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Television station in South Carolina, United States
WAZS-LD
Channels
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerNorsan Communications and Management, Inc.
History
FoundedMarch 13, 1996
First air dateApril 28, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-04-28)
Former call signs
  • W69DV (1996–1999)
  • W22CN (1999–2000)
  • WFAY-LP (January–March 2000)
  • WTBD-LP (2000–2005)
Call sign meaningFrom radio station WAZS
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID168038
ClassLD
ERP15 kW
HAAT85.9 m (282 ft)
Transmitter coordinates32°55′43″N 80°6′12″W / 32.92861°N 80.10333°W / 32.92861; -80.10333
Links
Public license information LMS
Websitenorsanmedia.com

WAZS-LD (channel 29) is a low-power television station in North Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Owned by Norsan Communications and Management, Inc., it is a sister station to YTA TV affiliate WJNI-LD and radio station WAZS. It airs the programming of Quiero TV out of Guadalajara, Mexico.

History

WTBD-LP was on the air on channel 22 by 2000 with programming aimed at a family audience. It relaunched on February 11, 2002, as a Spanish-language TV station affiliated with the Hispanic Television Network and owned by Jabar Communications. By 2005, it was airing Azteca América.

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WAZS-LD
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
29.1 1080i 16:9 WAZS-1 Quiero TV
29.2 480i WAZS-2 Quiero Música (music videos)

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WAZS-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. Lipman, Lisa (May 4, 2000). "WJNI-FM parent company branches out". The Post and Courier. p. 11D.
  3. Spar, Mindy (March 3, 2002). "Two local TV stations cater to Spanish-speaking viewers". The Post and Courier. p. E4.
  4. Findlay, Prentiss (March 20, 2005). "Hispanic focus - Local broadcasters join national push to attract Latino audiences". The Post and Courier. p. E1.
  5. "RabbitEars TV Query for WAZS". RabbitEars.info. Archived from the original on February 12, 2024. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
Broadcast television in the South Carolina Lowcountry
This region includes the following cities: Charleston
North Charleston
Mount Pleasant
Summerville
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Digital television
Low-power digital
ATSC 3.0 digital
WGWG (4.1 MeTV, 24.1 Fox)
Defunct
  • W26CF 26
See also
Augusta TV
Columbia TV
Myrtle Beach/Florence TV
Savannah TV
Broadcast television stations by affiliation in the state of South Carolina
ABC
CBS
Fox
NBC
The CW
MyNetworkTV
Ion Television
PBS (SCETV)
Other
(*) – indicates station is in one of South Carolina's primary TV markets
(**) – indicates station is in an out-of-state TV market, but reaches a small portion of South Carolina
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