WFET-LD

WFET-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 29,[1] is a low-poweredtelevision station licensed to Lewisburg, Tennessee, United States and also serving Columbia.[2] The station is owned by Maurice Bailey. The station's transmitter is located along West 6th Street and Reservoir Hill Road in downtown Columbia.[3]

WFET-LD
Lewisburg/Columbia, Tennessee
United States
CityLewisburg, Tennessee
ChannelsDigital: 29 (UHF)
Virtual: 29
BrandingWFET 29
Programming
AffiliationsIndependent (since 2021; previously from 2005-2016 and 2019-2020)
Ownership
OwnerMaurice Bailey
History
Founded2003
First air date
2005 (2005)
Former call signs
W34DB (2003-2012)
W29DM-D (2012-2019)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
34 (UHF, 2003-2012)
Analog/LD1:
America One (2005-2014)
GBN (2005-2015)
LD2:
Movies! (2020-2021)
Technical information
Facility ID168849
ERP5 kW
5.2 kW (CP)
HAAT220 ft (67 m)
Transmitter coordinates35°26′55″N 86°47′23″W
Links
WebcastWFET-LD 29.1 - Watch Live
Classic Movies 29.2 - Watch Live
Reel Country Music Videos 29.3 - Watch Live
Websitewfet29.com

History

Background

From 2003 until 2016, the station was a sister station to the former Country-formatted station WAXO-AM-FM (now WJJM-AM-FM).

As a hybrid independent/religious network station

The station signed on the air at some time in 2005 as W34DB.[4][5] It served the Lewisburg, Tennessee area as an independent station. The station also served as a secondary affiliate of America One in the mid-morning hours (until that network was discontinued in September 2014 and merged with Youtoo TV), and as a secondary Gospel Broadcasting Network (GBN) affiliate until 2015. Local programming and replays of the local high school sports were also seen on the station; at other times, the station aired a slideshow of local events with audio from then sister radio station WAXO playing in the background.[6] The station was also streamed online via WAXO's website, until it was removed sometime in 2013.

In 2012, W34DB was shut down and replaced with W29DM-D, which taken over the former television duties as the former analog station. This was done in a form of a flash-cut transition from analog UHF channel 34 to digital UHF channel 29.

A application was filed on November 2, 2018, to return the station to the air, and the station would be sold to the new owner, Maurice Bailey, the next year on July 8, 2019, and at the same time, the callsign changed to the current WFET-LD.[7][8][9]

On November 29, 2019, WFET-LD returned to air carrying three subchannels, with 29.1 airing localized Classic TV shows and 29.2 airing Classic Movies, and 29.3 Reel Country Music, which features country music videos. WFET also streams all three of its digital subchannels online.

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming
29.1480iWFETMain WFET-LD programming/Independent
29.2Independent (Classic Movies)
29.3REELReel Country Music (videos)

References
  1. Digital TV Market Listing for W29DM-D/WFET-LD
  2. https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&appid=25076f916e9045a4016eb84bad566208&facid=168849
  3. "RabbitEars.Info".
  4. "Call Sign History".
  6. "W29DM-D/WAXO-TV Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission.
  7. "Application Search Details".
  8. "Application Search Details".
  9. Callsign Change to WFET-LD
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