WHO-DT DES MOINES, IA

Display Channel	Physical Channel	Video	Audio	Call Sign	Network/Programming	Nickname	Notes
13-1	13.3	1080i	DD5.1	WHO-HD	NBC	"Channel 13"
13-2	13.4	480i (w)	DD2.0	WHO-DT	Rewind TV
13-3	13.5	480i (w)	DD2.0	WHO-DT	Antenna TV
13-4	13.6	480i (w)	DD2.0	WHO-DT4	Court TV
17-1	13.7	720p	DD5.1	FOX	FOX	"Fox 17"

Licensing

FAC-ID: 66221

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 13

DES MOINES, IA

BLCDT-20090410ASQ (909f0bcbaa5a432e9979cf6212b6c0ea) - App
0000212171 (25076ff386a4a70d0186bce3ea621473) - App

1968' 36.5 kW ND (H)
(4.3 kW + 9.29 dB gain = 36.5 kW ERP)
77.5 mile contour / 18878.6 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,145,860
1942' AGL; 2930' AMSL; (1043707)
0.9° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter RCA TBF-18AH(S)
NAD83: N 41° 48' 33", W 93° 36' 54" (41.809167, -93.615) Alleman (IA)

Streams

TSID: 917 (0x0395)
Bitrate Allocation: Unknown

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
13.3	13-1	WHO-HD	3	0x0030	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0031	11.45Mbps	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
13.4	13-2	WHO-DT	4	0x0040	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0041	1.05Mbps	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	192kbps
13.5	13-3	WHO-DT	5	0x0050	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0051	3.65Mbps	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
13.6	13-4	WHO-DT4	6	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	1.1Mbps	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps
13.7	17-1	FOX	5	0x0070	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0071	9.35 ‑ 12.7	0x0071	DD5.1	0x0074	448kbps

TSReader Data: HTML Export (06/18/2021)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Nexstar Broadcasting
Licensee:	Tribune Broadcasting Company II LLC
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 13. Digital channel 19.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 13. (Disapproved)
Conflict Round 1 :	Maintained by NCA. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 13.
Last Analog:
Channel 13 :	1970' 316 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	WHO
10/23/1979	WHO-TV
06/18/2009	WHO-DT
(03/17/2023)	WHO-DT

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