WCEA-LD (channel 26) is a low-power Spanish-language independent television station in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Owned by C&M Broadcasting Corporation, it is a sister property to El Planeta, a local Spanish-language newspaper. The station's studios are located on Albany Street in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood; while its transmitter is located atop the John Hancock Tower in the Back Bay.

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:

Subchannels of WCEA-LD[8]
Channel Res. Short name Programming
26.1 480iWCEAMain WCEA-LD programming
26.2 TELESURTelesur
26.3 CaribeCristovision (Spanish religious) (4:3)
26.6 CVITeleAntilles (4:3)

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WCEA-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ Fybush, Scott D (April 10, 1995). "New England Radio Watcher: Long Time, No Post". rec.radio.broadcasting. Google Groups. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Fybush, Scott (November 11, 2002). "WCVB, South Jersey Police Meet Tropospheric Ducting". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Application Search Details (WCEA-LP channel 3)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Legal Action Information (WCEA-LP channel 3)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  6. ↑ New network expands Spanish-language options
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "RabbitEars TV Query for WCEA". RabbitEars. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WCEA-LD