WDVB-CA
Encyclopedia
WDVB-CA is a low-power
television station
officially licensed in Edison, NJ which mainly serves the New Jersey
suburbs of New York City
. Its Digital transmitter is located at the Empire State Building, and the station broadcasts in Analog over Channel 39
and in Digital over Channel 23.
channel 36 with alpha-numeric call-sign W36AS on March 12, 1999. The station, officially a translator, aired independent programming. In 2004, it became an affiliate of ImaginAsian and dropped the independent format. On January 4, 2005, the station vacated channel 36 to avoid causing interference to full-power WNJU
Linden which was assigned channel 36 for its DTV operations. The station moved to channel 39, and was assigned alpha-numeric call sign W39CQ. The station requested and was granted Class A status. On February 16, 2005, the call sign was changed once more to WDVB-CA. In early 2010, ImaginAsian was dropped. With no programming immediately available to replace it, WDVB-CA was only airing a color bars test pattern.
Small font black text appears in the center of the test pattern which reads as follows: Line 1: "TV 23", Line 2: "WDVB-LD", Line 3: "EDISON, NJ", Line 4: "NY,NY".
April 1, 2011: The test patterns on all four sub-channels were changed to EBU Color Bars with an audible tone on 23-1. This is the first time audio is transmitted on WDVB-LD.
Digital channels>
Channel
Name
Video
Aspect
Programming
23.1
480i
4:3
Mexicanal Network*
23.2
480i
4:3
Mexicanal Network
23.3
480i
4:3
Sony SAB TV
23.4
480i
4:3
MATV (Midlands Asian Television)
April 4, 2011: WDVB-LD has added Mexicanal Network
on 23-2. This is the first actual programming to appear on the channel since its December 2010 inception.
Mexicanal Network is a Mexican based television Network launched in 2005 and serves Mexicans living and working in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The stations programming lineup features a dynamic range of Spanish-language content encompassing news, cultural programming, culturally relevant programs, sports and popular entertainment from public broadcasters, independent producers and local access stations throughout Mexico.
April 9, 2011: WDVB-LD is planning to add SAB TV
. A Coming Soon preview featuring various shows on SAB TV's lineup is presently looping on 23-3. There is intermittent audio, however, and a bottom-screen crawl reads, "Coming soon on CH. 23.5" WDVB-LD presently only has four sub-channels, none of which are 23-5.
SAB TV
is an Indian general entertainment television channel owned by Multi Screen Media Pvt. Ltd and based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It was launched on April 23, 2000 by Sri Adhikari Brothers as a general entertainment channel. As of June 2008, the channels programming fare consists mainly of comedy-centric shows along with a few drama shows.
April 18, 2011: WDVB-LD has remapped 23-3 to 23-5, and 23-4 to 23-6. The looping SAB TV preview continues to run on 23-3, which now displays as 23-5. The EBU Test Pattern with no audible tone remains on 23-4, which displays as 23-6.
Summer 2011: SAB TV is launched on WDVB-LD. PSIP TVCT (terrestrial virtual channel table) stops being transmitted causing each of the four sub-channels to display their actual RF assignment without channel names.
MATV (Midlands Asian Television) is launched on 23-4. MATV is a specialist Asian content TV channel based in Wembley, England featuring Indian programming in Hindi, English, Gujarati and Punjabi. The channel was affiliated with SAB TV when it launched on 15 September 2003, however SAB TV was taken over in India, and the UK branch of SAB TV (located in Wembley) became known as MATV National.
Low-power
In electronics, the term low-power may mean:* Low-power broadcasting, that the power of the broadcast is less, i.e. the radio waves are not intended to travel as far as from typical transmitters....
television station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
officially licensed in Edison, NJ which mainly serves the New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
suburbs of New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Its Digital transmitter is located at the Empire State Building, and the station broadcasts in Analog over Channel 39
Channel 39
Channel 39 refers to several television stations:...
and in Digital over Channel 23.
History
This station was signed on over UHFUltra high frequency
Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres...
channel 36 with alpha-numeric call-sign W36AS on March 12, 1999. The station, officially a translator, aired independent programming. In 2004, it became an affiliate of ImaginAsian and dropped the independent format. On January 4, 2005, the station vacated channel 36 to avoid causing interference to full-power WNJU
WNJU
WNJU, channel 47, is the flagship station of the Spanish-language Telemundo television network, licensed to Linden, New Jersey and serving the Tri-State area television market. WNJU is owned by NBCUniversal, and is one-half of a duopoly with NBC network flagship WNBC-TV...
Linden which was assigned channel 36 for its DTV operations. The station moved to channel 39, and was assigned alpha-numeric call sign W39CQ. The station requested and was granted Class A status. On February 16, 2005, the call sign was changed once more to WDVB-CA. In early 2010, ImaginAsian was dropped. With no programming immediately available to replace it, WDVB-CA was only airing a color bars test pattern.
