WLLA
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| City | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
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| Channels | |
| Branding | WLLA 64 |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WGGN-TV | |
| History | |
First air date | June 30, 1987 |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 11033 | |
| ERP | 350 kW |
| HAAT | 330.8 m (1,085 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°33′52.1″N 85°27′31″W / 42.564472°N 85.45861°W |
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Public license information | |
| Website | wlla |
WLLA (channel 64) is a religious independent television station licensed to Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, serving West Michigan. Owned by Christian Faith Broadcast, Inc., it is a sister station to WGGN-TV in Sandusky, Ohio. WLLA's studios are located on East N Avenue in Kalamazoo, and its transmitter is located near Stewart Lake in Orangeville Township.
History
[edit]The station signed on the air on June 30, 1987.[2] In 2007, the station entered a revenue-sharing agreement with long-distance telephone carrier Accxx Communications.
Technical information
[edit]Subchannels
[edit]The station's signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Short name | Programming |
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| 64.1 | 1080i | WLLADTV | Main WLLA programming |
| 64.2 | 480i | MeTV | MeTV |
| 64.3 | HI | Heroes & Icons | |
| 64.4 | CATCHYC | Catchy Comedy | |
| 64.5 | WLLAD5 | [Blank] | |
| 64.6 | WLLAD6 | Infomercials | |
| 64.7 | MeTOONS | MeTV Toons |
The station began carrying programming from MeTV on digital subchannel 64.2 on July 4, 2013.[4]
Analog-to-digital conversion
[edit]WLLA shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 64, on November 1, 2008.[5] The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 45, using virtual channel 64.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WLLA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ "Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2002-2003" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook. p. B-43. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via World Radio History.
- ↑ "RabbitEars TV Query for WLLA". RabbitEars. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ↑ "Me-TV Adds Seven New Affiliates". TVNewsCheck. April 5, 2013.
- ↑ List of Digital Full-Power Stations
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