WHFE-LP
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WHFE-LP and WVGO-LP are low-power television station
s in Sullivan, Indiana
, broadcasting locally as affiliates of America One
on channels 18 and 54 (respectively). The stations are owned by low-power magnate KM Communications, and serve different neighborhoods within Sullivan -- WHFE serving the northern and central sides of Sullivan, and WVGO serving unincorporated area to the northwest of Sullivan. Two additional LPTV translators, WIIB-LP channel 7 in Farmersburg
and WKMF-LP channel 32 in Sullivan, relay the signals of WHFE and WVGO.
The stations have plans to vastly-increase their coverage area -- WHFE has separate application and construction permits that would increase its power to 25 kW and move the transmitter closer to Terre Haute
, to cover that city; while WVGO increases to 150 kW, broadcasting from near the banks of the Wabash River
, using a directional antenna that would transmit a "bow-tie" lobe towards Sullivan and Marshall, Illinois
.
Although WIIB-LP and WKMF-LP simulcast the same programming as WHFE-LP and WKMF-LP, hourly station IDs display only the call letters and channel assignments of WHFE and WVGO.
Through early 2007, all four stations broadcast programming 24/7 from America One
. That year, programming was changed to White Springs Television
(WSTV), which carries commercial-free movies and short subjects, most of which are in the public domain. The stations returned to America One after WSTV folded in late 2009.
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
s in Sullivan, Indiana
Sullivan, Indiana
Sullivan is a city in Hamilton Township, Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. The population was 4,617 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is the county seat of Sullivan County...
, broadcasting locally as affiliates of America One
America One
America One is an over-the-air television network in the United States. The network serves over 170 LPTV, Class A, Full Power, Cable and Satellite affiliate stations...
on channels 18 and 54 (respectively). The stations are owned by low-power magnate KM Communications, and serve different neighborhoods within Sullivan -- WHFE serving the northern and central sides of Sullivan, and WVGO serving unincorporated area to the northwest of Sullivan. Two additional LPTV translators, WIIB-LP channel 7 in Farmersburg
Farmersburg, Indiana
Farmersburg is a town in Curry Township, Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,118 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area...
and WKMF-LP channel 32 in Sullivan, relay the signals of WHFE and WVGO.
The stations have plans to vastly-increase their coverage area -- WHFE has separate application and construction permits that would increase its power to 25 kW and move the transmitter closer to Terre Haute
Terre Haute, Indiana
Terre Haute is a city and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, near the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a population of 170,943. The city is the county seat of Vigo County and...
, to cover that city; while WVGO increases to 150 kW, broadcasting from near the banks of the Wabash River
Wabash River
The Wabash River is a river in the Midwestern United States that flows southwest from northwest Ohio near Fort Recovery across northern Indiana to southern Illinois, where it forms the Illinois-Indiana border before draining into the Ohio River, of which it is the largest northern tributary...
, using a directional antenna that would transmit a "bow-tie" lobe towards Sullivan and Marshall, Illinois
Marshall, Illinois
Marshall is a city in Clark County, Illinois, United States, locatedabout west of Terre Haute, Indiana. The population was 3,771 at the 2000 census...
.
Although WIIB-LP and WKMF-LP simulcast the same programming as WHFE-LP and WKMF-LP, hourly station IDs display only the call letters and channel assignments of WHFE and WVGO.
Through early 2007, all four stations broadcast programming 24/7 from America One
America One
America One is an over-the-air television network in the United States. The network serves over 170 LPTV, Class A, Full Power, Cable and Satellite affiliate stations...
. That year, programming was changed to White Springs Television
White Springs Television
White Springs Television is an American internet television channel which features mainly motion pictures, owned by White Springs Media, with studios in Portland, Oregon and technical facilities in White Springs, Florida...
(WSTV), which carries commercial-free movies and short subjects, most of which are in the public domain. The stations returned to America One after WSTV folded in late 2009.