WMCF-TV
| Montgomery, Alabama United States | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Digital: 28 (UHF) Virtual: 45 |
| Branding | Trinity Broadcasting Network |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 45.1: TBN 45.2: TBN Inspire 45.3: Smile 45.4: Enlace 45.5: Positiv |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Trinity Broadcasting Network (Trinity Broadcasting of Texas, Inc.) |
| WTJP-TV, WMPV-TV, WHSG-TV | |
| History | |
First air date | 1985[1] |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 45 (UHF, 1985–2009) Digital: 46 (UHF, 2006–2020) |
| Independent (1985–1986) | |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 60829 |
| ERP | 725 kW |
| HAAT | 130 m (427 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 32°24′13″N 86°11′49″W / 32.40361°N 86.19694°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
| Website | www |
WMCF-TV, virtual channel 45 (UHF digital channel 28), is a TBN owned-and-operated television station licensed to Montgomery, Alabama, United States. The station is owned by the Tustin, California-based Trinity Broadcasting Network. WMCF-TV's studios are located on Mendel Parkway West in Montgomery, and its transmitter is located on the city's east side.
History[]
![[icon]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png){kind=small} | This section needs expansion. You can help by . (September 2017) |
The station was founded in 1985 as the Montgomery market's first general-entertainment independent station, before switching to TBN in 1986.
Digital television[]
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.1 | 720p | 16:9 | TBN HD | Main TBN programming |
| 45.2 | Hillsng | TBN Inspire | ||
| 45.3 | 480i | 4:3 | SMILE | Smile |
| 45.4 | Enlace | Enlace | ||
| 45.5 | 16:9 | Positiv | Positiv |
TBN-owned full-power stations permanently ceased analog transmissions on April 16, 2009.[2] The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 46,[3] using PSIP to display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 45.
References[]
- ^ The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says October 12, while the Television and Cable Factbook says November 25.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WMCF
- ^ "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.
External links[]
 | This article about a television station in Alabama is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- Trinity Broadcasting Network affiliates
- Television channels and stations established in 1985
- Television stations in Montgomery, Alabama
- 1985 establishments in Alabama
- Southern United States television station stubs
- Montgomery, Alabama stubs