WCVE-TV RICHMOND, VA

Display Channel	Physical Channel	Video	Audio	Call Sign	Network/Programming	Nickname	Notes
23-1	22.1	1080i	DD5.1	VPM	PBS	"VPM PBS"
23-2	22.2	480i (w)	DD2.0	Create	Create
23-3	22.3	480i (w)	DD2.0	World	World Channel		(WNVT)
23-4	22.4	480i (w)	DD2.0	Kids	PBS Kids 24/7
23-5	22.5	720p	DD5.1	VPMPlus	PBS	"VPM PBS Plus"

Licensing

FAC-ID: 9987

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 22

RICHMOND, VA

0000112515 (25076f91719ece5d0171a236ef6e0310) - App
0000112529 ✦ (25076f91719ece5d0171a2d931ad043b) - App

1074' 310 kW ND (H)
(15.55 kW + 13 dB gain = 310 kW ERP)
56.9 mile contour / 10173 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,669,606
935' AGL; 1293' AMSL; (1018227)
0.5° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter Dielectric TUD-O5-14/70H-1-B
NAD83: N 37° 30' 45.6", W 77° 36' 4.8" (37.512667, -77.601333) Huguenot Park (VA)

Streams

TSID: 3065 (0x0BF9)
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
22.1	23-1	VPM	1	0x0030	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0031	4.9 ‑ 11.6	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
22.2	23-2	Create	2	0x0040	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0041	0.8 ‑ 3.5	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	192kbps
22.3	23-3	World	3	0x0050	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0051	0.7 ‑ 3.2	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
22.4	23-4	Kids	4	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	0.45 ‑ 2.45	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps
22.5	23-5	VPMPlus	5	0x0070	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0071	2.15 ‑ 7.2	0x0071	DD5.1	0x0074	384kbps

TSReader Data: HTML Export (10/11/2025)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Commonwealth Public Broadcasting
Licensee:	VPM Media Corporation
Sisters:	WNVT, WCVW
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 23. Digital channel 42.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 42. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 42.
Last Analog:
Channel 23 :	1136' 2300 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	WCVE	W Central Virginia Educational Television
06/26/1981	WCVE-TV	W Central Virginia Educational Television

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