WHBR (TV)

Summary

WHBR (channel 33) is a religious television station licensed to Pensacola, Florida, United States, serving northwest Florida and southwest Alabama as an owned-and-operated station of the Christian Television Network (CTN). The station's studios are located on Pensacola Boulevard (US 29) in Pensacola, and its transmitter is located in Robertsdale, Alabama.

WHBR
CityPensacola, Florida
Channels
BrandingCTN Gulf Coast
Programming
Affiliations
  • 33.1: CTN
  • 33.2: CTNi
  • 33.3: LifeStyle TV
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
January 30, 1986 (38 years ago) (1986-01-30)[a]
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 33 (UHF, 1986–2009)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID10894
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT415 m (1,362 ft)
Transmitter coordinates30°36′45.4″N 87°38′41.6″W / 30.612611°N 87.644889°W / 30.612611; -87.644889 (WHBR)
Links
Public license information
  • Public file
  • LMS
Websitewww.whbr.org

History edit

The station was founded in January 1986.

Technical information edit

Subchannels edit

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WHBR[2]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
33.1 1080i 16:9 WHBR DT Main WHBR programming / CTN
33.2 480i 4:3 CTNi CTNi (Christian programming in Spanish)
33.3 Lifesty LifeStyle Family TV (Christian-based family entertainment)

Analog-to-digital conversion edit

WHBR discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 33, on January 20, 2009. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 34,[3] using virtual channel 33.

Notes edit

  1. ^ The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says January 27, while the Television and Cable Factbook says January 26.

References edit

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHBR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WHBR
  3. ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved March 24, 2012.

External links edit

  • WHBR website
  • CTN website