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WEKA-LD
CityCanton, Ohio
Channels
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerDTV America Corporation
WQDI-LD, WUEK-LD, KONV-LD
History
FoundedFebruary 22, 2011
First air date
c. April 2016
Former call signs
W27DL-D (2011-2015)
Technical information
Facility ID184644
ERP5 kW = 5000 watts
HAAT367 feet (112 m)
Transmitter coordinates41°29′13″N 81°41′1.6″W / 41.48694°N 81.683778°W / 41.48694; -81.683778

WEKA-LD is a digital low-powered television station serving the Cleveland-Akron-Canton, Ohio media market. Licensed to Canton, Ohio, the station is owned by DTV America Corporation. The station broadcasts its digital signal on UHF channel 26 (virtual channel 41 via PSIP).

WEKA is currently silent, but will eventually be reactivated. WEKA's channels however are duplicated on sister station WUEK-LD, channel 25 (virtual channel 26 via PSIP).[1]

Digital channels

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming
41.1 480i 16:9 WEKA-LD Stadium
41.2 4:3 Buzzr
41.3 Sonlife Broadcasting Network
41.4 Shop LC
41.5 16:9 QVC
41.6 4:3 Jewelry Television
41.7 NBC Lx

History

The Federal Communications Commission issued the station's initial construction permit for W27DL-D on February 22, 2011. The current WEKA-LD callsign was adopted on April 15, 2015. The station signed on the air in sometime in 2016 as a Newsmax TV affiliate on its main channel. Not too long after WEKA signed on, DTV America signed on WQDI-LD as an Estrella TV affiliate.

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