WOCW-LD
WOCW-LD, virtual channel 21 (UHF digital channel 33), is a low-powered Court TV-affiliated television station licensed to Charleston, West Virginia, United States. The station is owned by HC2 Holdings through subsidiary DTV America Corporation. WOCW-LD's transmitter is located near Poca, West Virginia.
| Charleston, West Virginia United States | |
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| Channels | Digital: 33 (UHF) Virtual: 21 (PSIP) |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | HC2 Holdings (DTV America Corporation) |
| History | |
First air date | October 8, 1998 (first incarnation) July 11, 2019 (current incarnation) |
Last air date | January 15, 2015 (first incarnation) |
Former call signs | W53BJ (1998–2002) WOWB-LP (2002–2006) WOCW-LP (2006–2019) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 53 (UHF, 1998–2005) 21 (UHF, 2005–2019) |
| Primary: The WB (1998–2006) The CW (2006–2015) Silent (2015–2019) Secondary: UPN (2000–2006) | |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 25792 |
| ERP | 15 kW |
| HAAT | 206.5 m (677 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 38°28′11.9″N 81°46′35.2″W |
| Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
History
The station, then known as WOWB-LP, began operations not too long after Portsmouth, Ohio-licensed WQCW (channel 30, which was WB affiliate WHCP-TV at the time) signed on the air in 1998. WOWB-LP was a low-powered translator of WHCP-TV, broadcasting on analog UHF channel 53.
WHCP-TV and WOWB-LP also provided programming from The WB's rival, UPN, starting in 2000. The WB and UPN closed down and merged to form The CW in September 2006. WOWB-LP became WOCW-LP on May 26, 2006. On May 31 of that year, WHCP-TV became WQCW, following suit of the call sign change of their translator.
In 2013, Lockwood Broadcasting Group sold both stations to Excalibur Broadcasting for $5.5 million. In February 2014, the two stations were sold to Gray Television (owner of NBC affiliate WSAZ-TV, channel 3) after many months of being in a shared services agreement between Lockwood and Gray.
Eventually, WQCW began to broadcast from WSAZ-TV's tower, effectively making the WOCW-LP translator redundant. On January 15, 2015, WOCW-LP was sold by Gray Television to DTV America Corporation for a token payment of $100.00. As of 2018, the station's only broadcast activity has been one day per year for license maintenance.
On July 11, 2019, the station returned to the air as digital-only WOCW-LD.
Digital channels
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[1] |
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| 21.1 | 720p | 16:9 | Main WOCW-LD programming / Court TV | |
| 21.2 | Bounce TV | |||
| 21.3 | 480p | getTV | ||
| 21.4 | 4:3 | Infomercials | ||
| 21.5 | Shop LC |
See also
References
External links
- WOCW in the FCC's TV station database
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WOCW-LD