WMPV-TV

WMPV-TV, virtual channel 21 (UHF digital channel 18), is a TBN owned-and-operated television station licensed to Mobile, Alabama, United States and also serving Pensacola, Florida. The station is owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. WMPV-TV's studios are located in Mobile, and its transmitter is located near Robertsdale, Alabama.

WMPV-TV
Mobile, Alabama/Pensacola, Florida
United States
CityMobile, Alabama
ChannelsDigital: 18 (UHF)
Virtual: 21 (PSIP)
BrandingTrinity Broadcasting Network
Programming
Affiliations21.1: TBN (O&O)
21.2: Hillsong Channel
21.3: Smile
21.4: Enlace
21.5: Positiv
Ownership
OwnerTrinity Broadcasting Network
(Trinity Broadcasting of Texas, Inc.)
History
First air dateDecember 1985 (1985-12)[1]
Former channel number(s)Analog:
21 (UHF, 1985–2009)
Digital:
20 (UHF, until 2019)
Former affiliationsIndependent (1985–1986)
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID60827
ERP275 kW (STA)
900 kW (CP)
HAAT148.4 m (487 ft) (STA)
529 m (1,736 ft) (CP)
Transmitter coordinates30°36′41″N 87°36′26.4″W
Links
Public license informationProfile
LMS
Websitewww.tbn.org

History

The station was founded in December 1985. WMPV was the only full-powered station in the Mobile–Pensacola viewing area to transmit an analog signal past February 17, 2009, according to a list from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Digital television

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming
21.1720p16:9TBN HDMain TBN programming
21.2HillsngHillsong Channel
21.3480i4:3SMILESmile
21.4EnlaceEnlace
21.516:9PositivPositiv

TBN-owned full-power stations permanently ceased analog transmissions on April 16, 2009.[2]

WMPV-TV discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 21, on June 12, 2009. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 20.[3] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 21.

References
  1. The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says December 19, while the Television and Cable Factbook says December 15.
  2. RabbitEars TV Query for WMPV
  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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