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.

WOCW-LD
Charleston, West Virginia
United States
ChannelsDigital: 33 (UHF)
Virtual: 21 (PSIP)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerHC2 Holdings
(DTV America Corporation)
History
First air dateOctober 8, 1998 (1998-10-08)
(first incarnation)
July 11, 2019 (2019-07-11)
(current incarnation)
Last air dateJanuary 15, 2015 (2015-01-15)
(first incarnation)
Former call signsW53BJ (1998–2002)
WOWB-LP (2002–2006)
WOCW-LP (2006–2019)
Former channel number(s)Analog:
53 (UHF, 1998–2005)
21 (UHF, 2005–2019)
Former affiliationsPrimary:
The WB (1998–2006)
The CW (2006–2015)
Silent (2015–2019)
Secondary:
UPN (2000–2006)
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID25792
ERP15 kW
HAAT206.5 m (677 ft)
Transmitter coordinates38°28′11.9″N 81°46′35.2″W
Links
Public license informationProfile
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]
21.1720p16:9Main WOCW-LD programming / Court TV
21.2Bounce TV
21.3480pgetTV
21.44:3Infomercials
21.5Shop LC
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See also

References
  1. Digital TV Market Listing for WOCW-LD
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