WTBM-CD

WTBM-CD
Channels
BrandingTelemundo Birmingham
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WBRC
History
FoundedNovember 22, 1988 (1988-11-22)
First air date
July 18, 1994 (30 years ago) (1994-07-18)
Former call signs
  • W02BV (1988–2001)
  • WBXA-CA (2001–2015)
  • WBXA-CD (2015–2022)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 2 (VHF, 1994–2015)
  • The Box (1994–2001)
  • MTV2 (2001–2015)
  • Biz TV (2015–2022)
Call sign meaning
Telemundo Birmingham
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID70426
ClassCD
ERP15 kW
HAAT274.5 m (901 ft)
Transmitter coordinates33°29′19″N 86°47′58″W / 33.48861°N 86.79944°W / 33.48861; -86.79944 (WTBM-CD)
Translator(s)WJMY-CD 17 (25.1) Tuscaloosa
Links
Public license information

WTBM-CD (channel 24) is a low-power, Class A television station in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, affiliated with the Spanish-language network Telemundo. It is owned by Gray Television alongside Fox affiliate WBRC (channel 6). The two stations share studios atop Red Mountain (between Vulcan Trail and Valley View Drive) in southeastern Birmingham; WTBM-CD's transmitter is located along Golden Crest Drive, also atop Red Mountain.

WTBM-CD's signal is relayed on low-power, class A digital translator WJMY-CD (channel 25) in Tuscaloosa.

The station launched its current affiliation on September 1, 2022.[2]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTBM-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Telemundo to Launch in Birmingham on WBRC’s Newly Acquired LP Stations", WBRC-TV, August 30, 2022, Retrieved September 3, 2022.