pennsylvania that operated on channel 48 from 1965 until 1983 see wkbs tv philadelphia . wkbs tv satellite of wpcb tv greensburg pittsburgh pennsylvania altoona pennsylvania united states branding cornerstone television slogan god is here channels digital 46 uhf virtual 47 psip subchannels 47.1 cornerstone affiliations cornerstone owner cornerstone television inc. first air date november 2 1985 ; 30 years ago 1985 11 02 call letters meaning kaiser broadcasting system original call letters of the former philadelphia station that went dark in 1983 former channel number s analog 47 1985 2009 transmitter power 200 kw height 309 m facility id 13929 licensing authority fcc public license information satellite of wpcb tv greensburg pittsburgh pennsylvania profile satellite of wpcb tv greensburg pittsburgh pennsylvania cdbs website www.ctvn.org wkbs tv is a christian television station serving the allegheny area of pennsylvania that is licensed to altoona . it broadcasts a digital signal on uhf channel 46 . owned by cornerstone television the station is effectively a satellite of cornerstone s flagship station wpcb tv in pittsburgh . contents 1 history 2 digital television 2.1 digital channel 2.2 analog to digital conversion 3 references 4 external links history edit in 1983 cornerstone television was granted a construction permit for channel 47 in altoona pennsylvania to serve the johnstown altoona market . it bought the transmitter used by the original wkbs tv channel 48 in philadelphia when that station went dark in 1983 and used this transmitter to put channel 47 on the air november 2 1985 reusing the wkbs tv callsign . digital television edit digital channel edit channel video aspect psip short name programming 1 47.1 480i 4 3 wkbs dt main wkbs tv programming cornerstone analog to digital conversion edit wkbs tv shut down its analog signal over uhf channel 47 on june 12 2009 the official date in which full power television stations in the united states transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate . the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition uhf channel 46 . 2 3 through the use of psip digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former uhf analog channel 47 . references edit rabbitears tv query for wkbs dtv tentative channel designations for the first and the second rounds pdf . retrieved 2012 03 24 . cdbs print external links edit cornerstone television query the fcc s tv station database for wkbs biafn s media web database information on wkbs tv v t e broadcast television in west central pennsylvania including johnstown altoona state college dubois bedford and clearfield reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television local stations wpsu 3.1 pbs 3.2 create 3.3 world wjac 6.1 nbc 6.2 metv 6.3 comet 6.4 grit wwcp 8.1 fox 8.2 watm wtaj 10.1 cbs 10.2 escape 10.3 laff wscp lp 13 ind wpcw 19.1 cw watm 23.1 abc hd 23.2 wwcp tv hd 23.3 this tv 23.4 atv whvl lp 29.1 mntv 29.2 buzzr w36be d 36.1 abc 36.2 atv 36.3 justice wkbs 47.1 cor local cable channels iup tv ind adjacent locals pittsburgh pa kdka 2.1 cbs 2.2 decades wtae 4.1 abc 4.2 this tv wpxi 11.1 nbc 11.2 metv 11.3 laff hagerstown md whag 25.1 ind h & i 25.2 escape 25.3 grit wjal 68.1 ind harrisburg pa wgal 8.1 nbc 8.2 metv wxbu 15.1 grit 15.2 comet whp tv 21.1 cbs 21.2 mynetworktv 21.3 the cw defunct w41cf 41 ind wlls lp 49 a1 pennsylvania broadcast television binghamton new york buffalo new york elmira new york erie johnstown altoona state college new york city philadelphia pittsburgh scranton wilkes barre susquehanna valley harrisburg washington dc youngstown ohio v t e other television stations in the commonwealth of pennsylvania independent stations wscp lp 13 johnstown altoona state college wepa cd 59 pittsburgh wybe 35 philadelphia wgcb tv 49 red lion wtve 51 reading philadelphia wjal 68 chambersburg hagerstown wfmz tv 69 allentown religious stations w07bv w19ci ewtn scranton w07dp d cstv dillsburg well ld 8 daystar philadelphia wpcb 40 cstv greensburg wkbs 47 cstv altoona wgtw 48 tbn burlington nj philadelphia wbph 60 familynet allentown other stations winp tv 16 ion qubo ion life pittsburgh wfpa cd 28 unim s philadelphia wiic lp 29 unknown pittsburgh wbyd ca 35 s h pittsburgh wyln lp 35 a1 hazleton wwat cd 45 unknown uniontown wybe is a non commercial independent station . see article . see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in pennsylvania this article about a television station in pennsylvania is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wkbs tv & oldid 730817486 categories television channels and stations established in 1985television stations in pennsylvanianortheastern united states television station stubshidden categories all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces 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