WTPC-TV
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First air date | March 27, 2006 |
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Former channel number(s) | Analog:21 (UHF,2006–2009) |
Call signmeaning | Trinity,Paul Crouch(founder of TBN) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 82574 |
| ERP | 85kW |
| HAAT | 310 m (1,017 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°48′31.8″N76°30′11.3″W/ 36.808833°N 76.503139°W |
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Public license information | |
| Website | www |
WTPC-TV(channel 21) is areligioustelevision stationlicensed toVirginia Beach, Virginia,United States, serving theHampton Roadsarea as anowned-and-operated stationof theTrinity Broadcasting Network(TBN). The station's transmitter is located inSuffolk, Virginia.
History
[edit]The station signed on March 26, 2006, as WHRE. It was originally owned by Copeland Channel 21,LLC,but has always been programmed by TBN. TBN filed to purchase the station outright in May 2010.[2]WHRE added the "-TV" suffix on August 26, 2010. The call letters were changed to WTPC-TV on November 15, 2010.
Technical information
[edit]Subchannels
[edit]The station's signal ismultiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 21.1 | 720p | 16:9 | TBN HD | Main TBN programming |
| 21.2 | Merit | Merit Street Media | ||
| 21.3 | 480i | 4:3 | Inspire | TBN Inspire |
| 21.4 | 16:9 | SMILE | Smile | |
| 21.5 | POSITIV | Positiv |
TBN-owned full-power stations permanently ceased analog transmissions on April 16, 2009.[3]
Analog-to-digital conversion
[edit]Because it was granted an originalconstruction permitafter theFCCfinalized theDTVallotment plan on April 21, 1997,[4]WTPC-TV (as WHRE) did not receive a companion channel for a digitaltelevision station.The station shut down its analog signal, overUHFchannel 21, on February 17, 2009, and "flash-cut"its digital signal into operation to VHF channel 7, usingvirtual channel21.[5]
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for WTPC-TV".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"Trinity turning Tidewater LMA into full ownership".Television Business Report.May 20, 2010.RetrievedMay 20,2010.
- ^RabbitEars TV Query for WTPC
- ^"Final DTV Channel Plan from FCC97-115".
- ^"List of Digital Full-Power Stations"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on August 29, 2013.RetrievedNovember 17,2016.
External links
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