KTPS

''The title meant to say WTPS, not KTPS. Do not get confused.''

WTPS (branded as Cartoonito 57)is a Cartoonito-affiliated television station licensed to Nextonville, Tennessee. Broadcasting on channel 57, WTPS is owned by Nexstar Media Group. The station started a test broadcast on October 31st, 1981. At that time, it played nothing but music videos. The test broadcast lasted for 2 months, and in December 31st, 1981, the official broadcast for KTPS started with Eyewitness News at 10, and then the New Year Celebration. In 2007, WTPS joined Cartoonito, making it an affiliate of the network.

WTPS has a superstation called WTPS America.

Analog-to-digital conversion
WTPS discontiuned programming on analog channel 57, on June 12th, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station moved its digital signal from its pre-transition UHF channel 40 (where its digital signal was originally slated to remain post-transition) to VHF channel 57 (the former allocation of WTPS' analog signal). Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 57.

Station ID history

 * 1) This is WTPS channel 57 in Nextonville. In test broadcast. (1981, during test broadcasts)
 * 2) WTPS channel 57 in Nextonville is celebrating New Year's Eve! (1981-present, during New Year's Eve)
 * 3) You're watching WTPS, channel 57. (1981-1997)
 * 4) You're watching WTPS, channel 57, cable channel 2. (1997-1999)
 * 5) You are turned to WTPS 57, cable 2, in Nextonville. (1999-2007)
 * 6) You're watching Cartoonito on channel 57, WTPS, cable channel 2, in Nextonville. (2007-2014)
 * 7) You're watching Cartoonito, on WTPS, channel 57, cable 2, in Nextonville. (2014-present)

Subchannels
You may think that WTPS doesn't has subchannels.

It has! WTPS has 6 subchannels. Let's take a look. 57.1: Cartoonito

57.2: Mini CITV

57.3: This TV

57.4: Antenna TV

57.5: Disney Junior

57.6: BabyFirstTV