WETV-CD (channel 11) was a low-power, Class A

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, United States. Owned by The Rutherford Group, it was

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to radio station

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(1450 AM). WETV-CD's

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was located at the intersection of Broad and Church streets in Murfreesboro, sharing tower space with WGNS.

History

The station began broadcasting on September 5, 1985, and had been

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ing sister radio station WGNS ever since. During times when

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was on the air, the station transmitted data from its weather station with WGNS' program audio playing in the background. At times of local programming, one could see shots of the studio and respective hosts. When viewers tuned to channel 11, they saw the host and his or her guests in the studio, while the radio show was in progress. This technique was also used for the televised versions of

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and

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' radio shows. The

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(FCC) canceled WETV-CD's license on August 3, 2021, due to the station's owners failing to file an application to renew the license prior to its August 1 expiration date.

Technical information

Subchannel

Analog-to-digital conversion

From WETV's sign-on of September 5, 1985, to September 1, 2015, the station broadcast in analog at 61

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s, WETV was then approved to "flash-cut" the channel 11 frequency to digital, with a power increase to 300 watts, as this was done on September 1, 2015. However at the same time, WETV ceased broadcasting of its analog signal, as it turned on its digital signal.Digital Application for WETV
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References

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