WOPI-CD

Translator of WKPT-TV, Kingsport, Tennessee
Bristol, Virginia–Kingsport, Tennessee United States
Channels	Digital: 11 (VHF) Virtual: 19
Branding	see WKPT-TV infobox
Programming
Affiliations	19.1: Cozi TV (2014–present) 19.2: MeTV 19.3: Laff 19.4: Ion Mystery
Ownership
Owner	Glenwood Communications Corporation (Holston Valley Broadcasting Corporation)
Sister stations	WKPT-TV, WAPK-CD, WKPT (AM), WKTP (FM), WMEV-FM, WOPI (AM), WRZK, WTFM, WVEK-FM
History
First air date	February 21, 1992 (31 years ago) (1992-02-21)
Former call signs	W56CT (1992–1995) WVMP-LP (1995–1997) WRZK-LP (1997) WOPI-LP (1997–2002) WOPI-CA (2002–2015)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 56 (UHF, 1992–2002) 9 (VHF, 2002–2015) Digital: 9 (VHF, 2015–2020)
Former affiliations	America One (1992–2007) RTV (2007–2014)
Call sign meaning	"Watch Our Popularity Increase" (taken from sister station WOPI radio)
Technical information[1]
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 / 36.43139; -82.13750
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	wkpttv.com

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: