WYBU-CD (channel 16) is a low-power Class A religious television station in Columbus, Georgia, United States, owned and operated by the Christian Television Network (CTN). The station's studios are located on 4th Place (off US 280) in Phenix City, Alabama, and its transmitter is located on Windtree Drive west of Phenix City.
Channel 16 has been on the air since 1987 as a low-power station in Columbus. For most of its first 20 years in service, "TV-16" aired local programming and content from various sources, including the American Christian Television System. From 1998 to 1999, it was the Columbus-area affiliate of UPN. CTN purchased the station in 2005.
History
Early years
Channel 16, with the call sign W16AF, was on the air in Columbus by May 1987, when it placed advertising in local newspapers announcing its existence.[1] In December 1987, the license was transferred to Dr. Stephen Hollis, a local ophthalmologist