WTJP-TV
| Gadsden/Birmingham, Alabama United States | |
|---|---|
| City | Gadsden, Alabama |
| Branding | Trinity Broadcasting Network |
| Channels |
Digital: 26 (UHF) Virtual: 60 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels |
60.1 - TBN 60.2 - Hillsong Channel 60.3 - JUCE TV/Smile 60.4 - Enlace 60.5 - TBN Salsa |
| Affiliations | TBN |
| Owner |
Trinity Broadcasting Network (TCCSA, Inc., d/b/a Trinity Broadcasting Network) |
| First air date | July 22, 1986 |
| Former callsigns | WTJP (1986–2003) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 60 (UHF, 1986–2009) |
| Transmitter power | 1000 kW |
| Height | 329 m (1,079 ft) |
| Facility ID | 1002 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 33°48′53″N 86°26′55″W / 33.81472°N 86.44861°WCoordinates: 33°48′53″N 86°26′55″W / 33.81472°N 86.44861°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website |
www |
WTJP-TV, virtual channel 60 (UHF digital channel 26), is a TBN owned-and-operated television station serving Birmingham, Alabama, United States that is licensed to Gadsden. The station is owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. WTJP's studios are located on Rosedale Street in Gadsden, and its transmitter is located near Springville. On cable, the station is available on Charter Spectrum channel 10 (Alabama Public Television outlet WBIQ-TV, which broadcasts over-the-air on virtual channel 10, is instead carried on cable channel 11) (in outlying areas, it is carried on channel 13; NBC affiliate WVTM-TV, which broadcasts on virtual channel 13, is carried on channel 5) and is also carried on most other cable providers in the Birmingham market.
The station's signal was formerly relayed on low-power translator stations W51BY (channel 51) in Jasper and W46BU (channel 46) in Tuscaloosa; the latter station went silent on April 13, 2010 due to declining support, which was attributed to the digital transition.[1]
History
The station first signed on the air on July 22, 1986, and was built and signed on by the Trinity Broadcasting Network.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60.1 | 480i | 4:3 | TBN | Main TBN programming |
| 60.2 | TCC | Hillsong Channel | ||
| 60.3 | COMBO | JUCE TV/Smile | ||
| 60.4 | Enlace | Enlace | ||
| 60.5 | SALSA | TBN Salsa |
TBN-owned full-power stations permanently ceased analog transmissions on April 16, 2009.[2]
Analog-to-digital conversion
WTJP-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 60, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 26.[3] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 60, which was among the high band UHF channels (52-69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition.
References
- ↑ "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. May 14, 2010. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
- ↑ RabbitEars TV Query for WTJP
- ↑ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2012-03-24.