WTBM-CD explained

Callsign:WTBM-CD
Digital:24 (UHF)
Virtual:24
Branding:Spanish; Castilian: italic=no|Telemundo Birmingham
Other Chs:WJMY-CD 17 (25.1) Tuscaloosa
Owner:Gray Television
Licensee:Gray Television Licensee, LLC
Location:Birmingham, Alabama
Country:United States
Callsign Meaning:Telemundo Birmingham
Sister Stations:WBRC
Former Channel Numbers:Analog: 2 (VHF, until 2015)
Erp:15 kW
Haat:274.50NaN0
Class:CD
Facility Id:70426
Coordinates:33.4886°N -86.7994°W
Licensing Authority:FCC

WTBM-CD (channel 24) is a low-power, Class A television station in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, affiliated with the Spanish-language network Telemundo. It is owned by Gray Television alongside Fox affiliate WBRC (channel 6). The two stations studios atop Red Mountain (between Vulcan Trail and Valley View Drive) in southeastern Birmingham; WTBM-CD's transmitter is located along Golden Crest Drive, also atop Red Mountain.

WTBM-CD's signal is relayed on low-power, class A digital translator WJMY-CD (channel 25) in Tuscaloosa.

The station launched its current affiliation on September 1, 2022.[1]

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel! scope = "col"
Res.AspectShort nameProgramming
24.1 WTBM-CD Main WTBM-CD programming / Telemundo
24.2 SonLife
24.3 Shop LC
16:9 Fox (WBRC)

Analog-to-digital conversion

The then-WBXA-CD discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over VHF channel 2, on June 3, 2015, a little under three months prior to the official date on which Class A low-power analog television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 24.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.wbrc.com/2022/08/30/telemundo-launch-birmingham-wbrcs-newly-acquired-lp-stations/ "Telemundo to Launch in Birmingham on WBRC’s Newly Acquired LP Stations"