KTBN-TV SANTA ANA, CA

Display Channel	Physical Channel	Video	Audio	Call Sign	Network/Programming	Nickname	Notes
40-1	33.3	720p	DD2.0	TBN	TBN
40-2	33.4	720p	DD2.0	Merit	Merit TV
40-3	33.5	480i (w)	DD2.0	Inspire	TBN Inspire
40-4	33.6	480i	DD2.0	ONTV4U	Infomercials
40-5	33.7	480i (w)	DD2.0	PosiTiV	Positiv

Licensing

FAC-ID: 67884

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 33

SANTA ANA, CA

0000144774 (25076f9179edc3d1017a15179f6143fc) - App
0000197815 (25076ff3823cb01001825f8998dc2d2c) - App

2871' 1000 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 300 kW)
(23.83 kW + 16.23 dB gain = 1000 kW ERP)
77.4 mile contour / 18807.9 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 17,690,836
128' AGL; 5791' AMSL
1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] RF Systems SAA28-KTBN-E400-ES5R-33
NAD83: N 34° 13' 27", W 118° 3' 47.2" (34.224167, -118.063111) Mount Wilson (CA)

Streams

  TSID: 415 (0x019F)

  TSReader Data: HTML Export (06/06/2025)
  Bitrate Allocation: Variable

Digital Channel	Display Channel	Call Sign	Src ID	PMT PID	Video	Dimensions	Aspect Ratio	Video PID	Video (Mbps)	PCR PID	Audio Type	Audio PID	Audio Bitrate
33.3	40-1	TBN	3	0x0030	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0031	2.65 ‑ 11	0x0031	DD2.0	0x0034	192kbps
33.4	40-2	Merit	4	0x0040	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0041	2.65 ‑ 11	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	384kbps
33.5	40-3	Inspire	5	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	1.15 ‑ 6.85	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	384kbps
33.6	40-4	ONTV4U	6	0x0050	480i	704x480	4:3	0x0051	1.15 ‑ 6.85	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
33.7	40-5	PosiTiV	7	0x0070	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0071	1.15 ‑ 6.85	0x0071	DD2.0	0x0074	192kbps

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Trinity Broadcasting
Licensee:	TRINITY CHRISTIAN CENTER OF SANTA ANA, INC.
DTV Transition:
Petitioned For :	Channel 33 (2920' 1000 kW DA), which was approved: 08-250
Certification :	Analog channel 40. Digital channel 23.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 40. (Disapproved)
Conflict Round 1 :	Elected channel 23. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 23.
Last Analog:
Channel 40 :	2890' 631 kW DA

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	KTBN	K Trinity Broadcasting Network
08/28/1980	KTBN-TV	K Trinity Broadcasting Network
(08/22/2022)	KTBN-TV

Translators

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