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

FCC Links:	FCC Query LMS Query FCC Station Profile
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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:	Assigned	Observed
	1373 (0x055D)

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
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

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
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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