WWSI
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HAAT | 399.8 m (1,311.7 ft) |
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Transmitter coordinates | 40°2′30.1″N 75°14′10.1″W / 40.041694°N 75.236139°W |
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Website | www |
WWSI (channel 62) is a
WWSI and WCAU share studios within the
History
Prior to the station's formal sign-on, channel 62's original owners held a
In January 2008, Hispanic Broadcasters Corporation agreed to sell WWSI to ZGS Communications for $10 million.[4] The sale to ZGS was finalized on March 11 of that year.
On March 21, 2013, NBCUniversal entered into an agreement to acquire WWSI from ZGS Communications for $20 million. Prior to the sale agreement, WWSI had been the largest station (in terms of market size) aligned with Telemundo that was not an owned-and-operated station of the network. The deal created a duopoly with NBC-owned Philadelphia station WCAU.[5] The sale was completed on July 2.[6]
News operation
Following the acquisition of WWSI, NBCUniversal announced plans to develop a news department for the station, with plans to debut half-hour newscasts at 6 and 11 p.m. starting January 6, 2014.[7]
The newscasts, titled Noticiero Telemundo 62 began on January 13, 2014, one week from the original planned start date. WWSI maintains its own control room, which then runs through WCAU's main Digital Operations Center.[8]
The station hired 15 staff members for its news operation (including journalists, reporters, producers, anchors and photographers).
The station launched additional 6 a.m. and noon newscasts to lead into Telemundo's national morning and mid-day news programs on April 2, 2018.[11]
On October 21, 2018, Telemundo 62 debuted its new studio in the new Comcast Technology Center, the same day that NBC 10 debuted its new studio.[12]
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's signal is
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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62.1 | 1080i | 16:9 |
WWSI-DT | Main WWSI programming / Telemundo |
62.2 | 480i | T-Xitos | TeleXitos[14] |
Analog-to-digital conversion
WWSI discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over
Spectrum reallocation
On April 13, 2017, it was revealed that WWSI's over-the-air spectrum had been sold in the FCC's
References
- ^ Section 307(b) Showing for New COL of Mount Laurel, NJ
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WWSI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Local Spanish TV channel on air". Courier-Post. February 2, 2001. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
- ^ "Deals". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved January 24, 2008.
- ^ NBCUniversal doubles in Philadelphia with Telemundo outlet, Radio & Television Business Report, March 21, 2013.
- ^ Telemundo Closes On Purchase of WWSI TVNewsCheck, July 2, 2013
- ^ "Telemundo's WWSI Gets Ready To Make News". TVNewsCheck. December 10, 2013.
- ^ "Inquirer.com: Philadelphia local news, sports, jobs, cars, homes".
- ^ "WWSI Philly Hiring 15 To Launch Local News". TVNewsCheck. September 11, 2013.
- ^ "Zayas to anchor upcoming Telemundo Philly newscast". Media Moves. October 21, 2013.
- ^ Miller, Mark (March 12, 2018). "Telemundo's WWSI Adding Two Newscasts". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ "With 4K and IP, NBC 10 and Telemundo 62 Philadelphia debut upgrade".
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WWSI
- ^ Malone, Michael (December 2014). "Telemundo Station Group Launches Telexitos Multicast Net". www.broadcastingcable.com. NewBay Media, LLC. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
- ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved March 24, 2012.
- ^ All Purpose Exhibit for WWSI CP Application to Channel Share
- ^ "NBC Makes Over $480 Million From Auction". TVNewsCheck. April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.