WEEE-LP

WEEE-LP (channel 32) was a low-power television station in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. The station was owned by Tiger Eye Broadcasting Corporation.^[2] WEEE-LP's transmitter was located in northern Knoxville.

WEEE-LP

Knoxville, Tennessee United States
Channels	Analog: 32 (UHF)
Branding	UPN 32 Knoxville (until 2004) WEEE 32 (2004–2006)
Programming
Affiliations	TBN (O&O, 1990s–1997) UPN (1997–2004) Independent (2004–2006) FamilyNet (secondary, 1997?–2004) Urban America Television (secondary, 2001–2004) Jewelry Television (2004–2006)
Ownership
Owner	Tiger Eye Broadcasting Corporation
Sister stations	WKXE-LP
History
First air date	Mid-1990s (as a TBN translator) 1997 (as a stand-alone station)
Last air date	2006
Former call signs	W32BQ (CP, 1995–1998) WHVI-LP (1998–1999)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	47724
Class	TX
ERP	1 kW
HAAT	175 m (574 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	35°57′45.99″N 84°1′22.95″W
Links
Public license information	LMS

History

At some time between 1992 and 1996, Knoxville's channel 32 began as W32BQ. For its first few years on the air, it served as a locally based owned-and-operated translator of the Trinity Broadcasting Network, repeating the signal of flagship KTBN-TV in Santa Ana, California.^[3] At some point in 1997, the station was sold to Tiger Eye Broadcasting Corporation. After the sale was finalized, the station changed the call letters to WEEE-LP. At that time, the station began serving as Knoxville's original affiliate of UPN from 1997 until 2004. During that time, in order to fill the programming day outside of UPN prime time, the station also had a secondary affiliation with FamilyNet and, beginning in 2001, Urban America Television. The station shared the affiliations with both UATV and FamilyNet with Heiskell-licensed WFEM-LP (channel 12) to make all FamilyNet and UATV programming available. The station's profile as a UPN outlet was raised significantly in 2001 when Buffy the Vampire Slayer moved networks; some UPN programming had been seen on WB affiliate WBXX-TV (channel 20).^[4][5]

In April 2004, UPN signed an affiliation agreement with local CBS affiliate WVLT-TV (channel 8), moving to its second digital subchannel.^[6] As professional wrestling had been its highest-rated programming as a UPN affiliate, WEEE-LP retooled with wrestling and other programming targeting young men.^[7] When UPN programming moved to WVLT on June 28, 2004, WEEE-LP lost local cable carriage.^[8] From that point until its closure in 2006, the station also ran programming from Jewelry Television during the overnight and early morning hours.^[9] With no major network affiliation and the lack of any meaningful local revenue, the station soon left the airwaves permanently.

WEEE-LP's license was surrendered to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and canceled on March 31, 2021.^[10]