WIRP-LD
WIRP-LD is a digital low-powered Estrella TV-affiliated television station located in and licensed to Fayetteville, North Carolina. The station is an Estrella TV affiliate owned by DTV America Corporation. Its digital signal is broadcast on UHF channel 22, but is displayed as virtual channel 27 via PSIP on consumer digital tuners. It mainly serves the immediate Fayetteville area, which is considered to be in the Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina media market.
| Fayetteville, North Carolina United States | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Digital: 22 (UHF) Virtual: 27 (PSIP) |
| Affiliations | Estrella TV |
| Owner | HC2 Holdings |
| Licensee | DTV America Corporation |
| Founded | May 17, 2011 |
| First air date | January 4, 2016 |
| Sister station(s) | WNCB-LD |
| Former call signs | W22ED-D (2011–2013) |
| Former affiliations | Silent (2011–2016) |
| Transmitter power | 15 kW |
| Height | 524 ft (160 m) |
| Facility ID | 183681 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°52′15.1″N 79°9′39.9″W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information | Profile CDBS |
Digital channels
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27.1 | 4:3 | 480i | WIRP-LD | Estrella |
| 27.2 | Azteca | |||
| 27.3 | Shop LC | |||
| 27.4 | Heroes & Icons | |||
| 27.5 | QVC | |||
| 27.6 | Soul of the South | |||
| 27.7 | Movies! | |||
History
The station's construction permit was granted by the Federal Communications Commission on May 17, 2011. The originally assigned callsign was W22ED-D. The stations current WIRP-LD calls were assigned on May 10, 2013. [1]
The station went on the air in early 2016 as an affiliate of Estrella TV. Since in-market sister station WNCB-LD, also in Fayetteville, the station's main channel is mainly a simulcast of WNCB. The other subchannels of WIRP are different from that station as WNCB carries Azteca America, Sonlife, and Newsmax TV networks on their subchannels, while Estrella, Azteca America, Shop LC, Heroes & Icons, Soul of the South, Movies! and the main feed of QVC are offered on the subchannels of WIRP. The main QVC feed is also offered on WNCB-LD5.[2]