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{{short description|Religious independent TV station in Grundy, Virginia}} | |||
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call_letters = WLFB| | |||
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station_logo = | | |||
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station_branding = | | |||
analog = 40| | |||
digital = 14| | |||
affiliations = Independent/Religious| | |||
location = Bluefield, WV| | |||
callsign_meaning = Living Faith Bluefield| | |||
owner =] | | |||
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{{Infobox television station | |||
| callsign = WLFG | |||
| city = Grundy, Virginia | |||
| logo = Lftv.jpg | |||
| logo_size = 175px | |||
| branding = LFTV: Living Faith Television | |||
| analog = | |||
| digital = 14 (]), shared with WAGV | |||
| virtual = 68 | |||
| translators = | |||
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''68.1:''' ] ]|''for others, see {{section link||Subchannels}}''}} | |||
| network = | |||
| country = United States | |||
| founded = | |||
| airdate = {{start date and age|1995|1|2|p=y}} | |||
| last_airdate = | |||
| location = {{ubl|]–]|]–]–|]}} | |||
| callsign_meaning = Living Faith Grundy | |||
| former_callsigns = | |||
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:''' 68 (UHF, 1995–2007)|'''Digital:''' 49 (UHF, 2003–2019)}} | |||
| owner = Living Faith Ministries, Inc. | |||
| licensee = | |||
| sister_stations = | |||
| former_affiliations = | |||
| erp = {{ubl|''']1:''' 479 kW|'''DTS2:''' 0.1 kW}} | |||
| haat = {{ubl|'''DTS1:''' {{convert|662|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}|'''DTS2:''' {{convert|482|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}}} | |||
| class = | |||
| facility_id = 37808 | |||
| coordinates = {{ubl|'''DTS1:''' {{coord|36|49|47.3|N|82|4|44.4|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}|'''DTS2:''' {{coord|36|48|0.3|N|83|22|35.6|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}}} | |||
| licensing_authority = ] | |||
| website = {{URL|http://livingfaithtv.com/}} | |||
}} | |||
'''WLFG''' (channel 68) is a ] ] licensed to ], United States, serving the ] area of ] and northeastern ]. The station is owned by ]–based Living Faith Television. WLFG broadcasts from a two-site ], with transmitters near ], and ]. | |||
The station's programming is relayed on two ]: WAGV (channel 68) in Harlan (which shares transmitter facilities with WLFG) and WLFB (channel 40) in ] (with transmitter atop East River Mountain, south of ]). WAGV was the first to broadcast exclusively in digital following a malfunction at its analog transmitter.<ref name="Form 387">{{cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getattachment_exh.cgi?exhibit_id=730296&formid=387&q_num=5020|title=FCC Form 387, Exhibit 3: Updated DTV Status Report|date=February 9, 2009|publisher=FCC Database|access-date=March 12, 2009}}</ref> | |||
==History== | |||
Living Faith Television was founded by The Reverend Buford Smith who stated that God had given him a vision to build a TV station in Virginia.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} The station grew from the original station in Grundy to include the other two transmitters. | |||
Rev. Smith was pastor of Tookland Pentecostal Church in Grundy until his death in May 2003. His son, Michael Smith, was president of the station until Buford Smith's death, when he became president and CEO of Living Faith Television. | |||
Tookland Pentecostal Church was a major financier when the station was founded; it broke most of its ties with the station after it declared its independence in 2006. | |||
Living Faith Television is now under the control of its ], with Mike Smith as president and CEO and wife Lisa Smith as CFO. Other personalities are Mary Smith (wife of the late Buford Smith), Laverne Tripp and Fred Schmidt, among others. | |||
==Programming== | |||
The station's programming consists mostly of content by other ministries that purchase air time, along with some ]s. Original programming is spread throughout the broadcast day by the flagship program ''Living Faith Now!'' (formerly ''From These Hills''), along with ''Sing Time'', Fred Schmidt, and ''Life Begins at Calvary,'' a program produced by Calvary Church of the Tri-Cities, and other programs. | |||
==Technical information== | |||
===Subchannels=== | |||
