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DTS-LIC: Granted	Channel 21  BRIDGEPORT, CT
	0000029110 (25076ff35dbecefc015dd176580c0e8c) - App 0000212909 ✦ (25076f9186f28afb018713bb40040b6c) - App
	(64 mile maximum service distance per 73.626(c))
	NAD83: N 41° 3' 10.2", W 73° 33' 47" (41.052833, -73.563056)
	Channel 21  BRIDGEPORT, CT 718' 200 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 60 kW) (8.71 kW + 13.61 dB gain = 200 kW ERP) 39.7 mile contour / 4941.4 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 3,402,606 476' AGL; 996' AMSL; (1205267) 1.5° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Alive Telecom ATC-BCE618C3RS-V1-21 NAD83: N 41° 16' 44.3", W 73° 11' 6.4" (41.278972, -73.185111) Trumbull (CT) Channel 21  BRIDGEPORT, CT 1404' 210 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 84 kW) (18.62 kW + 10.52 dB gain = 210 kW ERP) 56.8 mile contour / 10134 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 20,080,106 1396' AGL; 1447' AMSL; (1007048) 2.8° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] [E-Pat] Dielectric TFU-12EST/VP-R 3S180 NAD83: N 40° 44' 54", W 73° 59' 9" (40.748333, -73.985833) Empire State Building (NY)

  TSID: 503 (0x01F7)

  TSReader Data: HTML Export (09/05/2025)   
  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
21.3	49-1	WEDW-1	4	0x0030	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0031	0.6 ‑ 3.55	0x0031	DD2.0	0x0034	192kbps
21.4	43-1	STORY	1	0x0090	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0091	3.95 ‑ 8.4	0x0091	DD2.0	0x0094	192kbps
21.6	43-3	MeTV	7	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	0.8 ‑ 3.7	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps
21.7	43-4	TOONS	8	0x0070	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0071	3.95 ‑ 8.05	0x0071	DD2.0	0x0074	192kbps
21.10	43-2	MeTV+	2	0x00a0	480i	704x480	16:9	0x00a1	0.8 ‑ 2.8	0x00a1	DD2.0	0x00a4	192kbps
21.11	43-8	RETRO	5	0x00b0	480i	704x480	16:9	0x00b1	0.8 ‑ 3.5	0x00b1	DD2.0	0x00b4	192kbps
21.12	43-9	HEART	6	0x00c0	480i	704x480	16:9	0x00c1	0.8 ‑ 2.4	0x00c1	DD2.0	0x00c4	192kbps
21.15	43-12	EMLW	3	0x00f0	480i	704x480	16:9	0x00f1	0.5 ‑ 1.05	0x00f1	DD2.0	0x00f4	192kbps

Operator:	Weigel Broadcasting
Licensee:	WZME-TV LLC
Sisters:	WJLP, WNWT-LD
DTV Transition:
Petitioned For :	Channel 41 (1205' 990 kW DA), which was dismissed: PRM08MB
Certification :	Analog channel 43. Digital channel 42.
Elected Round 1  :	Elected channel 42. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 42.
Last Analog:
Channel 43  :	510' 2290 kW DA

Call Sign History:
01/22/1981	WBCT	W Bridgeport ConnecticuT
12/07/1982	WBCT-TV	W Bridgeport ConnecticuT
12/24/1988	WHAI-TV	W HAI (Hebrew for "living")
01/20/1998	WIPX	W I PaX
08/24/1998	WBPT	W BridgePorT
06/09/1999	WSAH	W Shop At Home
07/29/2012	WZME
(01/27/2025)	WZME
(02/06/2025)	WZME

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