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WLLA
Kalamazoo–Battle Creek– Grand Rapids, Michigan United States

City	Kalamazoo, Michigan
Channels	Digital: 22 (UHF) Virtual: 64
Branding	WLLA
Programming
Affiliations	64.1: Religious Independent for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Christian Broadcasting Ministries (Christian Faith Broadcast, Inc.)
Sister stations	WGGN-TV
History
First air date	June 30, 1987 (36 years ago) (1987-06-30)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 64 (UHF, 1987–2008) Digital: 45 (UHF, until 2020)
Technical information^[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	11033
ERP	350 kW
HAAT	330.8 m (1,085 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	42°33′52.1″N 85°27′31″W / 42.564472°N 85.45861°W / 42.564472; -85.45861
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	wlla.tv

WLLA (channel 64) is a religious independent television station licensed to Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, serving West Michigan. Owned by Christian Faith Broadcast, Inc., it is a sister station to WGGN-TV in Sandusky, Ohio. WLLA's studios are located on East N Avenue in Kalamazoo, and its transmitter is located near Stewart Lake in Orangeville Township.

History[edit]

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The station signed on the air on June 30, 1987. In 2007, the station entered a revenue sharing agreement with long distance telephone carrier Accxx Communications.^{[citation needed]}

Technical information[edit]

Subchannels[edit]

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WLLA^[2]
Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
64.1	1080i	16:9	WLLADTV	Main WLLA programming
64.2	480i		MeTV	MeTV
64.3			HI	Heroes & Icons
64.4			CATCHYC	Catchy Comedy
64.5			Retro	Retro TV
64.6			Dabl	Dabl
64.7			HSN	HSN
64.8			QVC	QVC
64.9				Shop LC

The station began carrying programming from MeTV on digital subchannel 64.2 on July 4, 2013.^[3]

Analog-to-digital conversion[edit]

WLLA shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 64, on November 1, 2008.^[4] The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 45, using virtual channel 64.

References[edit]

^ "Facility Technical Data for WLLA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ RabbitEars TV Query for WLLA
^ Me-TV Adds Seven New Affiliates, TVNewsCheck, April 5, 2013.
^ List of Digital Full-Power Stations

External links[edit]

Official website

Broadcast television in Western Michigan, including Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Kalamazoo, and Battle Creek

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

Local stations

Grand Rapids	WOOD-TV (8.1 NBC, 8.2 REW, 8.3 Grio) WZZM (13.1 ABC, 13.2 Local WX, 13.3 Crime, 13.4 Quest, 13.5 The365, 13.6 Outlaw, 13.7 QVC, 13.8 Shop LC, 13.9 Start) WXSP-CD (15.1 MNTV, 15.2 The Nest, 15.3 Comet) WXMI (17.1 Fox, 17.2 ANT, 17.3 Bounce, 17.4 Defy, 17.5 Get, 17.6 QVC) WUHQ-LD (29.1 Daystar) WGVU-TV (35.1 PBS, 35.2 PBS Kids, 35.3 Create, 35.4 World) W48CL 48 (3ABN)
Kalamazoo	WWMT (3.1 CBS, 3.2 Ind., 3.3 TBD) WUHO-LD 18 (Ind.) WOKZ-CD (50.1 CBS, 50.1 NBC, 50.1 Fox, 50.1 ABC, 50.4 MNTV) WGVK (52.1 PBS, 52.2 PBS Kids, 52.3 Create, 52.4 World) WJGP-LD (54.1 TCT SD, 54.2 SBN, 54.6 Shop LC) WLLA (64.1 Rel. Ind., 64.2 MeTV, 64.3 H&I, 64.4 Catchy. 64.5 Retro TV, 64.6 Dabl, 64.7 HSN, 64.8 QVC, 64.9 Shop LC)
Battle Creek	WOBC-CD (14.1 CBS, 14.1 NBC, 14.1 Fox, 14.1 ABC, 14.4 MNTV) WOTV (41.1 ABC, 41.2 CW, 41.3 Charge!, 41.4 Dabl) WZPX-TV (43.1 Ion, 43.2 Court, 43.3 Grit, 43.4 Laff, 43.5 Mystery, 43.6 Defy, 43.7 Scripps News, 43.8 HSN, 43.9 QVC2)
Muskegon	W17DF-D / W42CB-D (15.2 Stadium, 17.1 Fox, 17.2 ANT, 17.3 Bounce, 17.4 TrueReal, 17.5 getTV, 17.6 Shop LC) WOMS-CD (29.1 CBS, 29.1 NBC, 29.4 MNTV, 29.1 Fox, 29.1 ABC) WMKG-CD (38.1 FAM) WTLJ (54.1 TCT, 54.2 SBN, 54.6 Shop LC)
Holland	WOGC-CD (8.1 NBC, 8.2 REW, 8.3 Grio, 15.1 MNTV) WOHO-CD (33.4 MNTV, 33.1 CBS, 33.1 NBC, 33.1 Fox, 33.1 ABC)

ATSC 3.0 digital

WXSP-CD/WOLP-CD (3.1 CBS, 8.1 NBC, 15.4 MNTV, 17.1 Fox, 41.1 ABC)

Cable channels

Bally Sports Detroit

Comcast Television

Michigan broadcast television areas by city: Alpena; Detroit; Flint/Tri-Cities; Grand Rapids/Battle Creek; Lansing/Jackson; Marquette; Northern Michigan

See also: Milwaukee TV

v t e Other television stations licensed to and serving the state of Michigan
Metro Detroit Urban area market	WDWO-CD (18.1 Azteca, 18.2/.3 Ads, 18.4 TCT, 18.5 3ABN) WUDL-LD (19.1 Quest, 19.2 Sonlife, 19.3 LC, 19.4 ShopHQ, 19.5 QVC, 19.6 QVC2, 19.7 CBN) WUDT-LD 23 (Daystar) WLPC-CD 28 (28.1 Impact, 28.2 The Now Network) WHPS-CD 33 (Ind.) WKBD-TV 50 (.1 Ind., .2 Comet, .3 Charge!, .4 TBD, .5 Start, .6 QVC)
Grand Rapids–Kalamazoo– Battle Creek market	WUHQ-LD 29 (Daystar, Grand Rapids) WMKG-CD (38.1/.2 Ads, Muskegon) WTLJ (54.1/.2 TCT, 54.3 Grio; Muskegon) WLLA (64.1 Rel. Ind., 64.2 MeTV, 64.3 H&I, 64.4 Catchy, 64.5 Retro, 64.6 Dabl; Kalamazoo)
Flint–Saginaw– Bay City market	W24DL-D 42 (3ABN, Saginaw) WAQP (49.1/.2 TCT, 49.3 Grio; Saginaw)
Lansing–Jackson market	WILX-TV 10.7 / WLNM-LD 27.7 (TCT)
Marquette–Escanaba market	WDHS 8 (Iron Mountain) (dark) WZMQ (19.1 MeTV, Marquette)
South Bend market	WSJV (28.1 H&I, 28.2 Crime, 28.3 Mystery, 28.4 Court TV, 28.5 Quest, 28.6 Bounce, 28.7 Dabl; Elkhart, IN) WHME-TV (46.1 Rel. Ind., 46.2 Ion, 46.3 Grit, 46.4 Laff, 46.5 QVC, 46.6 HSN; South Bend, IN)
Toledo market	WLMB 40 (.1 Rel. Ind., .2 RadiantTV, .5 Newsmax TV; Toledo, OH)
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