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 sign meaning | Trinity, Paul Crouch (founder of TBN) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 82574 |
| ERP | 85 kW |
| HAAT | 310 m (1,017 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°48′31.8″N 76°30′11.3″W / 36.808833°N 76.503139°W |
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| Website | www |
WTPC-TV (channel 21) is a religious television station licensed to Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States, serving the Hampton Roads area as an owned-and-operated station of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). The station's transmitter is located in Suffolk, 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 is multiplexed:
| 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 original construction permit after the FCC finalized the DTV allotment plan on April 21, 1997,[4] WTPC-TV (as WHRE) did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station. The station shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 21, on February 17, 2009, and "flash-cut" its digital signal into operation to VHF channel 7, using virtual channel 21.[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. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WTPC
- ^ "Final DTV Channel Plan from FCC97-115".
- ^ "List of Digital Full-Power Stations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
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