| Callsign: | WVOA-LD | ||||
| Atsc3: | yes | ||||
| City: | Westvale, New York | ||||
| Digital: | 6 (VHF) | ||||
| Virtual: | 6 | ||||
| Founded: | June 30, 1992 | ||||
| Location: | Westvale–Syracuse, New York | ||||
| Country: | United States | ||||
| Callsign Meaning: | The Voice of the Arts | ||||
| Owner: | Craig Fox | ||||
| Licensee: | Metro TV, Inc. | ||||
| Sister Stations: | WFBL, WMBO, WMVN, WOLF, WOLF-FM, WOSW, WSEN, WSIV | ||||
| Former Channel Numbers: | Analog: 60 (UHF, 1997–2009), 6 (VHF, 2009–2022) | ||||
| Erp: | 2.75 kW | ||||
| Haat: | 54.10NaN0 | ||||
| Facility Id: | 14319 | ||||
| Class: | LD | ||||
| Coordinates: | 43.0583°N -76.1664°W | ||||
| Licensing Authority: | FCC | ||||
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WVOA-LD (channel 6) is a low-power television station licensed to Westvale, New York, United States, serving the Syracuse area. The station is owned by Metro TV, Inc., one of the numerous holding companies owned or co-owned by Craig Fox. WVOA-LD's transmitter is located on the WOLF radio tower on West Kirkpatrick Street northwest of downtown Syracuse.
Until July 13, 2021, the station operated a brokered religious format known as "Love Radio"; "Love Radio" had previously aired in the Syracuse area on 103.9 FM, now known as WSEN. The then-WVOA-LP operated on analog channel 6, allowing its audio feed to be heard on the FM radio dial at 87.75 MHz. To meet the legal requirements for visual content, the station ran the display from a Atari Video Music machine that the station's audio signal was fed into.[1]
Prior to adopting that format in October 2013,[2] the then-WMBO-LP carried a feed of NASA TV, which it had carried since returning to the air in November 2010.[3]
WVOA-LP's programming consisted mostly of brokered religious programming from around the United States, with Salem Radio Network's "The Fish" network filling in unsold gaps. A few secular music programs also aired, primarily on weekends.
As part of the FCC's mandated shutdown on low-power analog television stations, the station ended all analog transmissions on July 13, 2021, at 5 p.m. All programs were moved to sister station WSIV.[4] The station was licensed to begin digital TV operations effective January 11, 2022, changing its call sign to WVOA-LD.
On July 20, 2023, a FCC "Report and Order" stated that WVOA-LD would be permitted to apply to resume separate audio operations on 87.75 MHz, using a modified version of the ATSC 3.0 "NextGen TV" standard.[5] It converted to ATSC 3.0 operation on December 15, 2023, and began offering FM6 service under special temporary authority three days later, becoming the fourteenth and final permitted FM6 station. The station simulcasts the programming of WOLF at 87.75 MHz as an ancillary or supplementary analog service of WVOA-LD.[6]
| Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | WVOA-LD | [Blank] |