Mobile, Alabama/Pensacola, Florida United States | |
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City | Mobile, Alabama |
Channels | Digital: 18 (UHF) Virtual: 21 (PSIP) |
Branding | Trinity Broadcasting Network |
Programming | |
Affiliations | 21.1: TBN (O&O) 21.2: Hillsong Channel 21.3: Smile 21.4: Enlace 21.5: Positiv |
Ownership | |
Owner | Trinity Broadcasting Network (Trinity Broadcasting of Texas, Inc.) |
History | |
First air date | December 1985[1] |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 21 (UHF, 1985–2009) Digital: 20 (UHF, until 2019) |
Former affiliations | Independent (1985–1986) |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 60827 |
ERP | 275 kW (STA) 900 kW (CP) |
HAAT | 148.4 m (487 ft) (STA) 529 m (1,736 ft) (CP) |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°36′41″N 87°36′26.4″W / 30.61139°N 87.607333°W |
Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
Website | www |
WMPV-TV, virtual channel 21 (UHF digital channel 18), is a TBN owned-and-operated television station licensed to Mobile, Alabama, United States and also serving Pensacola, Florida. The station is owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. WMPV-TV's studios are located in Mobile, and its transmitter is located near Robertsdale, Alabama.
History
The station was founded in December 1985. WMPV was the only full-powered station in the Mobile–Pensacola viewing area to transmit an analog signal past February 17, 2009, according to a list from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Digital television
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming |
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21.1 | 720p | 16:9 | TBN HD | Main TBN programming |
21.2 | Hillsng | Hillsong Channel | ||
21.3 | 480i | 4:3 | SMILE | Smile |
21.4 | Enlace | Enlace | ||
21.5 | 16:9 | Positiv | Positiv |
TBN-owned full-power stations permanently ceased analog transmissions on April 16, 2009.[2]
References
- ^ The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says December 19, while the Television and Cable Factbook says December 15.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WMPV
External links
- Official website
- WMPV in the FCC's TV station database
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WMPV-TV