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| callsign = WWPI-LD |
| callsign = WWPI-LD |
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| city = Fort Kent, Maine |
| city = Fort Kent, Maine |
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| logo = |
| logo = WWPI logo 2023.svg |
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| logo_upright = .8 |
| logo_upright = .8 |
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| branding = WWPI |
| branding = WWPI 16 |
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| digital = 16 ([[Ultra high frequency|UHF]]) |
| digital = 16 ([[Ultra high frequency|UHF]]) |
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| virtual = 16 |
| virtual = 16 |
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| coordinates = {{coord|46|43|43.0|N|68|00|1.0|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}} |
| coordinates = {{coord|46|43|43.0|N|68|00|1.0|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}} |
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| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] |
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] |
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| website = {{URL|wagmtv.com/}} |
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[[Category:Low-power television stations in Maine]] |
[[Category:Low-power television stations in Maine]] |
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[[Category:NBC |
[[Category:NBC affiliates]] |
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[[Category:Television stations in Presque Isle, Maine|WPI-LD]] |
[[Category:Television stations in Presque Isle, Maine|WPI-LD]] |
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[[Category:Gray Television]] |
[[Category:Gray Television]] |
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Latest revision as of 13:01, 29 July 2024
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| City | Fort Kent, Maine |
| Channels | |
| Branding | WWPI 16 |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 16.1: NBC |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WAGM-TV | |
| History | |
First air date | January 7, 2020 |
Call sign meaning | Presque Isle |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 181585 |
| Class | LD |
| ERP | 4.1 kW |
| HAAT | 52.6 m (173 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 46°43′43.0″N 68°00′1.0″W / 46.728611°N 68.000278°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | LMS |
| Website | wagmtv |
WWPI-LD (channel 16) is a low-power television station licensed to Fort Kent, Maine, United States, serving the Presque Isle, Maine, area as an affiliate of NBC. It is owned by Gray Television alongside CBS/Fox/CW+ affiliate WAGM-TV (channel 8). The two stations share studios on Brewer Road in Presque Isle, where WWPI-LD's transmitter is also located.
WWPI-LD is the only NBC affiliate in Maine not tied in with the Tegna-owned News Center Maine network (consisting of WCSH in Portland and WLBZ in Bangor). Prior to WWPI's sign-on as an NBC affiliate, WLBZ served as the default affiliate for Aroostook County.
History
[edit]On June 3, 2019, Gray Television changed the call letters of W16DA-D in Fort Kent, previously a translator of WAGM-TV, to WWPI-LD, after having filed with the FCC on May 21 for a construction permit to move the translator's city of license from Fort Kent to Presque Isle (the FCC granted that CP on August 7);[2] WWPI-LD then fell silent.[3] On June 24, 2019, Gray announced that WWPI-LD would be converted into an NBC affiliate by the end of 2019; however, this was delayed pending completion of the station's new transmitter.[4] The station officially signed-on January 7, 2020,[5] which leaves ABC as the only network to not have an over-the-air affiliate in Presque Isle; that network's programming is carried on cable via WVII-TV from the adjacent Bangor market.
News operation
[edit]WWPI-LD mostly simulcasts all of WAGM-TV's weekday newscasts, airing the 6 p.m. newscast an hour later at 7 p.m. WWPI-LD does not air newscasts on weekends, opting for syndicated programming.
Subchannel
[edit]| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 16.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | WWPINBC | Main WWPI-LD programming / NBC |
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WWPI-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "FCCdata.org - powered by REC". fccdata.org.
- ^ "RabbitEars.Info". www.rabbitears.info.
- ^ "WAGM announces launch of NBC Affiliation". WAGM-TV. Gray Television. June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ "WAGM-TV". www.facebook.com.
- ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for WWPI". www.rabbitears.info.
