WCEE-LD
WCEE-LD (channel 16) is a low-power television station in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, affiliated with Estrella TV and owned by Norsan Media. The station broadcasts from studios on East Independence Boulevard and a transmitter near Reedy Creek Park in the Newell section of Charlotte.
History
Satellite Entertainment Network, Inc., won the right to build low-power channel 68 in Charlotte in a lottery in May 1984.[2] The win was a surprise to company president George Stein, who found out when a reporter contacted him seeking comment.[3] On March 1, 1985, this station began broadcasting as W68BL on channel 68.[4] It broadcast from an antenna atop Charlotte's First Union Plaza.[5] W68BL offered Premiere, a subscription television service available with the rental of a decoder and a monthly subscription. It was a major bust and folded a month later, after a reported $1 million investment.[4]
W68BL was out of service for three months until returning with programs from the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). TBN simultaneously filed to acquire the license from Satellite Entertainment Network.[6] The station moved in the late 1990s to channel 52 as W52CW and relocated again in 2004 to channel 16.[7]
Regal Media purchased 36 TBN translators in 2012. Norsan Consulting and Management purchased W16CF from Regal Media in 2013 to add to its complement of Hispanic-oriented radio stations in the market.[8] the station went back on the air on October 23, 2014, in digital as an affiliate of Estrella TV. It was the first Spanish-language TV station in Charlotte, joined in 2017 by a Telemundo subchannel of WSOC-TV.[9]
Norsan's Estrella TV stations in Charlotte; Charleston, South Carolina; and Jacksonville, Florida, share an evening news program.[10]
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's signal is multiplexed:
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
---|---|---|---|---|
16.1 | 720p | 16:9 | WCEE-HD | Estrella TV |
16.2 | 1080i | WCEELD2 | Quiero TV | |
16.3 | WCEELD3 | Quiero Music |
In 2023, Quiero TV and Quiero Music was added to new subchannels 16.2 and 16.3, respectively.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCEE-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Company Wins Permit To Build Low-Power Station In Charlotte". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. May 31, 1984. p. 17A. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Low-power TV license winner hasn't decided what to show". The Charlotte News. Charlotte, North Carolina. June 5, 1984. p. 3A. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Borden, Jeff (April 3, 1985). "New Pay-Per-View TV Station Goes Out Of Business In Charlotte". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 13A. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wolf, Mark (January 10, 1985). "New Charlotte Station To Televise Pay-Per-View Movies Beginning Feb. 15". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 17A. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wolf, Mark (July 2, 1985). "Vacated Channel 68 Now Filled With Religious Programming". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 17A. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TBN has moved to Channel 16". The Charlotte Observer (Advertisement). Charlotte, North Carolina. November 26, 2004. p. E&T 29. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Washburn, Mark (May 4, 2013). "Broadcaster plans Spanish TV station". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. pp. 1E, 6E. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Washburn, Mark (March 10, 2017). "WSOC to launch Spanish channel". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 11A. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Malone, Michael (August 9, 2023). "Local News Close-Up: Jacksonville Is Hot, and We're Not Talking Weather". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ "TV Query for WCEE-LD". RabbitEars.
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- WBTV (3.1 CBS, 3.2 Bounce, 3.3 The365, 3.4 Grit, 3.5 Oxygen)
- WSOC-TV (9.1 ABC, 9.2 TMD, 9.3 Get, 9.4 Comet)
- WWJS (14.1 SBN, 14.2 This, 14.3 Comet, 14.4 Scripps, 14.5 Defy, 14.6 Ads, 14.7 TBD)
- WUNE-TV 17 / WUNG-TV 58 (17.2 / 58.1 PBS, 17.3 / 58.2 Rootle, 17.1 / 58.3 Explorer, 17.4 / 58.4 NC Ch.)
- WCCB (18.1 CW, 18.2 Start, 18.3 MeTV, 18.4 QVC, 18.5 H&I, 18.6 Dabl, 18.7 HSN, 18.8 Cozi)
- WNSC-TV (30.1 PBS / SCETV, 30.2 SC Ch., 30.3 ETV World, 30.4 ETV Kids)
- WCNC-TV (36.1 NBC, 36.2 Crime, 36.3 Court, 36.4 Quest, 36.5 Nest)
- WTVI (42.1 PBS, 42.2 NHK)
- WJZY (46.1 Fox, 46.3 Charge!, 46.4 Grit, 46.5 Grio, 46.6 Ion, 46.7 ANT, 46.8 REW)
- WMYT-TV (55.1 MNTV)
- WAXN-TV (64.1 Ind., 64.2 Laff, 64.3 Mystery)
- WCEE-LD (16.1 Estrella, 16.2 Quiero TV, 16.3 Quiero Music)
- W15EB-D (21.1 Visión Latina, 21.2 ULFN, 21.3 LX, 21.4 TXO, 21.5 NTD, 21.6 Law & Crime, 21.7 SBN)
- WHWD-LD / WDMC-LD (21.1 / 25.1 Daystar, 21.2 WSIC, 25.2 Daystar Esp)
- WVEB-LD (22.1/3/4 Ads, 22.2 MTRSPT1, 22.5 LC, 22.6 Outlaw, 22.7 The365)
- WGTB-CD (28.1 Rel.)
- WHEH-LD (41.1 Novelisima, 41.2 LX, 41.3 TXO, 41.4 Buzzr, 41.5 beIN Sports Xtra, 41.6 beIN Sports Xtra Span., 41.7 Carz & Trax)
- See also
- Columbia TV
- Greenville/Spartanburg/Asheville TV
- Myrtle Beach/Florence TV
- Piedmont Triad TV
- Raleigh/Durham TV
- Roanoke TV
- Tri-Cities TV
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