WTCE-TV

WTCE-TV (channel 21) is a religious television station licensed to Fort Pierce, Florida, United States, serving the West Palm Beach area with programming from the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). It is owned and operated by TBN's Community Educational Television subsidiary, which manages stations in Florida and Texas on channels allocated for non-commercial educational broadcasting. WTCE-TV's studios are located on North 25th Street (Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.) in Fort Pierce, and its transmitter is located in unincorporated southeastern Martin County (southwest of Hobe Sound).

WTCE-TV
Fort Pierce/West Palm Beach, Florida United States
City	Fort Pierce, Florida
Channels	Digital: 18 (UHF) Virtual: 21
Programming
Affiliations	21.1: TBN 21.2: TBN Inspire 21.3: Smile 21.4: Enlace 21.5: Positiv
Ownership
Owner	Community Educational Television (Trinity Broadcasting Network) (Jacksonville Educators Broadcasting, Inc.)
History
First air date	May 9, 1990 (1990-05-09)
Former call signs	WTCE (1990–2005)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 21 (UHF, 1990–2007) Digital: 38 (UHF, 2007–2019)
Call sign meaning	Treasure Coast Educational Television
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	29715
ERP	730 kW
HAAT	297 m (974 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	27°1′32″N 80°10′41.9″W
Links
Public license information	Profile LMS

History

WTCE-TV commenced broadcast in 1990; an earlier television station in the area that also used to broadcast on channel 21, WIRK-TV in West Palm Beach, was in operation from 1953 to 1956.[1]

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WTCE-TV
Channel	Video	Aspect	Short name	Programming
21.1	720p	16:9	TBN HD	Main TBN programming
21.2	720p	16:9	inspire	TBN Inspire
21.3	480i	4:3	SMILE	Smile
21.4		4:3	Enlace	Enlace
21.5		16:9	PosiTiV	Positiv

TBN-owned full-power stations permanently ceased analog transmissions on April 16, 2009.[2]

References

External links

Broadcast television in West Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast, including Boca Raton, Fort Pierce, and Vero Beach

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

West Palm
Beach

Full-power
stations

WPTV-TV (5.1 NBC, 5.2 MeTV, 5.3 Laff, 5.4 Start, 5.5 GetTV, 5.6 Mystery)
WHDT (5.11 NBC, 9.1 Ind./News, 9.2 Court, 9.3 TrueReal, 9.4 HSN, 9.5 QVC)
WPEC (12.1 CBS, 12.2 WxN, 12.3 Comet)
WPBF (25.1 ABC, 25.2 Estrella, 25.3 True Crime, 25.4 Story)
WFLX (29.1 Fox, 29.2 Bounce, 29.3 Circle, 29.4 Mystery, 29.5 Grit, 29.6 Quest)
WTVX (34.1 CW, 34.2 Azteca, 34.3 MNT)
WXEL-TV (42.1 PBS)
WFGC (61.1/61.3 CTN, 61.2 CTNi, 61.4 Lifestyle)
WPXP-TV (67.1 Ion, 67.2 Court, 67.3 Mystery, 67.4 Grit, 67.5 Defy, 67.6 Newsy)

Low-power
stations

WXOD-LD (24.1 Buzzr, 24.2 Ads, 24.3 Twist, 24.4 Cozi, 24.5 Shop LC, 24.6 Ads, 24.6 Classic TV)
WDOX-LD (32.1 Ads, 32.2 GetTV, 32.3 beIN Sports (Español), 32.4 beIN Sports, 32.5 Shop LC, 32.6 Novelisima)
WTCN-CD (43.1 MNT, 43.2 ANT, 43.3 TBD, 43.4 Dabl)
W05DH-D (47.1 Spanish Ads)
WWHB-CD (48.1 Azteca, 48.2 Charge!, 48.3 Stadium, 48.4 Rewind)
WBWP-LD (57.1 Ads, 57.3 Decades 57.4 Movies!, 57.5 H&I)

Outlying areas

Boca Raton	WBEC-TV (63.1/.2 Edu.)
Fort Pierce	W31DC-D (2.1 PBS, 2.2 Create, 2.3 THC, 2.4 Kids) WTCE-TV (21.1/.5 TBN, 21.2 Hillsong, 21.3 Smile/Positiv, 21.4 Enlace) WSLF-LD (35.1/.2 Daystar)
Vero Beach	WWCI-CD (10.1 NTD, 10.2 ShopHQ, 10.3/.4/.5 Ads) W11DH-D (11.1 Silent) WMMF-LD (19 Ind.) WVWW-LD (30.1 NewsNet)

ATSC 3.0 channels

WWHB-CD (12.1 CBS, 25.1 ABC, 29.1 Fox, 34.1 CW, 48.1 Azteca)

ATSC-M/H stations
encrypted channels
are italicized

WPTV-TV (5.1 NBC)
WPEC (12.1 CBS)
WFLX (29.1 Fox)
WPXP-TV (67.82 Gran Cine, 67.85 NFLN, 67.87 GOL TV, 67.88 NFL RedZone, 67.90 Starz, 67.96 AirBox, 67.97 MTV Classic)

Cable channels

Streaming channels

Distant stations

Central FL: WFTV (9.1 ABC, 9.2 Laff, 9.3 Mystery); WOTF-TV (26.1 UniMás, 26.2 LATV, 26.3 Comet, 26.4 Charge!, 26.5 Court, 26.6 WNUE (Audio)); WRDQ (27.1 Ind., 27.2 Court, 27.3 Grit); WOFL (35.1 Fox, 35.2 Buzzr); WOPX-TV (56.1 Ion, 56.2 Bounce, 56.3 Mystery, 56.4 Grit, 56.5 QVC, 56.6 HSN)

