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| City | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| Channels | |
| Branding | WLLA |
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| Sister stations | WGGN-TV |
| History | |
| First air date | June 30, 1987 (37 years ago) (1987-06-30) |
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| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 11033 |
| ERP | 350 kW |
| HAAT | 330.8 m (1,085 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°33′52.1″N 85°27′31″W / 42.564472°N 85.45861°W / 42.564472; -85.45861 |
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| Public license information | |
| Website | wlla |
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.
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.
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 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.
Analog-to-digital conversion
WLLA shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 64, on November 1, 2008. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 45, using virtual channel 64.
References
- "Facility Technical Data for WLLA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- "RabbitEars TV Query for WLLA". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- "Me-TV Adds Seven New Affiliates". TVNewsCheck. April 5, 2013.
- List of Digital Full-Power Stations
External links
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