WTBL-CD
| Lenoir, North Carolina | |
|---|---|
| Branding | WTBL Community Television |
| Channels | Digital: 49 (UHF) |
| Affiliations |
FamilyNet Independent |
| Owner | OTA Broadcasting LLC (OTA Broadcasting (CLT), LLC) |
| Founded | March 11, 1988 |
| Sister station(s) | W21CK-D |
| Former callsigns | W53AO (1988-1995) WTBL-LP (1995-2012) |
| Former channel number(s) | 53, 49 (analog) |
| Transmitter power | 7 kW |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 54983 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°54′25″N 81°29′23″W / 35.90694°N 81.48972°W |
WTBL-CD is a class A television station in Lenoir, North Carolina. It broadcasts over-the-air on channel 49, and on cable channel 13 in the Lenoir area. It is an independent station with some programming from FamilyNet. WTBL-CD is owned by OTA Broadcasting, LLC, a company controlled by Michael Dell's MSD Capital. WLNN-CD in Boone provides its newscasts and other local programming for the station, and broadcasts full-time on WTBL's second digital subchannel.
On April 13, 2017, the FCC identified WTBL-CD will be compensated $8.2 million to go off-the-air as part of the Spectrum auction.
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