WPEN-LP
WPEN-LP was a low-powered television station serving the Hampton Roads television market broadcasting on Channel 68. Its first callsign, W68BI, was issued on August 3, 1981. The station changed calls to WPEN-LP on March 20, 1995. During its time on the air, it was an independent station, then picking up an affiliation with The Box, & later MTV2, before signing off in 2002. WPEN-LP was not related to the Philadelphia radio station WPEN (now WKDN).
 Logo from 1996 | |
| Hampton, Virginia | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Analog: 68 (UHF) |
| Branding | WPEN-TV |
| Slogan | Hampton Roads' Independent Station |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Defunct |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Lockwood Broadcast Group |
| History | |
| Founded | 1980 |
| First air date | August 3, 1981 |
| Last air date | April 11, 2002 |
| Former call signs | W68BI (August 3, 1981-March 20, 1995) WPEN-LP (March 20, 1995-April 11, 2002) |
| Former affiliations | Independent 1980s-1990s, The Box late 1990s-2001, MTV2 (2001-2002) |
| Call sign meaning | W Peninsula |
The station also had two translators:
- W51BH, Gloucester, Virginia
- W62CN, Norfolk, Virginia
Former cable channel positions:
- 62, Hampton Roads, Virginia (Cox Cable)
- 25, Chesapeake, Virginia (TCI/Cox Cable)
Sources
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