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WHTJ · channel 41.1

WHTJ is channel 41.1 (PBS), a full-power station licensed to Charlottesville, VA.

Updated from FCC data

WHTJ channels and Subchannel An extra channel a station sends alongside its main one, like 2.2 or 2.3. More in the glossary

  • 41.1 PBS
  • 41.2 Simulcast of WCVW
  • 41.3 World Channel
  • 41.4 PBS Kids
  • 41.5 Create

Which way to point your antenna for WHTJ

WHTJ transmits from the main Charlottesville tower site, so an antenna aimed for the other big stations gets it too. It broadcasts on RF 26 ( UHF Higher frequencies (RF 14–36). Most stations are here; almost any antenna picks it up. More in the glossary ).

FromPointDistance
Waynesboro, VA east-southeast (104°) 23 mi
Culpeper, VA southwest (218°) 43 mi
Luray, VA south (182°) 47 mi

WHTJ transmitter details

Station type
Class A and low-power stations Smaller stations with a shorter range than full-power ones. More in the glossary
RF channel The real broadcast frequency, which can differ from the number your TV shows. More in the glossary
26 (UHF)
ERP (effective radiated power) Transmitter power after the antenna's gain, in kilowatts. More in the glossary
300 kW
Antenna height
499 m above sea level, 335 m above average terrain
Tower location
37.9833, -78.4836 (NAD83)
FCC facility ID
9990
Licence on file
2020-04-21

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Where this comes from

  • Stations, towers, channels and power: FCC Licensing and Management System (LMS) public database, data of .
  • Networks and subchannels: our affiliations dataset, built from Wikipedia (used under CC BY-SA 4.0), the network field stations file with the FCC, and station websites; checked . Credits.
  • Towns and distances: US Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 city population estimates (SUB-EST2025) and 2026 Gazetteer place coordinates; distances are straight-line from each town's Census centre point.
  • Market area: Market area: counties assigned by FCC service-contour coverage of each market's full-power stations (FCC LMS market list, Census 2020).

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