WPHY-CD
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Trenton, New Jersey United States |
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| Channels |
Digital: 50 (UHF) Virtual: 25 () |
| Subchannels | 25.1 |
| Affiliations | Sonlife Broadcasting Network |
| Owner | NRJ TV, LLC (Operated by Titan TV Broadcast Group) (NRJ TV Philly License Co., LLC) |
| First air date | 1993 |
| Call letters' meaning | PHillY |
| Sister station(s) | WTVE |
| Former callsigns | W25AW (1989–2012) W50DZ-D (Jan–Nov 2012) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 25 (UHF, 1993–2011) |
| Former affiliations | Conus, CNN, America One, Youtoo America |
| Transmitter power | 5.55 kW |
| Height | 127 m (417 ft) AMSL: 189.7 m (622 ft) |
| Class | DC (Digital Class A) |
| Facility ID | 74464 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°04′24″N 75°11′28″W / 40.07333°N 75.19111°WCoordinates: 40°04′24″N 75°11′28″W / 40.07333°N 75.19111°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
WPHY-CD, virtual channel 25, is a digital Class A television station serving Mercer County, New Jersey, portions of Hunterdon, Burlington, Middlesex, and Somerset Counties in New Jersey. The station is an affiliate of the Sonlife Broadcasting Network. It is the only independent television station to exclusively serve the residents of central New Jersey; however, its transmitter is located in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia (Trenton is part of the Philadelphia television market).
WPHY-CD is owned by NRJ TV of Coppell, Texas since June 15, 2012, which also owns WTVE in Reading, Pennsylvania in the Philadelphia television market.
The station first broadcast in 1993 on analog channel 25, and was originally assigned the call sign W25AW, though for much of its history it branded as "WZBN TV-25." The station's tower was located in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey. The station's call sign became W50DZ-D in January 2012 after converting to digital broadcasting on channel 50; however, through the use of , digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel 25.
The station has received several awards from the Community Broadcasters Association for local service and programming.
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