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#REDIRECT [[List of television stations in Tennessee#LPTV stations]] |
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|call_letters =WCKV-LD |
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|city = [[Clarksville, Tennessee]] |
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| station_branding = WCKV-TV |
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| digital = 30 ([[Ultra high frequency|UHF]])<br> Virtual: 21 ([[Program and System Information Protocol|PSIP]]) |
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| subchannels = 21.1 [[The Walk TV]]<br>21.2 [[The Walk TV]]<br>21.3 [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] / Classic Programs & Movies<br>21.4 [[NRB Network]] |
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| affiliations = The Walk TV |
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| location = [[Clarksville, Tennessee]] |
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| country = [[United States]] |
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| owner = TN Media Group, Inc. <br> (Sale Pending) |
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| licensee = |
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| airdate = {{start date and age|1998|5|28}} |
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| callsign_meaning ='''W''' '''C'''lar'''K'''s'''V'''ille |
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| sister_stations = |
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| former_callsigns = W69EC (1998-2000)<br> WCKV-LP (2000-2010)<br>W30DE-D (2010-13) |
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| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog''':<br>69 (UHF)<br>49 (UHF) |
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| effective_radiated_power =10 [[Kilowatt|kW]] |
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| HAAT = |
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| facility_id = 188077 |
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| coordinates = {{coord|36|31|39|N|87|21|30|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}} |
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| homepage =[http://www.wckv.com WCKV.com] |
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'''WCKV-LD''' is a low-powered television station licensed to and serving [[Clarksville, Tennessee]]. It broadcasts on [[Ultra high frequency|UHF]] [[Digital television|digital]] channel 30, but through the use of [[Program and System Information Protocol|PSIP]], over-the-air receivers display it as virtual channel 21. It is carried on local cable system CDE Lightband on channel 12, and Clarksville-area Charter Cable systems on channel 6.<ref>[http://johnmichaeltalbot.com/wckv-tv WCKV-TV - Clarksville, TN | John Michael Talbot - Official Homepage]</ref> The station is an affiliate of [[The Walk TV]] network.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thewalktv.wordpress.com/affiliates-2/|title=Affiliates|work=The WALK TV|accessdate=3 January 2015}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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The station began broadcasting on May 28, 1998 on UHF analog channel 69 under the callsign '''W69EC'''. In 2000, the call letters were changed to '''WCKV-LP''', and the station moved to UHF channel 49. WCKV-LP launched their digital signal on '''W30DE-D''', which started broadcasting on UHF digital channel 30 in 2010, with their analog signal being closed down in a flash-cut procedure days later. The station changed their call letters to the current '''WCKV-LD''' in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/tvq.php?request=items&facid=188077|title=RabbitEars.Info|publisher=Rabbitears.info|accessdate=3 January 2015}}</ref> |
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WCKV currently has a construction permit to increase the effective radiated power from the current 10,000 watts to 12,940 watts. |
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As of 2017, TN Media Group has put WCKV up for sale. |
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==Digital television== is overrated |
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===Digital channels=== |
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! [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]] |
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! [[Display resolution|Video]] |
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! [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]] |
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! [[Program and System Information Protocol#What PSIP does|PSIP Short |
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Name]] |
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! Programming<ref>[http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=188077 RabbitEars.info - Digital TV Market Listing for WCKV-LD]</ref> |
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| 21.1 |
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| rowspan=4| [[480i]] |
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| rowspan=4| [[4:3]] |
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| rowspan=4| WCKV |
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| [[The Walk TV]] |
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|- this cost the queen of america $11111111111111111111111111111111111111110000000000000000000000000000000000000000 to repair her personal toilet |
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| 21.2 |
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| [[The Walk TV]] |
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|- |
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| 21.3 |
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| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent / Classic programs and movies]] |
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| 21.4 |
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| [[NRB Network]] |
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==Programming== |
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Aside from programming from The Walk TV, WCKV offers an array of local programming, like ''Clarksville’s Top Spots'', ''Tennessee’s Wild Side'', and many more. The Walk TV's programming includes a mixture of family, healthy-lifestyle, and religious programming, similar to those of [[Christian Television Network|CTN]] and Doctor TV. One hour of children's programming is broadcast Monday through Saturday from 3 to 4 p.m. CT, making a total of six hours of children's educational programming. Some public domain movies and episodes of ''[[Bonanza]]'' are also aired.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wckv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/WCKV-TV-Grid-July-2014.htm |accessdate=December 28, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012001945/http://wckv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/WCKV-TV-Grid-July-2014.htm |archivedate=October 12, 2014 }}</ref> |
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In March 2015, WCKV-LD began carrying [[Doctor Television Channel|Doctor TV]] programming on a second digital subchannel, and classic programming on the third subchannel, with the fourth one carrying the [[NRB Network]]. |
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In 2018, Doctor TV was dropped from the Second Subchannel & replaced with a simulcast of the Main WCKV Channel. |
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==Coverage area== |
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Until early 2015, WCKV's transmitter is located in central [[Montgomery County, Tennessee|Montgomery County]] in Clarksville, TN just off [[US Route 79|Wilma Rudolph Blvd]] and Dunbar Cave Rd. The station now broadcasts from a tower mast at the corner of Franklin and Second Streets in downtown Clarksville. With its 10,000 watts of power, its over-the-air signal can cover all of Montgomery County, reach into parts of [[Dickson County, Tennessee|Dickson]], [[Cheatham County, Tennessee|Cheatham]], [[Houston County, Tennessee|Houston]], [[Robertson County, Tennessee|Robertson]], and [[Stewart County, Tennessee|Stewart counties]] of northwestern [[Middle Tennessee]]. Thanks to the city's proximity to the Kentucky state line, the signal can also penetrate some parts of [[Christian County, Kentucky|Christian]], [[Todd County, Kentucky|Todd]], and [[Trigg County, Kentucky|Trigg]] counties of western [[Kentucky]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/contour.php?appid=1611581|title=RabbitEars.Info|publisher=Rabbitears.info|accessdate=3 January 2015}}</ref> At least Grade B coverage of WCKV is available as far north as [[Hopkinsville, Kentucky|Hopkinsville]] and [[Elkton, Kentucky|Elkton]]. |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?facid=188077 Query the FCC’s TV station database for WCKV] |
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*[http://cdbs.recnet.net/fmq.php?facid=188077 WCKV-LD Query at the CDBS RecNet database] |
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*[http://thewalktv.wordpress.com/ THE WALK TV] |
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{{Nashville TV}} |
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{{Other Tennessee Stations}} |
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[[Category:Clarksville, Tennessee]] |
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