WIRE-CA
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WIRE-CA | |
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Atlanta, Georgia | |
Channels | 40 (UHF) analog, no digital |
Affiliations | MTV2 |
Owner | Commercial Broadcasting Corporation |
Founded | 1996 |
Former affiliations | The Box |
Transmitter Power | 150 kW/m(analog) |
WIRE-CA is a low-power television station in metro Atlanta. Broadcasting on channel 40, programming consists entirely of MTV2, one of the few cable networks that can be seen over the air. As WIRE-LP (before the upgrade to class A), like most over-the-air MTV2 affiliates, it was an affiliate of The Box until that network's acquisition by Viacom in 2001.
It was originally assigned W13CQ on channel 13 in May of 1992, but its construction permit expired in December 1993 without being built. It came back again as W40BI on channel 40, assigned in August 1995. It went on the air the following year in September as WIRE-LP, and became WIRE-CA in September 2001.
Currently at 14 kW at a location near Georgia 400 in northeast Atlanta, it has a permit to move somewhat southeast toward Druid Hills, and increase power to 150 kW. The old antenna has a null to the west, however the new omnidirectional antenna will cover most of the core metro area. It is unknown whether the programming will change.
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WIRE-CA
- FCC map of old coverage area
- FCC map of new coverage area
WSB 2 (ABC) - WUVM-LP 4 (Azteca América) - WAGA 5 (Fox) - WGTV 8 (PBS/GPB) - WXIA 11 (NBC, WX Plus on DT2) - WPXA 14 (ION) - WTBS 17 (TBS) - WCLP 18 (PBS/GPB) - W24AL 24 (HSN) - WANX-LP 26 (Jewelry TV) - WPBA 30 (PBS) - WANN-LP 32 (Ind) - WNEG 32 (CBS) - WUVG 34 (UNI) - WATL 36 (MNTV) - W38CU 38 (TEL) - WIRE-CA 40 (MTV2) - WAGC-LP 42 (Ind) - WGCL 46 (CBS) - WDTA-LP 53 (DS) - WYGA 55 (Ind) - W55BM 55 (JCTV) - WATC 57 / WSKC-CA 22 (Religious) - WHSG 63 (TBN) - WUPA 69 (The CW) |
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Local/Regional cable/satellite television channels SportSouth - FSN South - CSS - AIB - Cobb edTV (Cobb County) |
Atlanta market stations: Other markets: WBEK 16 (A1, Augusta) - WPXC 21 (ION, Brunswick) - WELF 23 (TBN, Dalton) - W25CP 25 (TBN, Valdosta) - WDMA-CA 31 (Daystar, Macon) - W38CM 38 (TBN, Thomasville) - WDGA-CA 43 (Azteca America, Dalton) - WXSX 46 (MTV2, Savannah) - WDNN 49 (Independent, Dalton) - WSST 55 (Independent, Cordele) - WGNM 64 (CTN, Macon) |
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See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, and PBS stations in Georgia |