WEPH
WEPH, virtual channel 49 (UHF digital channel 17), is a CTN owned-and-operated television station licensed to Tupelo, Mississippi, United States, serving northeastern Mississippi and northwestern Alabama. The station is owned by the Christian Television Network. WEPH's studios are located on County Road 1702 in Tupelo, and its transmitter is located northwest of Woodland, Mississippi.
| Tupelo/Columbus, Mississippi United States | |
|---|---|
| City | Tupelo, Mississippi |
| Channels | Digital: 17 (UHF) Virtual: 49 (PSIP) |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 49.1: CTN 49.2: CTNi 49.3: CTN SD 49.4: CTN Lifestyle |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Christian Television Network (Christian Television of Mississippi, Inc.) |
| History | |
| First air date | October 6, 2010 (initial licensing date) |
| Former channel number(s) | Digital: 49 (UHF, 2010–2018) |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 83946 |
| ERP | 700 kW |
| HAAT | 453 m (1,486 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 33°47′40″N 89°05′16″W |
| Links | |
| Public license information | Profile LMS |
| Website | www |
History
The station was founded in October 2010. It is the only full-power television station (excepting the MPB stations in Booneville, Oxford and Mississippi State) in northeast Mississippi to have never been affiliated with a major commercial television network.
Digital television
Out-of-market coverage
WEPH is also carried outside the Tupelo–Columbus market on some cable systems in the Mississippi Delta, as well as Franklin, Amite and Perry counties in southern Mississippi.[2]
References
- RabbitEars TV Query for WEPH
- "Franklin Telephone - Channel Lineup". Franklin Telephone Company. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
External links
- Official website
- WEPH in the FCC's TV station database
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WEPH-TV