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WKPT-TV
WKPT-TV (channel 19) is a television station licensed to Kingsport, Tennessee, United States, serving the Tri-Cities area as an affiliate of Cozi TV. It is owned by Glenwood Communications Corporation alongside low-power Class A MeTV affiliate WAPK-CD (channel 36) and several radio stations, including WKPT (1400 AM). All of the outlets share studios on Commerce Street in downtown Kingsport, while WKPT-TV's transmitter is located on Holston Mountain in the Cherokee National Forest. History As an ABC affiliate WKPT-TV began broadcasting on August 20, 1969 as the Tri-Cities' exclusive ABC affiliate. Previously, the network had been shared between NBC affiliate WCYB-TV (channel 5) and CBS affiliate WJHL-TV (channel 11), each of which picked its own ABC programs to air. However, many viewers in the area could view the entire ABC schedule on nearby WLOS in Asheville, North Carolina. Before WKPT signed on, WLOS included the Tri-Cities as part of its primary coverage area as it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WOPI-CD
WOPI-CD, virtual channel 19 (VHF digital channel 11), is a low-power, Class A television station licensed to both Bristol, Virginia and Kingsport, Tennessee, United States. It is a translator of Kingsport-licensed Cozi TV affiliate 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 digital subchannel 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 Cozi TV until January 2017 (Cozi programming is now seen on WKPT-TV's primary channel). Prior to the simulcast, WOPI's schedule consisted of infomercials and programming from the Pentagon Channel. In recent years, WOPI-CA has been carried on cable in multiple areas within the Knoxville media m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |