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WLLA
Kalamazoo–Battle Creek–; Grand Rapids, Michigan; ; United States;
City	Kalamazoo, Michigan
Channels	Digital: 22 (UHF); Virtual: 64;
Branding	WLLA
Programming
Affiliations	64.1: Religious Independent; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Christian Broadcasting Ministries; (Christian Faith Broadcast, Inc.);
Sister stations	WGGN-TV
History
First air date	June 30, 1987 (37 years ago)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 64 (UHF, 1987–2008); Digital: 45 (UHF, until 2020);
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
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	wlla.tv

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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

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

Subchannels

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

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

^ "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

Official website

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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.

[Analog_to_Digital-4] List of Digital Full-Power Stations

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 {{short description|Religious TV station in Kalamazoo, Michigan}}
+{{More citations needed|date=February 2024}}
-{{Infobox broadcast
+{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
-| call_letters             = WLLA
+{{Infobox television station
-| city                     = Kalamazoo, Michigan
-| station_logo             = WLLA Logo.png
+| callsign               = WLLA
-| logo_size                = 200px
+| city                   = Kalamazoo, Michigan
-| station_branding         = WLLA
+| logo                   = WLLA-TV64-Logo.png
-| station_slogan           = ''West Michigan Family Television''
+| logo_size              = 200px
-| digital                  = 22 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
+| branding               = WLLA
-| virtual                  = 64 ([[Program and System Information Protocol|PSIP]])
+| digital                = 22 ([[UHF]])
-| subchannels              =
+| virtual                = 64
-| other_chs                =
+| subchannels            =
+| translators            =
-| affiliations             = '''64.1:''' [[Religious broadcasting|Religious]] [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]<br>'''64.2:''' [[MeTV]]<br>'''64.3:''' [[Retro Television Network|Retro TV]]
+| affiliations           = {{ubl|'''64.1:''' [[Religious broadcasting|Religious]] [[Independent station|Independent]]|''for others, see {{section link||Subchannels}}''}}
-| owner                    = Christian Faith Broadcast, Inc.
-| licensee                 =
+| owner                  = Christian Broadcasting Ministries
+| licensee               = Christian Faith Broadcast, Inc.
-| location                 = [[Kalamazoo, Michigan|Kalamazoo]]/[[Battle Creek, Michigan|Battle Creek]]/<br>[[Grand Rapids, Michigan]]
-| country                  = United States
+| location               = {{ubl|[[Kalamazoo]]–[[Battle Creek]]–|[[Grand Rapids, Michigan]]}}
-| airdate                  = {{start date and age|1987|6|30|p=y}}
+| country                = United States
-| enddate                  =
+| airdate                = {{start date and age|1987|6|30|p=y}}
-| callsign_meaning         = '''W'''e '''L'''ove Ka'''LA'''mazoo
+| last_airdate           =
-| sister_stations          =
+| callsign_meaning       =
-| former_callsigns         =
+| sister_stations        = [[WGGN-TV]]
+| former_callsigns       =
-| former_channel_numbers   = '''Analog:'''<br>64 (UHF, 1987–2008)<br>'''Digital:'''<br>45 (UHF, until 2020)
+| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:''' 64 (UHF, 1987–2008)|'''Digital:''' 45 (UHF, until 2020)}}
-| former_affiliations      =
+| former_affiliations    =
-| effective_radiated_power = 350 [[kilowatt|kW]]
-| HAAT                     = {{convert|330.8|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
+| erp                    = 350 [[kW]]
-| facility_id              = 11033
+| haat                   = {{convert|330.8|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
-| coordinates              = {{coord|42|33|52.1|N|85|27|31|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
+| facility_id            = 11033
+| coordinates            = {{coord|42|33|52.1|N|85|27|31|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
-| licensing_authority      = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
+| licensing_authority    = [[FCC]]
-| homepage                 = {{URL|http://www.wlla.tv/}}
+| website                = {{URL|https://wlla.tv/}}
 }}
-'''WLLA''', [[virtual channel]] 64 ([[Ultra high frequency|UHF]] [[digital television|digital]] channel 22), is a [[Religious broadcasting|religious]] [[Independent station (North America)|independent]] [[television station]] serving [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]], [[Michigan]], United States that is [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Kalamazoo, Michigan|Kalamazoo]]. Owned by Christian Faith Broadcast, Inc., it is a [[sister station]] to [[WGGN-TV]] in [[Sandusky, Ohio|Sandusky]], [[Ohio]]. WLLA's studios are located on East N Avenue in Kalamazoo, and its transmitter is located near Stewart Lake in [[Orangeville Township, Michigan|Orangeville Township]].
+'''WLLA''' (channel 64) is a [[Religious broadcasting|religious]] [[Independent station|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, Michigan|Orangeville Township]].
 ==History==
+{{expand section|date=February 2024}}
-The station signed on the air on June 30, 1987. In 2007, the station entered a revenue sharing agreement with [[long-distance calling|long distance telephone]] carrier [[Accxx Communications]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2009}}
+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|date=January 2009}}
+==Technical information==
-==Digital television==
+===Subchannels===
+The station's signal is [[Multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
-===Digital channels===
-The station's digital signal is [[Multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
 {| class="wikitable"
+|+Subchannels of WLLA<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WLLA#station|title=RabbitEars TV Query for WLLA|website=[[RabbitEars.info]]|accessdate=June 14, 2024}}</ref>
+! scope = "col" | [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
+! scope = "col" | [[Display resolution|Res.]]
+! scope = "col" | [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
+! scope = "col" | Short name
+! scope = "col" | Programming
 |-
+! scope = "row" | 64.1
-! [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
+| [[1080i]] || rowspan=9|[[16:9]] || WLLADTV || Main WLLA programming
-! [[Display resolution|Video]]
-! [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
-! [[Program and System Information Protocol#What PSIP does|PSIP Short Name]]
-! Programming<ref>[http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WLLA#station RabbitEars TV Query for WLLA]</ref>
 |-
+! scope = "row" | 64.2
-| 64.1 || rowspan="3"|[[480i]] || rowspan="3"|[[4:3]] || WLLA-DT || Main WLLA programming
+| rowspan=8|[[480i]] || MeTV || [[MeTV]]
 |-
+! scope = "row" | 64.3
-| 64.2 || WLLA-D2 || [[MeTV]]
+| HI || [[Heroes & Icons]]
 |-
+! scope = "row" | 64.4
-| 64.3 || WLLA-D3 || [[Retro Television Network|Retro TV]]
+| CATCHYC || [[Catchy Comedy]]
+|-
+! scope = "row" | 64.5
+| Retro || [[Retro TV]]
+|-
+! scope = "row" | 64.6
+| Dabl || [[Dabl]]
+|-
+! scope = "row" | 64.7
+| MeTOONS || [[MeTV Toons]]
+|-
+! scope = "row" | 64.8
+| QVC || [[QVC]]
+|-
+! scope = "row" | 64.9
+| ShopLC || [[Shop LC]]
 |}
-The station began carrying programming from [[MeTV]] on digital subchannel 64.2 on July 4, 2013.<ref>[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/66678/metv-adds-seven-new-affiliates Me-TV Adds Seven New Affiliates], ''TVNewsCheck'', April 5, 2013.</ref>
+The station began carrying programming from [[MeTV]] on digital subchannel 64.2 on July 4, 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/66678/metv-adds-seven-new-affiliates|title=Me-TV Adds Seven New Affiliates|website=TVNewsCheck|date=April 5, 2013}}</ref>
 ===Analog-to-digital conversion===
-WLLA shut down its analog signal, over [[Ultra high frequency|UHF]] channel 64, on November 1, 2008.<ref name="Analog to Digital">[http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf List of Digital Full-Power Stations]</ref> The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 45, using [[Program and System Information Protocol|PSIP]] to display the WLLA's [[virtual channel]] as 64 on digital television receivers, which was among the high band UHF channels (52–69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition.
+WLLA shut down its analog signal, over [[UHF]] channel 64, on November 1, 2008.<ref name="Analog to Digital">[http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf List of Digital Full-Power Stations]</ref> The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 45, using [[virtual channel]] 64.
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-*{{Official website|http://www.wlla.tv/}}
+*{{Official website|https://wlla.tv/}}
-*{{TVQ|WLLA}}
-*{{BIA|WLLA|TV|TV}}
-*[http://www.michiguide.com/dials/tv/wlla.html WLLA TV Channel 64 Kalamazoo. ''Michigan's Radio and TV Broadcast Guide''].
 {{Grand Rapids TV}}
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-[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1987]]
-[[Category:Television stations in Grand Rapids, Michigan|LLA]]
-[[Category:Religious television stations in the United States]]
-[[Category:MeTV affiliates]]
-[[Category:Retro Television Network affiliates]]
 [[Category:1987 establishments in Michigan]]
+[[Category:Catchy Comedy affiliates]]
+[[Category:Companies based in Kalamazoo, Michigan]]
+[[Category:Dabl affiliates]]
+[[Category:Heroes & Icons affiliates]]
+[[Category:Independent television stations in the United States]]
+[[Category:MeTV affiliates]]
+[[Category:MeTV Toons affiliates]]
+[[Category:Religious television stations in the United States]]
+[[Category:Retro TV affiliates]]
+[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1987]]
+[[Category:Television stations in the Grand Rapids–Kalamazoo–Battle Creek market|LLA]]
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