WTBS-LD
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WTBS-LP and WTBS-LD is a low-power TV station on TV channels 6Template:F- (analog) and 30 and PSIP channel 26 (digital) in metro Atlanta. The city of license is Atlanta, and the analog transmitter and antenna are located in downtown Atlanta atop the American Tower Site located at 315 Chester Avenue, Atlanta.
Summary
The digital station, which signed on in early January 2011, is located just northeast of the city on one of the two large towers on Briarcliff Road, along with its sister station WANN-CD which is also located at the same site along with WPCH-TV channel 17, Peachtree TV, WUVG-DT Channel 34 Univision, WGCL-TV Channel 46 CBS, and WHSG-TV Channel 63 Trinity Broadcasting which is the broadcast site for several other stations.
WTBS-LD currently broadcasts six television networks and is owned by Prism Broadcasting since 1991.
In 2014, the analog WTBS-LP has reappeared under special temporary authority on TV channel 6 which also broadcasts on 87.75 MHz of the FM dial. All analog television channels were scheduled to cease broadcasting in September 2015; this was suspended by the FCC in April of that year. In 2017, July 13, 2021 was announced as the new analog low-power television shutoff date. Analog channel 6 is currently broadcasting an urban AC format branded as "Mix 87.7", which is also carried via stereo audio on 87.75 MHZ FM.
History
It was originally W56CD in Rome, Georgia, then W26BT, then WANX-LP in January 2000, and finally WTBS-LP on October 15, 2007.
WTBS-LD also has a digital companion channel on virtual channel 26, RF channel 30 which broadcasts six television networks with an omni-directional pattern at maximum power allowed by the FCC.
Digital television
Digital channels
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.1 | 720p | 16:9 | WTBS-HD | Estrella TV |
| 26.2 | 480i | 4:3 | QVC | QVC |
| 26.3 | JTV | Jewelry TV | ||
| 26.4 | 16:9 | F24 | France 24 | |
| 26.5 | 4:3 | TUFF TV | The Action Channel | |
| 26.6 | 16:9 | NEWSMAX | Newsmax TV |