WCEA-LD

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WCEA-LD
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  • Boston, Massachusetts
  • United States
Channels
Branding
  • Cuencavision
  • MAS TV
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerC&M Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date
1986
Former call signs
  • W19AH (1986–1995)
  • WCEA-LP (1995–2011)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 19 (UHF, 1986–2002), 3 (VHF, 2002), 58 (UHF, 2002–2011)
  • Digital: 58 (UHF, 2011–2018), 45 (UHF, 2012–2021)
Telemundo (1990s–1995)
Call sign meaning
Cuenca
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 168497
Class LD
ERP 15 kW
HAAT 234.2 m (768 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 42°20′57″N71°4′29″W / 42.34917°N 71.07472°W / 42.34917; -71.07472 (WCEA-LD)
Links
Public license information
LMS
Website www.cuencavisiontv.com

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.

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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. Aspect Short nameProgramming
26.1 480i 16:9 WCEAMain WCEA-LD programming
26.2TELESUR Telesur
26.34:3CaribeCristovision (Spanish religious)
26.6CVITeleAntilles

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.