WCZS-LD
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| Channels | |
|---|---|
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sonshine Family Television |
| History | |
First air date | August 29, 1986 |
Former call signs | W40AF (1986–2003) W35BT (2003-2009) W07DP-D (2009–2020) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 35 (UHF, 1986–2009) Digital: 7 (VHF, 2009-2020) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 55283 |
| Class | LD |
| ERP | 1 kW DA 15 KW DA (CP) |
| HAAT | 246 m 412 m (CP) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°5′49″N 77°12′17″W / 40.09694°N 77.20472°W 40°2′43″N 77°45′11″W / 40.04528°N 77.75306°W (CP)[2][3] |
| Links | |
Public license information | LMS |
| Website | www.ctvn.org |
WCZS-LD, virtual channel 35 (UHF digital channel 30), is a low-powered religious independent television station that is licensed to Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. A longtime Cornerstone Television station previously licensed to Harrisburg, WCZS-LD (as W07DP-D) was sold to Sonshine Family Television in 2018.[4] In 2020 the station changed its city of license to Shippensburg and obtained a construction permit to move its transmitter to Clarks Knob, near its new city of license.[2][3]
The station signed on UHF analog channel 35 on August 29, 1986 as W40AF; then on December 8, 2003 as W35BT; on August 21, 2009 as W07DP-D; and on 2020 as WCZS-LD.
Digital television
Digital channels
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35.1 | 480i | 4:3 | CTVN | Cornerstone |
| 35.2 | 720p | 16:9 | CourtTV | Court TV |
| 35.3 | Mystery | Court TV Mystery | ||
| 35.4 | 480i | Grit | Grit | |
| 35.5 | Bounce | Bounce |
Analog-to-digital conversion
W07DP-D (as W35BT) shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 35, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal began on its pre-transition VHF channel 7.[6] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 35.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCZS-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ a b "Licensing and Management System". Federal Communications Commission. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ a b "WCZS-LD Shippensburg, PA". RabbitEars. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ Jacobson, Adam. "A TV Deal That's A Pocketful of Sonshine". Radio and Television Business Report. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WCZS-LD
- ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
External links
- Cornerstone TeleVision official site
- Facility details for Facility ID 55283 (WCZS-LD) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
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