WFBD
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| City | Destin, Florida |
| Channels | |
| Branding | TCT |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 48.1: TCT (O&O) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | 2006 |
Former channel number(s) | Digital: 48 (UHF, until 2020) |
| America One (2006–2014) Independent (2014–2020) | |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 81669 |
| ERP | 704 kW |
| HAAT | 312 m (1,024 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 30°59′52″N 86°43′13″W / 30.99778°N 86.72028°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
WFBD, virtual channel 48 (UHF digital channel 29), is a TCT owned-and-operated television station serving Pensacola, Florida, United States that is licensed to Destin. The station is owned by Tri-State Christian Television. WFBD's transmitter is located near Wing, Alabama, north of the Alabama–Florida state line.
Due to its transmitter location, the station's signal covers the eastern half of the Pensacola–Mobile area and not Mobile proper. Because of this, WFBD must rely on cable and satellite carriage in order to serve the entire market.
History
The channel 48 frequency was previously used by former TV station WKAB-TV (1952–1954).
WFBD was formerly an affiliate of the America One television network, and a subscriber to the Independent News Network. It later switched to a format of local programming and infomercials.
On May 28, 2020, Flinn Broadcasting Corporation announced that it would sell WFBD, along with sister stations KCWV in Duluth, Minnesota, WBIH in Selma, Alabama, and WWJX in Jackson, Mississippi, to Marion, Illinois-based Tri-State Christian Television for an undisclosed price.[2] The sale was completed on September 15; the stations became owned-and-operated stations of the TCT network two days later, with WFBD becoming the fourth full-power religious station in the Pensacola–Mobile area.
Digital television
Digital channel
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[3] |
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| 48.1 | 720p | 16:9 | WFBD-DT | Main WFBD programming / TCT |
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFBD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. May 28, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WFBD
External links
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