WFBD

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WFBD
Destin/Pensacola, Florida
United States
CityDestin, Florida
ChannelsDigital: 29 (UHF)
Virtual: 48
BrandingTCT
Programming
Affiliations48.1: TCT
48.2: Sonlife
48.5: TrueReal
48.6: Defy TV
48.7: Newsy
48.10: Digi TV
Ownership
OwnerTri-State Christian Television
(Radiant Life Ministries, Inc.)
History
FoundedApril 5, 1996
First air date
November 7, 2005 (16 years ago) (2005-11-07)
Former channel number(s)
Digital:
48 (UHF, 2005–2020)
America One (2005–2014)
Independent (2014–2020)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID81669
ERP704 kW
HAAT312 m (1,024 ft)
Transmitter coordinates30°59′52″N 86°43′13″W / 30.99778°N 86.72028°W / 30.99778; -86.72028 (WFBD)
Translator(s)WPAN-DT 53.2 (21.2 UHF) Fort Walton Beach
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
Websitewww.tct.tv

WFBD, virtual channel 48 (UHF digital channel 29), is a Tri-State Christian Television (TCT) owned-and-operated station serving Pensacola, Florida, United States, that is licensed to Destin. The station's transmitter is located near Wing, Alabama, north of the Alabama–Florida state line.

Due to its transmitter location, WFBD's signal covers the eastern half of the Pensacola–Mobile area and not Mobile proper. Therefore, in order to serve the western part of the market, the station is simulcast in high definition on the second digital subchannel of Fort Walton Beach-licensed WPAN (virtual channel 53.2, UHF channel 21.2) from its transmitter near Molino, Florida.[1]

History[]

The channel 48 frequency was previously used by former TV station WKAB-TV (1952–1954).

WFBD was formerly an affiliate of the America One television network, and a subscriber to the Independent News Network. It later switched to a format of local programming and infomercials.

On May 28, 2020, Flinn Broadcasting Corporation announced that it would sell WFBD, along with sister stations KCWV in Duluth, Minnesota, WBIH in Selma, Alabama, and WWJX in Jackson, Mississippi, to Marion, Illinois-based Tri-State Christian Television for an undisclosed price.[2] The sale was completed on September 15; the stations became owned-and-operated stations of the TCT network two days later, with WFBD becoming the fourth full-power religious station in the Pensacola–Mobile area.

Subchannels[]

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect Short name Programming[3] Notes
48.1 1080i 16:9 WFBD-DT TCT Simulcasts on WPAN 53.2
48.2 480i SBN Sonlife
48.5 TrueReal
48.6 Defy TV
48.7 Newsy
48.10 Digi TV

References[]

  1. ^ RabbitEars Contour Map for WFBD
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WFBD

External links[]

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