WHSG-TV
Encyclopedia
WHSG-TV is a Georgia
television station
on digital
channel 44 (Ex-Analog Channel 63). The analog station is located in eastern metro Atlanta
in northern Rockdale County about halfway between Atlanta and Monroe, Georgia
, it's city of license
. It's an owned and operated flagship station of the Trinity Broadcasting Network
.
Because it has no local content (except for local insertion
of the required station ID), it's not carried as a local channel on DirecTV
because TBN is already carried. Conversely, WUVM-LP
4 is carried on DirecTV instead.
It had one broadcast translator, W55BM
atop Sweat Mountain
, northwest of Atlanta. That station is now W49DE, an affiliate
of JCTV
.
This station chose in the first round of digital channel election
s to keep its current DTV RF
channel 44 permanently, since all channels 52 to 69 were removed from the UHF TV bandplan
in June 2009. Like other TBN stations, it ended analog broadcasts on April 16, 2009.
The station's digital transmission is made from immediately south of Atlanta's Inman Park
neighborhood, along the north side of Interstate 20
. This is the same tower as WUPA TV 69/43, built by that station when its original location (atop the Westin Peachtree Plaza
hotel) could not hold a second large TV antenna for digital. It also has WIRE-CA
40, a construction permit
for W06CM-D 6, and applications for WYGA-CA
45. No serious damage occurred to the station when the 2008 Atlanta tornado passed by the site, even though WYGA (operating from the site unter STA
at very low power until WGCL-TV
46 goes digital) was knocked off-air. WHSG has an application to increase from 700kW to its maximum 1000kW effective radiated power
with the same antenna height.
. As the call sign
indicates, this was an affiliate of Home Shopping Network
throughout much of the 1991-1998
time frame, replacing WNGM (now WUVG
). In 1999
, TBN bought the station and changed to the current religious format.
Georgia (U.S. state)
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television station
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...
on digital
Digital television
Digital television is the transmission of audio and video by digital signals, in contrast to the analog signals used by analog TV...
channel 44 (Ex-Analog Channel 63). The analog station is located in eastern metro Atlanta
Metro Atlanta
The Atlanta metropolitan area or metro Atlanta, officially designated by the US Census Bureau as the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta Metropolitan Statistical Area, is the most populous metro area in the U.S. state of Georgia and the ninth-largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States...
in northern Rockdale County about halfway between Atlanta and Monroe, Georgia
Monroe, Georgia
Monroe is a city in Walton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 13,381 at the 2008 census. The city is the county seat of Walton County, Georgia.-Geography:Monroe is located at ....
, it's city of license
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
. It's an owned and operated flagship station of the Trinity Broadcasting Network
Trinity Broadcasting Network
The Trinity Broadcasting Network is a major American Christian television network. TBN is based in Costa Mesa, California, with auxiliary studio facilities in Irving, Texas; Hendersonville, Tennessee; Gadsden, Alabama; Decatur, Georgia; Miami, Florida; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Orlando, Florida; and New...
.
Because it has no local content (except for local insertion
Local insertion
In broadcasting, local insertion is the act or capability of a broadcast television station, radio station, or cable TV system to insert or replace part of a broadcast network feed with content unique to the local station or system...
of the required station ID), it's not carried as a local channel on DirecTV
DirecTV
DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...
because TBN is already carried. Conversely, WUVM-LP
WUVM-LP
WUVM-LP 4 is a low-power television station in metro Atlanta. Carrying ShopNBC until early 2006, it now carries Azteca América. It is also seen locally on DirecTV, one of the few LPTV stations in the country to be seen on satellite TV , possibly because local WHSG-TV is not carried...
4 is carried on DirecTV instead.
It had one broadcast translator, W55BM
W55BM
WXID-LP is a low-power television station on channel 49 in north-northwest metro Atlanta. Licensed to serve Marietta, Georgia, the station's TV transmitter is atop Sweat Mountain, north-northwest of Atlanta...
atop Sweat Mountain
Sweat Mountain
Sweat Mountain is a low mountain located in far northeastern Cobb County, Georgia, in the suburbs north of Atlanta. The exact GNIS location of its summit is , and it has an official elevation of above mean sea level...
, northwest of Atlanta. That station is now W49DE, an affiliate
Affiliate
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of JCTV
JCTV
JCTV is a young adult television network devoted to music videos, owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. It is similar to MTV, but with a Christian focus....
