WTME-LD explained

Callsign:WTME-LD
Branding:Telemundo Memphis
Digital:14 (UHF)
Virtual:35
Location:Memphis, Tennessee
Country:United States
Founded:November 15, 1982 (in Bruce, Mississippi; license moved to Memphis in 2024)
Owner:Gray Television
Licensee:Gray Television Licensee, LLC
Sister Stations:WMC-TV
Erp:15 kW[1]
Haat:286.50NaN0
Facility Id:7359
Class:LD
Coordinates:35.1747°N -89.8453°W
Licensing Authority:FCC

WTME-LD (channel 35) is a low-power television station in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, affiliated with the Spanish-language network Telemundo. It is owned by Gray Television alongside NBC affiliate WMC-TV (channel 5). The two stations share studios on Union Avenue in midtown Memphis; WTME-LD's transmitter is located on Raleigh-LaGrange Road on the city's northeast side.

History

The station founded in November 1982 as W07BN, originally licensed to Bruce, Mississippi. It was the first low-power television station in Mississippi. The station aired locally produced programming including a daily newscast, government meetings, music shows, and high school sports. It was also carried on the MaxxSouth cable system throughout North Mississippi.

Owner Bruce Independent Television, Inc. sold the station in 2020 to 5GTV, LLC. The call letters were changed to WYMP-LD on July 23, 2020.

On October 25, 2021, it was announced that WYMP-LD would be sold to Gray Television for $500,000.[2] The sale was completed on February 23, 2022, making it a sister station to WMC-TV.[3] This is despite the fact that Calhoun County (which includes Bruce) lies in the ColumbusTupelo market, which is not served by a Gray-owned station.

The station changed its call sign to WTME-LD on August 22, 2022, and switched to Telemundo programming in 2024.

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WTME-LD[4] ! Channel! Res.! Aspect! Short name! Programming
5.10WMCNBC NBC (WMC-TV)
35.1Telmndo Telemundo
35.2Outlaw Outlaw
35.3MeTV Toons
35.4France 24
35.5Paranormal TV

Notes and References

  1. https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/draftCopy.html?displayType=html&appKey=25076ff386f28a4601871026abfd1ca6&id=25076ff386f28a4601871026abfd1ca6 "Modification of a LPTV Station Construction Permit Application Station Application"
  2. Web site: Assignments. Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. October 25, 2021. October 26, 2021.
  3. Web site: Notification of Consummation. Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. February 28, 2022. March 1, 2022.
  4. Web site: RabbitEars TV Query for WTME. RabbitEars.info. May 30, 2024.