WLPD-CD
| Company type | Low-power Class A television station |
|---|---|
| Industry | Broadcasting |
| Founded | June 30, 1988 |
| Headquarters | Plano, Illinois , United States |
| Products | Religious television programming (TBN Inspire) |
| Owner | Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) |
WLPD-CD (channel 30) operates as a low-power, Class A religious television broadcaster licensed in Plano, Illinois. Owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), it delivers TBN Inspire content through digital multicasting. WLPD-CD serves as a sister station to WWTO-TV, which is licensed in Naperville on channel 35; both stations share the same spectrum under a channel sharing arrangement, transmitting from an antenna located atop the John Hancock Center.
History
The station commenced operations on June 30, 1988, under the call sign W30AL and initially functioned as a sister outlet to WSPY-FM (107.1). It once simulcast programming with its former sister station W24AJ in Aurora until that station was sold to Polnet in 2009. In 2011, there were announcements regarding the launch of "DTV 35," which involved boosting transmission power and adding multiple subchannels.
On May 10, 2013, LocusPoint Networks acquired the station for $6 million. Later, in late January 2018, TBN purchased WLPD-CD for $13 million. Prior to this acquisition, LocusPoint had arranged a channel sharing deal with TBN that resulted in WWTO-TV moving onto WLPD-CD’s spectrum in November 2017. The station transitioned from channel 35 to channel 32 in October 2019.
Subchannels
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| License | Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WLPD-CD | 30.1 | 480i | 16:9 | inspire | TBN Inspire |
| 30.2 | 720p | TBN HD | TBN | ||
| WWTO-TV | 35.1 | ||||
| 35.2 | Merit | Merit TV | |||
| 35.3 | 480i | 4:3 | ONTV4U | OnTV4U (infomercials) | |
| 35.4 | 16:9 | POSITIV | Positiv |
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