.
This station chose in the first round of digital channel election
Digital channel election
A digital channel election was the process by which television stations in the United States chose which physical radio-frequency TV channel they would permanently use after the analog shutdown in 2009. The process was managed and mandated by the Federal Communications Commission for all...
s to keep its current DTV RF
Radio frequency
Radio frequency is a rate of oscillation in the range of about 3 kHz to 300 GHz, which corresponds to the frequency of radio waves, and the alternating currents which carry radio signals...
channel 44 permanently, since all channels 52 to 69 were removed from the UHF TV bandplan
Bandplan
A bandplan or band plan is a plan for using a particular band of radio frequencies, that are a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum . Each bandplan defines the frequency range to be included, how channels are to be defined, and what will be carried on those channels...
in June 2009. Like other TBN stations, it ended analog broadcasts on April 16, 2009.
The station's digital transmission is made from immediately south of Atlanta's Inman Park
Inman Park
Inman Park was planned in the late 1880s by Joel Hurt, a civil engineer and real-estate developer who intended to create a rural oasis connected to the city by the first of Atlanta's electric streetcar lines. The East Atlanta Land Company acquired and developed more than 130 acres east of the city...
neighborhood, along the north side of Interstate 20
Interstate 20 in Georgia
In Georgia, Interstate 20 runs from the Alabama border to the Savannah River, which the Georgia-South Carolina border straddles. It passes through the heavily congested Atlanta metropolitan area and exits the state at Augusta...
. This is the same tower as WUPA TV 69/43, built by that station when its original location (atop the Westin Peachtree Plaza
Westin Peachtree Plaza
The Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta is a skyscraper hotel in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, on Peachtree Street adjacent to the Peachtree Center complex and the former Davison's/Macy's flagship store...
hotel) could not hold a second large TV antenna for digital. It also has WIRE-CA
WIRE-CA
WIRE-CD is a low-power digital television station in metro Atlanta. Broadcasting on TV channel 40 , its analog broadcast range reached into the inner suburbs. Previously MTV2, programming since digital conversion now consists entirely of infomercials...
40, a construction permit
Construction permit
A construction permit or building permit is a permit required in most jurisdictions for new construction, or adding on to pre-existing structures, and in some cases for major renovations. Generally, the new construction must be inspected during construction and after completion to ensure compliance...
for W06CM-D 6, and applications for WYGA-CA
WYGA-CA
WYGA-LD is a low-power television station serving Atlanta, Georgia. Its city of license is Atlanta and it transmits digital TV on physical RF channel 16...
45. No serious damage occurred to the station when the 2008 Atlanta tornado passed by the site, even though WYGA (operating from the site unter STA
Special temporary authority
In U.S. broadcast law, a special temporary authorization or special temporary authority is a type of broadcast license which temporarily allows a broadcast station to operate outside of its normal technical or legal parameters...
at very low power until WGCL-TV
WGCL-TV
WGCL-TV, virtual channel 46.1 is the CBS-affiliated television station serving the Atlanta, Georgia area. Its city of license is Atlanta, and the station is owned by Meredith Corporation, making it the largest-market CBS station not owned by the network...
46 goes digital) was knocked off-air. WHSG has an application to increase from 700kW to its maximum 1000kW effective radiated power
Effective radiated power
In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains...
with the same antenna height.
History
The channel launched on March 15, 19911991 in television
For the American TV schedule, see: 1991-92 United States network television schedule.The year 1991 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1991.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...
. As the call sign
Call sign
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indicates, this was an affiliate of Home Shopping Network
Home Shopping Network
Home Shopping Network or HSN began in 1977 as a 24-hour/7 day a week home shopping television network televised via cable, satellite, and some terrestrial channels in the Philippines. HSN can also be shopped online at hsn.com...
throughout much of the 1991-1998
1990s
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time frame, replacing WNGM (now WUVG
WUVG-TV
WUVG-DT is the Univision owned and operated TV station in the greater Atlanta area, on DTV channel 48. WUVG-DT offers a Spanish-language programming format featuring TV news, talk shows, dramas, movies and other first-rate Spanish programming...
). In 1999
1999 in television
The year 1999 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1999.For the American TV schedule, see: 1999-00 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-Miniseries:...
, TBN bought the station and changed to the current religious format.