TV Technical Profile: WMPV
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Channel:
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20
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Programming:
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21.1 - TBN
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21.2 - The Church Channel
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21.3 - JCTV
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21.4 - Enlace USA
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21.5 - Smile of a Child
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Transmitter Location:
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Co-located with WSRE,
south of Patterson Road in Baldwin County, just south of of I-10.
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Power (ERP):
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105 kW
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700 kW (CP)
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Height Above Average
Terrain (HAAT):
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1,736 feet
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1,736 feet (CP)
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Antenna:
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Directional
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Directional
(CP)
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Other Information:
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41 dBu protected
contour map, from the FCC.
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41 dBu protected
contour map, from the FCC.
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Analog Information:
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Channel:
21
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Height:
1,430 feet
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Power (ERP):
3.083 MW
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Programming:
TBN
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History:
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WMPV (Mobile Pensacola
Video)'s original construction permit holder invisioned an independent
commercial TV station, but sold out to a local religious broadcaster who
put it on as all-religious in 1985. His operation failed and the station
went silent for a while in the late 80's. It came back on as a Trinity
Broadcasting Network affiliate, relaying that satellite feed almost 100%
of the time. The antenna is side-mounted on the WJTV-TV tower. The original
owner built an enormously expensive, elaborate studio in west Mobile, which
was abandoned. WMPV went to the studio site once used by WPMI, in Tower
on Ryan Park. Now their studios are right off the Beltway in Mobile.
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This station has elected
to discontinue analog broadcasts sometime before the new June 12th
deadline.