WDBB BESSEMER, AL

Display Channel	Physical Channel	Video	Audio	Call Sign	Network/Programming	Nickname	Notes
17-1	14.3	720p	DD5.1	CW	CW	"CW 21"
17-2	14.4	720p	DD5.1	ABC3340	ABC	"ABC 33/40"	(WBMA-LD 58-1)
17-3	14.5	480i (w)	DD2.0	Weather	Weather	"James Spann 24/7 Weather"	(WBMA-LD 58-2)
33-1	14.6	480i (w)	DD2.0	H & I	Heroes & Icons
33-2	14.7	480i (w)	DD2.0	Decades	Catchy Comedy
33-3	14.8	720p	DD2.0	start	Start TV

Licensing

FAC-ID: 71325

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 14

BESSEMER, AL

0000098219 (25076ff36fa659ba016fb443858b4afd) - App
0000192399 (25076ff380e45949018106e6e0681c53) - App

2090' 675 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 168.75 kW)
(33.08 kW + 13.1 dB gain = 675 kW ERP)
72.7 mile contour / 16622.2 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,782,410
1886' AGL; 2526' AMSL; (1033524)
1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Dielectric TFU-30DSC/VP-R CT160
NAD83: N 33° 28' 48", W 87° 25' 50" (33.48, -87.430556) Spencer Hill (AL)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	47 (0x002F)

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
14.3	17-1	CW	1	0x0030	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0031	4 ‑ 8.45	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
14.4	17-2	ABC3340	2	0x0040	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0041	5.95 ‑ 9.95	0x0041	DD5.1	0x0044	384kbps
14.5	17-3	Weather	3	0x0050	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0051	2 ‑ 5.5	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
14.6	33-1	H & I	4	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	6.5Mbps	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps
14.7	33-2	Decades	5	0x0070	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0071	4Mbps	0x0071	DD2.0	0x0074	192kbps
14.8	33-3	start	6	0x0080	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0081	7.5Mbps	0x0081	DD2.0	0x0084	192kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: HTML Export (05/10/2022)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Sinclair per LMA
Licensee:	WDBB-TV, Inc. (Cunningham Broadcasting)
Sisters:	WTTO, WSES, WGWW, WBMA-LD, WABM
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 17. Digital channel 18.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 18. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 18.
Last Analog:
Channel 17 :	2215' 2240 kW DA

Call Sign History:
03/29/1984	WDBB
04/09/1984	WDBB-TV
08/07/1984	WDBB

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