WOPI-CD
Translator of WKPT-TV, Kingsport, Tennessee | |
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Bristol, Virginia–Kingsport, Tennessee United States | |
Channels | Digital: 11 (VHF) Virtual: 19 |
Branding | see WKPT-TV infobox |
Programming | |
Affiliations |
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Ownership | |
Owner | Glenwood Communications Corporation (Holston Valley Broadcasting Corporation) |
WKPT-TV, WAPK-CD, WKPT (AM), WKTP (FM), WMEV-FM, WOPI (AM), WRZK, WTFM, WVEK-FM | |
History | |
First air date | February 21, 1992 |
Former call signs |
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Former channel number(s) | Analog: 56 (UHF, 1992–2002) 9 (VHF, 2002–2015) Digital: 9 (VHF, 2015–2020) |
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Call sign meaning | "Watch Our Popularity Increase" (taken from sister station WOPI radio) |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 27490 |
Class | A |
ERP | 3 kW |
HAAT | 654.4 m (2,147 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°25′53″N 82°8′15″W / 36.43139°N 82.13750°W |
Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
Website | wkpttv |
WOPI-CD, virtual channel 19 (VHF digital channel 11), is a low-power, Class A television station licensed to both Bristol, Virginia and Kingsport, Tennessee, United States. It is a translator of Kingsport-licensed Cozi TV affiliate WKPT-TV (channel 19) which is owned by the Glenwood Communications Corporation. WOPI-CD's transmitter is located on Holston Mountain in the Cherokee National Forest; its parent station maintains studios on Commerce Street in downtown Kingsport.
History[]
WOPI has been simulcasting the third digital subchannel of WKPT-TV since October 1, 2007. It was an affiliate of America One until December 21, 2007; it then carried the Retro Television Network until 2014, and Cozi TV until January 2017 (Cozi programming is now seen on WKPT-TV's primary channel). Prior to the simulcast, WOPI's schedule consisted of infomercials and programming from the Pentagon Channel. In recent years, WOPI-CA has been carried on cable in multiple areas within the Knoxville media market in Kentucky.
Technical information[]
Subchannels[]
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[1] |
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19.1 | 720p | 16:9 | COZI | Simulcast of WKPT-TV / Cozi TV |
19.2 | 480i | MeTV | Simulcast of WAPK-CD / MeTV | |
19.3 | LAFF | Simulcast of WKPT-DT3 / Laff | ||
19.4 | Escape | Simulcast of WKPT-DT4 / Court TV Mystery |
References[]
- ^ "RabbitEars.Info". RabbitEars.Info. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
External links[]
- Television stations in the Tri-Cities (Tennessee/Virginia)
- Television channels and stations established in 1992
- Low-power television stations in the United States
- Southern United States television station stubs