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WHBR (TV)

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WHBR
CityPensacola, Florida
Channels
Programming
Affiliations33.1: CTN (O&O)
33.2: CTNi
33.3: LifeStyle TV
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
January 1986 (38 years ago) (1986-01)[1]
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
33 (UHF, 1986–2009)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID10894
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT415 m (1,362 ft)
Transmitter coordinates30°36′45.4″N 87°38′41.6″W / 30.612611°N 87.644889°W / 30.612611; -87.644889 (WHBR)
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.whbr.org

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.

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[3]
33.1 1080i 16:9 WHBR DT Main WHBR programming / CTN
33.2 480i 4:3 CTNi CTNi (Christian programming in Spanish)
33.3 Lifesty LifeStyle 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.[4] 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. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHBR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WHBR
  4. ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-24.