TV Technical Profile: WBIQ


Channel:
10
Affiliation:
PBS, Alabama Public Television.
Transmitter Location:
Co-located on the WBRC-TV tower on Red Mountain, near Vulcan.
Power (ERP):
316 kW.
Height Above Average Terrain (HAAT):
1,328 feet.
Antenna:
Omnidirectional
Other Information:
Stereo
SAP: Alabama Radio Reading Service, Descriptive Video Service.
Carries the "Time Set" signal for compatible VCRs.
Station History:
One of the flagship channels of Alabama Public Television, it was the first of the network to go on the air on April 28, 1955. All the network's call letters end in IQ -- this one being "B" for Birmingham.


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