WPBS-TV WATERTOWN, NY

Display
Channel
Physical
Channel
VideoAudioCall Sign       Network/Programming   NicknameNotes
16-1 26.31080iDD2.0 SAP Audio IconWPBS HDPBS "WPBS Television" 
16-226.4480i (w)DD2.0 SAP Audio IconWPBS-2Create  
16-326.5480i (w)DD2.0 SAP Audio IconWPBS-3World Channel  
16-426.6480i (w)DD2.0 SAP Audio IconWPBS-4PBS Kids 24/7  

Licensing

FAC-ID: 62136
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DTV-LIC:
Granted
Channel 26 Longley-Rice coverage map available. WATERTOWN, NY (WPBS-DT)
0000074581 (25076f916b249e81016b2e23ab280b23) - App
0000081158 (25076f916c6921cc016c72a02ad1139d) - App
1225' 98 kW ND (H)
(6.47 kW + 11.8 dB gain = 98 kW ERP)
52.9 mile contour / 8806.2 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 458,884
927' AGL; 2490' AMSL; (1016461)
0.5° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
Dielectric TUF-04-10/40H-1-T
NAD83: N 43° 51' 46", W 75° 43' 38" (43.862778, -75.727222) Copenhagen (NY)

Streams

 TSID:   Assigned   Observed 
 2219 (0x08AB) 
Phys
Ch
Disp
Ch
Call SignSrc
ID
PMT
PID
VideoDimensionsAspect
Ratio
Video
PID
Video
(Mbps)
PCR
PID
Audio
Type
Audio
PID
Audio
Bitrate
26.316-1WPBS HD30x00301080i1920x108016:90x00317.35 ‑ 8.450x0031DD2.00x0034384kbps
26.416-2WPBS-240x0040480i704x48016:90x00412.15 ‑ 2.950x0041DD2.00x0044192kbps
26.516-3WPBS-350x0050480i704x48016:90x00512.2 ‑ 30x0051DD2.00x0054192kbps
26.616-4WPBS-460x0060480i704x48016:90x00612.3 ‑ 30x0061DD2.00x0064192kbps
  Bitrate Allocation: Variable
  TSReader Data: HTML Export (06/22/2023)   

Ownership/Historical

LicenseeSt. Lawrence Valley Educational Television Council
DTV Transition: 
Certification Analog channel 16. Digital channel 41.
Elected Round 1  : Elected channel 41. (Approved)
Final Channel Channel 41.
Last Analog: 
Channel 16  :  1214' 617 kW ND
Call Sign History:
00/00/0000  WNPE    
01/30/1981  WNPE-TV    
09/01/1998  WPBS-TV    
07/02/2009  WPBS-DT    
03/11/2020  WPBS-TV    

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