WBIH
Encyclopedia
WBIH is a television station
in Selma, Alabama
, serving the Montgomery, Alabama
media market
on channel 29. Founded in 2001, the station is owned by Flinn Broadcasting Corporation. The programming consists of primarily Christian programming. It is affiliated with the Legacy TV television network.
On May 22, 2006, the station "flash-cut" to digital broadcasting, and is no longer broadcasting an analog signal. Because it was granted an original construction permit after the FCC finalized the DTV allotment plan on April 21, 1997 http://www.transmitter.com/FCC97115/chanplan.html, the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital 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...
in Selma, Alabama
Selma, Alabama
Selma is a city in and the county seat of Dallas County, Alabama, United States, located on the banks of the Alabama River. The population was 20,512 at the 2000 census....
, serving the Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery is the capital of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is the county seat of Montgomery County. It is located on the Alabama River southeast of the center of the state, in the Gulf Coastal Plain. As of the 2010 census, Montgomery had a population of 205,764 making it the second-largest city...
media market
Media market
A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area , Television Market Area , or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content...
on channel 29. Founded in 2001, the station is owned by Flinn Broadcasting Corporation. The programming consists of primarily Christian programming. It is affiliated with the Legacy TV television network.
On May 22, 2006, the station "flash-cut" to digital broadcasting, and is no longer broadcasting an analog signal. Because it was granted an original construction permit after the FCC finalized the DTV allotment plan on April 21, 1997 http://www.transmitter.com/FCC97115/chanplan.html, the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station.