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MyNetworkTV affiliate in Lynchburg, Virginia
Lynchburg, Virginia
WZBJ 24
24.3: Catchy Comedy
(Gray Television Licensee, LLC )
WDBJ , WZBJ
July 28, 1989
January 23, 1991 (33 years ago) (1991-01-23 )
WTLU-LD (2007–2012)
WTLU-CD (2012–2015)
WLHG-CD (2015–2018)
Analog: 19 (UHF, 1991–2004), 50 (UHF, 2004–2012)
Digital: 43 (UHF, 2010–2019)
Taken from WDBJ
FCC
168095
CD
15 kW
190.4 m (625 ft )
37°21′33.5″N 79°9′32 ″W / 37.359306°N 79.15889°W / 37.359306; -79.15889
Public license information
www .wdbj7 .com /page /wzbj24 /
WZBJ-CD (channel 24) is a low-power , Class A television station licensed to Lynchburg, Virginia , United States. It is a translator of Danville -licensed MyNetworkTV affiliate WZBJ (channel 24) which is owned by Gray Television ; the WZBJ stations collectively serve as a sister outlet to Roanoke -licensed CBS affiliate WDBJ (channel 7). WZBJ-CD's transmitter is located on Candlers Mountain near the campus of the station's former owner, Liberty University ; its parent station shares studios with WDBJ on Hershberger Road in northwest Roanoke.
History [ edit ]
The station first came on the air on January 23, 1991, as W19BC channel 19, a translator station for FamilyNet , a network owned at the time by Liberty University founder Jerry Falwell . On September 1, 1991, W19BC began originating programming and became a 24/7 local LPTV station. In 2000, it changed its callsign to WTLU-CA. The station previously branded itself as HopeNow.tv. The station's digital transmitter, WTLU-LD on channel 43, signed on in 2010; in 2012, the analog WTLU-CA transmitter went dark , and its Class A status was transferred to the digital license as WTLU-CD. The call letters changed to WLHG-CD in 2015.
On April 30, 2018, Gray Television announced it would purchase WLHG-CD from Liberty University for $50,000. Under the terms of the transaction, Gray would hold an option agreement to acquire WFFP-TV, and enter into a shared services agreement (to take effect on June 15), whereby Gray would provide programming for and receive a share of the programming and advertising revenue accrued by WLHG-CD and WFFP, which would in turn become sister stations to Gray's existing property in the Roanoke–Lynchburg market, CBS affiliate WDBJ, a station that shares its physical channel spectrum with WFFP.[2] [3]
Gray took control of WLHG-CD as scheduled on June 15. On the same day, it began simulcasting WDBJ's MyNetworkTV subchannel "My 19" on WLHG-CD. While the station moved to Gray's control, the station's virtual channel system was not in use, rendering WLHG-CD's channels temporarily as 43.3 and 43.4. On September 1, 2018, the call letters were changed to WZBJ-CD, and it began sharing virtual channel 24 with the full-power WZBJ license (which concurrently changed call letters from WFFP-TV).
Conversion to ATSC 3.0 [ edit ]
In September 2022, WZBJ-CD dropped the ATSC 1.0 transmission in favor of ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV).[4] WZBJ-CD is operating as a 'lighthouse' station[5] and broadcasting the main sub channel feeds of the other Roanoke / Lynchburg stations. Initially, the stations were offered in the same format of 1080i and 720p as broadcast by the ATSC 1.0 stations, but were upgraded to 1080p for CBS, NBC and MyN.[6]
Subchannels [ edit ]
The station's ATSC 1.0 channels are carried on the multiplexed signals of other Lynchburg television stations:
Subchannels provided by WZBJ-CD (ATSC 1.0)[7] [8]
Aspect
Short name
Programming
ATSC 1.0 host
1080i
16:9
WZBJ24
Simulcast of WZBJ / MyNetworkTV
WSET-TV
480i
Cozi
Cozi TV
WWCW
Decades
Catchy Comedy
WZBJ-CD itself broadcasts the principal commercial stations in the market, and itself, in ATSC 3.0 format.
Subchannels of WZBJ-CD (ATSC 3.0)[9]
Aspect
Short name
Programming
1080p
16:9
WDBJ
CBS (WDBJ )
WSLS-HD
NBC (WSLS-TV )
720p
WSET HD
ABC (WSET-TV )
WFXR-HD
Fox (WFXR )
1080p
WZBJ-CD
MyNetworkTV (WZBJ)
References [ edit ]
^ "Station Trading Roundup: 7 Deals, $571.7M" . TVNewsCheck . NewsCheck Media. May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018 .
^ "Major Broadcasters Launch NextGen TV Signals in Roanoke-Lynchburg" . tvtechnology.com . Retrieved July 25, 2023 .
^ "NextGen TV: Using the Lighthouse Model to Make the Transition to ATSC 3.0" . amplify.nabshow.com . Retrieved July 25, 2023 .
^ "Digital TV Market Listing for WZBJ-CD" . www.rabbitears.info . Retrieved July 25, 2023 .
^ "Digital TV Market Listing for WSET-TV" . www.rabbitears.info . Retrieved January 7, 2023 .
^ "Digital TV Market Listing for WWCW" . www.rabbitears.info . Retrieved January 7, 2023 .
^ "Digital TV Market Listing for WZBJ-CD" . www.rabbitears.info . Retrieved July 25, 2023 .
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WSLS-TV (10.1 NBC , 10.2 Get , 10.3 MeTV , 10.4 Start , 10.5 Movies! )
WSET-TV / W05AA-D (13.1 ABC , 13.2 Charge! , 13.3 Comet , 13.4 TBD )
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WZBJ (24.1 MNTV , 24.2 Dabl )
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WZBJ-CD (24.1 MNTV , 24.2 Cozi , 24.3 Catchy , 24.4 Dabl )
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WVNS-DT 59.2 Secondary (Lewisburg/Beckley/Bluefield, WV , serving Tazewell County )
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3 Owned by Tegna Inc. ; Gray operates these stations through an SSA.
4 Owned by Gray; E. W. Scripps Company operates this station through an SSA.
5 Owned by Tougaloo College and operated by American Spirit Media through a JSA ; Gray provides limited engineering support through an SSA.
6 Owned by Branson Visitors TV; Gray holds a 50.1% interest in this company.
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