WPBI-LD

For the radio station that used the callsign WPBI from 2011 to 2015, see WFLV.

WPBI-LD

Channels
Branding
  • News: Star City News
  • LD1: Fox 16 Lafayette
  • LD2: NBC 16 Lafayette
  • LD3: ABC 35 Lafayette
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Coastal Television Broadcasting Company LLC
  • (CTI License LLC)
WPBY-LD
History
FoundedFebruary 22, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-02-22)
First air date
October 25, 2016 (7 years ago) (2016-10-25)
Former call signs
W16DB-D (2011–2016)
Former channel number(s)
Digital: 16 (UHF, 2016–2019)
Call sign meaning
Purdue Boilermakers, Indiana
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID194193
ERP15 kW
HAAT54.4 m (178 ft)
Transmitter coordinates40°24′8.13″N 86°50′59.03″W / 40.4022583°N 86.8497306°W / 40.4022583; -86.8497306
Links
Public license information
LMS
WebsiteStarCityTV.com

WPBI-LD (channel 16) is a low-power television station in Lafayette, Indiana, United States, affiliated with Fox and NBC. It is owned by Coastal Television Broadcasting Company LLC alongside ABC affiliate WPBY-LD (channel 35). Both stations share studios on South 18th Street in Lafayette,[2] while WPBI-LD's transmitter is located on McCarty Lane on the city's east side; the signal is oriented to the northwest.[3]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPBI-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "FCCInfo Facility Search Results".
  3. ^ "RabbitEars.Info". RabbitEars.Info. August 26, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2019.