WTBM-CD

WTBM-CD (channel 24) is a low-power, Class A television station in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, affiliated with the Spanish-language network Telemundo. It is owned by Gray Media alongside Fox affiliate WBRC (channel 6). The two stations share studios atop Red Mountain (between Vulcan Trail and Valley View Drive) in southeastern Birmingham; WTBM-CD's transmitter is located along Golden Crest Drive, also atop Red Mountain.

WTBM-CD

Birmingham, Alabama United States
Channels	Digital: 24 (UHF) Virtual: 24
Branding	Telemundo Birmingham
Programming
Affiliations	24.1: Telemundo for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Gray Media (Gray Television Licensee, LLC)
Sister stations	WBRC
History
Founded	November 22, 1988 (1988-11-22)
First air date	July 18, 1994 (30 years ago) (1994-07-18)
Former call signs	W02BV (1988–2001) WBXA-CA (2001–2015) WBXA-CD (2015–2022)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 2 (VHF, 1994–2015)
Former affiliations	The Box (1994–2001) MTV2 (2001–2015) Biz TV (2015–2022)
Call sign meaning	Telemundo Birmingham
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	70426
Class	CD
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	274.5 m (901 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	33°29′19″N 86°47′58″W
Translator(s)	WJMY-CD 17 Tuscaloosa
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

WTBM-CD's signal is relayed on low-power, class A digital translator WJMY-CD (channel 25) in Tuscaloosa.

History

In March 2022, it was announced that Gray Television would acquire WBXA-CD along with three other stations from L4 Media Group.^[2] Two months later in May, Gray made a deal to affiliate the four stations with Telemundo.^[3]

The station launched its current affiliation on September 1, 2022.^[4]

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WTBM-CD^[5]

Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
24.1	1080i	16:9	WTBM-CD	Telemundo
24.2	480i	4:3		SonLife
24.3				Shop LC
24.4	720p	16:9		Fox (WBRC)

  Simulcast of subchannels of another station

Analog-to-digital conversion

The then-WBXA-CD discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over VHF channel 2, on June 3, 2015, a little under three months prior to the official date on which Class A low-power analog television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 24.

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for WTBM-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. Jackson, Adam (March 18, 2022). "Gray Grows Its LPTV Stable Once Again". Radio & Television Business Report. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
3. "Gray And Telemundo Expand Affiliation Partnership". TV News Check. May 3, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
4. "Telemundo to Launch in Birmingham on WBRC’s Newly Acquired LP Stations", WBRC-TV, August 30, 2022, Retrieved September 3, 2022.
5. Ericson, Trip. "Digital TV Market Listing for WTBM-CD". RabbitEars. Retrieved April 29, 2016.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 30283 (WJMY-CD) in the FCC Licensing and Management System