W15EF-D SPARTA, NC

Display Channel	Physical Channel	Video	Audio	Call Sign	Network/Programming	Nickname	Notes
26-1	15.3	1080i	DD5.1	PBS NC	PBS	"PBS North Carolina"
26-2	15.4	480i (w)	DD2.0	ROOTLE	PBS Kids 24/7	"Rootle"
26-3	15.5	480i (w)	DD2.0	UNC-EX	PBS Encore	"Explorer Channel"
26-4	15.6	480i (w)	DD2.0	NCCHL	North Carolina Channel
43-1	15.17	1080i	DD2.0	WLXI	TCT

Licensing

FAC-ID: 69172

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LPT-LIC:

Granted

Channel 15

SPARTA, NC

0000029790 (25076f915e542abf015e670477f4223c) - App
0000055108 (25076f9163d5a32a0163d5d3448e0139) - App

850' 0.82 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 0.35 kW)
13.3 mile contour / 555.6 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 209,710
102' AGL; 3648' AMSL
Unknown or 0° Elec Beam Tilt (3° Mech toward 160°); Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Kathrein 2x2 750 10325
NAD83: N 36° 31' 12.5", W 81° 7' 24.7" (36.520139, -81.123528) Sparta (NC)

Streams

  TSID: 1875 (0x0753)

  TSReader Data: Parent HTML Export (03/04/2025)
  Bitrate Allocation: Variable

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
15.3	26-1	PBS NC	1	0x0030	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0031	4.5 ‑ 6	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
15.4	26-2	ROOTLE	2	0x0040	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0041	1.5Mbps	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	192kbps
15.5	26-3	UNC-EX	3	0x0050	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0051	1.9Mbps	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
15.6	26-4	NCCHL	4	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	1.5 ‑ 1.95	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps
15.17	43-1	WLXI	6	0x0110	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0111	4.6 ‑ 6	0x0111	DD2.0	0x0114	384kbps

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	University of North Carolina
Licensee:	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
Sisters:	W27EK-D, W30CS-D, W30EF-D

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	830713E3
00/00/0000	830713IE
04/30/1985	W35AD
06/16/2009	W50DV-D
00/00/0000	W50DV-D
(07/19/2022)	W15EF-D
(07/19/2022)	W15EF-D
(07/20/2022)	W15EF-D

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