The station's signal is ]: | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+Subchannels of WLFG<ref>{{Cite web |title=RabbitEars TV Query for WLFG |url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WLFG |access-date=January 26, 2024 |website=]}}</ref> | |||
! scope = "col" | ] | |||
! scope = "col" | ] | |||
! scope = "col" | ] | |||
! scope = "col" | Short name | |||
! scope = "col" | Programming | |||
|- | |||
! scope = "row" | 68.1 | |||
| rowspan=13|] || ] || WLFG-DT || Main WLFG programming | |||
|- | |||
! scope = "row" | 68.2 | |||
| ] || Defy || ] | |||
|- | |||
! scope = "row" | 68.3 | |||
| rowspan=2|4:3 || ION || ] | |||
|- | |||
! scope = "row" | 68.4 | |||
| TruReal || | |||
|- | |||
! scope = "row" | 68.5 | |||
| 16:9 || GEB || ] | |||
|- | |||
! scope = "row" | 68.6 | |||
| 4:3 || Buzzr || ] | |||
|- | |||
! scope = "row" | 68.7 | |||
| rowspan=2|16:9 || QVC || ] | |||
|- | |||
! scope = "row" | 68.8 | |||
| Quest || ] | |||
|- | |||
! scope = "row" | 68.9 | |||
| 4:3 || Twist || ] | |||
|- | |||
! scope = "row" | 68.10 | |||
| 16:9 || Decades || ] | |||
|- | |||
! scope = "row" | 68.11 | |||
| rowspan=2|4:3 || GetTv || ] | |||
|- | |||
! scope = "row" | 68.12 | |||
| || ] | |||
|- | |||
! scope = "row" | 68.13 | |||
| 16:9 || TheGrio || ] | |||
|} | |||
===Analog-to-digital conversion=== | |||
WLFG shut down its analog signal, over ] channel 68, in May 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Public Attachmatch |url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-07-2236A1.pdf}}</ref> The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 49,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds |access-date=March 24, 2012}}</ref> using ] 68. | |||
==Satellite stations== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! Station | |||
! ] | |||
! ]<br />''(] / ])'' | |||
! First air date | |||
! ] | |||
! ] | |||
! ] | |||
! Transmitter coordinates | |||
! Public license information | |||
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | |||
| '''WAGV''' | |||
| ] | |||
| 14 (])<br />{{small|(shared with WLFG)}}<br />68 | |||
| {{start date and age|1999|8|p=y}}<br />{{small|(on ] channel 44)}} | |||
| '''DTS1:''' 479 kW<br />'''DTS2:''' 0.1 kW | |||
| '''DTS1:''' {{convert|662|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<br />'''DTS2:''' {{convert|482|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | |||
| 37809 | |||
| '''DTS1:'''<br />{{nowrap|{{coord|36|49|47.3|N|82|4|44.4|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}}}<br />'''DTS2:'''<br />{{nowrap|{{coord|36|48|0.3|N|83|22|35.6|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}}} | |||
| {{FCC-TV-Station-profile|WAGV|Public file}}<br />{{FCC-LMS-Facility|37809|3=LMS}} | |||
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | |||
| '''WLFB''' | |||
| ] | |||
| 25 (UHF)<br />40 | |||
| {{start date and age|2000|11|2|p=y}} | |||
| {{nowrap|300 kW (])}}<br />{{nowrap|734 kW (CP)}} | |||
| {{convert|411.8|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} (STA)<br />{{convert|399|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} (CP) | |||
| 37806 | |||
| {{coord|37|13|12.3|N|81|15|19|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=WLFB}} | |||
| {{FCC-TV-Station-profile|WLFB|Public file}}<br />{{FCC-LMS-Facility|37806|3=LMS}} | |||
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | |||
|} | |||
==References== | |||
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==External links== | |||
* {{official website|http://livingfaithtv.com/}} | |||
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City | Grundy, Virginia |
Channels | |
Branding | LFTV: Living Faith Television |
Programming | |
Affiliations |
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Ownership | |
Owner | Living Faith Ministries, Inc. |
History | |
First air date | January 2, 1995 (29 years ago) (1995-01-02) |
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Call sign meaning | Living Faith Grundy |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 37808 |
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HAAT |
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Transmitter coordinates | |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Website | livingfaithtv |
WLFG (channel 68) is a religious independent station licensed to Grundy, Virginia, United States, serving the Tri-Cities area of southwestern Virginia and northeastern Tennessee. The station is owned by Abingdon, Virginia–based Living Faith Television. WLFG broadcasts from a two-site distributed transmission system, with transmitters near Hansonville, Virginia, and Harlan, Kentucky.
