WBIH
| Selma/Montgomery, Alabama United States | |
|---|---|
| City | Selma, Alabama |
| Channels | Digital: 34 (UHF) Virtual: 29 |
| Branding | TCT |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 29.1: TCT 29.2: Sonlife |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Tri-State Christian Television (Radiant Life Ministries, Inc.) |
| History | |
First air date | 2001 |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 29 (UHF, 2001–2006) Digital: 29 (UHF, 2006–2020) |
| The Walk TV (until 2020) | |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 84802 |
| ERP | 1,000 kW |
| HAAT | 404 m (1,325 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 32°32′26.7″N 86°50′32.7″W / 32.540750°N 86.842417°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
| Website | www |
WBIH, virtual channel 29 (UHF digital channel 34), is a Tri-State Christian Television (TCT) owned-and-operated station serving Montgomery, Alabama, United States, that is licensed to Selma. The station's transmitter is located in unincorporated western Autauga County.
History[]
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The station was founded in 2001.
On May 28, 2020, Flinn Broadcasting Corporation announced that it would sell WBIH, along with sister stations KCWV in Duluth, Minnesota, WWJX in Jackson, Mississippi, and WFBD in Destin, Florida, to Marion, Illinois-based Tri-State Christian Television for an undisclosed price.[1] The sale was completed on September 15; the stations became owned-and-operated stations of the TCT network two days later, with WBIH becoming the second religious television station in the Montgomery area. (Religious programming has been first offered by WMCF-TV when that station switched to the Trinity Broadcasting Network in 1986.)
Technical information[]
Subchannels[]
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | WBIH HD | Main WBIH programming / TCT |
| 29.2 | 480i | 4:3 | WBIH SD | Sonlife |
Analog-to-digital conversion[]
WBIH shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 29, on May 22, 2006. The station "flash-cut" its digital signal into operation UHF channel 29.[3] Because it was granted an original construction permit after the FCC finalized the DTV allotment plan on April 21, 1997.[4] The station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station.
References[]
- ^ "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. May 28, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WBIH
- ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- ^ [1]
External links[]
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- Tri-State Christian Television affiliates
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- Television channels and stations established in 2001
- Television stations in Montgomery, Alabama
- 2001 establishments in Alabama
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