WFBD

WFBD
Destin–Pensacola, Florida; United States;
City	Destin, Florida
Channels	Digital: 29 (UHF); Virtual: 48;
Branding	TCT
Programming
Affiliations	48.1: TCT; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Tri-State Christian Television; (Radiant Life Ministries, Inc.);
History
Founded	April 5, 1996
First air date	November 7, 2005 (19 years ago)
Former channel number(s)	Digital: 48 (UHF, 2005–2020)
Former affiliations	America One (2005–2014); Independent (2014–2020);
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	81669
ERP	704 kW
HAAT	312 m (1,024 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	30°59′52″N 86°43′13″W / 30.99778°N 86.72028°W
Translator(s)	WPAN 53.2 Fort Walton Beach
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.tct.tv

WFBD (channel 48) is a religious television station licensed to Destin, Florida, United States, serving the Pensacola area as an owned-and-operated station of Tri-State Christian Television (TCT). The station's transmitter is located near Wing, Alabama, north of the Alabama–Florida state line.

Due to its transmitter location, WFBD's signal covers the eastern half of the Pensacola–Mobile area and not Mobile proper. Therefore, in order to serve the western part of the market, the station is simulcast in high definition on the second digital subchannel of Fort Walton Beach–licensed WPAN (channel 53.2) from its transmitter near Molino, Florida.^[2]

History

The channel 48 frequency was previously used by former TV station WKAB-TV (1952–1954).

WFBD was formerly an affiliate of the America One television network, and a subscriber to the Independent News Network. It later switched to a format of local programming and infomercials.

On May 28, 2020, Flinn Broadcasting Corporation announced that it would sell WFBD, along with sister stations KCWV in Duluth, Minnesota, WBIH in Selma, Alabama, and WWJX in Jackson, Mississippi, to Marion, Illinois-based Tri-State Christian Television for an undisclosed price.^[3] The sale was completed on September 15; the stations became owned-and-operated stations of the TCT network two days later, with WFBD becoming the fourth full-power religious station in the Pensacola–Mobile area.

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WFBD^[4]
Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming	Notes
48.1	720p	16:9	WFBD HD	TCT	Simulcasts on WPAN 53.2
48.2	480i		SBN	Sonlife
48.3			HEROES	Heroes & Icons
48.4		4:3	START	Start TV
48.5		16:9	BuzzrTV	Buzzr
48.6			MOVIES	Movies!
48.7			INFO CH	Infomercials
48.8		4:3	.8 SOON	Coming Soon
48.9		4:3	ONTV4U	OnTV4U
48.10		16:9	.10SOON	Coming Soon
48.11		16:9	GodTV	GodTV

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WFBD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ RabbitEars Contour Map for WFBD
^ "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. May 28, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
^ "RabbitEars TV Query for WFBD". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved June 19, 2024.

External links

Official website

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

[2] RabbitEars Contour Map for WFBD

[wfbdtotct-3] "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. May 28, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

[4] "RabbitEars TV Query for WFBD". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved June 19, 2024.

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