WETV-LP

WETV-LP is a digital low power television station serving the Murfreesboro, Tennessee area. It broadcasts its digital signal on VHF channel 11. Its transmitter is located at the intersection of Northwest Broad Street and South Church Street in Murfreesboro, sharing tower space with WGNS AM 1450.

WETV is owned by The Rutherford Group Inc., which also operates WGNS.

The station is a Class-A Digital operation, even though the calls still list it as a "-LP".

History

The station began broadcasting on September 5, 1985, and has broadcast the Simulcast of Sister Radio Station WGNS ever since.

WETV was previously the call letters for a PBS affiliate in Atlanta, Georgia, now known today as WPBA.

During times when syndicated programming is on the air, the station transmits data from its weather station with WGNS's program audio playing in the background.

At times of local programming, one can see shots of the studio and respective hosts. When viewers tune to channel 11, they see the host and its guests in the studio, while the radio show is in progress. This technique was also used for the televised versions of Howard Stern and Don Imus' radio shows.

Digital Television

Digital channel

From WETV's Sign On of September 5, 1985 to September 1, 2015, The Station broadcast in analog at 61 watts, WETV was then approved to "flash-cut" the channel 11 frequency to digital, with a power increase to 300 watts, as this was done on September 1, 2015. However at the same time, WETV ceased broadcasting of its analog signal, as it turned on its digital signal.^{[2] [3]}

References

External links

• WGNS AM 1450
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WETV-CD