WBUY-TV
- For the Lexington, North Carolina radio station, see WLXN.
| Holly Springs, Mississippi- Memphis, Tennessee United States |
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|---|---|
| Channels | Digital: 41 (UHF) Virtual: 40 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 40.1 - TBN 40.2 - The Church Channel 40.3 - JUCE TV/Smile of a Child TV 40.4 - TBN Enlace USA 40.5 - TBN Salsa |
| Affiliations | TBN |
| Owner | Trinity Broadcasting Network, Inc. (TCCSA, Inc., d/b/a Trinity Broadcasting Network) |
| First air date | September 1991[1] |
| Call letters' meaning | BUY = shopping, refers to former HSN affiliation |
| Sister station(s) | WPGD-TV |
| Former callsigns | WBUY (1991–2003) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 40 (UHF, 1991–2009) |
| Former affiliations | HSN (1991–2001) |
| Transmitter power | 500 kW |
| Height | 122 m |
| Facility ID | 60830 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: | Profile CDBS |
| Website | www.tbn.org |
WBUY-TV, virtual channel 40 (UHF digital channel 41), is a TBN owned-and-operated television station serving Memphis, Tennessee, United States that is licensed to Holly Springs, Mississippi. The station is owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. WBUY maintains studios and offices located on Cazassa Road in the southeast section of Memphis, and its transmitter is located near Arlington.
History
The station first signed on the air in September 1991 as an affiliate of HSN (Home Shopping Network); the last three letters of the station's call sign incidentally reflected this affiliation. In 2001, the station was acquired by the Trinity Broadcasting Network, and began carrying religious programming from the network.
Digital television[2]
This station's digital signal, like most other full-service TBN owned-and-operated stations, carries five different TBN-run networks.
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40.1 | 480i | 4:3 | TBN | Main TBN programming |
| 40.2 | TCC | The Church Channel | ||
| 40.3 | COMBO | JUCE TV/Smile of a Child TV | ||
| 40.4 | Enlace | Enlace USA | ||
| 40.5 | SALSA | TBN Salsa |
TBN-owned full-power stations permanently ceased analog transmissions on April 16, 2009.
WBUY-TV discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 40 on that date.[3] The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 41, using PSIP to display WBUY-TV's virtual channel as 40 on digital television receivers.
See also
References
- ↑ The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says September 13, while the Television and Cable Factbook says September 15.
- ↑ RabbitEars TV Query for WBUY
- ↑ List of Digital Full-Power Stations
