WDVB-CD

WDVB-CD

Edison, New Jersey New York, New York United States
City	Edison, New Jersey
Channels	Digital: 22 (UHF), shared with WTBY-TV Virtual: 23
Programming
Affiliations	23.1: TBN Inspire 23.2: Smile
Ownership
Owner	Trinity Broadcasting Network (Trinity Broadcasting of Texas, Inc.)
Sister stations	WTBY-TV
History
First air date	March 1991 (33 years ago) (1991-03)
Former call signs	W36AS (1991–2005) W39CQ (2005) WDVB-CA (2005–2013)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 39 (UHF, 1991–2013) Digital: 23 (UHF, 2010–2019)
Former affiliations	Asian Independent (1991–2004) ImaginAsian (2004–2010) The Country Network (2010–2018) Hillsong Channel (2018–2021)
Call sign meaning	Deepak Viswanath Broadcasting (previous owner)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	168834
Class	CD
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	300.3 m (985 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°44′54″N 73°59′9″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

WDVB-CD (channel 23) is a low-power, Class A television station licensed to Edison, New Jersey, United States, serving the New York City television market with programming from TBN Inspire. It is owned and operated by the Trinity Broadcasting Network alongside Jersey City, New Jersey–licensed WTBY-TV (channel 54). The two stations share studios on East 15th Street in the Union Square neighborhood in Manhattan and transmitter facilities at the Empire State Building.

Development

Logo for WDVB-CA while on channel 39

This station signed on over UHF channel 36 with the alphanumeric call sign W36AS in March 1991. The station aired Asian independent programming. In 2004, it became an affiliate of ImaginAsian and dropped the independent format. On January 4, 2005, the station vacated channel 36 to avoid causing interference to full-power WNJU Linden, which was assigned channel 36 for its DTV operations. The station moved to channel 39, and was assigned alphanumeric call sign W39CQ. The station requested and was granted Class A status. On February 16, 2005, the call sign was changed to WDVB-CA. In early 2010, ImaginAsian was dropped. With no programming immediately available to replace it, WDVB-CA was only airing a color bars test pattern.

In March 2013, WDVB's class A status was transferred from an analog station to a digital station (which became WDVB-CD), and the analog license was turned in;^[2] the analog signal had left the air for technical reasons on February 9.^[3] Shortly afterward, Edison Broadcasting filed to sell the station to LocusPoint Networks.^[4] The sale closed on August 19, 2013.^[5] In 2017, TBN O&O WTBY-TV began channel sharing with WDVB-CD. In 2018, LocusPoint Networks sold WDVB-CD to TBN, creating a duopoly with WTBY-TV.

Subchannels

Subchannels of WDVB-CD and WTBY-TV^[6]

License	Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
WDVB-CD	23.1	480i	4:3	Inspire	TBN Inspire
WTBY-TV	54.1	720p	16:9	TBN	TBN
	54.2			Merit	Merit Street Media
	54.3	480i		SMILE	Smile
	54.4			POSITIV	Positiv

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for WDVB-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "Re: LPTV Facility WDVB-CA ... Surrender of Analog License for Cancellation" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. March 15, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
3. "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. March 1, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
4. Seyler, Dave (March 18, 2013). "LocusPoint Class A spending spree continues". Television Business Report. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
5. "LocusPoint Closes on $20 Mil Low Power New York Station". August 19, 2013.
6. "RabbitEars TV Query for WDVB". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved September 7, 2024.

External links

• fccinfo.com Information on former WDVB-CA