WHBR (TV)

WHBR, virtual channel 33 (UHF digital channel 34), is a CTN owned-and-operated television station licensed to Pensacola, Florida, United States and also serving Mobile, Alabama. The station is owned by the Christian Television Network. WHBR's studios are located on Pensacola Boulevard (US 29) in Pensacola, and its transmitter is located in Robertsdale, Alabama.

WHBR
Pensacola, Florida/Mobile, Alabama
United States
CityPensacola, Florida
ChannelsDigital: 34 (UHF)
Virtual: 33 (PSIP)
Programming
Affiliations33.1: CTN (O&O)
33.2: CTNi
33.3: LifeStyle TV
Ownership
OwnerChristian Television Network
(Christian Television of Pensacola/Mobile, Inc.)
History
First air dateJanuary 1986 (1986-01)[1]
Former channel number(s)Analog:
33 (UHF, 1986–2009)
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID10894
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT415 m (1,362 ft)
Transmitter coordinates30°36′45.4″N 87°38′41.6″W
Links
Public license informationProfile
LMS
Websitewww.whbr.org

History

The station was founded in January 1986.

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[2]
33.11080i16:9WHBR DTMain WHBR programming / CTN
33.2480i4:3CTNi CTNi (Christian programming in Spanish)
33.3LifestyLifeStyle Family TV (Christian-based family entertainment)

Analog-to-digital conversion

WHBR discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 33, on January 20, 2009. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 34.[3] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 33.

References
  1. The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says January 27, while the Television and Cable Factbook says January 26.
  2. RabbitEars TV Query for WHBR
  3. "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-24.


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