48 uhf virtual 48 psip subchannels 48.1 ctn affiliations ctn owner christian television network inc. volunteer christian television inc. first air date october 6 2002 ; 13 years ago 2002 10 06 call letters meaning volunteer christian television former channel number s analog 48 2002 2009 transmitter power 1000 kw height 430 m facility id 81750 transmitter coordinates 36 15 30.5 n 83 37 43.1 w 36.258472 n 83.628639 w 36.258472 ; 83.628639 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website wvlr tv.weebly.com wvlr is a christian television network owned and operated television station serving knoxville tennessee broadcasting locally on digital channel 48 and seen on cable on comcast channel 15 . the station is licensed to tazewell with studios in kodak . contents 1 history 2 digital television 2.1 digital channel 2.2 analog to digital conversion 3 references 4 external links history edit the station signed on october 6 2002 . digital television edit digital channel edit channel video aspect psip short name programming 1 48.1 480i 4 3 ctn christian television network analog to digital conversion edit wvlr shut down its analog signal over uhf channel 48 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 flash cut its digital signal into operation on uhf channel 48 . 2 because it was granted an original construction permit after the fcc finalized the dtv allotment plan on april 21 1997 . 3 the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station . references edit rabbitears tv query for wvlr dtv tentative channel designations for the first and the second rounds pdf . retrieved 2012 03 24 . 1 external links edit website for wvlr query the fcc s tv station database for wvlr biafn s media web database information on wvlr tv v t e christian television network kfxb knlj kqck kqdk w50en tbn wclf welu ctni 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