WOPI-CD, virtual channel 19 (

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channel 11), is a low-power, Class A television station licensed to both

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and

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, United States. It is a translator of Kingsport-licensed

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WKPT-TV (channel 19) which is owned by the Glenwood Communications Corporation. WOPI-CD's transmitter is located on Holston Mountain in the Cherokee National Forest; its parent station maintains studios on Commerce Street in downtown Kingsport.

History

WOPI has been simulcasting the third

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of WKPT-TV since October 1, 2007. It was an affiliate of America One until December 21, 2007; it then carried the Retro Television Network until 2014, and

until January 2017 (Cozi programming is now seen on WKPT-TV's primary channel). Prior to the simulcast, WOPI's schedule consisted of

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s and programming from the Pentagon Channel. In recent years, WOPI-CA has been carried on cable in multiple areas within the Knoxville media market in Kentucky.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

References

External links

* OPI-CD Television channels and stations established in 1992 Low-power television stations in the United States {{Virginia-tv-station-stub