WBPA-LD
WBPA-LD is a low power station licensed to Pittsburgh, PA.
Updated from FCC data
WBPA-LD channels and Subchannel An extra channel a station sends alongside its main one, like 2.2 or 2.3. More in the glossary
We don't have a confirmed channel lineup for WBPA-LD yet. A TV scan near the tower would show it.
Which way to point your antenna for WBPA-LD
WBPA-LD transmits from the main Pittsburgh tower site, so an antenna aimed for the other big stations gets it too. It broadcasts on RF 12 ( VHF Lower frequencies (RF 2–13). Needs an antenna with longer elements; many flat indoor antennas are weak here. More in the glossary ), so your antenna must handle VHF.
| From | Point | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Penn Hills municipality, PA | west-southwest (253°) | 7 mi |
| Mount Lebanon municipality, PA | northeast (43°) | 7 mi |
| Bethel Park municipality, PA | north-northeast (24°) | 9 mi |
| West Mifflin, PA | north-northwest (333°) | 7 mi |
| Franklin Park, PA | southeast (145°) | 12 mi |
| Butler, PA | south (187°) | 29 mi |
| New Kensington, PA | southwest (232°) | 14 mi |
| Carnegie, PA | east-northeast (68°) | 7 mi |
WBPA-LD 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
- 12 (VHF-high)
- ERP (effective radiated power) Transmitter power after the antenna's gain, in kilowatts. More in the glossary
- 3 kW
- Antenna height
- 480 m above sea level
- Tower location
- 40.4462, -79.9639 (NAD83)
- FCC facility ID
- 10185
- Licence on file
- 2020-11-03
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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).
Updated How we work this out