WTJR
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WTJR is a Christian
television station
located in Quincy, Illinois
. It airs a full-power digital broadcast on channel 32 using PSIP
to display its virtual channel
as 16.1. On Channel 16.2, as of March 2011, WTJR airs CTNi 24 hour spanish Christian Programing. WTJR stopped broadcasting on its analog TV channel 16 on 1/20/2009. The station offers a variety of Christian programming including their own local shows that are recorded in the studio. The station is owned by Christian Television Network
, which acquired WTJR from another religious broadcaster, Believers Broadcasting Corporation
, in June 2006.
WTJR 16.2 consists of programming from CTNi (Christian Television Network International). "CTN International is committed to bringing positive Christian programming with unique wholesome values, spanning all socio-economic and cultural boundaries, providing a wholesome alternative to international television in today’s world.
CTN International will broadcast these programs in their original languages, … spanish, portuguese, french, english, and german."
The majority of the programming is in the Spanish language.
WTJR was granted its television license February 21st 1992.
In the early days at WTJR the station was beset with some major technical challenges.
The construction of an 850' x 7' face, stainless type G tower, with 36 guy wires was first on the list. The station had little fiances, it was a non-profit and viewer supported. The GM at the time Carl Geisendorfer acquired a used tower, and proceeded to buy a used 18 wheel Semi and trailer and hauled the tower to Quincy Illinois one piece at a time. It was then sandblasted painted and erected.
The first transmitter was an UHF RCA TTU1. It was off-the-air as much as on-the-air for many years. Problems with air flow, water cooling, old tubes, and intermittent electronics. This Transmitter was replaced with a used General Electric UHF TT-59a transmitter with klystron power tube.
The next transmitter was a used Harris UHF Transmitter, Harris HD-40 Sigma classic with IOT power tube. This transmitter was a laboratory test transmitter at Harris Broadcasting in Quincy Illinois. It was the only sigma at that time constructed in house (the rest came from England). This transmitter was replaced with a Harris DTV sigma CD, IOT power tube transmitter. This latter transmitter is the current transmitter.
Christian
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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...
located in Quincy, Illinois
Quincy, Illinois
Quincy, known as Illinois' "Gem City," is a river city along the Mississippi River and the county seat of Adams County. As of the 2010 census the city held a population of 40,633. The city anchors its own micropolitan area and is the economic and regional hub of West-central Illinois, catering a...
. It airs a full-power digital broadcast on channel 32 using PSIP
Program and System Information Protocol
The Program and System Information Protocol is the protocol used in the ATSC digital television system for carrying metadata about each channel in the broadcast MPEG transport stream of a TV station and for publishing information about television programs so that viewers can select what to watch...
to display its virtual channel
Virtual channel
In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....
as 16.1. On Channel 16.2, as of March 2011, WTJR airs CTNi 24 hour spanish Christian Programing. WTJR stopped broadcasting on its analog TV channel 16 on 1/20/2009. The station offers a variety of Christian programming including their own local shows that are recorded in the studio. The station is owned by Christian Television Network
Christian Television Network
Christian Television Network is a non-profit broadcast television network of small owned-and-operated stations that broadcasts religious programming. It is based in Largo, Florida , and the flagship station is WCLF channel 22, which signed on the air in the Tampa Bay Florida region in 1979...
, which acquired WTJR from another religious broadcaster, Believers Broadcasting Corporation
Believers Broadcasting Corporation
The Believers Broadcasting Corporation is a broadcast company in the Quincy-Hannibal region that runs Christian programming on radio. Their corporate office and studio is located in downtown Quincy, Illinois at 220 North Sixth Street....
, in June 2006.
Digital Programing
WTJR 16.1 consists of Christian programming from the CTN ( The Christian Television Network ) such as the "Good Life" and "Christian Fitness", Locally produced Christian television programs in there studio in Quincy Illinois, and national Christian television programs such as the "700 club". The programing is non-denominational, though the main theme appears from a protestant evangelical perspective, with some exceptions.WTJR 16.2 consists of programming from CTNi (Christian Television Network International). "CTN International is committed to bringing positive Christian programming with unique wholesome values, spanning all socio-economic and cultural boundaries, providing a wholesome alternative to international television in today’s world.
CTN International will broadcast these programs in their original languages, … spanish, portuguese, french, english, and german."
The majority of the programming is in the Spanish language.
Technical History
WTJR applied for its television station construction permit on January 12th 1982.WTJR was granted its television license February 21st 1992.
In the early days at WTJR the station was beset with some major technical challenges.
The construction of an 850' x 7' face, stainless type G tower, with 36 guy wires was first on the list. The station had little fiances, it was a non-profit and viewer supported. The GM at the time Carl Geisendorfer acquired a used tower, and proceeded to buy a used 18 wheel Semi and trailer and hauled the tower to Quincy Illinois one piece at a time. It was then sandblasted painted and erected.
The first transmitter was an UHF RCA TTU1. It was off-the-air as much as on-the-air for many years. Problems with air flow, water cooling, old tubes, and intermittent electronics. This Transmitter was replaced with a used General Electric UHF TT-59a transmitter with klystron power tube.
The next transmitter was a used Harris UHF Transmitter, Harris HD-40 Sigma classic with IOT power tube. This transmitter was a laboratory test transmitter at Harris Broadcasting in Quincy Illinois. It was the only sigma at that time constructed in house (the rest came from England). This transmitter was replaced with a Harris DTV sigma CD, IOT power tube transmitter. This latter transmitter is the current transmitter.