WTJP-TV
| Gadsden/Birmingham, Alabama United States |
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|---|---|
| City of license | Gadsden, Alabama |
| Branding | Trinity Broadcasting Network |
| Channels | Digital: 26 (UHF) Virtual: 60 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 60.1 TBN 60.2 The Church Channel 60.3 JUCE TV/Smile of a Child TV 60.4 TBN Enlace USA 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 | 150 kW |
| Height | 315 m |
| Facility ID | 1002 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: | Profile CDBS |
| Website | www.tbn.org |
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 maintains studio facilities and offices located on Rosedale Street in Gadsden, and its transmitter is located near Springville. The station is also available on Bright House Networks channel 10 (Alabama Public Television outlet WBIQ-TV, which broadcasts on VHF channel 10 over-the-air, is instead carried on cable channel 11) 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]
The station first signed on the air on July 22, 1986, and was built and signed on by the Trinity Broadcasting Network.
Digital television[2]
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 | The Church Channel | ||
| 60.3 | COMBO | JUCE TV/Smile of a Child TV | ||
| 60.4 | Enlace | Enlace USA | ||
| 60.5 | SALSA | TBN Salsa |
TBN-owned full-power stations permanently ceased analog transmissions on April 16, 2009.
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
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ RabbitEars TV Query for WTJP
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
