / 7805.2 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,183,087
115' AGL; 2175' AMSL; (1044277)
Unknown or 0° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
[H-Pat] Dielectric THA-C2-1H/2H-1R
NAD83: N 35° 9' 40.3", W 85° 18' 51.9" (35.161194, -85.314417) Signal Mountain (TN)

Streams

 TSID:   Assigned   Observed 
 2657 (0x0A61) 
Phys
Ch		Disp
Ch		 Call SignSrc
ID		PMT
PID		VideoDimensionsAspect
Ratio		Video
PID		Video
(Mbps)		PCR
PID		Audio
Type		Audio
PID		Audio
Bitrate
13.103-1WRCB-HD10x00301080i1920x108016:90x003110.15Mbps0x0031DD5.10x0034384kbps
13.203-2Dabl20x0040480i704x48016:90x00412Mbps0x0041DD2.00x0044192kbps
13.303-3ION30x0050480i704x48016:90x00512.1Mbps0x0051DD2.00x0054192kbps
13.403-4DEFY40x0060480i704x48016:90x00611.65Mbps0x0061DD2.00x0064192kbps
13.503-5Grit TV50x0070480i704x48016:90x00711.55Mbps0x0071DD2.00x0074192kbps
  Bitrate Allocation: Variable
  TSReader Data: HTML Export (03/23/2025)   

Ownership/Historical

Operator: Sarkes Tarzian, Inc.
Licensee: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.
DTV Transition: 
Certification : Analog channel 3. Digital channel 13.
Elected Round 1  : Elected channel 13. (Approved)
Final Channel : Channel 13.
Last Analog: 
Channel 3  :  1237' 100 kW ND
Call Sign History:
00/00/0000  WRCB    
05/01/1979  WRCB-TV    
06/15/2009  WRCB  W Rust Craft Broadcasting  
(03/09/2023)  WRCB    

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