WLJC-TV (channel 65) is a television station licensed to Beattyville, Kentucky, United States, serving the Lexington area as an affiliate of the digital multicast network Cozi TV. The station is owned by local minister Margaret Drake and her ministry, The Hour of Harvest, Inc. WLJC-TV's studios are located on Radio Station Loop north of Beattyville, and its transmitter is located on Tip Top Road.
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| City | Beattyville, Kentucky |
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| Branding | WLJC |
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| WLJC (FM), WEBF | |
| History | |
First air date | October 16, 1982[1] |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 65 (UHF, 1982–2007) |
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Call sign meaning | Wonderful Lord Jesus Christ[1] |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 27696 |
| ERP | 185 kW |
| HAAT | 321.5 m (1,055 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°36′47.3″N 83°40′17.6″W / 37.613139°N 83.671556°W |
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Public license information | |
| Website | wljc |
History
editThe station first signed on the air on October 16, 1982, and claims to be the oldest Christian television station in Kentucky.[1] The Hour of Harvest, Inc. also owns two Christian radio stations, Air 1 outlet WLJC-FM and K-LOVE outlet WEBF.
From 2017 through 2022, WLJC carried a half-hour local newscast produced by Lexington ABC affiliate WTVQ at 9 p.m. titled ABC 36 News at Nine on WLJC.
In November 2018, WLJC's main channel began airing Cozi TV programming (which moved from 65.6; that subchannel now airs Start TV).
The station also simulcast the 6:30 p.m. newscast from Fox affiliate WDKY-TV from 2022 through late 2023.
Technical information
editSubchannels
editThe station's signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 65.1 | 720p | 16:9 | WLJC-HD | Cozi TV |
| 65.2 | 480i | 4:3 | Story | Story Television |
| 65.3 | Ant-TV | Antenna TV | ||
| 65.4 | Get-TV | getTV | ||
| 65.5 | Defy TV | Defy | ||
| 65.6 | StartTV | Start TV | ||
| 65.7 | H&I | Heroes & Icons |
Analog-to-digital conversion
editWLJC-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 65, in July 2007. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition VHF channel 7,[4] using virtual channel 65.
The station was granted a construction permit to increase its effective radiated power from 70 kW to 185 kW.[5]
Coverage area
editWLJC-TV's digital signal covers much of eastern and central Kentucky as a result of its relatively high antenna position at 322 meters HAAT and a power level of 185,000 watts on the VHF band. Its primary coverage area includes the Lexington metropolitan area, London, and Hazard. Its fringe contour even reaches areas as far north as Maysville, as far east as Pikeville, as far west as Frankfort, and as far south as the Tennessee state line around Middlesboro.[6]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Beattyville Has First Religious TV Station". Harlan Daily Enterprise. November 18, 1982. p. 10. Retrieved July 28, 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLJC-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WLJC
- ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved March 24, 2012.
- ^ [1] FCC Database. Retrieved on November 10, 2008.
- ^ "RabbitEars Contour Map for WLJC-TV". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved May 18, 2024.