WRAL-TV RALEIGH, NC

Display
Channel		Physical
Channel		VideoAudioCall Sign       Network/Programming   NicknameNotes
05-1 17.31080iDD5.1 SAP Audio IconWRAL HDNBC "WRAL-TV 5" 
05-217.4480i (w)DD2.0 SAP Audio IconWRAL DTCOZI TV "WRAL.2" 
05-317.5480i (w)DD2.0 WRAL 3Start TV  
05-417.7480i (w)DD2.0 SAP Audio IconWRAL 4ION Mystery  
34-117.6720pDD2.0 WNGT CDNews"WRAL+" 

Licensing

FAC-ID: 8688
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DTV-LIC:
Granted		Channel 17 Longley-Rice coverage map available. RALEIGH, NC
0000112824 (25076f916bd8cd91016bfbadcc845974) - App
0000143682 (25076f91788f7a9b0178a30ffdb00b93) - App
2051' 833.7 kW ND (E) (Vertical ERP: 314.8 kW)
(69.34 kW + 10.8 dB gain = 833.7 kW ERP)
77.3 mile contour / 18766.9 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 3,674,140
1956' AGL; 2316' AMSL; (1027322)
1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
ERI ATW25H4-ETO-17H
NAD83: N 35° 40' 29", W 78° 31' 39" (35.674722, -78.5275) Garner (NC)
DTX-LIC:
Granted		Channel 17 Longley-Rice coverage map available. RALEIGH, NC
0000027670 (25076ff35cef71cc015d22a9efef5175) - App
0000090145 (25076f916bd8cd91016bfbb5d2575994) - App
1818' 805 kW ND (E) (Vertical ERP: 161 kW)
(54.57 kW + 11.69 dB gain = 805 kW ERP)
74.4 mile contour / 17381 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 3,560,355
1720' AGL; 2080' AMSL; (1027322)
1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
ERI ATW26H4-ESO-15/17H
NAD83: N 35° 40' 29", W 78° 31' 39" (35.674722, -78.5275) Garner (NC)

Streams

  TSID: 1851 (0x073B)
  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
17.305-1WRAL HD10x00301080i1920x108016:90x00318.95 ‑ 13.950x0031DD5.10x0034384kbps
17.405-2WRAL DT20x0040480i704x48016:90x00410.5 ‑ 2.50x0041DD2.00x0044192kbps
17.505-3WRAL 330x0050480i720x48016:90x00511 ‑ 2.50x0051DD2.00x0054192kbps
17.634-1WNGT CD40x0060720p1280x72016:90x00611.1 ‑ 50x0061DD2.00x0064192kbps
17.705-4WRAL 450x0070480i720x48016:90x00710.5 ‑ 2.20x0071DD2.00x0074192kbps
  TSReader Data: HTML Export (03/04/2025)   

Ownership/Historical

Operator: Capitol Broadcasting 
Licensee: Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Sisters: WNGT-CD, WRAZ
DTV Transition: 
Certification : Analog channel 5. Digital channel 53.
Elected Round 1  : Negotiated for channel 48 with fallback to channel 53 if agreement was disapproved. (Approved)
Conflict Round 1  : Maintained by engineering statement. (Approved)
Final Channel : Channel 48.
Last Analog: 
Channel 5  :  1982' 100 kW ND
Call Sign History:
00/00/0000  WRAL  W RALeigh  
07/31/1978  WRAL-TV  W RALeigh  

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