WRTN-LP
Coordinates: 36°19′15.6″N 86°35′16.8″W / 36.321000°N 86.588000°W
| Alexandria/Nashville, Tennessee United States | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Digital: 8 (VHF) 17 (UHF, CP) Virtual: 6 (PSIP) |
| Branding | WRTN |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | None (Defunct) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Richard C. and Lisa A. Goetz |
| History | |
First air date | January 2007 |
Last air date | July 3, 2020 |
Former call signs | W25DG (2004-2005) WKRP-LP (2005-2009) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 6 (VHF, 2007-2009) Digital: 7 (VHF, 2009-2020) |
| see article | |
Call sign meaning | Retro Television Network (former affiliation) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | LP |
| ERP | Analog: 2 kW Digital: 0.3 kW |
WRTN-LP, virtual channel 6[1] (VHF digital channel 8), was a low-powered Daystar-affiliated television station serving Nashville, Tennessee based in Lebanon that was licensed to Alexandria. The station was owned by Richard and Lisa Goetz.[2]
History[]
The station signed on in January 2007 under the call sign of WKRP-LP, the call sign that was made famous in the American sitcoms WKRP in Cincinnati and The New WKRP in Cincinnati, which portray a fictional radio station with that call sign. It was affiliated with White Springs Television[1] until September 2008 when it switched to RTN (Retro Television Network, currently branded as Retro TV). The low power digital channel 7 started broadcasting on June 12, 2009. On April 27, 2009, the call letters of the digital channel were changed to WRTN-LD, but the call letters of the analog channel remained listed as WKRP-LP until 2010, despite the callsign being reassigned to WKRP-LP (now Key West sister station WKWT-LP).
The station also added several additional subchannels with additional programming. The Retro Television Network affiliation was moved to the second digital subchannel, as religious programming from Daystar was added to the main subchannel. A third subchannel was added in 2009 showing country music videos, however the country music videos would be dropped in 2012, in favor of Cozi TV. The Cozi TV affiliation then moved to WSMV-TV's third subchannel of 4.3, resulting in WRTN discontinuing Cozi TV from their third subchannel a day before WSMV added Cozi TV to their third subchannel (on May 28, 2015).[3] WRTN-LD's third subchannel was now occupied by Retro TV, which moved from the second subchannel. The second subchannel became automotive-themed network Rev'n. Retro TV then moved to the station's fifth subchannel, (replacing Tuff TV) to make way for Antenna TV, as that network debuted on the station's third subchannel on the weekend of September 11, 2015. On September 21, 2015, This TV (which was previously seen on WTVF's third subchannel) moved to WRTN's second subchannel of 6.2, replacing Rev'n, as WTVF replaced This TV with the new comedy oriented Network Laff.[4] On Tuesday September 22, Antenna TV & This TV swapped channel positions with Antenna TV moving to Channel 6.2 & This TV moving to Channel 6.3. On September 30, 2015, Rev'n was readded to 6.2, with Antenna TV moving back to 6.3, and This TV moving to 6.6, replacing the localized classic movies channel that was run by WRTN.
On December 31, 2015, This TV moved from channel 6.6 to channel 6.3, replacing Antenna TV, which moved to WZTV's third digital subchannel of 17.3.[5] Tuff TV was readded once again to channel 6.6 on the same day.
On June 21, 2016, WRTN replaced the infomercials running 24 hours a day on Channel 6.7 with Ebru TV, however six months later, on December 9, 2016, Ebru TV was replaced with a local channel, which originates from WRTN, running classic Western movies and TV shows 24 hours a day on Channel 6.7. Also on that day, WRTN discontinued Rev'n on Channel 6.2 & replaced that channel with Jewelry Television, therefore returning that infomercial marketer to Nashville after WJFB stopped airing it to move the full-time America One affiliate to its main channel in HD, now a simulcast of WJFB 44.1. WJFB's America One affiliation remained on that channel until 2015 when it became affiliated with the Tri-State Christian Television network. In January, 2017, WRTN-LD6 was replaced with Evine. In June 2017, WRTN subchannels were swapped.
On December 3, 2019, This TV was discontinued from channel 6.3, while Jewelry Television was discontinued from channel 6.7, leaving both channels temporarily vacant. This TV would make its return once again to 6.3 on December 10, 2019.[6]
Spectrum incentive auction results[]
The station had a construction permit to move its digital operations to UHF 17, and was in the process of doing so, as a result of the .[7] The station went off the air on July 3, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. CDT to work on their transmitter and temporarily broadcast on VHF Channel 8.[8][9]
The station's license was cancelled by the FCC on April 28, 2021.
Digital television[]
Former affiliations[]
| Channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 6/6.1 | White Springs Television (January 2007-September 2008) Retro TV (September 2008-April 27, 2009) Daystar (April 27, 2009 – July 3, 2020) |
| 6.2 | Retro TV (April 27, 2009 – May 27, 2015 and June 2017-July 3, 2020) This TV (September 21–22, 2015) Rev'n (May 27-September 21, 2015 and September 30, 2015-December 9, 2016) Jewelry Television (December 9, 2016-June 2017) Antenna TV (September 22–30, 2015) |
| 6.3 | Country music videos (2009-2012) Cozi TV (2012-May 27, 2015) Retro TV (May 27-September 11, 2015) Antenna TV (September 11-2 and September 30-December 31, 2015) This TV (September 22–30, 2015; December 31, 2015-December 3, 2019; and December 10, 2019-July 3, 2020) |
| 6.5 | Tuff TV (until September 11, 2015) Retro TV (September 11, 2015-June 2017) Classic Movies and TV Shows (June 2017-July 3, 2020) |
| 6.6 | Classic Movies (until September 30, 2015) This TV (September 30-December 31, 2015) Tuff TV (December 31, 2015-January 2017) Evine (January–June 2017) |
| 6.7 | Infomercials (until June 21, 2016) Ebru TV (June 21-December 9, 2016) Classic Movies and TV Shows (December 9, 2016-June 2017) Jewelry Television (June 2017-December 3, 2019) |
References[]
- ^ a b Smith, Douglas E. (January 2008). "TV News" (PDF). VHF-UHF Digest. Worldwide TV-FM DX Association: 10.
- ^ "FCC Clarifies Low Power Television Carriage on Cable Systems: You're Coming In Loud, But Not Clear" (Press release). Garvey Schubert Barer.
- ^ "Cozi TV Diginet Adds Eight Stations". 23 March 2015.
- ^ "E.W. Scripps Company to Launch Grit and Escape & Expand LAFF Distribution In New Multi-Network Agreement with Katz Broadcasting." PR Newswire (May 18, 2015). Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "Nashville DTV News & More".
- ^ nashvilledtvnews.info
- ^ "Application Search Details".
- ^ https://nashvilledtvnews.info/
- ^ [1]
External links[]
- Daystar (TV network) affiliates
- Retro TV affiliates
- This TV affiliates
- Television stations in Tennessee
- Television channels and stations established in 2007
- 2007 establishments in Tennessee
- Defunct television stations in the United States
- Television channels and stations disestablished in 2021
- 2021 disestablishments in Tennessee
- Defunct mass media in Tennessee