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WPTG-CD
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; United States;
Channels	Digital: 30 (UHF); Virtual: 69;
Branding	WPTG 69
Programming
Affiliations	69.1: This TV; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Fifth Street Enterprises, LLC
History
Founded	1988
First air date	October 31, 1988 (35 years ago)
Former call signs	W69CC (1988–2002); WPTG-LP (2002–2013); WPTG-LD (2013–2014);
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 69 (UHF, 1988–2013); Digital: 49 (UHF, 2013–2020);
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	272
Class	CD
ERP	30 kW
HAAT	179.3 m (588 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°26′46.2″N 79°57′50.2″W / 40.446167°N 79.963944°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;

WPTG-CD (channel 69) is a low-power television station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, affiliated with This TV. It is owned by Fifth Street Enterprises, LLC. WPTG-CD's transmitter is located in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood.

History edit

The station's construction permit was issued on October 31, 1988, under the calls of W69CC. On February 6, 2002, it was changed to WPTG-LP. On December 23, 2013, it was changed to WPTG-LD. The current callsign of WPTG-CD was assigned on April 25, 2014.^[2]

WPTG-CD was owned by Abacus Television until it was sold, along with four other TV stations, to Fifth Street Enterprises in April 2015.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Technical information edit

Subchannels edit

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WPTG-CD^[6]
Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
69.1	480i	4:3	THIS TV	Main WPTG-CD programming / This TV
69.2			NTD	NTD America
69.3			RETRO	Retro TV
69.4		16:9	FTFSPTS	FTF Sports / Next Level Sports
69.5			TRUCRME	True Crime Network
69.6			HEARTLD	Heartland
69.7			TCN	The Country Network
69.8			NEWSNET	NewsNet
69.9				Blank
69.10			CANELLA	Canella
69.11			SHOPLC	Shop LC
69.12			JTV	Jewelry TV

References edit

^ "Facility Technical Data for WPTG-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "FCCInfo Results".
^ "Station Trading Roundup: 2 Deals, $3M". TVNewsCheck. April 14, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
^ "Pa. LPTV Sale Includes Auction Escalator". TVNewsCheck. April 10, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
^ Seyler, Dave (April 10, 2015). "Pennsylvania Class A Deal is All about Potential". Radio and Television Business Report. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
^ RabbitEars TV Query for WPTG

[1] "Facility Technical Data for WPTG-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "FCCInfo Results".

[roundup-3] "Station Trading Roundup: 2 Deals, $3M". TVNewsCheck. April 14, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.

[4] "Pa. LPTV Sale Includes Auction Escalator". TVNewsCheck. April 10, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.

[5] Seyler, Dave (April 10, 2015). "Pennsylvania Class A Deal is All about Potential". Radio and Television Business Report. Retrieved April 16, 2015.

[6] RabbitEars TV Query for WPTG

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States
Channels	Digital: 30 (UHF) Virtual: 69
Branding	WPTG 69
Programming
Affiliations	69.1: This TV for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Fifth Street Enterprises, LLC
History
Founded	1988
First air date	October 31, 1988 (35 years ago) (1988-10-31)
Former call signs	W69CC (1988–2002) WPTG-LP (2002–2013) WPTG-LD (2013–2014)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 69 (UHF, 1988–2013) Digital: 49 (UHF, 2013–2020)
Technical information^[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	272
Class	CD
ERP	30 kW
HAAT	179.3 m (588 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°26′46.2″N 79°57′50.2″W / 40.446167°N 79.963944°W / 40.446167; -79.963944
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

Summary

History edit

Technical information edit

Subchannels edit

References edit