WLLA

WLLA (channel 64) is a religious independent television station licensed to Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, serving West Michigan. Owned by Christian Faith Broadcast, Inc., it is a sister station to WGGN-TV in Sandusky, Ohio. WLLA's studios are located on East N Avenue in Kalamazoo, and its transmitter is located near Stewart Lake in Orangeville Township.

WLLA

Kalamazoo–Battle Creek– Grand Rapids, Michigan United States
City	Kalamazoo, Michigan
Channels	Digital: 22 (UHF) Virtual: 64
Branding	WLLA
Programming
Affiliations	64.1: Religious Independent for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Christian Broadcasting Ministries (Christian Faith Broadcast, Inc.)
Sister stations	WGGN-TV
History
First air date	June 30, 1987 (1987-06-30)
Former channel numbers	Analog: 64 (UHF, 1987–2008) Digital: 45 (UHF, until 2020)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	11033
ERP	350 kW
HAAT	330.8 m (1,085 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	42°33′52.1″N 85°27′31″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	wlla.tv

History

The station signed on the air on June 30, 1987.^[2] In 2007, the station entered a revenue-sharing agreement with long-distance telephone carrier Accxx Communications.^[3]

In the 2010s, WLLA expanded its digital subchannel offerings as part of a broader industry shift toward multicasting, adding additional religious and family-oriented programming services to its lineup.^[4]

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WLLA^[5]

Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
64.1	1080i	16:9	WLLADTV	Main WLLA programming
64.2	480i		MeTV	MeTV
64.3			HI	Heroes & Icons
64.4			CATCHYC	Catchy Comedy
64.5			WLLAD5	[Blank]
64.6			WLLAD6	Infomercials
64.7			MeTOONS	MeTV Toons

The station began carrying programming from MeTV on digital subchannel 64.2 on July 4, 2013.^[6]

Analog-to-digital conversion

WLLA shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 64, on November 1, 2008.^[7] The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 45, using virtual channel 64.