branding newschannel 5 plus channels digital wtvf dt 25.2 uhf virtual 5.2 psip webcast watch 5 live translators 5.2 vhf nashville affiliations independent cbs alternate owner e.w. scripps company newschannel 5 network llc first air date september 1996 as a cable only channel 1 june 21 2009 ; 7 years ago 2009 06 21 over the air relaunch call letters meaning see wtvf former affiliations all news channel partial 1996 2002 2 transmitter power 1000 kw height 425 metres 1 394 ft facility id 36504 transmitter coordinates 36 16 5 n 86 47 16 w 36.26806 n 86.78778 w 36.26806 ; 86.78778 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website newschannel 5 website wtvf dt2 is an independent television station that is licensed to and located in nashville tennessee . the station is a second digital sub channel of cbs affiliate wtvf owned by the e.w. scripps company . over the air it broadcasts a standard definition signal on digital uhf channel 25.2 or 5.2 via psip from a transmitter located near whites creek just off interstate 24 in northern davidson county . wtvf dt2 s parent station has studios located at 474 james robertson parkway in downtown nashville . wtvf dt2 can also be seen worldwide via its internet web stream during its broadcasts of its local programming . 3 contents 1 history 2 programming 2.1 locally produced programs 4 5 3 availability 3.1 middle tennessee 3.2 west tennessee 3.3 southern kentucky 4 references 5 external links history edit it began as a local oriented cable only channel with an on air identity news channel 5 or as pronounced news channel 5 plus . it was introduced and launched in september 1996 as an all news and information cable channel for the nashville area . 1 in addition to locally produced shows and newscast repeats news channel 5 also carried programming from all news channel until that service folded in september 2002 . after that point the channel s programming schedule relies mostly on original content . newschannel 5 was relaunched as an over the air digital sub channel on june 21 2009 nine days after the digital tv transition of 2009 when wtvf began utilizing digital multi casting on its digital signal . since then news channel 5 is being broadcast on digital channel 5.2 . in mid 2014 wtvf dt2 s standard definition picture was upgraded to 16 9 sd widescreen to accommodate widescreen tvs . programming edit this channel features locally produced programming repeats of local news from the main channel and a few syndicated shows that may not fit on the program schedule of the main channel . there is also live gavel to gavel coverage of high profile criminal trials in the nashville area including those of paul dennis reid perry march mary winkler and lindsey lowe . wtvf dt2 goes live during severe weather and will sometimes air local newscasts if cbs programming preempts the main channel such as during the ncaa division i men s basketball tournament which has been a staple in cbs sports programming since 1982 . since the saturday edition of cbs this morning does not run on the main channel it is being carried on wtvf dt2 on a one hour delay so it is being run from 8 to 10 a.m. c.t. saturday mornings . cbs overnight news is also run almost in its entirety during the wee hours of every weekday morning usually from 1 35 to 3 30 a.m. since the main channel airs certain syndicated programming and doesn t join the overnight news program until 2 37 a.m. it also carries the full hour of cbs face the nation since wtvf only shows the first half hour of the program ; the main channel airs religious programming from 10 to 11 00 a.m. children s educational programming on wtvf dt2 is a replay of the children s programming block that is run on wtvf dt3 on sunday mornings ; wtvf dt2 rebroadcasts that programming on sunday afternoons . 4 wtvf dt2 also replays most if not all newscasts and editions of their locally produced show talk of the town . in addition wtvf dt2 s parent station also produces five hours of newscasts each week for newschannel 5 in the form of an hour long extension of wtvf s weekday morning newscast airing from 7 to 8 a.m. 4 supreme justice is the only syndicated program that is shown on the channel . 