| Gadsden/Birmingham, Alabama United States | |
|---|---|
| City | Gadsden, Alabama |
| Channels | Digital: 26 (UHF) Virtual: 60 |
| Branding | Trinity Broadcasting Network |
| Programming | |
| Subchannels | 60.1: TBN 60.2: TBN Inspire 60.3: Smile 60.4: Enlace 60.5: Positiv |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Trinity Broadcasting Network (Trinity Broadcasting of Texas, Inc.) |
| History | |
First air date | July 22, 1986 |
Former call signs | WTJP (1986–2003) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 60 (UHF, 1986–2009) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 1002 |
| ERP | 1,000 kW |
| HAAT | 329 m (1,079 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 33°48′53″N 86°26′55″W / 33.81472°N 86.44861°WCoordinates: 33°48′53″N 86°26′55″W / 33.81472°N 86.44861°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
| Website | www |
WTJP-TV, virtual channel 60 (UHF digital channel 26), is a television station licensed to Gadsden, Alabama, United States, serving the Birmingham area as an owned-and-operated station of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). The station's studios are located on Rosedale Avenue in Gadsden, and its transmitter is located on Blount Mountain near Springville, Alabama.
WTJP-TV's signal was formerly relayed on low-power translator stations W51BY (channel 51) in Jasper and W46BU (channel 46) in Tuscaloosa; the latter station went silent on April 13, 2010 due to declining support, which was attributed to the digital transition.[1]
The station first signed on the air on July 22, 1986, and was built and signed on by the Trinity Broadcasting Network.
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60.1 | 720p | 16:9 | TBN HD | Main TBN programming |
| 60.2 | inspire | TBN Inspire | ||
| 60.3 | 480i | 4:3 | SMILE | Smile |
| 60.4 | Enlace | Enlace | ||
| 60.5 | 16:9 | PosiTiV | Positiv |
TBN-owned full-power stations permanently ceased analog transmissions on April 16, 2009.[2]
WTJP-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 60, on April 16, 2009, ahead of the official June 12 date in which full-power 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 26.[3] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 60, which was among the high band UHF channels (52-69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition.