WTHC-LD

Last updated
WTHC-LD
WTHC42.png
Channels
BrandingThe Atlanta Channel
Programming
Subchannels 42.1: Atlanta Channel (720p)
Affiliations independent
Ownership
Owner
  • Beach TV Properties, Inc.
  • (The Atlanta Channel, Inc.)
History
First air date
1993;31 years ago (1993)
Former call signs
  • W63BB (CP only, 1987-1992)
  • W42BQ (1992-2000)
  • WTHC-LP (2000–2009)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 42 (UHF, 1992-2009)
  • Digital: 42 (UHF, 2009-2020)
Call sign meaning
The Atlanta Channel
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 65409
Class LD
ERP 7 kW
HAAT 269 m (883 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 33°45′34″N84°23′19″W / 33.75944°N 84.38861°W / 33.75944; -84.38861
Links
Public license information
LMS

WTHC-LD (virtual channel 42 and VHF digital channel 3) is a low-power independent television station licensed to Atlanta, Georgia, United States. From 1994 to 2007, it was owned and operated by The Atlanta Channel, Inc., which also broadcast the channel into many local hotels. Programming consists almost entirely of recorded information for tourists staying in downtown hotels, although the signal can usually be picked up as far away as Sandy Springs, about ten miles or 15 km away. The station is itself atop Atlanta's most well-known hotel, the Westin Peachtree Plaza, on a mast constructed for WVEU (channel 69, now WUPA), along with other stations.

Contents

Due to multipath interference as an analog television station, it is now a digital-only station, which also allows a much greater broadcast range on its 7-kilowatt signal (although ATSC is also extremely prone to multipath). It received a digital flash-cut permit in March 2006 and quickly made the switch by very early April, making it one of the first low-power digital television stations in the country. The station's only active channel (virtual 42.1) uses an SDTV screen resolution of 480i.

History

Originally applied for in early 1981, it was assigned W63BB on channel 63 in mid-1987. After several modifications and extensions to its unbuilt construction permit, it moved and became W42BQ on analog channel 42 in late 1992, making way for the new WHSG-TV on 63. After finally going on the air in 1993, it became The Atlanta Channel in 1994, and the broadcast callsign WTHC-LP was assigned by request in early 2000. It was automatically changed by the FCC in July 2009 to WTHC-LD, even though it had already been digital for three years.

In 2007, The Atlanta Channel, Inc. and the station were sold to Beach TV Properties, Inc., owners of a similarly formatted station in Panama City, Florida, among others.

Digital television

Digital channel

Channel Video Aspect Short nameProgramming
42.1 720p 16:9 WTHC Tourist information

See also

Related Research Articles

WHSG-TV is a religious television station licensed to Monroe, Georgia, United States, serving the Atlanta area as an owned-and-operated station of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). The station's transmitter is located in Atlanta's Cabbagetown section.

WATC-DT is a religious independent television station in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Owned by Carolina Christian Broadcasting, the station maintains studios on Enterprise Drive in Norcross, and its transmitter is located on Sweat Mountain in northeastern Cobb County, near the Cherokee County line.

WDTA-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 35, is a low-power Daystar owned-and-operated television station licensed to Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The station is owned by the Word of God Fellowship. The station's transmitter is located in SunTrust Plaza in downtown Atlanta. The office is located with WPXA-TV next to Six Flags White Water on Cobb Parkway in Marietta, and it uses a wireless studio/transmitter link.

WIRE-CD, virtual and UHF digital channel 33, is a low-power, Class A television station licensed to Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Its analog broadcast range reached into the inner suburbs. Previously an MTV2 affiliate, programming since digital conversion now consists entirely of infomercials. As WIRE-LP, like most over-the-air MTV2 network affiliates, it was an affiliate of The Box until that network's acquisition by Viacom in 2001. Owned by Viacom, MTV2 is one of the few cable networks that can be seen over the air.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WTBS-LD</span> Television station in Georgia, United States

WTBS-LD is a low-power television station in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, which has been owned by Prism Broadcasting since 1991. The station's transmitter is located at the American Tower Site on Chester Avenue in downtown Atlanta.

WSCG is a religious television station licensed to Baxley, Georgia, United States, serving the Savannah area as an owned-and-operated station of Tri-State Christian Television (TCT). The station's studios are located on Sams Point Road in Beaufort, South Carolina, and its transmitter is located on Fort Argyle Road/SR 204 in unincorporated western Chatham County, Georgia. WSCG is one of a few TCT owned-and-operated stations to maintain its own studio facilities as other TCT O&Os ended their local operations in 2018.

