WKSY-LD explained

Callsign:WKSY-LD
Above:Translator of WKTB-CD, Norcross, Georgia
Location:Rome, Georgia
Country:United States
Digital:24 (UHF)
Virtual:21
Affiliations:Telemundo
Owner:Gray Television[1]
Licensee:Gray Television Licensee, LLC
Sister Stations:WANF, WKTB-CD, WPCH-TV
Former Channel Numbers:21 (UHF, 2001–2023)
Former Affiliations:Real America's Voice (until 2023)
Callsign Meaning:"Sky" (letters transposed)
Facility Id:49237
Class:LD
Erp:15 kW
Haat:212.91NaN1
Licensing Authority:FCC

WKSY-LD (channel 21) is a low-power television station in Rome, Georgia, United States. Owned by Gray Television, it is a translator of Norcross-based Telemundo affiliate WKTB-CD (channel 47). From its transmitter atop Mullinax Mountain in western Bartow County, in addition to cable coverage, WKSY-LD covers northwestern Georgia and northeastern Alabama, including Cartersville, Dalton and Ringgold, Georgia (the latter two are in the Chattanooga market); as well as Fort Payne, Alabama, but is within the Atlanta market.

Previous history

Before Gray acquired the station in 2022,[2] the station carried several subchannels as "Sky 21", including a simulcast of WATC-DT from Atlanta and some local meetings, church services, and event and high school sports programming. Upon completion of the sale to Gray, WKSY-LD became an extended satellite station of Telemundo affiliate WKTB-CD.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Assignments. Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. April 6, 2022. April 7, 2022.
  2. News: April 13, 2022 . Station Trading Roundup: 2 Deals, $375,000 . en . TVNewsCheck . September 1, 2022.
  3. https://rbr.com/gray-adds-another-lptv-this-time-near-hq/ "Gray Adds Another LPTV, This Time Near HQ"