WTBY-TV

WTBY-TV
CityJersey City, New Jersey
Channels
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WDVB-CD
History
First air date
April 6, 1981; 43 years ago (1981-04-06) (in Poughkeepsie, New York; license moved to Jersey City in 2017[2])
Former call signs
WFTI-TV (1981–1983)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 54 (UHF, 1981–2008)
  • Digital: 27 (UHF, 2003–2017), 23 (UHF, 2017–2019)
Independent (1981–1983)
Call sign meaning
Trinity Broadcasting New York
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID67993
ERP15 kW
HAAT300.3 m (985 ft)
Transmitter coordinates40°44′54″N 73°59′9″W / 40.74833°N 73.98583°W / 40.74833; -73.98583
Links
Public license information
WebsiteWTBY's public file on TBN's website

WTBY-TV (channel 54) is a religious television station licensed to Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, serving the New York City area as an owned-and-operated station of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). It is a sister station to Edison, New Jersey–licensed Class A TBN Inspire outlet WDVB-CD (channel 23). The two stations share studios on East 15th Street in the Union Square neighborhood in Manhattan and transmitter facilities at the Empire State Building.

  1. ^ "Channel and facilities sharing agreement". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "Community of license change". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTBY-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.