WNGN-LD, virtual channel 38, is a low-powered Heartland-affiliated television station licensed to Troy, New York, United States and serving the Capital District of New York. WNGX-LD in Schenectady serves as a translator of WNGN. The stations are owned by Brian A. Larson.

KODF-LD is a low-power television station in Dallas, Texas, United States and serving the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. The station's transmitter is located in Cedar Hill, Texas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WHDT</span> Independent TV station in Stuart, Florida

WHDT is an independent television station licensed to Stuart, Florida, United States, serving the West Palm Beach area. It is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company alongside NBC affiliate WPTV-TV ; Scripps also provides certain services to Fox affiliate WFLX under a shared services agreement (SSA) with Gray Television. The stations share studios on South Australian Avenue in downtown West Palm Beach ; WHDT's transmitter is located near Wellington west of US 441/SR 7.

KNAV-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 22, is a low-power LATV-affiliated television station licensed to Dallas, Texas, United States and serving the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. The station is owned by HC2 Holdings.

WHDT-LD is a low-power television station in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It transmits from atop the Prudential Tower. The station is one of three stations operated by WHDT World Television Service (DE), a business unit of Marksteiner AG. The station carries programming from New Tang Dynasty Television.

KISA-LD, virtual channel 40, is a low-power QVC-affiliated television station licensed to San Antonio, Texas, United States. The station is owned by HC2 Holdings.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KLCW-TV</span> CW affiliate in Wolfforth, Texas

KLCW-TV is a television station licensed to Wolfforth, Texas, United States, serving the Lubbock area as an affiliate of The CW Plus. It is owned by Gray Television alongside NBC affiliate KCBD and four low-power stations—MyNetworkTV affiliate KMYL-LD, Snyder-licensed Heroes & Icons affiliate KABI-LD, Class A Telemundo affiliate KXTQ-CD and MeTV affiliate KLBB-LD. Gray also provides certain services to Fox affiliate KJTV-TV and low-power Class A independent KJTV-CD under a shared services agreement (SSA) with SagamoreHill Broadcasting. The stations share studios at 98th Street and University Avenue in south Lubbock, where KLCW-TV's transmitter is also located.

KTEL-CD, virtual channel 15 and UHF digital channel 15, is a low-power, Class A Telemundo owned-and-operated television station licensed to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded November 28, 1994; the station is owned by the Telemundo Station Group subsidiary of NBCUniversal. It also owns KRTN-LD a low-powered digital station licensed in Albuquerque, but also owns KRTN-TV in Durango, Colorado. Both stations are affiliated with the MeTV network.

KWKD-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 28, is a low-power Daystar Owned-and-operated television station licensed to Wichita, Kansas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KTLE-LD</span> Telemundo affiliate in Odessa, Texas

KTLE-LD is a low-power television station licensed to Odessa, Texas, United States, affiliated with the Spanish-language network Telemundo. It is owned by Gray Television alongside CBS affiliate KOSA-TV, MyNetworkTV affiliate KWWT, Big Spring–licensed CW+ affiliate KCWO-TV, and Midland-licensed low-power Antenna TV affiliate KMDF-LD. The five stations share studios inside the Music City Mall on East 42nd Street in Odessa, with a secondary studio and news bureau in downtown Midland; KTLE-LD's transmitter is located on US 385 just north of downtown Odessa.

KDYS-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 32, is a low-powered Daystar owned-and-operated television station licensed to Spokane, Washington, United States. The station is owned by the Word of God Fellowship.

KYUU-LD is a low-power television station in Boise, Idaho, United States, affiliated with The CW Plus. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside CBS affiliate KBOI-TV. Both stations share studios on North 16th Street in downtown Boise, while KYUU-LD's transmitter is located at the Bogus Basin ski area summit in unincorporated Boise County.

This is a list of low-power television stations (LPTV) in the United States, transmitting on VHF channel 6, which also operate as radio stations capable of being picked up by many standard FM receivers. These stations are colloquially known as "Franken FMs", a reference to Frankenstein's monster, because TV stations functioning as radio stations had not been envisioned by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FCC commonly refers to these stations as "FM6" operations. All of these FM transmissions are authorized for operation on a center frequency of 87.75 MHz.

WDWW-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 28, is a low-power CBN News-affiliated television station licensed to Cleveland, Georgia, United States. The station is owned by DTV America Corporation. Its transmitter is located on Horsetrough Mountain on the western part of the White/Hall county line northwest of Clermont, and covers almost as far as Blairsville, Toccoa, and Cumming.

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WTHC-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.