WIRE-CD
| Atlanta metro area (central) | |
|---|---|
| City | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Channels | Digital: 40 (UHF) |
| Subchannels |
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| Owner |
Commercial Broadcasting Corporation (D.T.V. LLC) |
| Founded | May 1992 |
| First air date | May 1996 |
| Call letters' meaning | wire |
| Former callsigns | W13CQ (1992, unbuilt), W40BI (1995 permit), WIRE-LP (1996-2001), WIRE-CA (2001-2009) |
| Former channel number(s) | 13 unbuilt/expired permit (1992-1993), 40 analog (1996-2009) |
| Former affiliations |
The Box (1996-2001), MTV2 (2001-2009) |
| Transmitter power | 15 kW (digital) |
| Height | 262 m (860 ft) |
| Facility ID | 55108 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 33°44′41″N 84°21′36″W / 33.74472°N 84.36000°WCoordinates: 33°44′41″N 84°21′36″W / 33.74472°N 84.36000°W |
WIRE-CD is a low-power digital television station in metro Atlanta. Broadcasting on TV channel 40 (626-632 MHz, 627.31 MHz carrier), its analog broadcast range reached into the inner suburbs. Previously MTV2, programming since digital conversion now consists entirely of infomercials. As WIRE-LP (before the upgrade to class A), like most over-the-air MTV2 network affiliates, it was an affiliate of The Box until that network's acquisition by Viacom in 2001. Owned by Viacom, MTV2 is one of the few cable networks that can be seen over the air.
It was originally assigned W13CQ on channel 13 in May 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 May as WIRE-LP. One programing in the late 1990s was a live call in psychic which airs nightly through New York City base WNYX-LD. The station later became WIRE-CA in September 2001.
Its original location (33°50′48″N 84°22′16″W / 33.84667°N 84.37111°W) was atop the octagonal Tower Place in Buckhead, immediately north of the intersection of major arterial roads Piedmont Road (Georgia 237) and Peachtree Road (Georgia 141), and just west of Lenox Square across the Georgia 400 expressway. It was at an effective radiated power of 14.1 kW video (1.41 kW audio) with a positive frequency offset, at 136 meters (446 ft) above ground level or 438 meters (1,437 ft) AMSL. While HAAT was not listed, average terrain for the region is about 300 meters (1,000 ft).
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