WOHZ-CD

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WOHZ-CD
Translator of WTCL-LD, Cleveland, Ohio
A large red "T" with "Telemundo Cleveland" in black text underneath.
Channels
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
FoundedOctober 31, 1989 (1989-10-31)
First air date
May 7, 1990
(33 years ago)
 (1990-05-07)[1] (in Mansfield, Ohio; license moved to Canton in 2020)
Former call signs
  • W50BE (1989–1995)
  • WOHZ-LP (1995–2005)
  • WOHZ-CA (2005–2015)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 50 (UHF, 1989–2015)
  • Digital: 41 (UHF, 2015–2019)
Independent (1989–2021)
Call sign meaning
Former "Z-50" branding[2]
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID41892
ClassCD
ERP15 kW
HAAT252.9 m (830 ft)
Transmitter coordinates40°53′24″N 81°16′11″W / 40.89000°N 81.26972°W / 40.89000; -81.26972
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Public license information

WOHZ-CD (channels 6, 19 and 43) is a low-power, Class A television station in Canton, Ohio, United States. Owned by Gray Television, it serves as an ultra high frequency (UHF) translator of Cleveland–licensed Telemundo affiliate WTCL-LD (channel 6), which itself is a repeater for Shaker Heights–licensed CBS affiliate WOIO (channel 19) and Lorain–licensed CW affiliate WUAB (channel 43).[4]

WOHZ-CD's transmitter is located northeast of Canton, while WOIO, WUAB, and WTCL share studios on the ground floor of the Reserve Square building in Downtown Cleveland.

History[edit]

Originally licensed to Mansfield, Ohio, this station took to the air on May 7, 1990, as W50BE.[1][5] An extension of locally owned WVNO-FM and WRGM, W50BE was an independent station boasting a lineup of local newscasts and community programming for the Mansfield/Ashland/Bucyrus region,[1][6] nearly equidistant from both the Cleveland and Columbus markets.[7] After W50BE owner Mid-State Television, Inc., headed by Robert Meisse, acquired the license to WCOM-TV, that station was relaunched as WMFD-TV "TV68/50"[8] on June 1, 1992, simulcasting W50BE's programming.[9]

By the beginning of 1996, W50BE changed call signs to WOHZ-LP and was relaunched as "Z-50", offering additional local programming as a WMFD-TV extension alongside America One fare.[2] Later upgraded to a Class A station as WOHZ-CA, it also began to offer weather information and an audio simulcast of WVNO-FM[10] from a combined studio facility in Ontario, Ohio.[9] The station was licensed for digital operation on February 26, 2015, assuming the call sign WOHZ-CD.

On October 8, 2020, Mid-State Television sold WOHZ-CD to Atlanta–based Gray Television, owner of WOIO and WUAB, for $450,000.[11][12] The sale was completed on December 8, 2020.[13] Upon taking over WOHZ-CD, Gray Television changed the station's city of license to Canton, Ohio, and has since used it as a repeater for WOIO, WUAB, and WTCL, increasing coverage for those stations in the southern part of the Cleveland/NE Ohio TV market.[10]

Subchannels[edit]

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WOHZ-CD[14]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
6.1 1080i 16:9 TLMD Telemundo (WTCL-LD)
6.2 480i MeTV MeTV / MyNetworkTV (WOIO DT2)
19.10 1080i WOIOHD CBS (WOIO)
43.10 480i WUAB The CW (WUAB)
  Simulcast of subchannels of another station

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Porter, Bart (May 6, 1990). "TV 50: New Mansfield station to enter homes Monday". News-Journal. Mansfield, Ohio. p. 1-D. Archived from the original on October 13, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b Kopp, Dan (March 6, 1996). "New TV channel broadcasting". News-Journal. Mansfield, Ohio. p. 1D. Archived from the original on October 13, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WOHZ-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ Dawidziak, Mark (February 16, 2017). "Channel 43 will remain on the air; only its transmitter was sold". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  5. ^ "The LPTV Report, September 1991 issue; retrieved June 26, 2022" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on June 26, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  6. ^ Redelson, Mike (August 15, 1990). "Crawford County represented on Mansfield TV station's staff". Telegraph-Forum. Bucyrus, Ohio. p. 6. Archived from the original on October 13, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Redelson, Mike (August 15, 1990). "Mansfield TV station offers news, features". Telegraph-Forum. Bucyrus, Ohio. p. 6. Archived from the original on October 13, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "TV68/50 moving to new site". News-Journal. Mansfield, Ohio. August 15, 1992. p. 3A. Archived from the original on October 13, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ a b Fybush, Scott (June 2, 2017). "Site of the Week 6/2/17: Mansfield, Ohio". Fybush.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2022 – via RadioBB.
  10. ^ a b Jacobson, Adam (October 13, 2020). "Gray Grows In the Buckeye State". Radio & Television Business Report. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  11. ^ "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  12. ^ Miller, Mark (October 20, 2020). "Station Trading Roundup: 2 Deals, $45,450,000". TV News Check. Archived from the original on June 11, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  13. ^ "CDBS Print". licensing.fcc.gov. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  14. ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for WOHZ-CD". RabbitEars. Archived from the original on October 10, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2021.