WLLA

WLLA, virtual channel 64 (UHF digital channel 22), is a religious independent television station serving Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States that is licensed to Kalamazoo. Owned by Christian Faith Broadcast, Inc., it is a sister station to WGGN-TV in Sandusky, Ohio. WLLA's studios are located on East N Avenue in Kalamazoo, and its transmitter is located near Stewart Lake in Orangeville Township.

WLLA
Kalamazoo/Battle Creek/
Grand Rapids, Michigan
United States
CityKalamazoo, Michigan
BrandingWLLA
SloganWest Michigan Family Television
ChannelsDigital: 22 (UHF)
Virtual: 64 (PSIP)
Affiliations64.1: Religious Independent
64.2: MeTV
64.3: Retro TV → Heroes & Icons (soon)
64.4: Decades (soon)
64.5: Retro TV (soon)
OwnerChristian Faith Broadcast, Inc.
First air dateJune 30, 1987 (1987-06-30)
Call sign meaningWe Love KaLAmazoo
Former channel number(s)Analog:
64 (UHF, 1987–2008)
Digital:
45 (UHF, until 2020)
Transmitter power350 kW
Height330.8 m (1,085 ft)
Facility ID11033
Transmitter coordinates42°33′52.1″N 85°27′31″W
Licensing authorityFCC
Public license informationProfile
CDBS
Websitewww.wlla.tv

History

The station signed on the air on June 30, 1987. In 2007, the station entered a revenue sharing agreement with long distance telephone carrier Accxx Communications.

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[1]
64.11080i16:9WLLA-DTMain WLLA programming
64.2720pWLLA-D2MeTV
64.3480i4:3WLLA-D3Retro TV → Heroes & Icons (soon)
64.416:9Decades (soon)
64.54:3Retro TV (soon)

The station began carrying programming from MeTV on digital subchannel 64.2 on July 4, 2013.[2]

Analog-to-digital conversion

WLLA shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 64, on November 1, 2008.[3] The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 45, using PSIP to display the WLLA's virtual channel as 64 on digital television receivers, which was among the high band UHF channels (52–69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition.

References
  1. RabbitEars TV Query for WLLA
  2. Me-TV Adds Seven New Affiliates, TVNewsCheck, April 5, 2013.
  3. List of Digital Full-Power Stations


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