WHUA-LP,
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channel 44, was a
low-powered Youtoo America
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affiliated television station
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licensed to Chattanooga, Tennessee
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, United States. Founded on July 29, 1988 as W39AW, the station was owned by Ying Hua Benns. The station's lineup consisted of
syndicated programs, special interest programs and
local news.
W39AW changed its callsign to WYHB-LP in 1995; on January 11 of that year, they affiliated with
The WB
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.
In 1999, WB programing moved to
WFLI-TV
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(channel 53) on a secondary basis until 2001 when UPN programming was picked up by WYHB-LP. From that point on until May 1, 2006, the station was an affiliate of
Urban America Television
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, when that network folded due to economic problems. After that, the station became an affiliate of
America One
America One was an American television network established in 1995 by USFR Media Group through its America One Television subsidiary. and later Youtoo America (now
YTA TV
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) when the former network merged with Youtoo TV in 2015.
The station also carried a part-time affiliation with
UPN
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from 2000 to 2004, until that affiliation moved to
CBS
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affiliate
WDEF-TV
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(channel 12).
WYHB-LP closed and stopped broadcasting on July 31, 2017. The station changed its call sign to WHUA-LP on October 16, 2018, and the station's license was cancelled by the
Federal Communications Commission
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on April 2, 2019. The station formerly had a construction permit to operate on digital channel 44.
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