WFLI-TV

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = WFLI-TV
city =
station_
station_slogan = Free To Be
station_branding = The CW Chattanooga
analog = 53 (UHF)
digital = 42 (UHF)
other_chs =
affiliations = The CW
network =
founded =
airdate = May 25, 1987
location = Cleveland/Chattanooga, Tennessee
callsign_meaning = named after the radio station in Chattanooga
former_callsigns =
former_channel_numbers =
owner = MPS Media
"(managed by New Age Media, LLC)"
licensee = MPS Media of Tennessee License, LLC
sister_stations = WDSI-TV
former_affiliations = independent (1987-1995)
UPN (1995-2000)
The WB (2001-2006)
effective_radiated_power = 1150 kW (analog)
500 kW (digital)
HAAT = 336 m (analog)
333 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 72060
coordinates = coord|34|55|56|N|84|58|32.4|W|type:landmark_scale:2000 (analog)
coord|35|12|36|N|85|16|42.3|W|type:landmark_scale:2000 (digital)
homepage = [http://www.wflitv.com/ www.wflitv.com]

WFLI-TV (The CW Chattanooga) is The CW affiliate for Chattanooga, Tennessee and the Tennessee River Valley. WFLI is licensed in Cleveland, Tennessee and is owned by MPS Media. The station's digital transmitter is located in Signal Mountain, Tennessee, while the Analog transmitter is located in Cohutta, Georgia.

History

The station which operates on UHF channel 53 signed on the air on May 25, 1987 as an independent station until 1995, when it joined UPN. When the station first went on the air, it was co-owned with WFLI radio, a radio station licensed to Lookout Mountain, TN. It was later sold by Ying Hua Benns to Lambert Broadcasting in 1997, and further switched networks to The WB in 2001. In 2004, WFLI again changed hands and was sold to Meredith Broadcasting (www.meredith.com), owner of television stations and publications nationally.On March 7, 2006, The CW announced that WFLI would be the network's Chattanooga affiliate when the network launched. [cite news|title=Welcome to 'The CW'|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=1535852 |publisher=ABC News |date=01-24-2006 |accessdate=2008-06-15 ] On November 26, 2007, Meredith Broadcasting announced the sale of WFLI to MPS Media, the owner of several CW affiliates in the eastern part of the country, including WSWB in Scranton, Pennsylvania and WTLF in Tallahassee, Florida. The sale closed on April 1, 2008. [cite news|last=Michael Malone |title=MPS Media Buying WFLI from Meredith|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6505116.html |publisher=Broadcasting & Cable |date=11-26-2007 |accessdate=2008-06-15] WFLI will be expected to enter into a shared services agreement (SSA) with New Age Media, LLC, the owner of the local Fox affiliate WDSI-TV. However, Meredith's website still lists WFLI as of its owned stations for the time being.

References

External links

* [http://www.thecwchattanooga.com/ WFLI-TV website]
*TVQ|WFLI
*BIA|WFLI|TV|TV