WJTC

callsign	WJTC
city	Pensacola, Florida
atsc3	yes
branding	UTV 44 (general) NBC 15 News (newscasts)
digital	35 (UHF)
virtual	44
affiliations	44.1: Independent 44.2: Rewind TV 44.3: Dabl
airdate	December 24, 1984
location	Pensacola, Florida Mobile, Alabama
country	United States
callsign meaning	"JTC" stands for the surnames of the three original owners
former channel numbers	Analog: 44 (UHF, 1984–2009) Digital: 45 (UHF, 2001–2020)
owner	Deerfield Media
licensee	Deerfield Media (Mobile) Licensee, LLC
operator	Sinclair Broadcast Group via LMA
sister stations	WPMI-TV, WEAR-TV, WFGX
former affiliations	Independent (1984–1995) UPN (1995–2006)
erp	1,000 kW
haat	457 m
facility id	41210
coordinates	30.58797°N, -87.55353°W
licensing authority	FCC
website	http://utv44.com/

WJTC (channel 44) is an independent television station licensed to Pensacola, Florida, United States, serving northwest Florida and southwest Alabama. It is owned by Deerfield Media alongside Mobile, Alabama–licensed WPMI-TV (channel 15); Deerfield maintains a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner of Pensacola-licensed dual ABC/NBC affiliate WEAR-TV (channel 3) and Fort Walton Beach–licensed WFGX (channel 35), for the provision of certain services.

WJTC and WPMI-TV share studios on Azalea Road in Mobile; master control and some internal operations are based at the shared facilities of WEAR-TV and WFGX on Mobile Highway (US 90) in unincorporated Escambia County, Florida (with a Pensacola mailing address). WJTC's transmitter is located near Robertsdale, Alabama.

History

WJTC signed on the air on

WJTC

History

2020 tower accident

2021 FCC fine

Programming

Sports programming

Newscasts

Technical information

Subchannels

Analog-to-digital conversion

ATSC 3.0

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