WOST
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HAAT | 606.7 m (1,990 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 18°18′51″N 67°11′24″W / 18.31417°N 67.19000°W |
Translator(s) | (see table) |
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Public license information |
WOST (channel 14) is a
The station's signal is relayed throughout Puerto Rico through satellite stations: WWKQ-LD (digital channel 34, virtual channel 14) in Quebradillas, WQQZ-CD (digital channel 24, virtual channel 14) in Ponce and W27DZ-D (digital channel 27, virtual channel 14) in Mayaguez.
Until August 31, 2017, the station was a satellite of the now-defunct
History
In March 2007, WOST signed on the air as its digital-only television station in Mayagüez, and served as a satellite station of WMEI in Arecibo.
WOST switched affiliations becoming an affiliate of
WOST, along with WMEI and its satellite stations, was off the air for several months in early 2009. This was due to WMEI and WOST having shut down their analog signals in January 2009 to prepare for the
WOST became affiliated once again in February 2013, this time with TeLe-Romántica. The network resumed operations in August 2014 due to the station's website failure, and moved its programming to WSJU-TV channel 31.2.
In November 2013, Power Television International acquired the non-license assets of WMEI & its Satellite Stations from Corporate Media Consultants Group for $18 million.[citation needed]
WOST was affiliated with PBJ from 2014 to 2016.[citation needed]
On January 12, 2016, WMEI, WOST and its satellite stations sold its spectrum, and participated in the 2016
On April 1, 2016, WOST changed its branding, reflecting on the station's digital channel number. Also, WOST switched affiliations to
WMEI was most recently a dual affiliate of
On October 18, 2016, WOST went off the air as stated in the form. Station engineers had determined that one of the station’s power amplifiers was damaged during a thunder storm. The station was awaiting the delivery of parts to complete the repair to the power supply. It was expected that it might be another couple of weeks before the repairs were to be completed.
The licensee respectfully requested Special Temporary Authority pursuant to FCC Rule 73.1635(a)(4). The circumstances of the storm were beyond the control of the licensee. It was acting diligently to repair the station to restore operations but had to wait on vendors to deliver equipment.
The licensee also requested a one-day waiver of the 30-day filing deadline to request silent authority. The 30th day for filing the silent STA request was miscalculated. The LMS form would not allow the proper date to be checked that the station went off the air.
On November 11, 2016, WWKQ-LP changed its callsign to WWKQ-LD licensed, as digital operation.
In April 2017, WMEI announced that it would shut down on August 31, following the
On May 2, 2017, WOST resumed broadcasting operations with a reduced power of 2 kW.
On September 12, 2017, the WMEI license was cancelled. The WMEI intellectual unit was moved to WOST and satellite stations. Also, the station switched with
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's signal is
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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14.1 | 1080i | 16:9 |
WOST-HD | Main WOST programming / ShopHQ |
14.2 | WOST-D2 | The365
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14.3 | 480i | 4:3 |
WOST-D3 | OnTV4U
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14.4 | WOST-D4 | Outlaw
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14.5 | WOST-D5 | Off Air | ||
14.6 | WOST-D6 | BeIN Sports Xtra
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Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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14.1 | 720p | 16:9 |
WQQZ-CD | Translator of WOST-DT1 / ShopHQ |
14.2 | 480i | 4:3 |
WQQZ-D2 | OnTV4U
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14.3 | WQQZ-D3 | Translator of WOST-DT2 / The365
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14.4 | WQQZ-D4 | Outlaw
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14.5 | WQQZ-D5 | BeIN Sports Xtra
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Satellite stations
WOST rebroadcasts on the following stations:
Station | City of license | Facility ID | ERP | HAAT | Transmitter Coordinates | First air date | |
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WWKQ-LD | Quebradillas | 34 (14) | 60369 | 2482.5 kW
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163.7 m | 18°28′45.7″N 66°55′34.6″W / 18.479361°N 66.926278°W | December 28, 1994 |
WQQZ-CD | Ponce | 24 (14) | 32142 | 15.5 kW | 613 m | 18°04′38.8″N 66°45′01.6″W / 18.077444°N 66.750444°W | February 12, 1999 |
W20EJ-D | San Juan | 20 (26) | 125192 | 15.1 kW | 450 m | 18°16′25.0″N 66°5′40.0″W / 18.273611°N 66.094444°W | May 26, 2006 |
W27DZ-D | Mayaguez
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27 (14) | 125245 | 1.5 kW | 205.1 m | 18°13′39.1″N 66°6′35.2″W / 18.227528°N 66.109778°W | December 14, 2006 |
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WOST". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Consummation Notice Archived January 28, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, January 24, 2019, Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ "Mega TV available island wide in Puerto Rico". HispanicAd. November 24, 2009. Archived from the original on November 25, 2009. Retrieved December 19, 2009.
- ^ "FCC Broadcast Television Spectrum Incentive Auction Auction 1001 Winning Bids" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. April 4, 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for WOST". Archived from the original on April 25, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for WQQZ-CD". Archived from the original on November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 60357 (WOST) in the FCC Licensing and Management System