WTBL-CD

{{Infobox television station

| callsign = WTBL-CD

| branding = WTBL Community Television

| digital = 49 (UHF)

| virtual = 49

| affiliations = {{ubl|FamilyNet (1988–June 30, 2017)|Independent (2017)}}

| founded = {{start date and age|1988|3|11}}

| airdate = {{start date and age|1989}}

| enddate = {{end date and age|2017|10|25}}

| location = Lenoir, North Carolina

| country = US

| former_callsigns = {{ubl|W53AO (1988–1995)|WTBL-LP (1995–2012)}}

| former_channel_numbers = Analog: 53, 49 (UHF)

| former_affiliations =

| owner = OTA Broadcasting

| licensee = OTA Broadcasting (CLT), LLC

| sister_stations = W21CK-D

| erp = 7 kW

| haat = {{convert|329|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

| facility_id = 54983

| class = CD

| coordinates = {{coord|35|54|25|N|81|29|22.98|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}

| website =

}}

WTBL-CD (channel 49) was a Class A television station in Lenoir, North Carolina, United States. It was primarily programmed as an independent station with some shows from FamilyNet. WTBL-CD was last owned by OTA Broadcasting, a company controlled by Michael Dell's MSD Capital. On cable, the station was carried on channel 13 in the Lenoir area. WLNN-CD in Boone provided its newscasts and other local programming for the station, and broadcast full-time on WTBL-CD's second digital subchannel.

History

WTBL-CD started as W53AO, on channel 53. The station was mentioned in the April 1994 edition of Popular Communications magazine, in which it made mention of the station's attempt to be carried on the local cable television system.[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Popular-Communications/90s/Popular-Communications-1994-04.pdf Popular Communications, April 1994; retrieved February 5, 2019.]

On April 13, 2017, the FCC identified WTBL-CD would be compensated $8.2 million to go off-the-air as part of the spectrum auction.{{cite web|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|title=FCC Broadcast Television Spectrum Incentive Auction|page=1|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2017/db0413/DA-17-314A2.pdf|accessdate=April 13, 2017|date=April 13, 2017}} WTBL-CD ceased operations October 25, 2017;{{cite web|title=Suspension of Operations of a Digital Class A Station Application|url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/draftCopy.html?displayType=html&appKey=25076ff35f58800d015f6e16f988362d&id=25076ff35f58800d015f6e16f988362d&goBack=N|website=Licensing and Management System|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|accessdate=October 31, 2017}} its license was surrendered on October 30.{{cite web|title=Cancellation Application|url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/draftCopy.html?displayType=html&appKey=25076ff35f58800d015f6e1c5a1a368b&id=25076ff35f58800d015f6e1c5a1a368b&goBack=N|website=Licensing and Management System|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|accessdate=October 31, 2017}}

Subchannels

The station's signal was multiplexed:

class="wikitable" \|+ Subchannels of WTBL-CD ! Channel ! Res. ! Aspect ! Short name ! Programming
scope = "row" \| 49.1 \| rowspan="2" \| 480i \|\| rowspan="2" \| 4:3 \|\| rowspan="2" \| TBLTV \|\| Main WTBL-CD programming
scope = "row" \| 49.2 \| Simulcast of WLNN-CD

class="wikitable"

|+ Subchannels of WTBL-CD

! Channel

! Res.

! Aspect

! Short name

! Programming

scope = "row" | 49.1

| rowspan="2" | 480i || rowspan="2" | 4:3 || rowspan="2" | TBLTV || Main WTBL-CD programming

scope = "row" | 49.2

| Simulcast of WLNN-CD

References

Category:1988 establishments in North Carolina

Category:2017 disestablishments in North Carolina

TBL-CD

Category:Television channels and stations disestablished in 2017

Category:Television channels and stations established in 1988