WTES-LD

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WTES-LD
City Florence, South Carolina (nominal city of license)
Channels
BrandingTelemundo Columbia
Programming
Affiliations
  • 16.1: Telemundo
  • 16.2: Palmetto Sports & Entertainment Network
  • 16.3: Defy
Ownership
Owner
WIS
History
FoundedFebruary 22, 2011
First air date
2022;3 years ago (2022)
Former call signs
  • W20DH-D (2011–2022)
  • W18FC-D (2022–2023)
Former channel number(s)
  • Digital: 18 (UHF, 2022–2025)
  • Virtual: 32 (2022–2024), 18 (2024–2025)
  • NBC (as a translator of WMBF-TV, 2022–2024)
  • NBC (as a translator of WIS, 2024–2025)
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 185606
Class LD
ERP 15 kW
HAAT 325.1 m (1,067 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 34°7′30″N80°45′22″W / 34.12500°N 80.75611°W / 34.12500; -80.75611
Links
Public license information
LMS
Website www.telemundocolumbia.com

WTES-LD (channel 16) is a low-power television station nominally licensed to Florence, South Carolina, United States, but serving the Columbia area as an affiliate of the Spanish-language network Telemundo. It is owned by Gray Media alongside NBC/CW affiliate WIS (channel 10). The two stations share studios on Bull and Gervais Streets (US 1/US 378) in downtown Columbia.

Contents

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WTES-LD [3]
Channel Res. Aspect Short nameProgramming
16.1 1080i 16:9 Telemundo
16.2 720p Palmetto Sports & Entertainment Network
16.3 480i Defy

References

  1. "Station Trading Roundup: 1 Deal, $600,000". TV News Check. May 17, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for WTES-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. "RabbitEars TV Query for WTES". RabbitEars . Retrieved February 15, 2025.