WLLA (channel 64) is a religious independent television station licensed to Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, serving West Michigan. Owned by Christian Faith Broadcast, Inc., it is a sister station to WGGN-TV in Sandusky, Ohio. WLLA's studios are located on East N Avenue in Kalamazoo, and its transmitter is located near Stewart Lake in Orangeville Township.

WLLA
CityKalamazoo, Michigan
Channels
BrandingWLLA
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Christian Broadcasting Ministries
  • (Christian Faith Broadcast, Inc.)
WGGN-TV
History
First air date
June 30, 1987 (37 years ago) (1987-06-30)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 64 (UHF, 1987–2008)
  • Digital: 45 (UHF, until 2020)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID11033
ERP350 kW
HAAT330.8 m (1,085 ft)
Transmitter coordinates42°33′52.1″N 85°27′31″W / 42.564472°N 85.45861°W / 42.564472; -85.45861
Links
Public license information
Websitewlla.tv

History

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The station signed on the air on June 30, 1987. In 2007, the station entered a revenue sharing agreement with long distance telephone carrier Accxx Communications.[citation needed]

Technical information

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Subchannels

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The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WLLA[2]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
64.1 1080i 16:9 WLLADTV Main WLLA programming
64.2 480i MeTV MeTV
64.3 HI Heroes & Icons
64.4 CATCHYC Catchy Comedy
64.5 Retro Retro TV
64.6 Dabl Dabl
64.7 MeTOONS MeTV Toons
64.8 QVC QVC
64.9 ShopLC Shop LC

The station began carrying programming from MeTV on digital subchannel 64.2 on July 4, 2013.[3]

Analog-to-digital conversion

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WLLA shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 64, on November 1, 2008.[4] The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 45, using virtual channel 64.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLLA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for WLLA". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "Me-TV Adds Seven New Affiliates". TVNewsCheck. April 5, 2013.
  4. ^ List of Digital Full-Power Stations
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