WKAR-NX Lansing, MI

Display
Channel
Physical
Channel
VideoAudioCall Sign       Network/Programming   NicknameNotes
27-1 27.11080p WKAR HDPBS"WKAR 23" (WKAR-TV 23-1) 
27-427.21080p PBSKIDSPBS Kids 24/7 (WKAR-TV 23-4) 
27-527.3480p (w) WKARMLCMichigan Learning (WKAR-TV 23-5) 

Licensing

FAC-ID: 6104
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DTV-LIC:
Granted
Channel 33 Longley-Rice coverage map available. EAST LANSING, MI (WKAR-TV)
0000027882 (25076f915c78b6bf015cd17c62ce648b) - App
0000054990 (25076ff363828d790163ad4ab7c753b4) - App
971' 376 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 94 kW)Directional Pattern
(18.16 kW + 13.16 dB gain = 376 kW ERP)
50.8 mile contour / 8107.4 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,721,979
998' AGL; 1848' AMSL; (1265362)
1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
[H-Pat] ERI ATW19HS4-ETC170-33H
NAD83: N 42° 42' 6.9", W 84° 24' 47.8" (42.701917, -84.413278)
DTV-STA:
Granted
Channel 27 Longley-Rice coverage map available. EAST LANSING, MI (WKAR-TV)
0000252231 (25076f919133884b019141a4a3fd0e3a) - App - (Exp. 09/19/2025)
472' 3.9 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 0.975 kW)Directional Pattern
27.8 mile contour / 2421 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 593,954
500' AGL; 1350' AMSL; (1265362)
1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
[H-Pat] ERI I230ECW-2-23
NAD83: N 42° 42' 6.9", W 84° 24' 47.8" (42.701917, -84.413278)

Streams

 TSID:   Assigned   Observed 
 1495 (0x05D7) 
Phys
Ch
Disp
Ch
Call SignSrc
ID
PMT
PID
VideoDimensionsAspect
Ratio
Video
PID
Video
(Mbps)
PCR
PID
Audio
Type
Audio
PID
Audio
Bitrate
27.127-1WKAR HD10x00301080p1920x108016:90x00310Mbps0x00310x0034192kbps
27.227-4PBSKIDS20x00401080p1920x108016:90x00410Mbps0x00410x0044192kbps
27.327-5WKARMLC30x0050480p720x48016:90x00510Mbps0x00510x0054192kbps
  Bitrate Allocation: Variable
  TSReader Data: HTML Export (09/21/2025)   

Ownership/Historical

Licensee
DTV Transition: 
Certification Analog channel 23. Digital channel 55.
Elected Round 1  : Elected channel 23. (Disapproved)
Conflict Round 1  : No election made. (Approved)
Elected Round 2 Elected channel 40 with fallback to channel 25.
Final Channel Channel 40.
Last Analog: 
Channel 23  :  969' 1230 kW ND
Call Sign History:
00/00/0000  WKAR    
10/31/1978  WKAR-TV    

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