WEYS-LD

WEYS-LD, VHF digital channel 6 (virtual channel 31), is a low-powered Almavision-owned-and-operated television station licensed to Miami, Florida, United States.

"WEYS" redirects here. For the former Telenoticas station, see WSBS-TV.
WEYS-LD
ATSC 3.0 station
Channels
Programming
AffiliationsAlmavision
Ownership
OwnerAlmavision
History
Founded1979 (1979)
Former call signs
W56AZ (1979-2003)
WEYS-LP (2003-2021)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
56 (UHF, 1979-2009)
6 (VHF, 2009-2021)
Virtual:
54 (2021)
PBS (via WPBT-TV, 1979-2001)
Network One (via WEYS-TV, 2001-2005)
Call sign meaning
The Florida Keys
Technical information
Facility ID6035
ClassTranslator
ERP3 kW
Links
Websitewww.almavision.com
Radio station information
Frequency87.7 MHz
BrandingAlmavision Radio 87.7 FM
Programming
FormatSpanish language religious
Links
Websitealmavision.tv

History

As W56AZ

Founded in 1979 by the board of county commissioners, it was a relay translator for PBS affiliate WPBT-TV. The station went temporarily dark in 1989 for repairs and upgrades. It returned soon thereafter, though the format remained the same until the county commissioners sold the station in 2001 to WEYS Television Corp, then an affiliate of Network One.

As WEYS-LP

By 2003, the call sign was changed to WEYS-LP. It was later sold to Cayo Hueso Networks, LLC. The station continued as a relay translator until it was sold once more to Almavision Hispanic Network, Inc. in 2005. With the relay translator station of WSBS-TV discontinued, it ran religious programming full-time, replacing Network One. As a low-power station, it remained as an analog station after the transition. Its audio also could be picked up at 87.7 FM due to an overlap between channel 6 and the start of the FM band. This kind of station is colloquially known as a "Franken-FM."

As WEYS-LD

The station was licensed for digital operation on July 12, 2021, changing its call sign to WEYS-LD. The station's radio programs moved to WNMA in January 2022. On July 20, 2023, an FCC "Report and Order" included this station as one of 13 "FM6" stations allowed to continue to operate an FM radio broadcast, as a "ancillary or supplementary" service.[1]

References
  1. "Fifth Report and Order: In the Matter of Amendment of Parts 73 and 74 of the Commission's Rules to Establish Rules for Digital Low Power Television and Television Translator Stations" (FCC 23-58, MB Docket No. 03-185, Adopted: July 20, 2023, Released: July 20, 2023)


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