WROB-LD
| Topeka, Kansas United States |
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|---|---|
| Branding | TV25.tv |
| Slogan | Always Something On |
| Channels | Digital: 26 (UHF) Virtual: 25 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | (see article) |
| Affiliations | (see table) |
| Owner | Heartland Broadcasting, LLC |
| First air date | January 13, 2014 |
| Call letters' meaning | Robert Nall (refers to owner/CEO of Heartland Broadcasting) |
| Sister station(s) | KCKS-LD, KMJC-LD |
| Transmitter power | 15 kW |
| Height | 507 m |
| Class | LPTV |
| Facility ID | 184416 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: | Profile CDBS |
| Website | www.tv25.tv |
Part of TV25.tv
WROB-LD,[1] virtual channel 25 (UHF digital channel 26), is a television station located in Topeka, Kansas, United States. The station is owned by Heartland Broadcasting, LLC. WROB-LD maintains offices located in the Two Pershing Square Center, near Crown Center and Union Station in Kansas City and a location in Topeka, KS.
WROB-LD simulcasts its programming and commercials on two sister stations KCKS-LD in Kansas City and KMJC-LD in Louisburg, Kansas.
History
The station first signed on the air on January 13, 2014, carrying programming from the MiCasa Broadcast Network. Originally branded as "Rob TV", the station maintained affiliations with This TV and the Justice Network.
In April 2015, the station changed its on-air branding to the website domain-style brand "TV25.tv"; on June 1, 2015, This TV programming moved to digital subchannel 25.10, with its former slot on the station's main channel becoming an affiliate of Buzzr. On July 28, WROB-LD substantially expanded the number of network affiliations transmitted over its digital signal (a move made possible due to the station's affiliation with multicast networks that transmitted exclusively in standard definition), adding affiliations with the Justice Network (on 25.2), Q Network (an independently programmed service on 25.3), Heartland (on 25.4),[2] Newsmax TV (on 25.5), WeatherNation TV (on 25.6), Untamed Sports TV (on 25.8) and The Works (on 25.9); at that time, MiCasa was relocated to digital subchannel 25.7.
In August 2015, as part of an affiliation agreement between Luken Communications and Heartland Broadcasting, the station dropped MiCasa in favor of Rev'n on digital channel 25.7, and the Retro Television Network on channel 25.9. The Works replaced This TV on 25.10 (WROB-LD is the only one of Heartland's stations that carries the network; sister station KCKS-LD was unable to affiliate with This TV due to its existing affiliation with digital subchannels of CW affiliate KCWE and later Fox affiliate WDAF-TV in the Kansas City market).[3]
Digital television
Digital channels
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.1 | 480i | 4:3 | WROB-LD | Buzzr |
| 25.2 | Justice Network | |||
| 25.3 | Q Network | |||
| 25.4 | Heartland | |||
| 25.5 | Newsmax TV | |||
| 25.6 | WeatherNation TV | |||
| 25.7 | Rev'n | |||
| 25.8 | Untamed Sports TV | |||
| 25.9 | Retro Television Network | |||
| 25.10 | Vibrant TV / GABLocal.tv | |||
| 25.11 | This TV | |||
| 25.12 | TBD |
