WTCL-LD
kW | |
HAAT | 306.8 m (1,007 ft) |
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Transmitter coordinates | 41°22′45″N 81°43′11″W / 41.37917°N 81.71972°W |
Translator(s) | WOHZ-CD 6.1 Canton |
Links | |
Public license information | LMS |
Website | www |
WTCL-LD (channel 6) is a
Founded as a mostly obscure low-power station in the Cleveland area on UHF channels 47 and 65, this station moved to channel 6 in 2012 after several failed attempts to convert the station for
History
Early history and attempted digital conversion
This station signed on as a low-power station on channel 47 on November 30, 1989,).
WXOX-LP filed paperwork requesting the station move to channel 44 and increase power to 120 kW,
As a "Franken-FM" radio station
87.7 Cleveland's Sound
In May 2011, the station's then-owner, Venture Technologies Group, filed a new FCC request to move the station to channel 6 analog,[15] leading to speculation that it could carry the audio feed of an FM radio station due to analog transmissions on that frequency also being audible over 87.7 FM.[16] After entering into an operating agreement with Murray Hill Broadcasting—headed by former WWWE,[17] WRMR and WDOK co-owner Tom Wilson and aligned with Venture executive Paul Koplin[18]—Wilson announced the launch of a personality-driven alternative rock/talk format,[19] using the WLFM-LP call sign[5] which Venture transferred from their low-power channel 6 station in Chicago.[20]
With studios located within the
Readers of Cleveland Scene awarded WLFM-LP as "Best Local Radio Station" in 2013.[26] The station also featured area local music show Inner Sanctum but the program was cancelled in September 2013; host Pat Johnson said the station "was hoping for a big summer and that hasn't translated into sales yet".[27]
La Mega 87.7
Murray Hill Broadcasting announced a
Beginning with the
Conversion to digital
WLFM-LP suspended operations on February 26, 2019, when
On July 29, 2020, the renamed WLFM-LD launched, carrying Jewelry Television as a temporary affiliation.[18]
Sale to Gray and Telemundo affiliation
Murray Hill Broadcasting sold WLFM-LD to
WLFM-LD was renamed WTCL-LP on October 15, 2021, and adopted the -LD suffix on August 5, 2022.[5]
In early 2023, WTCL-LD was added to the Spectrum Cleveland cable lineup on channel 17, giving the station wider reach in the market.
On June 1, 2023, WTCL's programming became simulcast on
Subchannels
The station's digital signal is
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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6.1 | 1080i | 16:9 |
TLMD | Telemundo |
6.2 | 480i | MeTV | MeTV / MyNetworkTV | |
19.10 | 1080i | WOIOHD | CBS (WOIO) | |
43.10 | 480i | WUAB | The CW (WUAB) |
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