WPGD-TV
WPGD-TV, virtual channel 50 (UHF digital channel 33), is a TBN owned-and-operated television station licensed to Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States and serving the Nashville television market, as well as Bowling Green, Kentucky to the north. The station is owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. WPGD-TV's transmitter is located in Whites Creek, just off I-24 and Old Hickory Boulevard. The station's studios are located at Trinity Music City on Music Village Boulevard in Hendersonville, which also acts as a host studio for several TBN programs and serves as a religious tourist attraction, in addition to its former role as the estate of the late country artist Conway Twitty.
| Hendersonville/Nashville, Tennessee United States | |
|---|---|
| City | Hendersonville, Tennessee |
| Channels | Digital: 33 (UHF) Virtual: 50 (PSIP) |
| Affiliations | 50.1: TBN (O&O) 50.2: Hillsong Channel 50.3: Smile 50.4: Enlace 50.5: Positiv |
| Owner | Trinity Broadcasting Network |
| Licensee | Trinity Broadcasting of Texas, Inc. |
| Founded | September 17, 1987 |
| First air date | September 24, 1992 |
| Call sign meaning | We Praise God Daily |
| Sister station(s) | WBUY-TV, WELF-TV |
| Former call signs | WPGD (1992–2003) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 50 (UHF, 1992-2009) Digital: 51 (UHF, 2003-2009) |
| Transmitter power | 1,000 kW |
| Height | 412 m (1,352 ft) |
| Facility ID | 60820 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°16′3″N 86°47′44″W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information | Profile CDBS |
| Website | www |
History
Although it was granted a construction permit on September 17, 1987, the station didn't sign on the air until September 24, 1992 as Nashville's over-the-air outlet of the Trinity Broadcasting Network, which it has exclusively broadcast since sign-on.[1] Its original analog transmitter was located along TN 109 in unincorporated Sumner County between Portland and Gallatin.
At one point during the 1990s, WPGD also operated a low-power translator, W36AK, serving Nashville proper due to the main transmitter's location, until it was discontinued at an unknown date.[2][3]
Digital television
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.1 | 720p | 16:9 | TBN HD | Main TBN programming |
| 50.2 | Hillsng | Hillsong Channel | ||
| 50.3 | 480i | 4:3 | SMILE | Smile |
| 50.4 | Enlace | Enlace | ||
| 50.5 | 16:9 | Positiv | Positiv |
TBN-owned full-power stations permanently ceased analog transmissions on April 16, 2009.[4]
WPGD-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 50 on that date. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 51 to channel 33.[5] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 50.
References
- Digital TV Market Listing for WPGD-TV RabbitEars.Info. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- http://oldtvguides.com/all_thumbs/50-wpgd%20%20%20hendersonville,%20tn%20%20%20361%20mi.html
- Jeff Kadet. K1MOD’s TV DX Photos: All Analog Photos by Channel-Callsign
- RabbitEars TV Query for WPGD-TV
- "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.
