WKPT-TV
  
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Tri-Cities, Tennessee-Virginia United States |
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| City | Kingsport, Tennessee |
| Branding | Cozi TV Tri-Cities MeTV Tri-Cities WAPK (DT2) WOPI TV (DT3) |
| Channels |
Digital: 27 (UHF) Virtual: 19 () |
| Subchannels | 19.1 Cozi TV 19.2 MeTV 19.3 Laff 19.4 Escape |
| Translators |
WOPI-CD 9 WKPT-CD 22 WAPW-CD 21 WAPG-CD 18 |
| Affiliations | Cozi TV (2017–present) |
| Owner | Glenwood Communications Corporation (Holston Valley Broadcasting Corporation) |
| First air date | August 20, 1969 |
| Call letters' meaning | KingsPort, Tennessee |
| Sister station(s) | WKPT (AM), WKTP (FM), WMEV-FM, WOPI (AM), WRZK, WTFM, WVEK-FM |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 19 (UHF, 1969–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
ABC (1969–2016) MyNetworkTV (2016–2017) |
| Transmitter power | 25 kW |
| Height | 695 m |
| Class | DT |
| Facility ID | 27504 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°25′54″N 82°8′15″W / 36.43167°N 82.13750°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | wkpttv |
WKPT-TV, channel 19, is a Cozi TV-affiliated television station licensed to Kingsport, Tennessee, USA and serving the Tri-Cities area of northeastern Tennessee and southwestern Virginia. WKPT-TV is owned by the Glenwood Communications Corporation, and is a sister station to Class A stations WAPK-CD and WOPI-CD; and several radio stations, including WKPT (1400 AM). All properties share studios on Commerce Street in downtown Kingsport and WKPT-TV's transmitter is located on Holston Mountain in the Cherokee National Forest.
Although the station is licensed to and based in Kingsport, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requires it to include Johnson City and Bristol, Tennessee/Virginia in its legal on-air identifications.
WKPT-TV began broadcasting on August 20, 1969 as the Tri-Cities' exclusive ABC affiliate. Previously, the network had been shared between NBC affiliate WCYB-TV (Channel 5) and CBS affiliate WJHL-TV (Channel 11), each of which picked its own ABC programs to air. However, many viewers in the area could view the entire ABC schedule on nearby WLOS-TV in Asheville, North Carolina. Before WKPT signed on, WLOS included the Tri-Cities as part of its primary coverage area as it was widely available over the air (from a transmitter on Mount Pisgah that provided city-grade picture quality) and on cable.
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