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seeks a channel in the UHF band that will provide improved viewer reception."
The application has been granted and there is an outstanding construction permit to build-out a transmitter facility for a Channel 42 operation, however Nave has not completed the build-out.
[ edit ] Digital television
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
Digital channels
| Channel | Name | Video | Aspect | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42.1 | WKOB-LD | 480i | 4:3 | EBR Test Pattern (No Audio) |
| 42.2 | Daystar | 480i | 4:3 | Daystar |
| 42.3 | Punch | 480i | 4:3 | Punch TV |
| 42.4 | WizeBuy | 480i | 4:3 | Infomercials ( WizeBuys TV ) |
| 42.5 | SBN | 480i | 4:3 | SonLife Broadcasting Network |
| 42.6 | AlmaVis | 480i | 4:3 | Almavision |
Note: LATV was added as a sub-channel around October 18, 2010. This is the second time LATV has appeared in the New York City market. It first appeared as a sub-channel on WPIX , but was dropped just prior to the station adding ThisTV as a sub-channel. The addition of LATV as a sub-channel on WKOB-LD marks the second time a sub-channel was dropped by one station and later appeared over another in this Television market, as Azteca America relocated from WNYN-LD 39.4 to WMBC-TV 63.6 .
The LATV affiliation ended after one week, however, as Daystar programming has returned to 42.1 and remains on 42.2.
January 12–19, 2011: WKOB-LD was apparently planning to add Tuff TV on 42.4. A Test Pattern/Standard Color Bars is on this sub-channel with text reading as follows: Line 1: "TUFF TV" static, Line 2: "TUFF TV" blinking. This same day, a fifth sub-channel appeared for the first time on WKOB-LD, channel 42.5. A Test Pattern/Standard Color Bars is on this sub-channel with text reading as follows: Line 1: "WKOB-LP SD5" static, Line 2: "WKOB-LP" blinking. Until 1/12/11, this text appeared on 42.4, with the appropriate corresponding SD#. On January 19, 2011, WKOB-LD added Tuff TV on 42.4.
March 1, 2011: Daystar programming has been removed from 42.1. The stream remains live, but no A/V content is being transmitted. Daystar remains on 42.2.
March 9, 2011: Daystar programming was returned to 42.1. WKOB-LD has added WizeBuys TV on 42.5. WizeBuys TV is a 24/7 national television network delivering both short and long form Direct Response advertising. It reaches over 30 million homes per day, including 15 of the top 20 DMAs that deliver an ever-growing audience. It is owned by The Cross Group, a subsidiary of Philadelphia based Cross MediaWorks.
During the final week of March 2011, an STL problem existed where only the aural portion of Tuff TV could be received and re-broadcast by WKOB. On March 30, 2011, Tuff TV has all but been dropped from WKOB. The PSIP still identified 42.4 as Tuff TV through late June, and about once an hour, a technical issue still exists where the Tuff TV audio can be heard for about two seconds when the new programming service briefly interrupts for station ID.
March 31, 2011: WKOB-LD has added HOT TV: History Of Television on 42.4. HOT TV is a classic TV station featuring TV shows and movies from the 1940s through the early 1960s.
June, 2011: Daystar on channel 42.1 was replaced by color bars with a reference to GBC, and no further details. Daystar continues on 42.2. A few days later, infomercials appear on channel 42.1.
July 2, 2011: GBC World News was added to channel 42.1 at 8 AM.
August, 2011: GBC World News ceased operations, leaving a blank screen and no sound on 42.1
September, 2011: WizeBuy moved from 42.5 to 42.1 to replace the vacated space left by the demise of GBC, 42.5 deactivated
September 26, 2011: Retro Television Network (RTV) affiliation canceled. Replaced immediately with WKOB 42.3 24/7 Movie Network. This new station is locally produced and consists of 1930s through 1960s public domain movies.
October 22, 2011: 24/7 Movie Network shifted to 42.1, HOT to 42.3 and WizeBuy to 42.4. WKOB also has an ad running stating that they are hiring salespersons for HOT TV 42.3.
November 25, 2011: The 24/7 Movie Network 42.1 has been removed and replaced by Mundo Hispano TV based out of Bloomfield, NJ. This station had formerly aired over WMBC-TV Newton, Channel 63-4. HOT 42.3 is off the air (running test color bars) and 42.4 is running 24/7 infomercials. Daystar remains active on 42.2.
January 24, 2012: Telos Alternative Health Network was added to WKOB-LD, Channel 42-1. The stations website describes Telos as: A Digital Television Network designed to present alternatives to traditional medicine.
Prior to the Telos addition, channel 42-1, labeled "24-7" via PSIP to reflect the WKOB 24/7 Movie Network, was airing an EBR Test Pattern without audio duplicating the one which has been airing over 42-3 since November 2011.
February 4, 2012: HOT TV: History Of Television returned to WKOB-LD, Channel 42-3.
March 16, 2012: WKOB-LD adds sub-channels 42-5 and 42-6. This marks the first time ever that WKOB-LD has added a sixth sub-channel. Both channels are labeled "WKOB-LD" via PSIP and are each airing an EBR Test Pattern without audio. However, for approximately two minutes beginning at 4:37AM EDT. on 3-17-12, audio was transmitted for the first time over both 42-5 and 42-6. The audio was from Telos TV which airs over 42-1, and this same audio feed aired over all six sub-channels during this two minute interval. After which, audio content was restored to normal over all channels.
PSIP channel names were also adjusted on 3-16-12. "DayStar" was changed to "Daystar" and "HOT TV" was changed to "HOT".
August 2012: SonLife Broadcasting Network (SBN) was added to WKOB-LD, Channel 42-5. The stations website describes SBN as: a television and radio network that is broadcast around the world 24/7. SBN is an extension of Jimmy Swaggart Ministries and offers live church services as well as programs hosted by Evangelist Jimmy Swaggart, Frances Swaggart, Evangelist Donnie Swaggart, Gabriel Swaggart, and more. The goal of SonLife Broadcasting Network is to reach the world with the Message of the Cross.
September 1, 2012: Telos Alternative Health Network and HOT TV are not being carried over WKOB-LD, despite the TVCT information reflecting their continued occupancy. An EBR Test Pattern without Audio is presently airing on those subchannels.
September 15, 2012: Almavision was added to WKOB-LD, Channel 42-6. The network is an American television network broadcasting Christian programming in Spanish with affiliates across North and Central America. Their slogan is "Television Cristiana...a la manera de Dios. " ("Christian television... in God's way.") and Comprometidos con la verdad "committed to the truth". This is the second time Almavision has aired over WKOB, the first time being shortly after Nave Communications, its present owners, first purchased the station.
December 2012: Punch TV was added to WKOB-LD, Channel 42-3. "Punch TV is an urban programming experience that brings together a unique type of programming that reflects the tastes, preferences, hues, and nationalities of the new urban American – a population that includes Caucasians, African Americans, Latinos, Asians, Native Americans and citizenry of mixed ethnicity’s." [ 1 ] Until the network's actual launch, a still-slide showing the children's animated series Filbert's Big Bash with a "Happy Holidays!" banner atop was displayed with a message at bottom which read: "P-TV Coming Soon!" Actual Punch TV programming began on December 26, 2012.
