KTSM-TV EL PASO, TX

Display Channel	Physical Channel	Video	Audio	Call Sign	Network/Programming	Nickname	Notes
09-1	16.3	1080i	DD5.1	KTSM-HD	NBC	"NewsChannel 9"
09-2	16.4	480i (w)	DD2.0	Estrell	Estrella TV
09-3	16.5	480i (w)	DD2.0	Mystery	ION Mystery
09-4	16.6	480i (w)	DD2.0	Laff	Laff
14-1	16.7	720p	DD2.0	FOX	FOX	"KFOX 14"

Licensing

FAC-ID: 67760

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 16

EL PASO, TX

0000001605 (25076ff34d4f52d2014d725697d8149d) - App
0000227329 (25076ff38bd02040018bf37482787d7d) - App

1893' 250 kW DA (H)
(7.82 kW + 15.05 dB gain = 250 kW ERP)
65.3 mile contour / 13401 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,007,397
364' AGL; 5969' AMSL; (1202400)
1.25° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] RF Systems RD24OM-1618M6T60
NAD83: N 31° 48' 18.9", W 106° 29' 0.7" (31.80525, -106.483528) Ranger Peak (TX)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	2825 (0x0B09)

Phys Ch	Disp Ch	Call Sign	Src ID	PMT PID	Video	Dimensions	Aspect Ratio	Video PID	Video (Mbps)	PCR PID	Audio Type	Audio PID	Audio Bitrate
16.3	09-1	KTSM-HD	1	0x0030	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0031	7.1Mbps	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
16.4	09-2	Estrell	2	0x0040	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0041	1.95Mbps	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	192kbps
16.5	09-3	Mystery	3	0x0050	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0051	1Mbps	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
16.6	09-4	Laff	4	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	1.2Mbps	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps
16.7	14-1	FOX	5	0x0070	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0071	5.7Mbps	0x0071	DD2.0	0x0074	192kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: HTML Export (02/24/2025)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Nexstar Broadcasting
Licensee:	Nexstar Media Inc.
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 9. Digital channel 16.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 9. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 9.
Petitioned For :	Channel 16 (1893' 250 kW DA), which was approved: 11-4
Last Analog:
Channel 9 :	1909' 316 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	KTSM
05/08/1980	KTSM-TV
(12/12/2023)	KTSM-TV

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