Licensee, Inc. WNUV(TV), Baltimore, MD (Facility ID 7933)
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Baltimore (WNUV-TV) Licensee, Inc. WNUV(TV), Baltimore, MD (Facility ID 7933) WNUV(TV) Hosting Arrangements Baltimore (WNUV-TV) Licensee, Inc. (“Licensee”), licensee of WNUV(TV), Baltimore, MD (Facility ID 7933; RF Channel 25), is filing this application to (1) commence ATSC 3.0 operations from WNUV(TV)’s current facility and (2) identify host station facilities that will be used to air WNUV(TV)’s programming in ATSC 1.0 format. As indicated in the Form 2100 application, Licensee proposes to simulcast WNUV(TV)’s primary stream (affiliated with The CW) in ATSC 1.0 format on WMPT(TV), Annapolis, MD (Facility ID 65942; RF Channel 21). To preserve ATSC 1.0 coverage of its current service population, Licensee also proposes to simulcast WNUV(TV)’s primary stream in ATSC 1.0 format on WMPB(TV), Baltimore, MD (Facility ID 65944; RF Channel 22). See attached engineering exhibit. WMPT(TV) and WMPB(TV) are both licensed to the Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission, with whom Licensee has executed written hosting agreements. Combined, the service contours of WMPT(TV) and WMPB(TV) cover 97.7% of WNUV(TV)’s service population. Additionally, to minimize any loss of over-the-air programming available to ATSC 1.0 viewers that might otherwise result from WNUV(TV)’s transition to the ATSC 3.0 standard, Licensee proposes to air WNUV(TV)’s multicast stream affiliated with the Antenna network on WMAR-TV, Baltimore, MD (Facility ID 59442; RF Channel 27), pursuant to a written hosting agreement with Scripps Broadcasting Holdings Licensee LLC, and to air its multicast streams affiliated with the Comet TV and Charge! networks on WBAL-TV, Baltimore, MD (Facility ID 65696; RF Channel 12), pursuant to a written hosting agreement with WBAL Hearst Television, Inc. The PSIP virtual channels for each of WNUV(TV)’s program streams described herein will remain unchanged. Accordingly, Licensee proposes to air WNUV(TV)’s streams in ATSC 1.0 on temporary host facilities as follows: Network RF Channel of PSIP Virtual 1.0 Host(s) Channel (No Change) The CW 21 and 22 54.1 (Primary Simulcast) Antenna 27 54.2 Comet TV 12 54.3 Charge! 12 54.4 .