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WPEN-LP
(defunct)

Logo from 1996
Channels
BrandingWPEN-TV
Programming
AffiliationsDefunct
Ownership
OwnerLockwood Broadcast Group
History
Founded1980; 44 years ago (1980)
First air date
August 3, 1981; 42 years ago (1981-08-03)
Last air date
April 11, 2002; 22 years ago (2002-04-11)
Former call signs
W68BI (August 3, 1981-March 20, 1995)
WPEN-LP (March 20, 1995-April 11, 2002)
Independent 1980s-1990s,
The Box late 1990s-2001,
MTV2 (2001-2002)
Call sign meaning
W Peninsula

WPEN-LP was a low-powered television station serving the Hampton Roads television market broadcasting on Channel 68. Its first callsign, W68BI, was issued on August 3, 1981. The station changed calls to WPEN-LP on March 20, 1995. During its time on the air, it was an independent station, then picking up an affiliation with The Box, & later MTV2, before signing off in 2002. WPEN-LP was not related to the Philadelphia radio station WPEN (now WKDN).

The station also had two translators:

Former cable channel positions:

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