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| Channels | |
| Branding | WTBL Community Television |
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| History | |
| Founded | March 11, 1988 |
First air date | 1989 |
Last air date | October 25, 2017 |
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Former channel number(s) | Analog: 53, 49 (UHF) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 54983 |
| Class | CD |
| ERP | 7 kW |
| HAAT | 329 m (1,079 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°54′25″N 81°29′22.98″W / 35.90694°N 81.4897167°W |
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.