WTVA

WTVA
Tupelo–Columbus–; West Point, Mississippi; ; United States;
City	Tupelo, Mississippi
Channels	Digital: 11 (VHF); Virtual: 9;
Branding	WTVA 9; ABC WTVA (on DT2);
Programming
Affiliations	9.1: NBC; 9.2: ABC; 9.3: Ion Television;
Ownership
Owner	Allen Media Broadcasting; (Mississippi TV License Company, LLC);
History
First air date	March 18, 1957
Former call signs	WTWV (1957–1979)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 9 (VHF, 1957–2009); Digital: 57 (UHF, 1999–2008), 8 (VHF, 2008–2020); Translator: W22BS 22 (UHF) Tupelo;
Former affiliations	ABC (secondary, 1957–1983)
Call sign meaning	Tennessee Valley Authority, from which Tupelo was the first city to receive TVA-generated electricity; also from then-current "TV Alive" branding
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	74148
ERP	42.1 kW
HAAT	540.9 m (1,775 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	33°47′40″N 89°5′16″W / 33.79444°N 89.08778°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.wtva.com

WTVA (channel 9) is a television station licensed to Tupelo, Mississippi, United States, serving the Columbus–Tupelo market as a dual affiliate of NBC and ABC. The station is owned by Allen Media Broadcasting. WTVA's studios are located on Beech Springs Road (County Road 681) in Saltillo, and its transmitter is located in Woodland, Mississippi.

^ Miller, Mark K. (October 1, 2019). "Byron Allen Buying 11 Stations For $290M". TVNewsCheck. NewsCheckMedia. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
^ "Facility Technical Data for WTVA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.