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  LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY HD STATION STATUS
 
  WTVQ WLEX WKYT WKLE
Analog Channel 36 18 27 46
Digital Channel 40 39 13 42
Insight HD Chan.        
Digital Status LIVE LIVE LIVE LIVE
High Definition? Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 
Network Format 720p, DD 5.1 1080i, DD 1080i, DD 5.1 1080i
Local Format 720p, DD 5.1 1080i, DD 720p (DD 2.0) 720p
Antenna Loc Intersection of Man-O-War and Winchester Roads   Intersection of Man-O-War and Winchester Roads I-75 just south of the Kentucky River (Clays Ferry)
Notes Station power: 61kw NBC HD info

Live July 2005
CBS HD schedule

Station power: 30kw

Is now (apparently) using 720p for the main CBS (13.1) sub-channel to make room for UPN (13.2) "affiliate" on a 480i sub-channel. Only DD2.0 on both.
4 Subchannels.
HD programming
on Sub-4.
KET HD schedule

Station power: 48kw
 
 
WUPX
WDKY
Analog Channel
67
56
Digital Channel
21
4
Insight HD Chan.
   
Digital Status
NOW LIVE
NOW LIVE
High Definition?
No 
Yes 
Network Format
?
720p, DD 5.1
Local Format
480i
720p, DD 5.1
Antenna Loc
?
?
Notes
Station power: 719kw
New tower (more power) is going up now

1 CBS network will start broadcasting Dolby Digital 5.1 audio this Spring. David Letterman will have DD 5.1 in Oct 2003.
2 WKLE (PBS) is broadcasting first run ED/HD shows. Shows will air on sub-channel 4. More Info
3 Additional Lexington TV channel information can be found at 100000watts.com

Lexington Information and Updates provided by Tom McSorley
 (thank you!)