Allentown, Pennsylvania United States |
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Branding | 69 WFMZ-TV, WFMZ-TV, WFMZ-TV 69.1 (general) 69 News (newscasts) |
Slogan | Your Life, Your World, Your News |
Channels |
Digital: 46 (UHF) Virtual: 69 () |
Translators | 45 (UHF) Philadelphia |
Affiliations |
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Owner | Maranatha Broadcasting Company, Inc. |
First air date | November 25, 1976 |
Call letters' meaning | Family Minded Zone |
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Transmitter power | 800 kW |
Height | 331 m |
Facility ID | 39884 |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°33′52″N 75°26′24″W / 40.56444°N 75.44000°WCoordinates: 40°33′52″N 75°26′24″W / 40.56444°N 75.44000°W |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
Website | www |
WFMZ-TV, virtual channel 69 (UHF digital channel 46), is an independent television station located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. The station is owned by the locally based Maranatha Broadcasting Company. WFMZ maintains studios and transmitter facilities located on South Mountain in Allentown. Syndicated programming seen on WFMZ includes Judge Judy, Steve Harvey, The Doctors, Dr. Phil, among others. The station also runs a simulcast of WFMZ-DT2 ("The 69 News AccuWeather Channel") during the overnight hours.
WFMZ mainly serves the Lehigh Valley region (including Warren County, New Jersey in the New York City market) and Berks County, though it has significant cable coverage in much of the Philadelphia area (including Trenton, New Jersey); the Lehigh Valley is part of the Philadelphia television market. The station's over-the-air signal is moderately receivable in some counties in northwestern New Jersey that are part of the New York City market, and is carried on some cable companies in the area as well. WFMZ also provides local news coverage to and has cable carriage in Carbon, Monroe and southeastern Schuylkill Counties within the Wilkes-Barre-Scranton television market.