WCQA-LD

WCQA-LD

Springfield, Illinois United States
Channels	Digital: 12 (UHF) Virtual: 16
Programming
Subchannels	see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Innovate Corp. (HC2 Station Group, Inc.)
History
Founded	2010
Former call signs	W16CQ-D (2010–201?)
Former channel number(s)	Digital: 16 (UHF, 2014–2019)
Call sign meaning	Disambiguation of former W16CQ translator calls
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	181971
ERP	3 kW
HAAT	262 m (860 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	39°58′15.8″N89°10′27.7″W / 39.971056°N 89.174361°W / 39.971056; -89.174361
Links
Public license information	LMS

WCQA-LD (channel 12) is a low-power television station in Springfield, Illinois, United States. The station is owned by HC2 Holdings. ^[2]

History

The station's construction permit was initially issued on February 25, 2010 under the calls of W16CQ-D and was later changed to WCQA-LD. ^[3]

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel	Video	Aspect	Short name	Programming [4]
16.1	480i	16:9	WCQA-LD	365BLK
16.2		4:3		Get
16.3		16:9		Busted (eff. 3/1/2025)
16.4				Outlaw
16.6				Defy
16.7				NBC American Crimes
16.8				Oxygen

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for WCQA-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. Digital TV Market Listing for WCQA-LD
3. "FCCInfo Results".
4. "Wcqa-Ld Springfield, Il".

External links

• DTV America
• Facility details for Facility ID 181971 (WCQA-LD) in the FCC Licensing and Management System