WOVA-LD
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City | Parkersburg, West Virginia |
Channels | |
Branding | Fox Parkersburg Parkersburg CW 15/21 (on LD2)[1] |
Programming | |
Affiliations | 22.1: Fox 22.2: CW+ |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WTAP-TV, WIYE-LD | |
History | |
Founded | May 22, 2002 |
First air date | April 10, 2006 |
Former call signs | W22CU (2006–2007) WVEX-LP (2007–2012) WOVA-LP (July–October 2012) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 22 (UHF, 2006–2012) Digital: 22 (UHF, 2012–2020) |
Call sign meaning | Ohio Valley |
Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 125125 |
Class | LD |
ERP | 15 kW |
HAAT | 189.7 m (622 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°20′59.8″N 81°33′55.4″W / 39.349944°N 81.565389°W |
Links | |
Public license information | LMS |
Website | "Parkersburg CW 15/21" (LD2) |
WOVA-LD (channel 22) is a low-power television station in Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States, affiliated with Fox and The CW Plus. It is owned by Gray Television alongside NBC affiliate WTAP-TV (channel 15) and low-power CBS affiliate WIYE-LD (channel 26). The three stations share studios on Market Street (official address is One Television Plaza) in downtown Parkersburg; WOVA-LD's transmitter is located in Independence Township, Ohio.
History
The
WOVA was born out of then-license holder Wood Investments LLC's sale of two low-power station licenses on channel 22 (previously holding the callsign WVEX-LP) and another station on UHF channel 47 (then using the callsign WWVX-LP) to Gray Television on April 10, 2012 for $66,000.[3][4] Gray filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to change the callsign of WVEX-LP to WOVA-LP on July 18, 2012, and changed its city of license from Marietta to Parkersburg.[5] On September 3, 2012, Fox programming moved to this new low-powered station after which WTAP-DT2 was shut down. The move allowed Fox programming to be broadcast over the air in high definition. On October 1, 2012, the station changed its call sign to WOVA-LD.
On September 1, 2018, a 720p HD feed (branded as "Parkersburg's CW 15/21") of The CW's national CW Plus service was added to subchannel 22.2; prior to September 1, 2018, WQCW from the adjacent Portsmouth, Ohio/Charleston–Huntington, West Virginia media market served as the default CW affiliate in Parkersburg, being offered to viewers through local cable and satellite providers.
Programming
Syndicated programming
Syndicated programming on WOVA-LD includes Family Guy, Judge Judy, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and The People's Court, among others.
Newscast
The station offers a weeknight prime time news broadcast known as Fox Parkersburg News at 10. Airing for thirty minutes from a secondary set, the show mirrors local news seen on WTAP except for slightly different graphics and unique feature segments.
Technical information
Subchannels
The stations' digital signals are
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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22.1 | 720p | 16:9 |
FOX | Fox |
22.2 | CW+ | The CW Plus |
References
- ^ "Official Station Logo". Archived from the original on 2017-11-06. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WOVA-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Seyler, Dave (April 10, 2012). "Gray takes the low power road in Parkersburg-Marietta". Television Business Report. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
- ^ "It's a Gray day for LPTV in Marietta OH". Television Business Report. April 20, 2012. Archived from the original on May 20, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
- ^ "Public Notice" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 24, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for WOVA-LD". Archived from the original on 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2018-09-06.