KTBW-TV

KTBW-TV, virtual channel 20 (UHF digital channel 21), is a TBN owned-and-operated television station serving Seattle, Washington, United States that is licensed to Tacoma. The station is owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. KTBW's studios are located on South 341st Place in Federal Way, and its transmitter is located on Gold Mountain near Bremerton.

KTBW-TV
Tacoma–Seattle, Washington
United States
CityTacoma, Washington
ChannelsDigital: 21 (UHF)
Virtual: 20 (PSIP)
Programming
Affiliations20.1: TBN (O&O)
20.2: Hillsong Channel
20.3: Smile
20.4: Enlace
20.5: Positiv
Ownership
OwnerTrinity Broadcasting Network
(Trinity Broadcasting of Washington)
History
First air dateMarch 30, 1984 (1984-03-30)
Former call signsKQFB (1984)
Former channel number(s)Analog:
20 (UHF, 1984–2009)
Digital:
14 (UHF, until 2019)
Former affiliationsIndependent (1984–1986)
Call sign meaningTrinity
Broadcasting of
Washington
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID67950
ERP107 kW
HAAT473 m (1,552 ft)
Transmitter coordinates47°32′49″N 122°47′44″W
Links
Public license informationProfile
LMS
Websitewww.tbn.org

History

KTBW originally signed on the air with the call sign KQFB on March 30, 1984. As KQFB, the station was originally locally owned by Family Broadcasting based in University Place, Washington. Family Broadcasting originally was going to broadcast Christian programming from several sources. Before the station went on the air, a minority interest in KQFB was acquired by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. When TBN acquired Family Broadcasting in full, the call letters were changed to KTBW on December 18, 1984.

Digital television

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming
20.1720p16:9TBN HDMain TBN programming
20.2HillsngHillsong Channel
20.3480i4:3SMILESmile
20.4EnlaceEnlace
20.516:9PositivPositiv

TBN-owned full-power stations permanently ceased analog transmissions on April 16, 2009.[1]

KTBW-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 20, on that date.[2] The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 14, using PSIP to display KTBW-TV's virtual channel as 20 on digital television receivers.

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References
  1. RabbitEars TV Query for KTBW
  2. List of Digital Full-Power Stations Archived 2013-08-29 at the Wayback Machine


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