Channels | |
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Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
Former call signs | W54DN (2004–2006) WTKJ-LP (2006–2022) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 54 (UHF, 2008) 19 (2008–2022) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 128834 |
Class | LPTV |
ERP | 6300 watts |
Links | |
Website | http://www.edgespectrum.com |
WTKJ-LD, channel 19 is a Christian religious television station in Watertown, New York. It has broadcast on Channel 19 in Watertown since August 2008.[1]
WTKJ-LD was originally a low-power independent in Philadelphia, New York; the station was sold by Tammy M. Celenza in June 2007 to EICB TV for $7,000.[2] In 2017, the then-WTKJ-LP was transferred to Edge Spectrum, a company that seeks to use upcoming ATSC 3.0 standards to datacast via low-power UHF stations such as WTKJ-LD.
Digital transition
As a low-power station, WTKJ-LD was not required to transition to digital broadcasting when full-power stations did so in 2009. It had voluntarily applied to flash-cut to digital operation on its existing frequency, UHF 19, with 1500 watts, and was licensed for this service effective July 22, 2022.
WTKJ-LD may be subject to co-channel interference by adjacent-market WSYT-DT 19 Syracuse as that station goes to its full licensed digital power, having abandoned former analog channel UHF 68 in Syracuse, New York.
References
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6452452.html
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 128834 (WTKJ-LD) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- TVfool coverage map for WTKJ-LD 19 Watertown
- TVfool coverage for co-channel WSYT-DT 19 Syracuse