Branding WLJC | ||
Affiliations Religious Ind. (2017–present) Owner Hour of Harvest, Inc.(Margaret Drake) First air date October 18, 1982; 34 years ago (1982-10-18) Call letters' meaning WonderfulLordJesusChrist | ||
WLJC-TV is a religious television station in Beattyville, Kentucky, broadcasting digital-only on channel 7 as an affiliate of Religious Independent. The station is owned by The Hour of Harvest, Inc.
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WLJC-TV is available on Charter Communications in the Lexington and Hazard areas. It is also available on cable channel 21 via Frankfort Plant Board.
History
The station first signed on the air on October 18, 1982 and claims to be the oldest Christian television station in Kentucky. The Hour of Harvest Inc. also owns two Christian radio stations, Air 1 outlet WLJC-FM and K-LOVE outlet WEBF.
Analog-to-digital conversion
WLJC-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 65, in July 2007. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition VHF channel 7. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 65, which was among the high band UHF channels (52-69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition.
The station was recently granted a construction permit to increase its wattage from 70 kW to 185 kW.
Coverage area
WLJC-TV's digital signal covers much of eastern Kentucky, thanks to its 185,000 watts of power. The signal coverage area includes the Metro Lexington area, Somerset, Hazard, and it goes as far east as Pikeville, as far north as Maysville, as far west as Danville, and as far south as the Tennessee state line in areas around Middlesboro and Williamsburg.