WMCF-TV
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| Channels | |
| Branding | Trinity Broadcasting Network |
| Programming | |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WTJP-TV, WMPV-TV, WHSG-TV | |
| History | |
First air date | 1985[1] |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 45 (UHF, 1985–2009) |
| Independent (1985–1986) | |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 60829 |
| ERP | 851 kW 725 kW (CP) |
| HAAT | 130 m (427 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 32°24′13″N 86°11′49″W / 32.40361°N 86.19694°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
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.
History
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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 signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 45.1 | 720p | 16:9 | TBN HD | TBN |
| 45.2 | Merit | Merit Street | ||
| 45.3 | 480i | 4:3 | Inspire | TBN Inspire |
| 45.4 | 16:9 | SMILE | Smile | |
| 45.5 | POSITIV | Positiv |
TBN-owned full-power stations permanently ceased analog transmissions on April 16, 2009.[3] The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 46,[4] using PSIP to display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 45.
References
- ^ The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says October 12, while the Television and Cable Factbook says November 25.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMCF-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WMCF
- ^ "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.
External links
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