The station's programming is relayed on two satellite stations: WAGV (channel 68) in Harlan (which shares transmitter facilities with WLFG) and WLFB (channel 40) in Bluefield, West Virginia (with transmitter atop East River Mountain, south of Bluefield, Virginia). WAGV was the first to broadcast exclusively in digital following a malfunction at its analog transmitter.
History
Living Faith Television was founded by The Reverend Buford Smith who stated that God had given him a vision to build a TV station in Virginia. The station grew from the original station in Grundy to include the other two transmitters.
Rev. Smith was pastor of Tookland Pentecostal Church in Grundy until his death in May 2003. His son, Michael Smith, was president of the station until Buford Smith's death, when he became president and CEO of Living Faith Television.
Tookland Pentecostal Church was a major financier when the station was founded; it broke most of its ties with the station after it declared its independence in 2006.
Living Faith Television is now under the control of its board of directors, with Mike Smith as president and CEO and wife Lisa Smith as CFO. Other personalities are Mary Smith (wife of the late Buford Smith), Laverne Tripp and Fred Schmidt, among others.
Programming
The station's programming consists mostly of content by other ministries that purchase air time, along with some infomercials. Original programming is spread throughout the broadcast day by the flagship program Living Faith Now! (formerly From These Hills), along with Sing Time, Fred Schmidt, and Life Begins at Calvary, a program produced by Calvary Church of the Tri-Cities, and other programs.
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's signal is multiplexed:
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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68.1 | 480i | 4:3 | WLFG-DT | Main WLFG programming |
68.2 | 16:9 | Defy | Defy TV | |
68.3 | 4:3 | ION | Ion Television | |
68.4 | TruReal | |||
68.5 | 16:9 | GEB | GEB Network | |
68.6 | 4:3 | Buzzr | Buzzr | |
68.7 | 16:9 | QVC | QVC | |
68.8 | Quest | Quest | ||
68.9 | 4:3 | Twist | Twist | |
68.10 | 16:9 | Decades | Catchy Comedy | |
68.11 | 4:3 | GetTv | getTV | |
68.12 | Scripps News | |||
68.13 | 16:9 | TheGrio | TheGrio |
Analog-to-digital conversion
WLFG shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 68, in May 2007. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 49, using virtual channel 68.
Satellite stations
Station | City of license | Channels (RF / VC) |
First air date | ERP | HAAT | Facility ID | Transmitter coordinates | Public license information |
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WAGV | Harlan, Kentucky | 14 (UHF) (shared with WLFG) 68 |
August 1999 (25 years ago) (1999-08) (on analog channel 44) |
DTS1: 479 kW DTS2: 0.1 kW |
DTS1: 662 m (2,172 ft) DTS2: 482 m (1,581 ft) |
37809 | DTS1: 36°49′47.3″N 82°4′44.4″W / 36.829806°N 82.079000°W / 36.829806; -82.079000 DTS2: 36°48′0.3″N 83°22′35.6″W / 36.800083°N 83.376556°W / 36.800083; -83.376556 |
Public file LMS |
WLFB | Bluefield, West Virginia | 25 (UHF) 40 |
November 2, 2000 (24 years ago) (2000-11-02) | 300 kW (STA) 734 kW (CP) |
411.8 m (1,351 ft) (STA) 399 m (1,309 ft) (CP) |
37806 | 37°13′12.3″N 81°15′19″W / 37.220083°N 81.25528°W / 37.220083; -81.25528 (WLFB) | Public file LMS |
References
- "Facility Technical Data for WLFG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- "FCC Form 387, Exhibit 3: Updated DTV Status Report". FCC Database. February 9, 2009. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
- "RabbitEars TV Query for WLFG". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- "Public Attachmatch" (PDF).
- "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved March 24, 2012.
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