WTBY-TV

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WTBY-TV

Poughkeepsie, New York
Channels	Analog: 54 (UHF) Digital: 27 (UHF)
Translators	W52DF Albany, N.Y.
Affiliations	TBN
Owner	Trinity Broadcasting Network (Trinity Broadcasting of New York, Inc.)
First air date	April 19, 1981
Call letters’ meaning	Trinity Broadcasting (the station's owner) New York
Former callsigns	WFTI-TV (1981-1983)
Transmitter Power	5000 kW (analog) 800 kW (digital)
Height	490 m (analog) 357.7 m (digital)
Facility ID	67993
Transmitter Coordinates	41°29′19″N, 73°56′50.8″W (analog) 41°43′7.5″N, 73°59′45.4″W (digital)
Website	www.tbn.org

WTBY-TV is the TBN owned and operated station in Poughkeepsie, New York. It broadcasts on UHF channel 54, with a digital signal on channel 27. In addition, the station operates broadcast translator W52DF on channel 52 to reach Albany and the Capital District. While Poughkeepsie is part of the New York City television market, it is only viewable in the northern fringes of the area. It is not available on DirecTV or Dish Network's New York City local feeds; only the national version is available.

The station signed on May 30, 1980 as WFTI-TV, a local religious station in Poughkeepsie, and was headquartered in the Poughkeepsie Plaza Mall on Route 9. The station moved from Poughkeepsie to Fishkill, New York and adopted its current programming and callsign after TBN purchased the station in 1983.

This station elected to keep RF channel 27 permanently for digital operation during the first round of digital channel elections in February 2005.

[edit] Digital services

This station's digital signal, like most other TBN-owned stations, carries five different TBN-run networks:

Channel	Programming
54.1	The local TBN channel (simulcasting the analog station)
54.2	The Church Channel
54.3	JCTV
54.4	Enlace USA
54.5	Smile of a Child

[edit] External links

v • d • e Broadcast television in the New York City market (Nielsen DMA #1)

Local stations	WCBS 2 (CBS) · WBQM-LP 3 (COR) · WNBC 4 (NBC, WX+ on DT2, WNBC 4.4 on DT4) · WNYW 5 (Fox, WWOR-TV on DT2) · WNYZ-LP 6 (Ind) · WABC 7 (ABC, WABC Plus on DT2, Eyewitness News Now on DT3) · WWOR 9 (MyNetworkTV, WNYW on DT2) · WPIX 11 (The CW, LATV on DT2) · WNET 13 (PBS, Kids on DT2, V-me on DT3) · WEBR-CA 17 (GCN) · WLIW 21 (PBS, Create! on DT2, World on DT3) · WNYE 25 (NYC TV, City Drive Live on DT2) · WNXY-LP 26 (Ind) · WPXN 31 (ION, qubo on DT2, ION Life on DT3, Worship on DT4) · WXNY-LP 32 (Ind) · WPXO-LP 34 (CV) · WNYX-LP 35 (Ind) · W36AZ 36 (PBS/NJN) · WDVB-CA 39 (ImaginAsian) · WNYN-LP 39 (Azteca América) · WXTV 41 (UNI) · WKOB-LP 42 (Daystar) · WSAH 43 (Gems TV) · WMBQ-CA 46 (COR) · WNJU 47 (TMD) · WEDW 49 (PBS/CPTV) · WNJN 50 / WNJB 58 (PBS/NJN, Annenberg Channel on DT3, JerseyVision on DT4) · WVVH-CA 50 (A1/RSN) · WTBY 54 (TBN, Church on DT2, JCTV on DT3, Enlace on DT4, Smile of a Child on DT5) · WRNN-LP 57 (Ind, FUN on DT3) · W60AI 60 (HSN) · WMBC 63 (Ind) · WFME 66 (Religious, NOAA weather radio audio on DT10) · WFTY 67 (TFR) · WFUT 68 (TFR)

Digital-only channels	WRNN 48 (Ind, FUN on DT3) · WLNY 57 (Ind) (Both stations also have low-powered analog repeaters.)

Local cable channels	Bronxnet · CN8 · MSG Network · MSG Plus · News 12 Networks · NY1 · NYCTV · QPTV · SportsNet New York · Telecare · YES Network

Defunct local cable channels	MSG Metro Channels · WWOR EMI Service · KC2XAK (experimental OTA UHF transmitter, Ch. 24)

See also Broadcast television in the Philadelphia, Hartford/New Haven, Scranton, Binghamton and Albany markets.

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Albany / Schenectady / Troy market (Nielsen DMA #56)

Local stations	WVBK-CA 2 (RSN) · WRGB 6 (CBS) · WNCE-CA 8 (A1) · WTEN 10 / WCDC 19 (ABC, Local WX on DT2, RTN on DT3) · WNYT 13 (NBC, WX+ on DT2) · WNYA-CA 15 / WNYA 51 (MNTV) · WMHT 17 (PBS) · WXXA 23 (FOX, VTV on DT2) · WVBG-LP 25 (RSN) · WNGN-LP 35 / WNGX-LP 42 (Family Net) · WCWN 45 (The CW) · W52DF 52 / WTBY 54 (TBN) · W58CX 58 (3ABN)

Local digital channels	WYPX 50 (ION)

Local and regional cable channels	TW3 · TWTV7 · TW18 · Capital News 9 · SNY · YES · MSG · MSG Plus · NY1 · WRNN (Jewelry TV, Rye Brook)

Defunct channels	WEDG 4 (UPN) · WCDB 29 (CBS)

v • d • e Other Television Stations in the state of New York

Religious stations	WBQM-LP 3 (COR, Brooklyn) · WEBR-CA 17 (GCN, Manhattan) · W20BA 20 (TBN, Massena) · WNYB 26 (TCT, Jamestown) · W26BS 26 (TBN, Binghamton) · WNGN-LP 35 / WNGX-LP 42 (FamilyNet, Troy / Schenectady) · WKOB-LP 42 (Daystar, New York) · WTBY 54 (TBN, Poughkeepsie) · W58CX 58 (3ABN, Saratoga Springs)

Spanish-language stations	WNYN-LP 39 (Azteca América, New York) · WNYI 52 (Univision, Ithaca) · WFTY 67 (TeleFutura, Smithtown)

ION Television affiliates	WWBI-LP 27 / WCWF 40 (Plattsburgh / Saranac Lake) · WPXN 31 (New York) · WYPX 50 (Amsterdam) · WPXJ 51 (Batavia) · WSPX 56 (Syracuse)

Other stations	WNYZ-LP 6 (Ind, New York) · WNCE-CA 8 (A1, Glens Falls) · WNYE 25 (Ind, New York) · WVBG-LP 25 (RSN, Greenwich) · WNXY-LP 26 (Ind, New York) · WXNY-LP 32 (Ind, New York) · WNYX-LP 35 (Ind, New York) · WRNN-DT 48 (JTV / News, FUNi on DT3, Kingston) · WVVH-CA 50 (A1, Southampton) · WBXZ-LP 56 (HSN, Buffalo) · WLNY-DT 57 (Ind, Riverhead) · W60AI 60 (HSN, New York) · WNGS 67 (RTN, Springville)

See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetwork TV, NBC and PBS stations in New York.