WBII-CA
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WBII-CA is a Class A television station
licensed to Holly Springs, Mississippi
and owned by Mid-South Broadcasting. It broadcasts on analog channel 20 with 19.3 kW of power. It serves Northern Mississippi and Western Tennessee. It was formerly an affiliate of Network One
(per List of Network One affiliates) but is now an affiliate of Pursuit Channel
It also has a construction permit for digital Class A channel 20 with a lower power of 15 kW from the same transmitter. Since it is licensed for the same digital channel as its old analog channel, it is not allowed to simulcast in digital yet; it instead must perform a flash cut when it begins its digital broadcasts
. Also, since the DTV transition in the United States
does not affect Class-A stations, there is no deadline for it to broadcast only in digital.
Class A television service
The class A television service is a system for regulating some low-power television stations in the United States. Class A stations are denoted by the broadcast callsign suffix "-CA" or "-CD" , although very many analog -CA stations have a digital companion channel that was assigned the -LD...
licensed to Holly Springs, Mississippi
Holly Springs, Mississippi
Holly Springs is a city in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 7,957 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Marshall County. A short drive from Memphis, Tennessee, Holly Springs is the site of a number of well-preserved antebellum homes and other structures and...
and owned by Mid-South Broadcasting. It broadcasts on analog channel 20 with 19.3 kW of power. It serves Northern Mississippi and Western Tennessee. It was formerly an affiliate of Network One
Network One
Network One was a small "independent" network, consisting of mostly low-powered television stations, scattered across the Continental United States, similar to Urban America Television, America One, or the better-known Ion...
(per List of Network One affiliates) but is now an affiliate of Pursuit Channel
Pursuit Channel
Pursuit Channel is a specialty television channel that airs programming geared to hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreation. It is based in Luverne, Alabama and launched on DirecTV April 23, 2008. It gained additional coverage on cable and broadcast systems before launching on DISH in Jan 2011. Its...
It also has a construction permit for digital Class A channel 20 with a lower power of 15 kW from the same transmitter. Since it is licensed for the same digital channel as its old analog channel, it is not allowed to simulcast in digital yet; it instead must perform a flash cut when it begins its digital broadcasts
Digital terrestrial television
Digital terrestrial television is the technological evolution of broadcast television and advance from analog television, which broadcasts land-based signals...
. Also, since the DTV transition in the United States
DTV transition in the United States
The DTV transition in the United States was the switchover from analog to exclusively digital broadcasting of free over-the-air television programming...
does not affect Class-A stations, there is no deadline for it to broadcast only in digital.