WLLA

WLLA
CityKalamazoo, Michigan
Channels
BrandingWLLA
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Christian Broadcasting Ministries
  • (Christian Faith Broadcast, Inc.)
WGGN-TV
History
First air date
June 30, 1987 (38 years ago) (1987-06-30)
Former channel numbers
  • Analog: 64 (UHF, 1987–2008)
  • Digital: 45 (UHF, until 2020)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID11033
ERP350 kW
HAAT330.8 m (1,085 ft)
Transmitter coordinates42°33′52.1″N 85°27′31″W / 42.564472°N 85.45861°W / 42.564472; -85.45861
Links
Public license information
Websitewlla.tv

WLLA (channel 64) is a religious independent television station licensed to Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, serving West Michigan. Owned by Christian Faith Broadcast, Inc., it is a sister station to WGGN-TV in Sandusky, Ohio. WLLA's studios are located on East N Avenue in Kalamazoo, and its transmitter is located near Stewart Lake in Orangeville Township.

History

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The station signed on the air on June 30, 1987. In 2007, the station entered a revenue sharing agreement with long distance telephone carrier Accxx Communications.[citation needed]

Technical information

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Subchannels

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The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WLLA[2]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
64.1 1080i 16:9 WLLADTV Main WLLA programming
64.2 480i MeTV MeTV
64.3 HI Heroes & Icons
64.4 CATCHYC Catchy Comedy
64.5 WLLAD5 [Blank]
64.6 WLLAD6 Infomercials
64.7 MeTOONS MeTV Toons

The station began carrying programming from MeTV on digital subchannel 64.2 on July 4, 2013.[3]

Analog-to-digital conversion

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WLLA shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 64, on November 1, 2008.[4] The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 45, using virtual channel 64.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLLA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for WLLA". RabbitEars. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "Me-TV Adds Seven New Affiliates". TVNewsCheck. April 5, 2013.
  4. ^ List of Digital Full-Power Stations
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