WGBH-TV BOSTON, MA

Display Channel	Physical Channel	Video	Audio	Call Sign	Network/Programming	Nickname	Notes
02-1	5.3	1080i	DD2.0	WGBH-HD	PBS
24-1	5.5	480i (w)	DD2.0	WFXZ	Biz TV
44-1	5.7	1080i	DD2.0	WGBX-HD	PBS
66-5	5.6	480i (w)	DD2.0	ON AIR	Infomercials

Licensing

FAC-ID: 72099

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 5

BOSTON, MA

0000138509 (25076f91776503d9017788a6fff92b63) - App
0000204353 (25076f9184e9c5b3018507d2d58f152d) - App

1190' 34 kW ND (C) (Vertical ERP: 34 kW)
(30.2 kW + 0.51 dB gain = 34 kW ERP)
76.1 mile contour / 18181.4 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 8,876,502
1182' AGL; 1333' AMSL; (1004233)
1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter Dielectric TDM-3A5
NAD83: N 42° 18' 10.7", W 71° 13' 4.9" (42.302972, -71.218028) Cabot Street (MA)

Streams

TSID: 1357 (0x054D)
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
5.3	02-1	WGBH-HD	1	0x0030	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0031	6.85Mbps	0x0031	DD2.0	0x0034	192kbps
5.5	24-1	WFXZ	3	0x0050	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0051	0.9Mbps	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	96kbps
5.6	66-5	ON AIR	4	0x0060	480i		16:9	0x0061	0Mbps	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	160kbps
5.7	44-1	WGBX-HD	2	0x0070	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0071	9.25Mbps	0x0071	DD2.0	0x0074	192kbps

TSReader Data: HTML Export (01/25/2024)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	WGBH Educational Foundation
Licensee:	WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Sisters:	WFXZ-CD, WGBX-TV
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 2. Digital channel 19.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 19. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 19.
Last Analog:
Channel 2 :	1099' 72.4 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	WGBH
01/29/1981	WGBH-TV
(12/27/2022)	WGBH-TV

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