WTBM-CD
Television station in Alabama, United States
33°29′19″N 86°47′58″W / 33.48861°N 86.79944°W / 33.48861; -86.79944 (WTBM-CD)Public license information
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WTBM-CD (channel 24) is a low-power, Class A television station in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, affiliated with the Spanish-language network Telemundo. It is owned by Gray Television alongside Fox affiliate WBRC (channel 6). The two stations studios atop Red Mountain (between Vulcan Trail and Valley View Drive) in southeastern Birmingham; WTBM-CD's transmitter is located along Golden Crest Drive, also atop Red Mountain.
WTBM-CD's signal is relayed on low-power, class A digital translator WJMY-CD (channel 25) in Tuscaloosa.
The station launched its current affiliation on September 1, 2022.[2]
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 24.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | WTBM-CD | Main WTBM-CD programming / Telemundo |
| 24.2 | 480i | 4:3 | SonLife | |
| 24.3 | Shop LC | |||
| 24.4 | 720p | 16:9 | Fox (WBRC) |
Simulcast of subchannels of another station
Analog-to-digital conversion
The then-WBXA-CD discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over VHF channel 2, on June 3, 2015, a little under three months prior to the official date on which Class A low-power analog television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 24.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTBM-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Telemundo to Launch in Birmingham on WBRC’s Newly Acquired LP Stations", WBRC-TV, August 30, 2022, Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ Ericson, Trip. "Digital TV Market Listing for WTBM-CD". RabbitEars. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 30283 (WJMY-CD) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
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- WEAC-CD 24 (.1 Walk/AMGTV; Jacksonville)
- WCQT-LD 27 (.1 Walk, .2 Blank; Cullman)
- WOIL-CD 47 (YTA; Talladega)
- WSSF-LD / WSFG-LD 51 (.1 Daystar, .2 Cowboy, .3 Smile, .4 Inspire, .5 FAM, .6 TBN; Berry/Fayette)
- W25FC-D 55 (.1 Religious, .2/.3 Blank, .4 Religious; Jasper)
- See also
- Atlanta TV
- Columbus–Tupelo TV
- Huntsville TV
- Montgomery TV
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