WETV-LP
Encyclopedia
WETV-LP is a low power television station serving the Murfreesboro, Tennessee
area. It broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 11. Its transmitter is located at the intersection of Northwest Broad Street and South Church Street in Murfreesboro, sharing tower space with WGNS
AM 1450.
WETV is owned by The Rutherford Group Inc., which also operates WGNS.
During times when syndicated programming is on the air, the station transmits data from its weather station with WGNS's program audio playing in the background.
At times of local programming, one can see shots of the studio and respective hosts. When viewers tune to channel 11, they see the host and its guests in the studio, while the radio show is in progress. This technique was also used for the televised versions of Howard Stern
and Don Imus
' radio shows.
The station is a Class-A operation, even though the calls still list it as a "-LP".
Currently broadcasting in analog at 61 watts, WETV has been approved to "flash-cut" the channel 11 frequency to digital, with a power increase to 300 watts.
affiliate in Atlanta, Georgia
, now known today as WPBA.
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Murfreesboro is a city in and the county seat of Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 108,755 according to the United States Census Bureau's 2010 U.S. Census, up from 68,816 residents certified during the 2000 census. The center of population of Tennessee is located in...
area. It broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 11. Its transmitter is located at the intersection of Northwest Broad Street and South Church Street in Murfreesboro, sharing tower space with WGNS
WGNS
WGNS is a radio station based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States operating at 1450 kHz on the AM dial. It signed on the air on January 1, 1947. The call letters are an acronym representing the phrase, "Good Neighbor Station"...
AM 1450.
WETV is owned by The Rutherford Group Inc., which also operates WGNS.
During times when syndicated programming is on the air, the station transmits data from its weather station with WGNS's program audio playing in the background.
At times of local programming, one can see shots of the studio and respective hosts. When viewers tune to channel 11, they see the host and its guests in the studio, while the radio show is in progress. This technique was also used for the televised versions of Howard Stern
Howard Stern
Howard Allan Stern is an American radio personality, television host, author, and actor best known for his radio show, which was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005. He gained wide recognition in the 1990s where he was labeled a "shock jock" for his outspoken and sometimes controversial style...
and Don Imus
Don Imus
John Donald "Don" Imus, Jr. is an American radio host, humorist, philanthropist and writer. His nationally-syndicated talk show, Imus in the Morning, is broadcast throughout the United States by Citadel Media and relayed on television by the Fox Business Network.-Personal life:Imus was born in...
' radio shows.
The station is a Class-A operation, even though the calls still list it as a "-LP".
Currently broadcasting in analog at 61 watts, WETV has been approved to "flash-cut" the channel 11 frequency to digital, with a power increase to 300 watts.
History
WETV was previously the call letters for a PBSPublic Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
affiliate in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
, now known today as WPBA.