WVTN-LD

WVTN-LD is a low-powered television station that is licensed to and serving Corbin, Kentucky. The station is owned by Victory Training School Corporation, and is broadcasting religious programming. It is an independent station, but it also shows programming from the Daystar Television Network from 9 p.m. to 10 a.m. ET.[4] Its transmitter is located in southwestern Laurel County along Kentucky Route 312 off of Interstate 75 northwest of Corbin.[5] WVTN-LD shares their studios and broadcasting facilities with WVCT FM Radio, and they are located at 968 West City Dam Road in Keavy, Kentucky.[6]

WVTN-LD
Corbin, Kentucky
United States
CityCorbin, Kentucky
ChannelsDigital: 29 (UHF)
Virtual: 48 (PSIP) [1]
BrandingThe Gospel Eagle
Programming
AffiliationsReligious Independent / Daystar Television Network [2]
Ownership
OwnerVictory Training School Corp.
History
FoundedAugust 23, 1989
First air date
August 1, 1993 (1993-08-01)
Former call signs
W48BD (1989-1999)
WVTN-LP (1999-2019)[3]
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
48 (UHF, 1993-2013)
Digital:
48 (UHF, 2013-2019)
Technical information
Facility ID70114
ERP5 kW
HAAT357 metres (1,171 ft)
Transmitter coordinates35°59′1″N 84°8′1″W
Links
WebsiteTheGospelEagle.com

The station can also be seen on Time Warner Cable channel 22 in the Corbin and Williamsburg areas.[7]

History

WVTN-LD's construction permit was granted in 1989 as W48BD, and it first went on the air on August 1, 1993. It has been airing religious programming ever since. It changed its call sign to WVTN-LP on October 25, 1999, and to WVTN-LD on August 9, 2019. With its 5,000 watts of effective radiated power, Its signal can be picked up in areas of Laurel, Whitley, Knox, McCreary, Rockcastle and parts of Clay, Bell, Jackson and Pulaski counties of eastern Kentucky. The signal may travel as far south as Jellico, in northern Campbell County, Tennessee. With all that said, the station's over-the-air signal covers portions of the Lexington and Knoxville TV markets, but it can not reach either of those cities due to low-power status.

References
  1. WVTN-LD CORBIN, KY @ RabbitEars.Info
  2. WVTN-TV Programs – THE GOSPEL EAGLE
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. WVTN Programs – THE GOSPEL EAGLE
  5. http://rabbitears.info/tower.php?request=site&asrn=1049485
  6. Contact Us – THE GOSPEL EAGLE
  7. Time Warner Cable Channel Lineup for Williamsburg/Knox County/Whitley County/Corbin/Laurel County/Lily/Flat Lick, KY


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