WJEB-TV
WJEB-TV, virtual channel 59 (UHF digital channel 21), is a TBN owned-and-operated television station licensed to Jacksonville, Florida, United States. The station is owned by the Community Educational Television subsidiary of the Trinity Broadcasting Network, which manages TBN-owned stations in Florida and Texas on channels allocated for non-commercial educational broadcasting. WJEB-TV's studios are located on Emerson Expressway/US 1 in southeastern Jacksonville, and its transmitter is located on Newton Road in the city's Brackridge neighborhood.
| Jacksonville, Florida United States | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Digital: 21 (UHF) Virtual: 59 (PSIP) |
| Branding | Trinity Broadcasting Network |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 59.1: TBN (O&O) 59.2: Hillsong Channel 59.3: Smile 59.4: Enlace 59.5: Positiv |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Community Educational Television (Jacksonville Educators Broadcasting, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WTCE-TV, WHLV-TV, WHFT-TV |
| History | |
| Founded | May 29, 1991 |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 59 (UHF, 1991–2009) Digital: 44 (UHF, until 2020) |
| Call sign meaning | Jacksonville Educators Broadcasting (licensee) |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 29719 |
| ERP | 622 kW |
| HAAT | 288 m (945 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 30°16′35″N 81°33′50.7″W |
| Links | |
| Public license information | Profile LMS |
| Website | WJEB page on TBN's website |
Background
The station first signed on the air on May 29, 1991 and was built and signed on by the Trinity Broadcasting Network, under the licensee Jacksonville Educators Broadcasting, Inc., operated by the TBN subsidiary Community Educational Television. In addition to programming from TBN, the station airs educational programming to prepare local students for the General Educational Development (GED) test to fulfill the requirements under their license service.
Digital television[1]
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59.1 | 720p | 16:9 | TBN HD | Main TBN programming |
| 59.2 | Hillsng | Hillsong Channel | ||
| 59.3 | 480i | 4:3 | SMILE | Smile |
| 59.4 | Enlace | Enlace | ||
| 59.5 | 16:9 | Positiv | Positiv |
TBN-owned full-power stations permanently ceased analog transmissions on April 16, 2009.
On that date, WJEB terminated its analog signal, on UHF channel 59.[2] The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 44. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display WJEB's virtual channel as 59, which was among the high band UHF channels (52-69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition.
External links
- WJEB page on TBN's website
- WJEB in the FCC's TV station database
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WJEB-TV
