WLNS-TV LANSING, MI

Display
Channel
Physical
Channel
VideoAudioCall Sign       Network/Programming   NicknameNotes
06-1 14.31080iDD5.1 SAP Audio IconWLNS-TVCBS "WLNS 6" 
53-1 14.1720pDD5.1 SAP Audio IconWLAJ-DTABC "ABC53" 
53-2 14.2720pDD5.1 SAP Audio IconWLAJ-DTCW+ "CW5" 

Licensing

FAC-ID: 74420
FCC Links: FCC Query LMS Query FCC Station Profile
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DTV-LIC:
Granted
Channel 14 Longley-Rice coverage map available. LANSING, MI
0000035431 (25076f916028ece1016046ba70aa4f2b) - App
0000103503 (25076f916ff69782016ffc7d9ebc0384) - App
951' 950 kW ND (H)
(53.8 kW + 12.47 dB gain = 950 kW ERP)
62 mile contour / 12080.5 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 4,031,177
942' AGL; 1837' AMSL; (1035420)
0.8° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
Dielectric TUE-O5SP-12/60H-1-M-B
NAD83: N 42° 41' 19", W 84° 22' 35" (42.688611, -84.376389) Meridian (MI)

Streams

 TSID:   Assigned   Observed 
 1523 (0x05F3) 
Phys
Ch
Disp
Ch
Call SignSrc
ID
PMT
PID
VideoDimensionsAspect
Ratio
Video
PID
Video
(Mbps)
PCR
PID
Audio
Type
Audio
PID
Audio
Bitrate
14.153-1WLAJ-DT10x0030720p1280x72016:90x00314.15 ‑ 6.90x0031DD5.10x0034384kbps
14.253-2WLAJ-DT20x0040720p1280x72016:90x00414.2 ‑ 5.450x0041DD5.10x0044384kbps
14.306-1WLNS-TV30x00601080i1920x108016:90x00616.05 ‑ 7.750x0061DD5.10x0064384kbps
  Bitrate Allocation: Variable
  TSReader Data: Parent HTML Export (08/31/2025)   

Ownership/Historical

OperatorNexstar Broadcasting
LicenseeNEXSTAR MEDIA INC.
SisterWLAJ
DTV Transition: 
Certification Analog channel 6. Digital channel 59.
Elected Round 1  : No election made. (Approved)
Elected Round 2 Elected channel 36 with fallback to channel 40.
Conflict Round 2  : Maintained by engineering statement.
Final Channel Channel 36.
Last Analog: 
Channel 6  :  1001' 100 kW ND
Call Sign History:
00/00/0000  WJIM    
09/28/1979  WJIM-TV    
07/16/1984  WLNS-TV    

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