WLVI CAMBRIDGE, MA

Display Channel	Physical Channel	Video	Audio	Call Sign	Network/Programming	Nickname	Notes
07-1	35.3	1080i	DD5.1	WHDH	Independent	"7 News Boston"
07-2	35.4	480i (w)	DD2.0	DEFY	Defy TV
56-1	35.5	1080i	DD5.1	WLVI	CW	"CW 56"
56-2	35.6	480i	DD2.0	BUZZR	BUZZR

Licensing

FAC-ID: 73238

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 35

CAMBRIDGE, MA

0000030074 (25076f915de2f0c0015e067dff59281f) - App
0000090301 ✦ (25076f916e61eebb016e842c8bf005bb) - App

998' 1000 kW ND (E) (Vertical ERP: Unknown)
(58.75 kW + 12.31 dB gain = 1000 kW ERP)
60.9 mile contour / 11645.7 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 7,419,590
1035' AGL; 1143' AMSL; (1005862)
0.7° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter Dielectric TFU-28JTH/VP-R O6
NAD83: N 42° 18' 41", W 71° 12' 58" (42.311389, -71.216111) Newton (MA)

Streams

TSID: 1373 (0x055D)
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
35.3	07-1	WHDH	1	0x0030	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0031	9.2Mbps	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
35.4	07-2	DEFY	2	0x0040	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0041	1.3Mbps	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	192kbps
35.5	56-1	WLVI	3	0x0050	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0051	4.75Mbps	0x0051	DD5.1	0x0054	384kbps
35.6	56-2	BUZZR	4	0x0060	480i	704x480	4:3	0x0061	1.7Mbps	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps

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

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Sunbeam Television
Licensee:	WHDH-TV
Sister:	WHDH
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 56. Digital channel 41.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 41. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 41.
Last Analog:
Channel 56 :	1181' 2240 kW DA

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	WLVI
01/29/1981	WLVI-TV
07/08/2010	WLVI
(11/22/2022)	WLVI

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