5 beginning in june 2015 wtvf dt2 broadcast union wrestling latin america s lucha libre like shows under the traditional brokered format of most local wrestling promotions . uwla specifically targeted the area s hispanic american population . that show was removed from programming in late july 2015 . locally produced programs 4 5 edit morning line openline live call in show about local issues sportsline live call in show that focuses on local and national sports the plus side of nashville issues of faith fishin affliction inside workforce development out & about today focuses on the nashville lgbt community titans talk live call in show focusing on all things tennessee titans airs during nfl football season months only . taste of the town features recipes from its parent program talk of the town . que pasa nashville focuses on happenings in the latino community urban outlook talk of the town encore presentations from the main channel newscasts 4pm and 5pm newscasts weekdays 4 30 and 5 30 p.m. respectively 6 pm newscasts weeknights at 9 p.m. 10pm newscasts monday friday mornings at 1 00 a.m. availability edit middle tennessee edit throughout middle tennessee it is carried on charter cable channel 182 6 and on comcast channel 250 . 7 in clarksville and montgomery county it is carried on cable channel 50 via cde lightband . 8 in macon county and northeastern sumner county wtvf dt2 is carried on north central telephone cooperative cable channel 7 . in columbia maury county the station is also available on cable channel 6 on cpws powernet cable . 9 other cable companies carrying wtvf dt2 includes united communications williamson marshall county 25 10 tullahoma utilities board 159 wk & t cable henry county 33 11 west tennessee edit wtvf dt2 is available on jackson energyauthority s eplus broadband cable channel 198 . 12 southern kentucky edit time warner cable carries wtvf dt2 on its systems in hopkinsville christian county and bowling green warren county on channels 101 and 422 respectively . 13 in barren county the glasgow electric plant board and the south central rural telephone cooperative scrtc both carry wtvf dt2 on glasgow epb channel 196 14 and scrtc channel 92 . 15 the scrtc carries the channel on both their glasgow and tompkinsville systems . although mediacom carries the main channel on its systems in butler and edmonson counties in kentucky wtvf dt2 is not carried on those systems . in russellville kentucky the station is viewed on russellville ky electric plant board cable channel 6 . references edit a b history of firsts at newschannel 5 newschannel5.com nashville s news weather & sports . archived from the original archived may 18 2013 at the wayback machine . on may 18 2013 . retrieved september 29 2014 . newschannel5 programming . archived from the original archived may 29 1998 at the wayback machine . on may 29 1998 . retrieved october 2 2014 . watch 5 live a b c newschannel 5 program guide newschannel5.com wtvf tv nashville tennessee newschannel5.com . retrieved november 13 2014 . a b wtvfdt2 wtvf dt2 tv listings tv shows and schedule zap2it charter communications cable channel lineup comcast cable channel lineup cde lightband cable channel lineup archived november 29 2014 at the wayback machine . . clarksvillede.com . retrieved january 13 2015 . cpws powernet cable lineup united communications cable channel guide http wktelecom.coop wp wp content uploads 2015 01 henry flite pricing01.15.pdf e plus boradband cable channel lineup . jackson energy authority . retrieved february 28 2015 . time warner cable channel lineup for bowling green ky glasgow epb cable channel lineup . glasgow electric plant board . retrieved february 28 2015 . scrtc cable channel lineup for barren hart and metcalfe counties . south central rural telephone cooperative . retrieved february 12 2015 . external links edit official website query the fcc s tv station database for wtvf biafn s media web database information on wtvf tv v t e broadcast television in middle tennessee including nashville and clarksville reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television stations wkrn 2.1 abc 2.2 metv 2.3 justice network wsmv 4.1 nbc 4.2 heartland 4.3 cozi tv wtvf 5.1 cbs 5.2 newschannel 5 5.3 laff wnpt 8.1 pbs 8.2 npt2 wztv 17.1 fox 17.2 wxn 17.3 antenna tv wnpx tv 28.1 ion 28.2 qubo 28.3 ion life 28.4 ion shop 28.5 qvc over air 28.6 hsn wuxp 30.1 mntv 30.2 gettv 30.3 comet whtn 39.1 ctn 39.2 ctni wjfb 44.1 tct family 44.2 tct kids wpgd 50.1 tbn 50.2 hillsong 50.3 juce tv smile 50.4 enlace 50.5 salsa wnab 58.1 cw 58.2 asn channel 58.3 grit low power stations wrtn ld 6.1 daystar 6.2 rev n 6.3 this tv 6.4 classic shows 6.5 retro tv 6.6 tuff tv 6.7 ebru tv 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