WVLR

WVLR, virtual channel 48 and UHF digital channel 36, is a CTN owned-and-operated television station serving Knoxville, Tennessee, United States that is licensed to Tazewell. The station is owned by the Christian Television Network. WVLR's studios are located on Kyker Ferry Road in Kodak, and its transmitter is located on Clinch Mountain near Powder Springs in unincorporated Grainger County.

WVLR
Tazewell/Knoxville, Tennessee
United States
CityTazewell, Tennessee
ChannelsDigital: 36 (UHF)
Virtual: 48 (PSIP)
Affiliations48.1: CTN
OwnerChristian Television Network
LicenseeVolunteer Christian Television, Inc.
First air dateOctober 6, 2002 (2002-10-06)
Call sign meaningVoLunteeR Christian Television
Former channel number(s)Analog:
48 (UHF, 2002–2009)
Digital:
48 (UHF, 2009–2019)
Transmitter power28 kW (STA)
798 kW (CP)
Height406 m (1,332 ft) (STA)
430 m (1,411 ft) (CP)
Facility ID81750
Transmitter coordinates36°15′30.3″N 83°37′42.6″W
Licensing authorityFCC
Public license informationProfile
CDBS
Websitewvlr-tv.weebly.com

History

The station signed on October 6, 2002.

Digital television

Digital channel
Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[1]
48.1480i4:3WVLRChristian Television Network

Analog-to-digital conversion

WVLR shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 48, 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 "flash-cut" its digital signal into operation on UHF channel 48.[2] Because it was granted an original construction permit after the FCC finalized the DTV allotment plan on April 21, 1997,[3] WVLR did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station.

References
  1. RabbitEars TV Query for WVLR
  2. "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-24.


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