WLLA

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WLLA
City Kalamazoo, Michigan
Channels
BrandingWLLA
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Christian Broadcasting Ministries
  • (Christian Faith Broadcast, Inc.)
WGGN-TV
History
First air date
June 30, 1987 (1987-06-30)
Former channel numbers
  • Analog: 64 (UHF, 1987–2008)
  • Digital: 45 (UHF, until 2020)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 11033
ERP 350 kW
HAAT 330.8 m (1,085 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 42°33′52.1″N85°27′31″W / 42.564472°N 85.45861°W / 42.564472; -85.45861
Links
Public license information
Website wlla.tv

WLLA (channel 64) is a religious independent television station licensed to Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, serving West Michigan. Owned by Christian Faith Broadcast, Inc., it is a sister station to WGGN-TV in Sandusky, Ohio. WLLA's studios are located on East N Avenue in Kalamazoo, and its transmitter is located near Stewart Lake in Orangeville Township.

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History

The station signed on the air on June 30, 1987. [2] In 2007, the station entered a revenue-sharing agreement with long-distance telephone carrier Accxx Communications. [3]

In the 2010s, WLLA expanded its digital subchannel offerings as part of a broader industry shift toward multicasting, adding additional religious and family-oriented programming services to its lineup. [4]

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WLLA [5]
Channel Res. Aspect Short nameProgramming
64.1 1080i 16:9 WLLADTVMain WLLA programming
64.2 480i MeTV MeTV
64.3HI Heroes & Icons
64.4CATCHYC Catchy Comedy
64.5WLLAD5[Blank]
64.6WLLAD6 Infomercials
64.7MeTOONS MeTV Toons

The station began carrying programming from MeTV on digital subchannel 64.2 on July 4, 2013. [6]

Analog-to-digital conversion

WLLA shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 64, on November 1, 2008. [7] The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 45, using virtual channel 64.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WLLA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WLLA-TV Kalamazoo Launches Christian Programming". Broadcasting & Cable. June 30, 1987.
  3. ↑ "Accxx Communications Signs Revenue-Sharing Deal with Religious Broadcasters". Telecommunications Reports. March 12, 2007.
  4. ↑ "Stations Grow Multicast Offerings as Viewers Seek Targeted Content". TVNewsCheck. July 18, 2014.
  5. ↑ "RabbitEars TV Query for WLLA". RabbitEars . Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Me-TV Adds Seven New Affiliates". TVNewsCheck. April 5, 2013.
  7. ↑ List of Digital Full-Power Stations
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