WSWF-LD explained

Callsign:WSWF-LD
City:Orlando, Florida
Digital:29 (UHF)
Virtual:10
Location:Orlando, Florida
Country:United States
Owner:Major Market Broadcasting
Licensee:Major Market Broadcasting of Florida, Inc.
Erp:15 kW
Haat:107.70NaN0
Facility Id:61703
Licensing Authority:FCC

WSWF-LD (channel 10) is a low-power television station in Orlando, Florida, United States, affiliated with Diya TV. The station is owned by Major Market Broadcasting.

History

Originally licensed to Kissimmee,[1] the station began broadcasting as W19AX in March 1989. It branded as "WTTC", "The Tourist Channel", and offered a format of information on weather and attractions for visitors to the area.[2] The Tourist Channel made $85,000 a month in advertising from local attractions.[3] The owner, the Specialty Broadcasting Corporation, was snarled by lawsuits from partners in The Tourist Channel; facing rising legal fees, it filed for bankruptcy protection in December 1990 in order to liquidate.[4]

After the lawsuits, the owners of Specialty, the Namey brothers, revived the permit as a station offering community programming and old movies in 1992. The Nameys had started a similar business, Visitel Network, to offer programs like those aired on the Tourist Channel, which later was broadcast on W27BB.[5] [6]

In 1997, the station moved to channel 13 as W13CU. On June 6, 2000, it was reassigned the call sign WSWF-LP. On November 17, 2009, it moved to the current call sign WSWF-LD.[7]

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WSWF-LD[8] ! Channel! Res.! Aspect! Short name! Programming
10.1 480iDiyaTV
10.2 OrangeLocal (PEG)
10.3Vision
10.6AntennaAntenna TV
10.7VMXTVVideo Mix TV
10.81080iOANPlusOne America Plus
10.9480iAWEPlusAWE Plus
10.1016:9JTVJewelry TV
10.11HSNHSN
10.12QVCQVC

Notes and References

  1. News: Low-power TV moving into market. December 26, 1988. Central Florida Business 5. Susan G.. Strother. The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. Newspapers.com. January 16, 2024.
  2. News: Tourists get their own TV channel. December 22, 1988. D-1, D-13. Lance. Oliver. The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. Newspapers.com. January 16, 2024.
  3. News: Nameys switch to plans for local TV station. February 19, 1992. Osceola 1, 4. Annie. Tin. The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. Newspapers.com. January 16, 2024.
  4. News: Tourist TV focuses on new player entering market: Channel 19 plans to liquidate. December 8, 1990. B-1, B-7. Susan G.. Strother. The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. Newspapers.com. January 16, 2024.
  5. News: Tourist TV focuses on new player entering market: Visitel Network plans to sign on in January. December 8, 1990. B-1, B-6. Annie. Tin. The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. Newspapers.com. January 16, 2024.
  6. News: Sending a low-power signal: Growth in TV segment explodes despite financial challenges. January 17, 1994. Central Florida Business 14, 15. Rene. Stutzman. The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. Newspapers.com. January 16, 2024.
  7. Web site: FCCInfo Results .
  8. Web site: WSWF-LD Orlando, FL .