WMCF-TV

WMCF-TV, virtual channel 45 (UHF digital channel 46), is a TBN owned-and-operated television station licensed to Montgomery, Alabama, United States. The station is owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. WMCF-TV's studios are located on Mendel Parkway West in Montgomery, and its transmitter is located in East Montgomery.

Not to be confused with WNCF.
WMCF-TV
Montgomery, Alabama
United States
ChannelsDigital: 46 (UHF)
(to move to 28 (UHF))
Virtual: 45 (PSIP)
BrandingTrinity Broadcasting Network
Programming
Affiliations45.1: TBN (O&O)
45.2: Hillsong Channel
45.3: Smile
45.4: Enlace
45.5: Positiv
Ownership
OwnerTrinity Broadcasting Network
(Trinity Broadcasting of Texas, Inc.)
Sister stationsWTJP-TV, WMPV-TV, WHSG-TV
History
First air date1985 (1985)[1]
Former channel number(s)Analog:
45 (UHF, 1985–2009)
Former affiliationsIndependent (1985–1986)
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID60829
ERP851 kW
725 kW (CP)
HAAT130 m (427 ft)
Transmitter coordinates32°24′13″N 86°11′49″W
Links
Public license informationProfile
LMS
Websitewww.tbn.org

History

The station was founded in 1985 as the Montgomery market's first general-entertainment independent station, before switching to TBN in 1986.

Digital television

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming
45.1720p16:9TBN HDMain TBN programming
45.2HillsngHillsong Channel
45.3480i4:3SMILESmile
45.4EnlaceEnlace
45.516:9PositivPositiv

TBN-owned full-power stations permanently ceased analog transmissions on April 16, 2009.[2] The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 46,[3] using PSIP to display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 45.

References
  1. The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says October 12, while the Television and Cable Factbook says November 25.
  2. RabbitEars TV Query for WMCF
  3. "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2012-03-24.


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