KTBW-TV
CityTacoma, Washington
Channels
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
March 30, 1984 (39 years ago) (1984-03-30)
Former call signs
KQFB (1984)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
20 (UHF, 1984–2009)
Digital:
14 (UHF, until 2019)
Independent (1984–1986)
Call sign meaning
Trinity Broadcasting of Washington
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID67950
ERP107 kW
HAAT473 m (1,552 ft)
Transmitter coordinates47°32′49″N 122°47′44″W / 47.54694°N 122.79556°W / 47.54694; -122.79556
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.tbn.org

KTBW-TV, virtual channel 20 (UHF digital channel 21), is a Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) owned-and-operated television station serving Seattle, Washington, United States, that is licensed to Tacoma. The station's studios are located on South 341st Place in Federal Way, and its transmitter is located on Gold Mountain near Bremerton.

History

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KTBW originally signed on the air with the call sign KQFB on March 30, 1984. As KQFB, the station was originally locally owned by Family Broadcasting based in University Place, Washington. Family Broadcasting originally was going to broadcast Christian programming from several sources. Before the station went on the air, a minority interest in KQFB was acquired by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. When TBN acquired Family Broadcasting in full, the call letters were changed to KTBW on December 18, 1984.

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KTBW-TV
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
20.1 720p 16:9 TBN HD Main TBN programming
20.2 inspire TBN Inspire
20.3 480i 4:3 SMILE Smile
20.4 Enlace Enlace
20.5 16:9 PosiTiV Positiv

TBN-owned full-power stations permanently ceased analog transmissions on April 16, 2009.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KTBW-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KTBW

External links


Broadcast television in the Puget Sound region, including Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, and Olympia
Trinity Broadcasting Network
Broadcast television stations by affiliation in the state of Washington
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