South FL: WPBT (2.1 PBS, 2.2 Create, 2.3 THC, 2.4 PBS Kids (channel shares with WXEL)); WFOR-TV (4.1 CBS, 4.2 Start, 4.3 Dabl, 4.4 Fave); WTVJ (6.1 NBC, 6.2 Cozi, 6.3 Lx); WSVN (7.1 Fox, 7.2 Grio); WPLG (10.1 ABC, 10.2 MeTV, 10.3 H&I); WLRN-TV (17.1 PBS); WLTV-DT (23.1 UNI, 23.2 True Crime, 23.3 Mystery, 23.4 Laff, 23.5 Twist); WBFS-TV (33.1 MNT, 33.2 Movies!, 33.3 Charge!, 33.4 TBD, 33.5 Circle); WSFL-TV (39.1 CW, 39.2 Court, 39.3 ANT, 39.4 TrueReal, 39.5 QVC); WSCV (51.1 TMD, 51.2 TXO, 51.4 WSCV-PB); WAMI-DT (69.1 UniMás, 69.2 Bounce, 69.3 GetTV, 69.4 Grit, 69.5 Quest)

Defunct
channels

WFPI-LP (8 Ind.; Fort Pierce)
WTVI (19 CBS; Fort Pierce)
WIRK-TV (21 Ind.; West Palm Beach)

Florida broadcast television areas by city: Fort Myers; Gainesville/Ocala; Jacksonville; Miami/Ft. Lauderdale; Mobile/Pensacola; Orlando; Panama City; Tallahassee; Tampa/St. Petersburg; West Palm Beach

See also: Bahamas TV

Religious television stations in the state of Florida
Miami–Fort Lauderdale	WHFT-TV 45 (TBN, Miami) WEYS-LD 54 (Alma (Spanish), Miami)
West Palm Beach	WTCE-TV 21 (TBN, Fort Pierce) WFGC 61 (CTN, Palm Beach)
Fort Myers–Naples	WBKH-LP 17 (TBN, Port Charlotte) WRXY-TV 49 (CTN, Tice)
Tampa–St. Petersburg	WSVT-LD 18 (Daystar, Tampa) WCLF 22 (CTN, Clearwater) W31CZ-D 31 (TBN, Tampa) WFTT-TV 62 (NRB TV, Venice)
Orlando–Daytona Beach–Melbourne	WTGL 45 (TLN/FAM, Leesburg) WHLV-TV 52 (TBN, Cocoa) WACX 55 (Ind., Leesburg)
Ocala–Gainesville	WACX-LD 32 (Ind., Alachua) WJGV-CD 48 (Ind., Palatka)
Jacksonville	WWRJ-LD 27 (Ind., Jacksonville) WUBF-LD 29 (Silent) W50CO 50 (3ABN, Jacksonville) WJEB-TV 59 (TBN, Jacksonville)
Tallahassee–Thomasville	W03AO 3 (Ind., Madison) WACX-LP 9 (Ind., Tallahassee) WVUP-CD 45 (CTN, Tallahassee)
Panama City	WBIF 51 (Daystar, Marianna)
Pensacola–Mobile	WHBR 33 (CTN, Pensacola)
Defunct	W39BP 39 (FamilyNet, Pensacola)
See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Florida See also Religious and Spanish TV stations

Trinity Broadcasting Network
Founders	Paul Crouch Jan Crouch
Executives	Matt Crouch
Owned-and-operated stations	KAAH-TV KDOR-TV KDTX-TV KNAT-TV KNMT KPAZ-TV KPJR-TV KTAJ-TV KTBN-TV KTBO-TV KTBW-TV WBUY-TV WELF-TV WGTW-TV WHFT-TV WHLV-TV WHSG-TV WMCF-TV WMPV-TV WMWC-TV WPGD-TV WRBJ-TV WTBY-TV WTJP-TV WTPC-TV WWRS-TV WWTO-TV
Community Educational Television	KETH-TV KITU-TV KLUJ-TV KHCE-TV WJEB-TV WTCE-TV
Affiliates	KDHW-CD KEFB KJNK-LD KJNP-TV KPLE-CD KZTN-LD WGGS-TV WJYL-CD WSSF-LD WUDL-LD
Family of Networks	TBN Inspire (joint venture with Hillsong Church) POSITiV Smile Enlace (Latin America) (owned by Enlace International & distributed in the US by TBN as Enlace TBN) TBN Salsa Miracle Channel (Canada) TCI (Italy) TBN UK (United Kingdom) TBN Nordic (Scandinavia) TBN Nejat TV (MENA) TBN Europe (Europe) TBN Francophone (France) TBN Asia (Asia) Life TV (Russia, CIS and Estonia) TBN España (Spain) EJTV (Latin America) TBN Africa (Africa) bibel TV (Germany) The Kingdom Sat (Saudi Arabia) The Healing Channel (MENA) Lighthouse Television Uganda (Uganda) Rede Gospel (Brazil) TBN Pacific (Australia and New Zealand) AlfaTV (Finland) TBN Polska (Poland) JCTV (Pakistan)
Attractions	The Holy Land Experience Trinity Music City
Related articles	KTBN Shortwave Paul Crouch, Jr. Brandon Crouch Brittany Koper Jim Bakker Tammy Faye Messner Gener8Xion Entertainment

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