WJTC
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| WJTC | |
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| Pensacola, Florida | |
| Branding | UTV 44 |
| Channels | 44 (UHF) analog, 45 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | Independent |
| Owner | Clear Channel Communications (sale pending) |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Call letters meaning | JTC stands for the surnames of the three original owners |
| Former affiliations | UPN (1995-2006) |
| Transmitter Power | 3.31 MW (analog) 1 MW (digital) |
| Website | www.utv44.com |
WJTC is an independent station in Mobile, Alabama and Pensacola, Florida and is owned by Clear Channel Communications, which also owns WPMI in Mobile. WJTC's transmitter is located in Elsanor, Alabama.
[edit] History
WJTC signed on in 1984 and was owned by the Mercury Broadcasting Company. The station had a general entertainment format consisting of old movies, cartoons, westerns, dramas, and a few classic sitcoms. "C44" was the on-air branding.
In 1991, Clear Channel Communications, owner of WPMI began a local marketing agreement with WJTC. Mercury Broadcasting retained the license, but Clear Channel owned the programming. WJTC affiliated with the United Paramount Network upon its debut in 1995.
Clear Channel became the sole owner of WJTC in 2001. WJTC became an independent again on September 10, 2006, five days before the network ceased to exist in favor of The CW Television Network. The station was passed over for both the CW affiliation (which went to WBPG) and that of another new network, MyNetworkTV (which went to WFGX).
In addition to rebranding as UTV 44 and a new website, WJTC will allow viewers to choose key programming for the station, such as which high-school sports or movies to broadcast. This was a tactic similar to that of WZMY-TV in Derry, New Hampshire, when the station began branding itself as myTV in summer 2005.
On November 16, 2006, Clear Channel announced its intention to sell off all of its television stations, including WJTC, after the company was bought out by a private equity firm.
[edit] Logos
 2006 logo |
[edit] External links
- WJTC
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WJTC
- "Losing its network affiliation, WJTC-TV creates a new identity" (Press-Register article)
| Broadcast television in the Mobile, Alabama / Pensacola - Fort Walton Beach, Florida market (Nielsen DMA #59) | ||
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WEAR 3 (ABC) - WKRG 5 (CBS) - WRBD-LP 8 (Ind.) - WALA 10 (FOX) - WBQP-CA 12 (A1/S@H/MTV2) - WPMI 15 (NBC) - WMPV 21 (TBN) - WSRE 23 (PBS) - W30BX (HSN) - WHBR 33 (CTN) - WFGX 35 (MNTV/JWLTV) - W39BP (FamilyNet) - WEIQ 42 (PBS/APT) - WJTC 44 (Ind.) - WFBD 48 (Ind.)- WPAN 53 (S@H/JWLTV) - WBPG 55 (The CW) - WAWD 58 (Ind.) - WRBM-LP 60 (Ind.) |
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Miami - Fort Lauderdale: WPXM 35 (i, Miami) - WHDT-LP 44 (Ind., Miami) - WPPB 63 (Educational, Fort Lauderdale) |
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Tampa - St. Petersburg: WPDS-LP 14 (Educational, Largo) - WARP-CA 20 (MTV2, Tampa) - WMOR-TV 32 (Ind. / 4Kids TV, Lakeland) - WSPF-CA 35 (St. Petersburg City Access, St. Petersburg) - |
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Jacksonville: WJXT 4 (Ind., Jacksonville) - WBXJ-CA 43 (MTV2, Jacksonville) - WPXJ-LP 54 (i, Jacksonville) |
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Tallahassee - Thomasville: WBXT-CA 43 (MTV2, Tallahassee) |
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Orlando - Daytona Beach - Melbourne: WRDQ 27 (Ind., Orlando) - WZXZ-CA 36 (MTV2, Orlando) - WOPX 56 (i, Melbourne) |
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West Palm Beach - Fort Pierce: WHDT-DT 59 (DW/Ind., Stuart) - WPPB 63 (Educational, Boca Raton) - WPXP 67 (i, Lake Worth) |
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Panama City: WPCT 46 (Tourist, Panama City Beach) - WBIF 51 (RTN, Marianna) |
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Pensacola / Mobile: WBQP-CA 12 (A1/S@H/MTV2, Pensacola) - WJTC 44 (Ind., Pensacola) - WPAN 53 (S@H/JTV, Fort Walton Beach) - WAWD 58 (Tourist, Fort Walton Beach) - |
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| See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, NBC, PBS, Religious, and Spanish stations in Florida | |
| Clear Channel Communications, Inc. |
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Corporate officers: Lowry Mays | Mark Mays | Randall Mays | Tom Hicks |
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Radio / Television stations: (See List of broadcast stations owned by Clear Channel) |
