Kingsport - Johnson City - Bristol, Tennessee - Bristol, Virginia United States |
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City | Bristol, Virginia/Kingsport, Tennessee |
Branding | WOPI TV |
Channels |
Digital: 9 (VHF) Virtual: 19 (PSIP) |
Affiliations | Laff (2017–present) |
Owner | Glenwood Communications Corporation (Holston Valley Broadcasting Corporation) |
First air date | February 21, 1992 |
Sister station(s) | WKPT-TV, WAPK-CD, WTFM, WRZK, WVEK-FM, WMEV-FM WKPT, WOPI, WKTP |
Former callsigns | W56CT (1992–1995) WVMP-LP (1995–1997) WRZK-LP (1997) WOPI-LP (1997–2002) WOPI-CA (2002–2015) |
Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 56 (UHF, 1992–2002) 9 (VHF, 2002–2015) |
Former affiliations |
America One (1992–2007) RTV (2007–2014) Cozi TV (2014–2017) |
Transmitter power | 3 kW |
Class | A |
Facility ID | 27490 |
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 | www.wkptdt3.com |
WOPI-CD is a class A television station licensed to Bristol, Virginia/Kingsport, Tennessee. The station broadcasts digitally on channel 9 and is an affiliate of Laff. WOPI has been simulcasting the third digital subchannel of WKPT-TV since October 1, 2007. It was an affiliate of America One until December 21, 2007; it then carried the Retro Television Network until 2014, and Cozi TV until January 2017 (Cozi programming is now seen on WKPT-TV's primary channel). Prior to the simulcast, WOPI's schedule consisted of infomercials and programming from The Pentagon Channel. In recent years, WOPI-CA has been carried on cable in multiple areas within the Knoxville media market in Kentucky.