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WUPL · channel 54.1

WUPL is channel 54.1 (MyNetworkTV), a full-power station licensed to Slidell, LA. It now sends NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0) A newer broadcast format. Older TVs can't decode it, so stations also send the old format from a partner station. More in the glossary , so ordinary TVs get its channels from partner stations.

Updated from FCC data

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

  • 54.1 MyNetworkTV Ordinary TVs get it from WBXN-CD (RF 36)
  • 54.2 network unknown Ordinary TVs get it from WBXN-CD (RF 36)
  • 54.3 Heroes & Icons Ordinary TVs get it from WBXN-CD (RF 36)
  • 54.4 network unknown Ordinary TVs get it from WBXN-CD (RF 36)
  • 54.5 network unknown Ordinary TVs get it from WBXN-CD (RF 36)

Which way to point your antenna for WUPL

WUPL transmits from its own site, apart from the main New Orleans towers, so it may need a separate aim. It broadcasts on RF 17 ( UHF Higher frequencies (RF 14–36). Most stations are here; almost any antenna picks it up. More in the glossary ).

FromPointDistance
Kenner, LA east-southeast (119°) 15 mi
Houma, LA east-northeast (60°) 46 mi
Slidell, LA south-southwest (210°) 31 mi
Mandeville, LA south (173°) 33 mi
Covington, LA south (174°) 40 mi

WUPL 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
17 (UHF)
ERP (effective radiated power) Transmitter power after the antenna's gain, in kilowatts. More in the glossary
850 kW
Antenna height
296 m above sea level, 296 m above average terrain
Tower location
29.9064, -90.0395 (NAD83)
FCC facility ID
13938
Licence on file
2024-06-26

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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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