WTVA

WTVA
CityTupelo, Mississippi
Channels
Branding
  • WTVA 9
  • ABC WTVA (on DT2)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
March 18, 1957 (67 years ago) (1957-03-18)
Former call signs
WTWV (1957–1979)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 9 (VHF, 1957–2009)
  • Digital: 57 (UHF, 1999–2008), 8 (VHF, 2008–2020)
  • Translator: W22BS 22 (UHF) Tupelo
ABC (secondary, 1957–1983)
Call sign meaning
Tennessee Valley Authority, from which Tupelo was the first city to receive TVA-generated electricity; also from then-current "TV Alive" branding
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID74148
ERP42.1 kW
HAAT540.9 m (1,775 ft)
Transmitter coordinates33°47′40″N 89°5′16″W / 33.79444°N 89.08778°W / 33.79444; -89.08778
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wtva.com

WTVA (channel 9) is a television station licensed to Tupelo, Mississippi, United States, serving the Columbus–Tupelo market as a dual affiliate of NBC and ABC. The station is owned by Allen Media Broadcasting. WTVA's studios are located on Beech Springs Road (County Road 681) in Saltillo, and its transmitter is located in Woodland, Mississippi.

  1. ^ Miller, Mark K. (October 1, 2019). "Byron Allen Buying 11 Stations For $290M". TVNewsCheck. NewsCheckMedia. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTVA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.