WTKJ-LD, channel 19 is a Christian religious television station in
Watertown, New York. It has broadcast on Channel 19 in Watertown since August 2008.
WTKJ-LD was originally a low-power
independent in
Philadelphia, New York; the station was sold by Tammy M. Celenza in June 2007 to EICB TV for $7,000.
[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6452452.html ] In 2017, the then-WTKJ-LP was transferred to Edge Spectrum, a company that seeks to use upcoming
ATSC 3.0 standards to
datacast via low-power UHF stations such as WTKJ-LD.
Digital transition
As a low-power station, WTKJ-LD was not required to
transition to digital broadcasting when full-power stations did so in 2009. It had voluntarily applied to flash-cut to digital operation on its existing frequency, UHF 19, with 1500 watts, and was licensed for this service effective July 22, 2022.
WTKJ-LD may be subject to
co-channel interference
Co-channel interference or CCI is crosstalk from two different radio transmitters using the same channel. Co-channel interference can be caused by many factors from weather conditions to administrative and design issues. Co-channel interference ...
by adjacent-market
WSYT-DT 19 Syracuse as that station goes to its full licensed digital power, having abandoned former analog channel UHF 68 in
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, Onondaga County, New York, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in the state of New York following New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffa ...
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References
External links
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TVfool coverage map for WTKJ-LD 19 WatertownTVfool coverage for co-channel WSYT-DT 19 Syracuse
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Television channels and stations established in 2008
2008 establishments in New York (state)
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