channels digital 48 uhf virtual 7 psip affiliations .1 ssn .2 tuff tv .3 my family tv .4 nazca network telos tv .5 tvc .6 vmas owner philadelphia television network inc. 1 2 first air date august 16 1991 ; 25 years ago 1991 08 16 former callsigns w07cb 1991 2001 wptv lp nov. dec. 2001 3 wwjt lp 2001 2010 4 former channel number s analog 7 vhf 06 16 2010 5 6 7 former affiliations channel america family net 1992 1995 7.1 tv scout 7.2 wize buys 7.3 launch tv 7.4 filmon 7.5 infomercials 7.6 wwjt programming 7.7 wwjt programming 7.8 religious radio transmitter power 464 w license 8 9 10 kw cp 10 11 height 336 m 1 102 ft amsl 399 m 1 309 ft class ld digital lptv facility id 43869 wwjt lp analog 167606 wefg ld digital transmitter coordinates 40 02 19 n 75 14 14 w 40.03861 n 75.23722 w 40.03861 ; 75.23722 wefg ld wefg ldcoordinates 40 02 19 n 75 14 14 w 40.03861 n 75.23722 w 40.03861 ; 75.23722 wefg ld wefg ld roxborough philadelphia 51 dbu service contour lic 51 dbu service contour cp licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website channel 7 wefg ld wefg ld channel 7 is a digital low power independent television station serving philadelphia pennsylvania transmitting on channel 48 uhf . the station is owned by philadelphia television network inc. since november 10 1999 . 1 2 the station suspended analog operations june 16 2010 . 5 contents 1 history 1.1 introduction 1.2 changes 1.3 return to the air decline and the return of channel 7 1.4 analog to digital 2 digital channels 3 references 4 external links history edit introduction edit channel 7 first appeared in 1991 as w07cb the first philadelphia licensed vhf television station since may 1948 . in 1992 w07cb not affiliated with a major network aired reruns and old b movies . former affiliations included channel america and familynet . general manager and part owner ron joseph telecast reruns of his 1970s era disco dance shows . the station achieved some degree of success under joseph s stewardship . however a dispute between the four owners of the station resulted in the decreased influence of joseph over station affairs . changes edit within a year the station underwent a series of management changes . dr. walter moxley iv an infectious diseases specialist with no previous broadcasting experience was named the new general manager . his son michael moxley 1 was brought in to host local programming and acquire new revenue streams . viewership and revenue picked up but the station s transmitter was vandalized causing the station to go off the air for several weeks . as a result of being off the air advertisement revenue dried up and michael moxley departed w07cb to attend penn state . by june 1994 the station s parent company morton broadcasting named george brusstar operator of small but profitable cable television operations in the philadelphia suburbs as its director of programming . all of the station s programming was abruptly scrapped along with the station s then slogan t v heaven channel 7 . the station s new logo became the bell modeled after philadelphia s liberty bell according to brusstar . replacing the old disco shows classic westerns and vintage sitcoms was a new format of 24 hour two way talk programming featuring live tv hosts sitting at a desk with telephones . viewers could call in live and sound off on the issues of the day with the hosts . brusstar hired former philadelphia radio performer dennis marcucci and modesto california television personality al mario to host shows on the new lineup . in addition brusstar himself was a featured host and was joined by then 17 year old port richmond resident mike phillips . a contractual dispute in late 1994 resulted in brusstar s sudden departure and all local programming ceased . brusstar was replaced by mario who hired local college students activists and radio personalities in an attempt to cement a stable evening line up . programs included music dr. soul s radio on tv comedy a sermon from the reverend spoonicci and current events commentaries from mario homelessness activist leona smith and libertarian sean mcbride . from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. programming consisted of live tv psychics from a low power new york city station brought in via satellite . by june 1995 infighting between owners forced w07cb off the air . return to the air decline and the return of channel 7 edit when channel 7 next appeared it was clear ron joseph was back in control ; for weeks on end a two hour vhs tape loop of his recent wedding played continuously . joseph attempted to take the station back entirely via a loophole in the partnership agreement partner moxley was imprisoned for the assault of a family member . joseph later operated a low power tv channel in wildwood cape may new jersey w05ax . in 1996 with few advertisers left morton broadcasting was dissolved and the federal communications commission license for channel 7 was sold to shooting star productions . executive producer jerry leazer created a 24 7 music video programming format concentrating on the music roots of the sounds of philadelphia . the format was an immediate success and morton broadcasting spent over a year trying to break the contract between morton broadcasting and shooting star productions so they could sell the station for a higher price now that leazer had dramatically increased the station s value . shooting star productions which had been represented by reed smith shaw and mcclay in philadelphia and richard glanton ultimately sold their interest to glanton to avoid any further litigation . by the end of the 1990s channel 7 reduced its power citation needed and programmed modern rap music videos . it could only be seen 1.5 miles 2.4 km from its philadelphia transmitter as opposed to a 14 mile 23 km radius just a few years before . the station currently transmits a strongly directional pattern aiming most of its signal to the south southwest portions of philadelphia with lower power in other directions . this is to protect wabc tv in new york city also on channel 7 about 70 mi 110 km away . on july 31 1998 the federal communications commission fcc granted w07cb voluntary transfer of control from ronald joseph caponigro to digital media t.v. 12 13 on november 10 1999 morton broadcasting company sold w07cb to philadelphia television network inc. 1 2 the w07cb call letters were changed to wptv lp in november 2001 ; not related to full power wptv in west palm beach florida . a month later the call letters were changed again to wwjt lp . wwjt was relaunched on october 15 2006 as african community television . the station aired a mix of news movies infomercials and music videos as well as various african shows . analog to digital edit on january 27 2010 wwjt received a second call sign wwjt ld 4 for digital facility id 167606 in roxborough philadelphia antenna farm while still retaining the call sign wwjt lp 3 for analog facility id 43869 at 1515 market street center city philadelphia . on june 16 2010 wwjt lp ceased analog transmission due to its analog transmitter and video server suffering catastrophic failures keeping the station off the air until the launch of digital wwjt ld . 5 starting on or about november 17 2011 wwjt ld began broadcasting a digital signal on virtual channel 7 showing just the call letters and its three sub channels displaying a color test pattern . all 4 channels are currently in 480i sd digital format . wwjt ld changed its call sign to wefg ld on january 1 2014 . in early 2015 wefg began broadcasting local content provided through nazca network a philadelphia area based production company . programs are geared toward local politics community issues and religious programming . tribtv a digital version of the philadelphia tribune which is america s oldest african american newspaper mananswers talk programming focusing on local politics and community warren martin ministries religious programming on camera with trudy haynes legendary african american journalist travels the town for news good day good health focuses on healthcare issues nutrition and fitness digital channels edit channel video aspect psip short name programming 7.1 480i 4 3 wefg 7 ssn 7.2 wefg 7 tuff tv 7.3 wefg 7 my family tv 7.4 wefg 7 nazca network telos tv 7.5 wefg 7 tvc 7.6 wefg 7 vmas table data as of january 21 2015 references edit a b c fcc application search details bapltvl 19990802ja assignment of permit license . fcc.gov . federal communications commission . accepted 08 02 1999 ; granted 09 20 1999 ; consummation 11 10 1999 . a b c fcc public notice comment bapltvl 19990802ja assignment of permit license . fcc.gov . federal communications commission . accepted 08 02 1999 ; granted 09 20 1999 ; consummation 11 10 1999 . a b fcc call sign history facility id 43869 . fcc.gov . federal communications commission . a b fcc call sign history facility id 167606 . fcc.gov . federal communications commission . a b c fcc notification of suspension of operations request for silent sta blsta 20100708ewe . fcc.gov . federal communications commission . 2010 06 16 silent . fcc application search details bltvl 20070112aic license to cover . fcc.gov . federal communications commission . accepted 01 22 2007 ; granted 03 22 2007 . fcc engineering data bltvl 20070112aic license to cover . fcc.gov . federal communications commission . accepted 01 22 2007 ; granted 03 22 2007 . fcc application search details bldtl 20111115arb license to cover . fcc.gov . federal communications commission . accepted 11 17 2011 ; granted 11 29 2011 . fcc engineering data bldtl 20111115arb license to cover . fcc.gov . federal communications commission . accepted 11 17 2011 ; granted 11 29 2011 . fcc application search details bpdtl 20120306abu minor change to a licensed facility . fcc.gov . federal communications commission . accepted 03 07 2012 ; granted 03 16 2012 . fcc engineering data bpdtl 20120306abu minor change to a licensed facility . fcc.gov . federal communications commission . accepted 03 07 2012 ; granted 03 16 2012 . fcc application search details btctvl 19980609ie transfer of control . fcc.gov . federal communications commission . accepted 06 09 1998 ; granted 07 31 1998 . fcc public notice comment btctvl 19980609ie transfer of control . fcc.gov . federal communications commission . accepted 06 09 1998 ; granted 07 31 1998 . seven the hard way channel 7 operator jerry leazer is spitting mad neil gladstone philadelphia city paper may 1 1997 . african community television external links edit query the fcc s tv station database for wwjt lp query the fcc s tv station database for wefg ld v t e broadcast television in the delaware valley including philadelphia delaware south jersey and the lehigh valley reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television local stations kjwp 2.1 metv 2.2 escape 2.3 grit 2.4 justice network kyw tv 3.1 cbs 3.2 decades wpvi tv 6.1 abc 6.2 lwn hd 6.3 laff wefg ld 7.1 ssn 7.2 tuff tv 7.3 fam 7.4 nazca network telos tv 7.5 tvc 7.6 vmas well ld 8.1 daystar wcau 10.1 nbc 10.2 cozi tv 62.3 telemundo whyy 12.1 pbs 12.2 y2 12.3 y info wphl tv 17.1 mntv 17.2 antenna tv 17.3 this tv 17.4 comet wnjs 23.1 pbs njtv 23.3 audiovi wfpa cd 28 unim s wtxf 29.1 fox 29.2 movies 29.4 buzzr wzpa ld 33.1 qvc 33.2 hsn 33.3 sbn 33.4 latv 33.5 color bars 33.6 peace tv 33.7 aza wqav cd 34 av ind wybe 35.1 public ind 35.2