WBLU-LP
| Lexington, Kentucky | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Analog: 62 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | defunct |
| Owner |
Daystar Television Network (Word of God Fellowship, Inc.) |
| First air date | May 3, 1999 |
| Last air date | March 4, 2009 |
| Call letters' meaning | BLUegrass |
| Former callsigns | W62CL (1999–2001) |
| Former affiliations |
UPN (1999–2004) The WB (secondary, 1999–2003) Shop at Home Network (1999-2000?) Independent (2004–2006) MyNetworkTV (2006–2008) RTN (2006–July 2008, October 2008-2009) silent (July–October 2008) Retro Jams (2009) |
| Transmitter power | 4 kW |
| Class | Low-power TV station |
| Facility ID | 58985 |
WBLU-LP was a low-power television station broadcasting on channel 62 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. The station was owned by Equity Media Holdings of Little Rock, Arkansas. WBLU's signal was broadcast from downtown Lexington and provided coverage that did not extend far past the developed portions of the city, although the signal could be picked up in neighboring Scott and Bourbon counties.
There was a construction permit to boost the current power of 4 kW to 42 kW on channel 62, which would have increased the viewing area into the neighboring cities that touch Lexington. The signal upgrade never took place as, while the station as a low-power broadcaster would not have been required to broadcast in the new digital format at that time, channel 62 was reassigned for non-television use after the digital television transition for full service stations was completed in 2009. Other further complications, including the station's ownership, also meant that the application would never be regarded as a serious effort.
The channel 62 frequency was originally used WBLG-TV (later re-called as WTVQ-TV) from 1968 until 1980, when that station relocated to channel 36.
After WTVQ moved to channel 36, several organizations began to petition to re-use the frequency in hope of making it the fourth television station broadcasting out of Lexington (aside from KET). Way of the Cross, Inc., which wanted to use it for Christian broadcasting, was initially awarded the license, but, in 1983, channel 62 was awarded to Family Broadcasting Co., Inc., a for-profit group, due to their ability to build a stronger transmitter, which would carry the signal further into Eastern Kentucky. In 1986, a settlement between Way of the Cross and FBC was reached, which would allow Way of the Cross to broadcast 15 hours of religious programming each week, plus part-ownership of the station, while FBC would construct the station.
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