Digital Television
On December 30, 2010, WDVB-LD was signed on over RF channel 23. Since its inception, the station has been broadcasting 75% split field color bars with no aural tone identically on each of its four 704h x 480v SD sub-channels.Small font black text appears in the center of the test pattern which reads as follows: Line 1: "TV 23", Line 2: "WDVB-LD", Line 3: "EDISON, NJ", Line 4: "NY,NY".
April 1, 2011: The test patterns on all four sub-channels were changed to EBU Color Bars with an audible tone on 23-1. This is the first time audio is transmitted on WDVB-LD.
Aspect ratio
The aspect ratio of a shape is the ratio of its longer dimension to its shorter dimension. It may be applied to two characteristic dimensions of a three-dimensional shape, such as the ratio of the longest and shortest axis, or for symmetrical objects that are described by just two measurements,...
480i
480i is the shorthand name for a video mode, namely the US NTSC television system or digital television systems with the same characteristics. The i, which is sometimes uppercase, stands for interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution of 480 lines containing picture information; while NTSC...
480i
480i is the shorthand name for a video mode, namely the US NTSC television system or digital television systems with the same characteristics. The i, which is sometimes uppercase, stands for interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution of 480 lines containing picture information; while NTSC...
Mexicanal
Mexicanal Network is a Mexican based television Network launched in 2005 by and and serves Mexicans living and working in the United States, Canada and Mexico....
480i
480i is the shorthand name for a video mode, namely the US NTSC television system or digital television systems with the same characteristics. The i, which is sometimes uppercase, stands for interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution of 480 lines containing picture information; while NTSC...
480i
480i is the shorthand name for a video mode, namely the US NTSC television system or digital television systems with the same characteristics. The i, which is sometimes uppercase, stands for interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution of 480 lines containing picture information; while NTSC...
April 4, 2011: WDVB-LD has added Mexicanal Network
Mexicanal
Mexicanal Network is a Mexican based television Network launched in 2005 by and and serves Mexicans living and working in the United States, Canada and Mexico....
on 23-2. This is the first actual programming to appear on the channel since its December 2010 inception.
Mexicanal Network is a Mexican based television Network launched in 2005 and serves Mexicans living and working in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The stations programming lineup features a dynamic range of Spanish-language content encompassing news, cultural programming, culturally relevant programs, sports and popular entertainment from public broadcasters, independent producers and local access stations throughout Mexico.
- - Mexicanal Network is presently also shown on 23-1, however there is no audio, and the call-sign exactly as described above for the test-pattern appears centered over the screen.
April 9, 2011: WDVB-LD is planning to add SAB TV
SAB TV
SAB TV is an Indian general entertainment television channel that is owned by Multi Screen Media Pvt. Ltd and based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It was launched on April 23, 2000 by Sri Adhikari Brothers as a general entertainment channel. In 2003, it was repositioned as a comedy-centric channel...
. A Coming Soon preview featuring various shows on SAB TV's lineup is presently looping on 23-3. There is intermittent audio, however, and a bottom-screen crawl reads, "Coming soon on CH. 23.5" WDVB-LD presently only has four sub-channels, none of which are 23-5.
SAB TV
SAB TV
SAB TV is an Indian general entertainment television channel that is owned by Multi Screen Media Pvt. Ltd and based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It was launched on April 23, 2000 by Sri Adhikari Brothers as a general entertainment channel. In 2003, it was repositioned as a comedy-centric channel...
is an Indian general entertainment television channel owned by Multi Screen Media Pvt. Ltd and based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It was launched on April 23, 2000 by Sri Adhikari Brothers as a general entertainment channel. As of June 2008, the channels programming fare consists mainly of comedy-centric shows along with a few drama shows.
April 18, 2011: WDVB-LD has remapped 23-3 to 23-5, and 23-4 to 23-6. The looping SAB TV preview continues to run on 23-3, which now displays as 23-5. The EBU Test Pattern with no audible tone remains on 23-4, which displays as 23-6.
Summer 2011: SAB TV is launched on WDVB-LD. PSIP TVCT (terrestrial virtual channel table) stops being transmitted causing each of the four sub-channels to display their actual RF assignment without channel names.
MATV (Midlands Asian Television) is launched on 23-4. MATV is a specialist Asian content TV channel based in Wembley, England featuring Indian programming in Hindi, English, Gujarati and Punjabi. The channel was affiliated with SAB TV when it launched on 15 September 2003, however SAB TV was taken over in India, and the UK branch of SAB TV (located in Wembley) became known as MATV National.
Sources
- TV39 new jersey - Website Coming Soon
- fccinfo.com Information on WDVB-CA