WPTG-CD

WPTG-CD
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; United States
Channels	Digital: 30 (UHF); Virtual: 69 (PSIP)
Branding	WPTG 69
Programming
Affiliations	69.1: This TV; 69.2: GetTV; 69.3: Retro TV; 69.4: NewsNet; 69.5: True Crime Network; 69.6: Heartland;
Ownership
Owner	Local Media TV ; (Fifth Street Enterprises, LLC)
Operator	HC2 Holdings
History
Founded	1988
First air date	October 31, 1988
Former call signs	W69CC (1988-2002); WPTG-LP (2002-2009) ; WPTG-LP (2009-2013) ; WPTG-LD (2013-2014)
Former channel number(s)	69 (1988-2013)
Former affiliations	(see below)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	272
ERP	15 kW
Transmitter coordinates	40°26′46″N 79°57′50″W
Links
Public license information	Profile; LMS

WPTG-CD, virtual channel 69 (UHF digital channel 30), is a low-powered television station licensed to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Owned by Fifth Street Enterprises, LLC, it is operated by HC2 Holdings under a local marketing agreement (LMA).[1]

History

The station’s construction permit was issued on October 31, 1988 under the calls of W69CC. On February 6, 2002, it was changed to WPTG-LP. On July 1, 2009 it was changed to WPTG-LP, and again to WPTG-LD on December 23, 2013. The current callsign of WPTG-CD was assigned on April 25, 2014.[2]

WPTG-CD was owned by Abacus Television until it was sold, along with four other TV stations, to Fifth Street Enterprises LLC in April 2015.[3][4][5]

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming[1]
69.1	480i	4:3	WPTG-CD	This TV
69.2				GetTV
69.3				Retro TV
69.4		16:9		NewsNet
69.5				True Crime Network
69.6				Heartland

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gollark: Pagination or DIE!

gollark: I assume it's by day, then?

References

Digital TV Market Listing for WPTG-CD
http://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProEngine.php?sCurrentService=TV&tabSearchType=Appl&sAppIDNumber=272
"Station Trading Roundup: 2 Deals, $3M". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
"Pa. LPTV Sale Includes Auction Escalator". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
Seyler, Dave. "Pennsylvania Class A Deal is All about Potential". Radio and Television Business Report. Retrieved 16 April 2015.

External links

WPTG-CD in the FCC's TV station database
BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WPTG-CD

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[hc2-1] Digital TV Market Listing for WPTG-CD

[2] ttp://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProEngine.php?sCurrentService=TV&tabSearchType=Appl&sAppIDNumber=272

[roundup-3] "Station Trading Roundup: 2 Deals, $3M". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved 15 April 2015.

[4] "Pa. LPTV Sale Includes Auction Escalator". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved 15 April 2015.

[5] Seyler, Dave. "Pennsylvania Class A Deal is All about Potential". Radio and Television Business Report. Retrieved 16 April 2015.