WZBJ

WZBJ
CityDanville, Virginia
Channels
BrandingWZBJ 24
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WDBJ, WZBJ-CD
History
FoundedMarch 3, 1988
First air date
August 18, 1994 (30 years ago) (1994-08-18)
Former call signs
  • WDRG (1994–1997)
  • WDRL-TV (1997–2011)
  • WEFC-TV (2011–2014)
  • WTLU (2014–2015)
  • WFFP-TV (2015–2018)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 24 (UHF, 1994–2008)
  • Digital: 41 (UHF, 2003–2008), 24 (UHF, 2008–2018), 18 (UHF, 2018–2019)
Call sign meaning
Disambiguation of WDBJ
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID15507
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT603.6 m (1,980 ft)
Transmitter coordinates37°11′42.7″N 80°9′22.1″W / 37.195194°N 80.156139°W / 37.195194; -80.156139
Translator(s)WZBJ-CD 24 (19 UHF) Lynchburg
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wdbj7.com/page/wzbj24/

WZBJ (channel 24) is a television station licensed to Danville, Virginia, United States, serving the RoanokeLynchburg market as an affiliate of MyNetworkTV. It is owned by Gray Television alongside Roanoke-licensed CBS affiliate WDBJ (channel 7). WZBJ and WDBJ share studios on Hershberger Road in northwest Roanoke; through a channel sharing agreement, the two stations transmit using WDBJ's spectrum from an antenna on Poor Mountain in Roanoke County.

WZBJ-CD (channel 24) in Lynchburg operates as a translator of WZBJ.

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  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WZBJ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.