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First air date | March 27, 2006 (18 years ago) (2006-03-27) |
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Former channel number(s) | Analog: 21 (UHF, 2006–2009) |
Call sign meaning | Trinity,Paul Crouch (founder of TBN) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 82574 |
| ERP | 85kW |
| HAAT | 310 m (1,017 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°48′31.8″N76°30′11.3″W / 36.808833°N 76.503139°W /36.808833; -76.503139 |
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| Website | www |
WTPC-TV (channel 21) is areligioustelevision station licensed toVirginia Beach, Virginia, United States, serving theHampton Roads area as anowned-and-operated station of theTrinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). The station's transmitter is located inSuffolk, Virginia.
The station signed on March 26, 2006, as WHRE. It was originally owned by Copeland Channel 21,LLC, but has always been programmed by TBN. TBN filed to purchase the station outright in May 2010.[2] WHRE added the "-TV" suffix on August 26, 2010. The call letters were changed to WTPC-TV on November 15, 2010.
The station's signal ismultiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 21.1 | 720p | 16:9 | TBN HD | TBN |
| 21.2 | Merit | Merit Street | ||
| 21.3 | 480i | 4:3 | Inspire | TBN Inspire |
| 21.4 | 16:9 | ONTV4U | OnTV4U (infomercials) | |
| 21.5 | POSITIV | Positiv |
TBN-owned full-power stations permanently ceased analog transmissions on April 16, 2009.[3]
Because it was granted an originalconstruction permit after theFCC finalized theDTV allotment plan on April 21, 1997,[4] WTPC-TV (as WHRE) did not receive a companion channel for a digitaltelevision station. The station shut down its analog signal, overUHF channel 21, on February 17, 2009, and "flash-cut" its digital signal into operation to VHF channel 7, usingvirtual channel 21.[5]
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