WZBJ-CD
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HAAT | 190.4 m (625 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°21′33.5″N 79°9′32″W / 37.359306°N 79.15889°W |
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Website | www |
WZBJ-CD (channel 24) is a
History
The station first came on the air on January 23, 1991, as W19BC channel 19, a translator station for
On April 30, 2018, Gray Television announced it would purchase WLHG-CD from Liberty University for $50,000. Under the terms of the transaction, Gray would hold an option agreement to acquire WFFP-TV, and enter into a shared services agreement (to take effect on June 15), whereby Gray would provide programming for and receive a share of the programming and advertising revenue accrued by WLHG-CD and WFFP, which would in turn become sister stations to Gray's existing property in the Roanoke–Lynchburg market, CBS affiliate WDBJ, a station that shares its physical channel spectrum with WFFP.[2][3]
Gray took control of WLHG-CD as scheduled on June 15. On the same day, it began simulcasting WDBJ's MyNetworkTV subchannel "My 19" on WLHG-CD. While the station moved to Gray's control, the station's virtual channel system was not in use, rendering WLHG-CD's channels temporarily as 43.3 and 43.4. On September 1, 2018, the call letters were changed to WZBJ-CD, and it began sharing virtual channel 24 with the full-power WZBJ license (which concurrently changed call letters from WFFP-TV).
Conversion to ATSC 3.0
In September 2022, WZBJ-CD dropped the
Subchannels
The station's ATSC 1.0 channels are carried on the
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming | ATSC 1.0 host |
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24.1 | 1080i | 16:9 |
WZBJ24 | Simulcast of WZBJ / MyNetworkTV | WSET-TV |
24.2 | 480i | Cozi | Cozi TV | WWCW | |
24.3 | Decades | Catchy Comedy |
WZBJ-CD itself broadcasts the principal commercial stations in the market, and itself, in ATSC 3.0 format.
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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7.1 | 1080p | 16:9 |
WDBJ | CBS (WDBJ) |
10.1 | WSLS-HD | NBC (WSLS-TV) | ||
13.1 | 720p | WSET HD | ABC (WSET-TV) | |
21.2 | WFXR-HD | Fox (WFXR) | ||
24.1 | 1080p | WZBJ-CD | MyNetworkTV (WZBJ) |
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WZBJ-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Jacobson, Adam (April 30, 2018). "Gray: At Liberty To Expand In Virginia". Radio-Television Business Report. Streamline-RBR, Inc. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ^ "Station Trading Roundup: 7 Deals, $571.7M". TVNewsCheck. NewsCheck Media. May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ^ "Major Broadcasters Launch NextGen TV Signals in Roanoke-Lynchburg". tvtechnology.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ "NextGen TV: Using the Lighthouse Model to Make the Transition to ATSC 3.0". amplify.nabshow.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ "Digital TV Market Listing for WZBJ-CD". www.rabbitears.info. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ "Digital TV Market Listing for WSET-TV". www.rabbitears.info. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ "Digital TV Market Listing for WWCW". www.rabbitears.info. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ "Digital TV Market Listing for WZBJ-CD". www.rabbitears.info. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
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