WTSF
Daystar TV station in Ashland, Kentucky
38°25′11″N 82°24′6″W / 38.41972°N 82.40167°W / 38.41972; -82.40167
Public license information
- Public file
- LMS
WTSF (channel 61) is a religious television station licensed to Ashland, Kentucky, United States, serving the Huntington–Charleston, West Virginia market as an owned-and-operated station of the Daystar Television Network. The station's studios are located on Bath Avenue in Ashland, and its transmitter is located on a very short tower in Huntington's Rotary Park.
History
WTSF signed on as a commercial independent television station in September 1982. However, it was not successful and was soon donated to a local religious group. It continued as such until 2003 when the station was sold to the Daystar national charismatic Christian network and, with a few exceptions, ended local programming.
While it was locally produced, the bulk of the channel's programming consisted of fundraising to continue broadcasting.
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61.1 | 720p | 16:9 | WTSF-HD | Daystar |
| 61.2 | 480i | WTSF-ES | Daystar Español |
Analog-to-digital conversion
WTSF shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 61, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 44,[3][4] using virtual channel 61.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTSF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WTSF
- ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
- ^ CDBS Print
External links
- Daystar website
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- This region includes the following cities: Huntington/Charleston, WV
- Ashland, KY
- Portsmouth/Ironton, OH
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