WQEK-LD

WQEK-LD (channel 36) is a low-power television station in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, affiliated with several digital multicast networks. It is owned by Innovate Corp. alongside KPMF-LD (channel 26). The two stations' transmitters are co-located on the WATN/WLMT tower off Brunswick Road in the Brunswick section of unincorporated northeast Shelby County.

WQEK-LD
Channels
Programming
Affiliationssee § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner
KPMF-LD
History
FoundedOctober 2, 2012
First air date
September 3, 2016 (2016-09-03)
Former call signs
W18EK-D (2012–2015)
Former channel number(s)
Digital:
18 (UHF, 2015–2019)
Silent (2012–2015)
Cozi TV (2015–20??)
Call sign meaning
Disambiguation of former W18EK translator calls
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID188791
ClassLD
ERP10 kW
HAAT329.3 m (1,080 ft)
Transmitter coordinates35°16′33″N 89°46′38″W
Links
Public license information
LMS

History

A construction permit was granted by the Federal Communications Commission for the station as W18EK-D on October 2, 2012. Its call letters were changed to the current WQEK-LD on December 7, 2015. Originally licensed to Clarksdale, Mississippi, WQEK-LD finally took to the air in September 2016 as a Cozi TV affiliate. A total of eight subchannels were launched in its first months on the air, offering multiple digital networks.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WQEK-LD[2]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
36.1 480i4:3WQEK-LDCRTV (Infomercials)
36.2 Timeless TV
36.3 16:9Magnificent Movies Network
36.4 Comet
36.5 4:3Carz & Trax
36.6 Silent
36.7 Shop LC
36.8 Binge TV (Infomercials)

References
  1. "Facility Technical Data for WQEK-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. Digital TV Market Listing for WQEK-LD
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