WMPV-TV

WMPV-TV
Mobile, Alabama/Pensacola, Florida
United States
City Mobile, Alabama
Branding Trinity Broadcasting Network
Channels Digital: 20 (UHF)
(to move to 18 (UHF))
Virtual: 21 (PSIP)
Subchannels 21.1 TBN
21.2 Hillsong Channel
21.3 JUCE TV/Smile
21.4 TBN Enlace USA
21.5 TBN Salsa
Affiliations TBN (1986–present; O&O since 2001)
Owner Trinity Broadcasting Network
(TCCSA, Inc., d/b/a Trinity Broadcasting Network)
First air date December 1985 (1985-12)[1]
Former channel number(s) Analog:
21 (UHF, 1985–2009)
Former affiliations Independent (1985–1986)
Transmitter power 700 kW
1000 kW (CP)
Height 529 m (1,736 ft)
Facility ID 60827
Transmitter coordinates 30°36′41″N 87°36′26.4″W / 30.61139°N 87.607333°W / 30.61139; -87.607333
Licensing authority FCC
Public license information: Profile
CDBS
Website www.tbn.org

WMPV-TV, virtual channel 21 (UHF digital channel 20), is a TBN owned-and-operated television station licensed to Mobile, Alabama, United States. The station is owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. WMPV's transmitter is located near Robertsdale.

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

This station's digital signal, like most other full-service TBN owned-and-operated stations, carries five different TBN-run networks.

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming
21.1480i4:3TBNMain TBN programming
21.2TCCHillsong Channel
21.3COMBOJUCE TV/Smile
21.4EnlaceEnlace
21.5SALSATBN Salsa

TBN-owned full-power stations permanently ceased analog transmissions on April 16, 2009.[2]

WMPV-TV discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 21, on June 12, 2009. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 20.[3] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 21.

References

  1. ↑ The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says December 19, while the Television and Cable Factbook says December 15.
  2. ↑ RabbitEars TV Query for WMPV
  3. ↑ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2012-03-24.


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