WLLA
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City | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
Channels | |
Branding | WLLA |
Programming | |
Affiliations | 64.1: Religious Independent for others, see § Subchannels |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WGGN-TV | |
History | |
First air date | June 30, 1987 |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 64 (UHF, 1987–2008) Digital: 45 (UHF, until 2020) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 11033 |
ERP | 350 kW |
HAAT | 330.8 m (1,085 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°33′52.1″N 85°27′31″W / 42.564472°N 85.45861°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Website | wlla |
WLLA (channel 64) is a religious independent television station licensed to Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, serving West Michigan. Owned by Christian Faith Broadcast, Inc., it is a sister station to WGGN-TV in Sandusky, Ohio. WLLA's studios are located on East N Avenue in Kalamazoo, and its transmitter is located near Stewart Lake in Orangeville Township.
History
The station signed on the air on June 30, 1987. In 2007, the station entered a revenue sharing agreement with long distance telephone carrier Accxx Communications.[citation needed]
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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64.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | WLLADTV | Main WLLA programming |
64.2 | 480i | MeTV | MeTV | |
64.3 | HI | Heroes & Icons | ||
64.4 | CATCHYC | Catchy Comedy | ||
64.5 | Retro | Retro TV | ||
64.6 | Dabl | Dabl | ||
64.7 | HSN | HSN | ||
64.8 | QVC | QVC | ||
64.9 | Shop LC |
The station began carrying programming from MeTV on digital subchannel 64.2 on July 4, 2013.[3]
Analog-to-digital conversion
WLLA shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 64, on November 1, 2008.[4] The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 45, using PSIP to display WLLA's virtual channel as 64 on digital television receivers, which was among the high band UHF channels (52–69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLLA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WLLA
- ^ Me-TV Adds Seven New Affiliates, TVNewsCheck, April 5, 2013.
- ^ List of Digital Full-Power Stations
External links
- Television channels and stations established in 1987
- Television stations in the Grand Rapids–Kalamazoo–Battle Creek market
- Religious television stations in the United States
- MeTV affiliates
- Heroes & Icons affiliates
- Catchy Comedy affiliates
- Retro TV affiliates
- Dabl affiliates
- 1987 establishments in Michigan
- Companies based in Kalamazoo, Michigan
- Midwestern United States television station stubs