WSBK-TV BOSTON, MA

Display
Channel		Physical
Channel		VideoAudioCall Sign       Network/Programming   NicknameNotes
38-1 21.11080iDD5.1 SAP Audio IconWSBK-TVIndependent"TV38" 
38-221.2480i (w)DD2.0 WSBK.2Heroes & Icons  
38-321.3480i (w)DD2.0 WSBK.3QVC  
38-421.4480i (w)DD2.0 WSBK.4QVC2  
38-521.5480i (w)DD2.0 WSBK.5Movies!  
38-621.7480i (w)DD2.0 WSBK.6Confess 
66-421.6480i (w)DD2.0 CourtTVCourt TV  

Licensing

FAC-ID: 73982 
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DTV-LIC:
Granted		Channel 21 Longley-Rice coverage map available. BOSTON, MA
0000034574 (25076ff35f58800d015f777043e66330) - App
0000117438 (25076f91732a461401732fe104e41f01) - App
1274' 163 kW ND (E) (Vertical ERP: 40.75 kW)
(11.64 kW + 11.46 dB gain = 163 kW ERP)
57.2 mile contour / 10284.7 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 7,278,160
1264' AGL; 1417' AMSL; (1003433)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
RF Systems PEP70E-O5-2-T
NAD83: N 42° 18' 37", W 71° 14' 12" (42.310278, -71.236667) CBS Tower (MA)
DTX-LIC:
Granted		Channel 21 Longley-Rice coverage map available. BOSTON, MA
0000083917 (25076ff36d896d80016d9282c8c52e1c) - App
0000086922 (25076ff36dad76a5016dbb2d1aac4dc4) - App
1147' 163 kW ND (E) (Vertical ERP: 32 kW)
(10.91 kW + 11.74 dB gain = 163 kW ERP)
55.2 mile contour / 9588.1 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 7,211,165
1138' AGL; 1289' AMSL; (1004233)
0.7° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
Dielectric TUM-AP-O4-14 56H-2-B
NAD83: N 42° 18' 10.7", W 71° 13' 4.9" (42.302972, -71.218028) Cabot Street (MA)

Streams

  TSID: 1367 (0x0557)

  TSReader Data: HTML Export (01/25/2024)   
  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
21.138-1WSBK-TV10x00301080i1920x108016:90x00319.4Mbps0x0031DD5.10x0034384kbps
21.238-2WSBK.220x0040480i720x48016:90x00411.6Mbps0x0041DD2.00x0044192kbps
21.338-3WSBK.330x0050480i704x48016:90x00511.4Mbps0x0051DD2.00x0054192kbps
21.438-4WSBK.440x0060480i704x48016:90x00611.1Mbps0x0061DD2.00x0064192kbps
21.538-5WSBK.550x0070480i704x48016:90x00712.65Mbps0x0071DD2.00x0074192kbps
21.666-4CourtTV60x0080480i704x48016:90x00811.4Mbps0x0081DD2.00x0084192kbps
21.738-6WSBK.670x0090480i16:90x00910Mbps0x0091DD2.00x0094192kbps

Ownership/Historical

Operator: CBS Corporation 
Licensee: CBS TELEVISION LICENSES LLC
Sister: WBZ-TV
DTV Transition: 
Certification : Analog channel 38. Digital channel 39.
Elected Round 1  : Elected channel 39. (Approved)
Final Channel : Channel 39.
Last Analog: 
Channel 38  :  1161' 2340 kW ND
Call Sign History:
00/00/0000  WSBK-T    
11/15/1983  WSBK-TV    

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