WCEA-LD
WCEA-LD (channel 26) is a low-power Spanish-language independent television station in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The station is owned by C&M Broadcasting Corporation. WCEA-LD is co-owned with El Planeta, a local Spanish-language newspaper.
History
WCEA-LD was founded by Pedro Nicolas Cuenca in 1986 as W19AH, becoming WCEA-LP in 1995. It has always been a platform for local multicultural independent producers in the Boston market. The station also served as Boston's Telemundo affiliate in the early 1990s, before W32AY (now WYCN-LD in Providence, Rhode Island) signed on in 1995.[2]
Initially broadcasting on channel 19, WCEA-LP was forced to vacate the channel to accommodate the digital signal of WGBH-TV.[3] In 2002, it moved to channel 3 via special temporary authority,[4] but its application for the channel was subsequently dismissed by the Federal Communications Commission due to objections from other Boston stations, AT&T Broadband, and RCN;[5] soon thereafter, WCEA-LP relocated to channel 58.[3]
Since December 2010, Massachusetts Spanish TV Network (MAS TV) has partnered with WCEA-LD to provide programming, including local newscasts at 6 a.m. and noon.[6]
In the early 2010s, WCEA-LP had two applications convert to digital operations on channels 44 and 45, with both specifying a transmitter location atop the John Hancock Tower; the station ultimately chose to build the channel 45 facility.[7]
Subchannels
The station's signal is multiplexed:
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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26.1 | 480i | 4:3 | WCEA | Main WCEA-LD programming |
26.2 | 16:9 | TELESUR | Telesur | |
26.3 | 4:3 | Dom.Re | Cristovision (Spanish religious) | |
26.4 | Mexico | Telemicro Aster | ||
26.5 | 16:9 | Cubavis | TeleCentro | |
26.6 | 4:3 | Cubavis | TeleAntilles | |
26.7 | 16:9 | Comfy | Comfy TV |
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCEA-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Fybush, Scott D (April 10, 1995). "New England Radio Watcher: Long Time, No Post". rec.radio.broadcasting. Google Groups. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ^ a b Fybush, Scott (November 11, 2002). "WCVB, South Jersey Police Meet Tropospheric Ducting". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ^ "Application Search Details (WCEA-LP channel 3)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
- ^ "Legal Action Information (WCEA-LP channel 3)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
- ^ New network expands Spanish-language options
- ^ "Application for a Low Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booster Station License". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. November 19, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
- ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for WCEA". RabbitEars. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
External links
- Official website
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- This region includes the following cities: Boston/Cambridge/Worcester/Lawrence, MA
- Manchester/Nashua/Concord, NH
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
- WGBH-TV 2 (.1/.3 PBS, .2 World)
- WBZ-TV 4 (.1 CBS, .2 Start, .3 Dabl, .4 Fave, .5 Catchy)
- WCVB-TV 5 (.1 ABC, .2 MeTV, .3 Story)
- WHDH 7 (.1 Ind., .2 Buzzr)
- WBTS-CD 151 (.1 NBC, .2 Cozi, .3 LX, .4 Oxygen)
- WFXZ-CD 242 (.1 BizTV)
- WFXT 25 (.1 Fox, .2 Mystery, .3 Laff)
- WUTF-TV 27 (.1 UniMás, .2 LATV, .3 TBD, .4 Nest, .5 Court)
- WSBK-TV 38 (.1 Ind., .2 H&I, .3 Comet, .4 Charge!, .5 Movies!)
- WGBX-TV 44 (.1/.2 PBS, .3 Create, .4 PBS Kids)
- WWDP 46 (.1 QVC, .2 The365, .3 Outlaw, .4 LC, .5 Retro, .6 Heartland)
- WWJE-DT 50 (.1 Crime)
- WLVI 56 (.1 CW, .2 Buzzr)
- WDPX-TV 58 (.1 Grit)
- WNEU 60 (.1 TMD, .2 TXO)
- WMFP 62 (.1 LC, .2 SBN, .3 Binge TV)
- WUNI 66 (.1 UNI, .2 Bounce, .3 Get, .4 Court, .5 Nuestra Visión)
- WBPX-TV 68 (.1 Ion, .2 Mystery, .3 Scripps, .4 Bounce, .5 Defy, .6 JTV, .8 HSN2)
- WHDT-LD 3 (.1 NTD)
- WCEA-LD 26 (.1 Spanish Ind., .2 TeleSur, .3 Cristovisión, .4 Telemicro, .5 Telecentro, .6 Tele Antillas)
- WCRN-LD 31 (.1 Intrigue TV, .2 F24, .3 Blank, .4 Retro, .5 Heartland, .6 ANT/WVMA-CD simulcast)
- WMUR-TV 9 (.1 ABC, .2 MeTV, .3 LC, .5 QVC – Manchester, NH)
- WENH-TV 11 (.1 PBS/NHPBS, .2 Explore, .3 World, .4 Create, .5 PBS Kids – Durham, NH)
- WVMA-CD 17 (.1 ANT, .2 NewsNet – Winchendon, MA)
- WPXG-TV 21 (.1 Ion, .2 Mystery, .3 Scripps, .4 Bounce, .5 Defy, .6 TrueReal – Concord, NH)
- WLEK-LD 22 (.1 Visión Latina, .2 Ads, .3 LC – Concord, NH)
- WYDN 48 (.1 Daystar – Lowell, MA)
- NECN
- NESN
- CatholicTV
- BNNTV
- NBC Sports Boston
- NewTV
- RCNTV
- Spectrum News 1
- TV3 (Medford)
- CBS News Boston
- Very Boston
- Very New Hampshire
- NBC Boston News (with NECN)
- Boston 25 NOW
- CN8
- WHDH-TV 5 (Boston; 1957–1972)
- WNAC-TV 7 (Boston; 1948–1982)
- WJZB-TV 14 (Worcester, MA)
- WNHT 21 (Concord, NH)
- WXPO-TV 50 (Manchester, NH)
- WTAO-TV 56 (Cambridge, MA)
- 1 Nominally a low-power station; shares spectrum with full-power WGBX-TV.
2 Nominally a low-power station; shares spectrum with full-power WGBH-TV.
- Adjacent areas
- Albany–Schenectady–Troy, NY
- Burlington, VT–Plattsburgh, NY
- Hartford–New Haven, CT
- Portland–Augusta, ME
- Providence, RI–New Bedford, MA
- Springfield–Holyoke, MA
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