WAQP

WAQP
Saginaw, Michigan United States
Branding	TCT
Channels	Digital: 48 (UHF) Virtual: 49 (PSIP)
Subchannels	49.1/.2 TCT 49.3 TCT Family/TCT Kids 49.4 ABN
Translators	WLNM-LD 27 Lansing
Affiliations	TCT (2007–present)
Owner	Tri-State Christian Television, Inc. (TCT of Michigan, Inc.)
First air date	March 26, 1985 (1985-03-26)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 49 (UHF, 1985–2009)
Former affiliations	TBN (1985–2007)
Transmitter power	851 kW
Height	287 m
Facility ID	67792
Transmitter coordinates	43°13′18″N 84°3′14″W / 43.22167°N 84.05389°W / 43.22167; -84.05389
Licensing authority	FCC
Public license information:	Profile CDBS
Website	tct.tv

WAQP is a television station in Saginaw, Michigan, owned and operated by the Tri-State Christian Television (TCT) religious network.

WAQP broadcasts on digital channel 48 (using PSIP to display its virtual channel as 49), from transmission facilities near Chesaning. The main WAQP signal covers Saginaw, Flint, Bay City and Midland, and goes as far southwest as Lansing.

The station also has a rebroadcaster on channel 27 in Lansing, which uses the callsign WLNM-LD. That channel was originally W69BJ channel 69, but it relocated to channel 27 as W27CN in November 2003. As of July 2009, WLNM-LD has been broadcasting in digital-only format.

WAQP also originally had a repeater serving Jackson, W59CA channel 59, which was relocated to Ann Arbor in November 2000 and rechristened "W27CJ" channel 27, repeating a low-powered TCT station in Detroit, WDWO-CD. In October 2007 W27CJ was sold to SMG Media Group, for $80,000 and is now WFHD-LP.

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming^[1]
49.1	480i	4:3	WAQP-SD	Main WAQP programming / TCT
49.2	1080i	16:9	WAQP-HD	Main WAQP programming / TCT
49.3	480i	4:3	WAQP-SD2	TCT Family / TCT Kids
49.4	480i	4:3	WAQP-SD3	Aramaic Broadcast Network^[2]

On December 12, 2008, WAQP split up its digital channel into 3 separate feeds, 2 in standard definition and 1 in high definition. TCT SD airs programs which are available in standard definition only; while TCT HD airs an entirely different lineup of shows in high definition only. Some programs are simulcast on both feeds. TCT also provides a secondary feed, "WAQP-DT2," that, in addition to reruns of TCT programming, airs public domain sitcoms and cartoons (such as TCT Kids programming).

Analog-to-digital conversion

WAQP discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 49, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power 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 48,^[3]^[4] using PSIP to display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 49.

The WLNM-LD digital broadcast uses the station's former analog channel 27 number, both in actual channel designation and via PSIP display, and mirrors the main WAQP broadcast.

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References

Broadcast television in the Mid Michigan region, including Flint, Saginaw, Bay City and Midland

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Local stations	WNEM-TV 5 (.1 CBS, .2 MNTV, .3 COZI) W09CK (Ind) WJRT-TV 12 (.1 ABC, .2 MeTV, .3 WxN) WUWB-LD 20 (.1 This TV, .2 Movies!, .3 PBJ, .4 The Family Channel, .5 Tuff TV, .7 Classifieds/WUPS, .8 Classifieds/WKJC-FM) W24DL-D 24 (.1 3ABN) WEYI-TV 25 (.1 NBC, .2 CW, .3 Bounce TV) WBSF 46 (.1 CW, .2 NBC, .3 Grit) WAQP 49 (.1 TCT, .2 TCT HD, .3 TCT Family) WSMH 66 (.1 Fox, .2 Antenna TV, .3 Comet)

Public television	WCMU-TV 14 / WCMZ-TV 28 (.1 PBS (HD), .2 PBS (SD), .3 Create) WDCQ-TV 19 (.1 PBS, .2 MHz WV, .3 Create, .4 Kids)

Cable channels	Fox Sports Detroit

Defunct stations	WTAC 16 (ABC / DuMont) WXON-LP 54 (Ind) MGTV Comcast Television

Michigan broadcast television areas by city Alpena Detroit Duluth, MN Flint–Saginaw–Bay City Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo Green Bay, WI Lansing/Jackson Marquette Northern Michigan South Bend, IN Toledo, OH

Broadcast television in South Central Michigan, including Lansing and Jackson

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Local stations	WLNS-TV (6.1 CBS, 6.2 GetTV, 6.3 ION) WILX-TV (10.1 NBC, 10.2 WxN, 10.3 ANT) WHTV (18.1 MNTV, 18.2 JTV) WKAR-TV (23.1 PBS, 23.2 World/WKAR-AM on SAP, 23.3 Create/WKAR-FM on SAP) W27CN-D (27.1 TCT, 27.2 TCT HD, 27.3 TCT Kids/Family) WZPX-TV (43.1 Ion, 43.2 qubo, 43.3 Ion Life, 43.4 Ion Shop, 43.5 QVC, 43.6 HSN) WSYM-TV (47.1 Fox, 47.2 MeTV, 47.3 Bounce TV) WLAJ (53.1 ABC, 53.2 CW, 53.3 Justice)

Cable channels	Fox Sports Detroit HOM-TV 21 JTV MGTV MSU Telecasters Comcast Television

Michigan broadcast television areas by city Alpena Detroit Duluth, MN Flint–Saginaw–Bay City Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo Green Bay, WI Lansing/Jackson Marquette Northern Michigan South Bend, IN Toledo, OH See also Fort Wayne TV

Other television stations in the state of Michigan

Detroit	¹WHNE-LD 14 (RTV/JTV/A1/Tuff TV) WDWO-CD 18 (TCT) WUDT-LD / W48AV 23 (Daystar) ¹ WPXD 31 (ION) W33BY-D 33 (IND/Launch TV) ¹ WADL 38 (Ind/Antenna TV/Word) WLPC-CD 40 (The Family Channel) WUDL-LD 47 (IND)

Grand Rapids Kalamazoo	WUHQ-LD 29 (Daystar) WUHO-LP 36 (IND) ¹ WMKG-CD 38 (The Family Channel) WZPX 43 (ION) ¹ WTLJ 54 (TCT) WLLA 64 (The Family Channel/RTV/FN)

Mid-Michigan	W09CK 9 (IND) W24DL-D 24 (3ABN) WAQP 49 (TCT)

South Bend–Elkhart, IN	¹WYGN-LD 10 (3ABN)

Lansing–Jackson	W27CN 27 (TCT)

Marquette–Escanaba	¹ WDHS 8 (intermittent service)

Alpena	W18BT 18 (unknown)

¹ These stations are licensed outside of the core cities.

See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Michigan

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