WBRA-TV ROANOKE, VA

Display
Channel		Physical
Channel		VideoAudioCall Sign       Network/Programming   HoursNicknameNotes
15-1 3.31080iDD5.1 SAP Audio IconBRPBSPBS  "Blue Ridge PBS" 
15-23.41080iDD2.0 BRPBS2World Channel (12a-12p) 
15-23.41080iDD2.0 BRPBS2PBS Encore (12p-12a) 
15-33.51080iDD2.0 BRKIDSPBS Kids 24/7   
15-43.6480i (w)DD2.0 CreateCreate   
15-53.7480i (w)DD2.0 ECHOEducational  

Technical Data
FAC-ID: 5981 
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DTV-LIC:
Granted		Channel 3 Longley-Rice coverage map available. ROANOKE, VA
BLEDT-20131218CHV (ba18a7ac49f54cf29975cf6212b6c0ea) - App
0000047419 (25076ff361d971510161e855bb9c2057) - App
2015' 9.8 kW ND (H)
(4.99 kW + 2.93 dB gain = 9.8 kW ERP)
78.5 mile contour / 19381.5 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,721,435
180' AGL; 3921' AMSL; (1017598)
Unknown or 0° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
Dielectric THA-O4-2L/8H-1-R
NAD83: N 37° 11' 46", W 80° 9' 16" (37.196111, -80.154444) Poor Mountain (VA)
DTV-STA:
Granted		Channel 3 Longley-Rice coverage map available. ROANOKE, VA
0000112916 (25076f9171a942a60171ac8a550101ec) - App - (Exp. 10/01/2020)
→ Extension Granted: 0000270411 (25076f9196a2de9f0196a317d2b5002a) - App - (Exp. 11/13/2025)
2015' 22 kW ND (H)
84.2 mile contour / 22278.7 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,874,766
180' AGL; 3921' AMSL; (1017598)
Unknown or 0° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
Dielectric THA-O4-2L/8H-1-R
NAD83: N 37° 11' 46", W 80° 9' 16" (37.196111, -80.154444) Poor Mountain (VA)
DTV-CP:
Granted		Channel 13 Longley-Rice coverage map available. ROANOKE, VA
0000213023 (25076f91872a40e701872ead3f5f0285) - App - (Exp. 04/06/2026)
2069' 66 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 62.7 kW)Directional Pattern
78.6 mile contour / 19400.2 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,742,442
224' AGL; 3965' AMSL; (1017598)
1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
[H-Pat] Dielectric THV-10A13/VP-R C150
NAD83: N 37° 11' 46", W 80° 9' 16" (37.196111, -80.154444) Poor Mountain (VA)
  TSID: 3075 (0x0C03)

  TSReader Data: HTML Export (08/13/2022)   
  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
3.315-1BRPBS10x00301080i1920x108016:90x00315.15Mbps0x0031DD5.10x0034384kbps
3.415-2BRPBS220x00401080i1920x108016:90x00414.6Mbps0x0041DD2.00x0044192kbps
3.515-3BRKIDS30x00501080i1920x108016:90x00514.45Mbps0x0051DD2.00x0054192kbps
3.615-4Create40x0060480i704x48016:90x00611.4Mbps0x0061DD2.00x0064192kbps
3.715-5ECHO50x0070480i704x48016:90x00710.65Mbps0x0071DD2.00x0074192kbps

Ownership, Repack, Historical, and Translator Data
Operator: Blue Ridge Public Television
Licensee: Blue Ridge Public Television, Inc.
Analog Sign-on: August 1967 (15)
Digital Sign-on: May 1, 2003 (3)
DTV Transition: 
Petitioned For : Channel 26 (2068' 1000 kW DA), which was dismissed: 08-114
Certification : Analog channel 15. Digital channel 3.
Elected Round 1  : Elected channel 3. (Approved)
Final Channel : Channel 3.
Last Analog: 
Channel 15  :  2080' 1820 kW DA
Call Sign History:
00/00/0000  WBRA  W Blue Ridge Area  
10/18/1978  WBRA-TV  W Blue Ridge Area  
Expanded History:
Signed on as NET in August of 1967.
--/--/1969: NET switched to PBS.
05/01/2003: WBRA-DT signed on with no PSIP, leaving most without audio.
10/27/2003: WBRA-DT began transmitting PSIP.
12/09/2003: WBRA-DT began 24/7 PBS-HD on 15-5.
05/06/2004: WBRA-DT added PBS You on 15-2.
Station has no translators.

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