WGN-TV CHICAGO, IL

Display
Channel		Physical
Channel		VideoAudioCall Sign       Network/Programming   NicknameNotes
02-1 19.21080iDD5.1 SAP Audio IconCBS2-HDCBS "CBS 2" 
09-1 19.31080iDD5.1 SAP Audio IconWGN CWCW "WGN" 
09-219.4480iDD2.0 ANTENNAAntenna TV  
09-319.5480i (w)DD2.0 GRITGrit  
09-419.6480i (w)DD2.0 REWINDRewind TV  
09-519.7480i (w)DD2.0 TheNestThe Nest  

Licensing

FAC-ID: 72115 
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DTV-LIC:
Granted		Channel 19 Longley-Rice coverage map available. CHICAGO, IL
0000189522 (25076ff37fc69b3c017ff536e90247fe) - App
0000235154 (25076ff38cf08751018cf5682ec20b72) - App
1633' 645 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 188.6 kW)Directional Pattern
(27.8 kW + 13.66 dB gain = 645 kW ERP)
64.3 mile contour / 12980.5 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 9,932,565
1627' AGL; 2222' AMSL; (1032959)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
[H-Pat] RF Systems PEPL24C
NAD83: N 41° 52' 44.1", W 87° 38' 10.2" (41.878917, -87.636167) Willis Tower (IL)
DTX-LIC:
Granted		Channel 19 Longley-Rice coverage map available. CHICAGO, IL
BXPCDT-20120828AFI (af42fb8ea16a47b19524cf6212b6c0ea) - App
0000004508 (25076f914f666e73014f75c508f21412) - App
1434' 175 kW DA (H) Directional Pattern
(11.48 kW + 11.83 dB gain = 175 kW ERP)
56.8 mile contour / 10138.4 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 9,677,756
1437' AGL; 2030' AMSL; (1009012)
1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
[H-Pat] Dielectric TUF-C4-12/48U-2BR
NAD83: N 41° 53' 56.1", W 87° 37' 23.2" (41.898917, -87.623111) John Hancock Tower (IL)

Streams

  TSID: 1005 (0x03ED)
  Bitrate Allocation: Variable

Digital
Channel		Display
Channel		 Call SignSrc
ID		PMT
PID		VideoDimensionsAspect
Ratio		Video
PID		Video
(Mbps)		PCR
PID		Audio
Type		Audio
PID		Audio
Bitrate
19.202-1CBS2-HD60x00801080i1920x108016:90x00817Mbps0x0081DD5.10x0084384kbps
19.309-1WGN CW10x00301080i1920x108016:90x00315.15Mbps0x0031DD5.10x0034384kbps
19.409-2ANTENNA20x0040480i704x4804:30x00411.05Mbps0x0041DD2.00x0044192kbps
19.509-3GRIT30x0050480i704x48016:90x00511.1Mbps0x0051DD2.00x0054192kbps
19.609-4REWIND40x0060480i704x48016:90x00611.05Mbps0x0061DD2.00x0064192kbps
19.709-5TheNest50x0070480i704x48016:90x00711.35Mbps0x0071DD2.00x0074192kbps
  TSReader Data: HTML Export (02/03/2024)   

Ownership/Historical

Operator: Nexstar Broadcasting
Licensee: Tribune Media Company
DTV Transition: 
Certification : Analog channel 9. Digital channel 19.
Elected Round 1  : Elected channel 19. (Approved)
Final Channel : Channel 19.
Last Analog: 
Channel 9  :  1362' 110 kW ND
Call Sign History:
00/00/0000  WGN  World's Greatest Newspaper  
09/04/1979  WGN-TV  World's Greatest Newspaper  
(01/24/2024)  WGN-TV    

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