WGPS-LD

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WGPS-LD
WGPS-LD (Maine Station Logo).png
Channels
BrandingWGPS TV
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
FoundedJune 21, 1995
Former call signs
W59CY (1995–1999)
W22CL (1999–2013)
WGPS-LP (2013–2020)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
59 (UHF, 1995-1999)
22 (UHF, 1999–2014)
Digital:
22 (UHF, 2014–2021)
Daystar (1995–2014)
Estrella TV (2014–2016)
DrTV (DT2, 2014–2015)
Call sign meaning
Global Positioning System
Technical information
Facility ID 55090
Class LD
ERP 5 kW
HAAT 99.7 m (327 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 26°26′55.4″N81°48′53.7″W / 26.448722°N 81.814917°W / 26.448722; -81.814917
Links
Website WGPS Profile at DTVAmerica.com

WGPS-LD (channel 22) is a low-power television station in Fort Myers, Florida, United States, affiliated with Cozi TV. The station is owned by HC2 Holdings through licensee DTV America Corporation.

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History

WGPS-LD served as an affiliate of Daystar during much of the late 1990s, 2000s, and early 2010s while under the callsigns of W59CY for the first four years, W22CL from 1999 to 2013, and then under the WGPS-LP calls from 2013 to 2020. On May 28, 2020, the callsign was changed to WGPS-LD.

On July 1, 2014, WGPS-LP became affiliated with Estrella TV on its main subchannel, with DrTV on its second subchannel. [1] [2]

In 2015, two more subchannels were added. In Summer of that year, Sonlife was launched onto WGPS-LD3. In December, Grit was launched onto a fourth digital subchannel. During that month, DrTV was replaced by Sony Pictures Television's GetTV network on DT2.

On November 29, 2016, Cozi TV replaced Estrella TV on DT1; two days later, Estrella TV replaced the defunct MundoMax network on WXCW-DT2.

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WGPS-LD [3]
Channel Res. Aspect Short nameProgramming
22.1 480i 4:3 WGPS-LD Cozi TV
22.2 Get
22.3 SonLife
22.4 Buzzr
22.5 16:9 Laff
22.6 Scripps News
22.74:3 Daystar
22.816:9 Defy TV
22.9 ION Television

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References

  1. DrTV query @ RabbitEars.info
  2. "Estrella TV adds Ft. Myers-Naples to Affiliate Roster - TVNewsCheck". TVNewsCheck.com. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  3. RabbitEars TV Query for WGPS-LD