WGTQ SAULT STE. MARIE, MI

Display Channel	Physical Channel	Video	Audio	Call Sign	Network/Programming	Nickname	Notes
08-1	8.1	720p	DD5.1	ABC	ABC	"ABC 29 & 8"
08-2	8.2	1080i	DD5.1	NBC	NBC	"TV 7&4"	(WPBN-TV 07-1)
08-3	8.3	480i (w)	DD2.0	Charge	Charge!
08-4	8.4	480i (w)	DD2.0	ROAR	ROAR

Licensing

FAC-ID: 59279

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 8

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI

0000035691 (25076ff36fa659ba016faa6c11fa1529) - App
0000163419 (25076f917c557e80017c60970d4d2b76) - App

945' 60 kW DA (H)
(3.322 kW + 12.57 dB gain = 60 kW ERP)
60.2 mile contour / 11380.6 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 120,735
820' AGL; 1585' AMSL; (1006719)
0.5° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Dielectric THB-C2-6H/12HD-1
NAD83: N 46° 3' 8", W 84° 6' 38" (46.052222, -84.110556) Goetzville (MI)

Streams

  TSID: 1547 (0x060B)

  TSReader Data: HTML Export (05/13/2025)
  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
8.1	08-1	ABC	1	0x0040	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0041	7.05Mbps	0x0041	DD5.1	0x0044	384kbps
8.2	08-2	NBC	2	0x0030	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0031	7.6Mbps	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
8.3	08-3	Charge	3	0x0050	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0051	1.55Mbps	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
8.4	08-4	ROAR	4	0x0060	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0061	1.3Mbps	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Sinclair per LMA
Licensee:	TRAVERSE CITY (WGTU-TV) LICENSEE, INC. (Cunningham Broadcasting)
Sister:	WTOM-TV
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 8. Digital channel 9.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 8. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 8.
Last Analog:
Channel 8 :	945' 316 kW DA

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	WGTQ

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