WANF-LD
WANF-LD, virtual channel 5 (UHF digital channel 32), is a low-power television station licensed to Jackson, Tennessee, United States. It is a translator of Memphis-licensed NBC affiliate WMC-TV (channel 5) which is owned by Atlanta-based Gray Television. WANF-LD's transmitter is located on SR 188 in unincorporated western Gibson County; its parent station maintains studios on Union Avenue in midtown Memphis.
| Translator of WMC-TV, Memphis, Tennessee | |
|---|---|
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| Jackson, Tennessee United States | |
| Channels | Digital: 32 (UHF) Virtual: 5 |
| Branding | See WMC-TV infobox |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | See WMC-TV infobox |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Gray Television (Gray Television Licensee, LLC) |
| History | |
First air date | January 2016 |
Former call signs | W20DJ-D (2011–2016) WHJK-LD (2016–2021) |
Former channel number(s) | Digital: 20 (UHF, 2011–2021) |
| Escape/Court TV Mystery, Laff (2016–2020) Silent (2020–2022) | |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 185366 |
| ERP | 1.6 kW |
| HAAT | 23.9 m (78 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°42′17″N 88°44′46″W |
| Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
| Website | www |
History
The station's construction permit was granted on February 22, 2011, under the ownership of local businesswoman Sarah W. Stopford.[1] Stopford would sell the station in 2015, to DTV America who would sign the station on a year later in January 2016.[2] The station would sign on as an affiliate of Escape (now Ion Mystery) and Laff until 2020.[3]
WHJK and WYJJ-LD were two of several dozen DTV America stations that would be purchased by HC2 Holdings in October 2017.[4][5][6]
It was announced in 2020 that Atlanta-based Gray Television would be acquiring WHJK-LD from HC2 Holdings. The process would be finalized on July 30, 2020; on August 1, the station would be taken silent and go off the air while Gray finalizes future plans for the station.[7][8][9] Gray is currently in the process of relocating the facility to channel 32 from a site northwest of Jackson due to interference from adjacent-channel WJKT (channel 21).
Subchannels
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | Short name | Programming [10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | WMC-NBC | Simulcast of WMC-TV / NBC |
| 5.2 | 480i | Bounce | Simulcast of WMC-DT2 / Bounce TV | |
| 5.3 | Circle | Simulcast of WMC-DT3 / Circle | ||
| 5.4 | Grit-TV | Simulcast of WMC-DT4 / Grit | ||
| 5.5 | WMC-5 | Simulcast of WMC-DT5 / Action News 5 Plus (livestream) |
References
- "Application Search Details".
- "Application Search Details".
- Find Us - Escape slip away.
- "HC2 to Acquire Majority Interest in DTV America". 27 June 2017.
- http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2017/db1031/DA-17-1058A1.pdf
- "Application Search Details".
- "Application Search Details".
- "Application Search Details".
- "Facility Details « Licensing and Management System Admin « FCC".
- "Digital TV Market Listing for WANF". RabbitEars.Info. Retrieved January 31, 2022.