WMAR-TV BALTIMORE, MD

Display
Channel		Physical
Channel		VideoAudioCall Sign       Network/Programming   NicknameNotes
02-1 27.3720pDD5.1 SAP Audio IconWMAR-HDABC "ABC 2" 
02-227.4480i (w)DD2.0 GRITGrit  
02-327.5480i (w)DD2.0 BOUNCEBounce TV  
02-427.6480i (w)DD2.0 MYSTERYION Mystery  
02-527.7480i (w)DD2.0 ION TVION  
02-627.8480i (w)DD2.0 CourtTVCourt TV  
02-727.10480i (w)DD2.0 NewsyBusted  
02-827.11480i (w)DD2.0 HSNHSN  
54-227.9480iDD2.0 AntennaAntenna TV  

Licensing

FAC-ID: 59442 
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DTV-LIC:
Granted		Channel 27 Longley-Rice coverage map available. BALTIMORE, MD
0000120189 (25076ff373865ab30173b5f53a203fe3) - App
0000136334 (25076ff3783d1deb01784155e7ea0806) - App
1007' 830 kW ND (E) (Vertical ERP: Unknown)
(55 kW + 11.79 dB gain = 830 kW ERP)
60 mile contour / 11322 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 9,290,436
967' AGL; 1285' AMSL; (1035558)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
Dielectric TFU-28GTH/VP-R-06
NAD83: N 39° 20' 5", W 76° 39' 2" (39.334722, -76.650556) Television Hill (MD)

Streams

  TSID: 1399 (0x0577)
  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
27.302-1WMAR-HD10x0030720p1280x72016:90x00313.65 ‑ 11.850x0031DD5.10x0034384kbps
27.402-2GRIT20x0040480i704x48016:90x00410.5 ‑ 2.70x0041DD2.00x0044192kbps
27.502-3BOUNCE30x0050480i704x48016:90x00510.5 ‑ 3.050x0051DD2.00x0054192kbps
27.602-4MYSTERY40x0060480i704x48016:90x00610.5 ‑ 2.550x0061DD2.00x0064192kbps
27.702-5ION TV50x0070480i704x48016:90x00710.5 ‑ 30x0071DD2.00x0074192kbps
27.802-6CourtTV70x0080480i704x48016:90x00810.5 ‑ 30x0081DD2.00x0084192kbps
27.954-2Antenna60x0090480i704x4804:30x00910.5 ‑ 30x0091DD2.00x0094192kbps
27.1002-7Newsy80x00a0480i704x48016:90x00a10.5 ‑ 3.050x00a1DD2.00x00a4192kbps
27.1102-8HSN90x00b0480i704x48016:90x00b10.5 ‑ 30x00b1DD2.00x00b4192kbps
  TSReader Data: HTML Export (09/04/2025)   

Ownership/Historical

Operator: Scripps-Howard
Licensee: SCRIPPS BROADCASTING HOLDINGS LLC
DTV Transition: 
Certification : Analog channel 2. Digital channel 52.
Elected Round 1  : No election made. (Approved)
Elected Round 2 : Elected channel 38 with fallback being to allow the FCC to determine the best available channel.
Conflict Round 2  : Maintained by NCA.
Final Channel : Channel 38.
Last Analog: 
Channel 2  :  974' 100 kW ND
Call Sign History:
00/00/0000  WMAR  W MARyland  
09/14/1978  WMAR-TV  W MARyland  
(03/07/2024)  WMAR-TV    
(03/27/2024)  WMAR-TV    

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