WELF-TV

WELF-TV, virtual channel 23 (UHF digital channel 28), is a TBN owned-and-operated television station serving Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States that is licensed to Dalton, Georgia. The station is owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. WELF-TV's transmitter is located on SR 157 in unincorporated west-central Walker County.

WELF-TV
Dalton, Georgia/Chattanooga, Tennessee
United States
CityDalton, Georgia
ChannelsDigital: 28 (UHF)
Virtual: 23 (PSIP)
Programming
Affiliations23.1: TBN (O&O)
23.2: Hillsong Channel
23.3: Smile
23.4: Enlace
23.5: Positiv
Ownership
OwnerTrinity Broadcasting Network
(Trinity Broadcasting of Texas, Inc.)
History
FoundedOctober 2, 1989
First air dateMay 10, 1994 (1994-05-10)
Former call signsWELF (1994–2003)
Former channel number(s)Analog:
23 (UHF, 1994–2009)
Digital:
16 (UHF, until 2020)
Call sign meaningWith Ever-Lasting Faith
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID60825
ERP475 kW
HAAT413 m (1,355 ft)
Transmitter coordinates34°49′23″N 85°25′6″W
Links
Public license informationProfile
LMS
Websitewww.tbn.org

History

The station began operations on May 10, 1994. Outside of limited local programming in its history, WELF has mainly carried TBN's national service without deviation.

Digital television

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming
23.1720p16:9TBN HDMain TBN programming
23.2HillsngHillsong Channel
23.3480i4:3SMILESmile
23.4EnlaceEnlace
23.516:9PositivPositiv

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

WELF-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 23, on that date. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 16.[2] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 23.

References
  1. RabbitEars TV Query for WELF
  2. "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-24.


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