WPBI-LD
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Lafayette, Indiana United States |
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| Branding | Fox 16 NBC 16 (DT2) |
| Channels |
Digital: 16 (UHF) Virtual: 16 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 16.1 Fox 16.2 NBC |
| Affiliations | Fox |
| Owner | Waypoint Media (Star City Broadcasting, LLC) |
| Founded | February 22, 2011 |
| First air date | October 25, 2016 |
| Call letters' meaning | W-Purdue Boilermakers, Indiana |
| Former callsigns | W16DB-D (2011–2016) |
| Transmitter power | 15 kW |
| Height | 178 feet (54 m) |
| Facility ID | 194193 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°24′8″N 86°50′59″W / 40.40222°N 86.84972°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | starcitybroadcasting |
WPBI-LD is a digital low-powered television station that is licensed to and serving Lafayette, Indiana. The station is a dual Fox and NBC affiliate owned by Waypoint Media subsidiary Star City Broadcasting, LLC. The station broadcasts its digital signal on UHF channel 16, and it originates in a directional transmitter on the east side of Lafayette on McCarty Lane. The signal is oriented to the northwest.
The station’s construction permit was issued by the FCC on February 22, 2011, under the callsign of W16DB-D. The station’s callsign was changed to the current WPBI-LD in August 2016. The station signed on in late October as the Lafayette area’s Fox affiliate, with NBC being launched on the WPBI-LD2 subchannel. Prior to the launch of WPBI-LD, Waypoint Media also purchased Lafayette-area radio stations WSHY, WBPE, WYCM, and WAZY-FM.
WPBI-LD and WPBI-LD2 are the first Fox and NBC affiliates ever based in the market. Prior to its launch, the default Fox and NBC affiliates for Lafayette were WXIN and WTHR, respectively, both of which are based in nearby Indianapolis. Cable television providers Comcast Xfinity and Metronet began carrying WPBI in November 2016. Satellite television provider Dish Network is carrying WPBI's Fox and NBC channels, although only in standard definition. Despite discontinuing carriage of Indianapolis-based Fox and NBC affiliates, satellite television provider DirecTV has said it plans to carry WPBI-LD and WPBI-LD2 but has not announced its timetable for doing so.
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