WQEK-LD
WQEK-LD, virtual channel 36 (UHF digital channel 30), is a low-powered Soul of the South-affiliated television station that is licensed to Clarksdale, Mississippi within the Memphis, Tennessee television market. The station is owned by DTV America Corporation of Sunrise, Florida.
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| Clarksdale, Mississippi/Memphis, Tennessee United States | |
|---|---|
| City | Clarksdale, Mississippi |
| Channels | Digital: 30 (UHF) Virtual: 36 (PSIP) |
| Programming | |
| Subchannels | See article |
| Affiliations | Cozi TV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | HC2 Holdings (DTV America Corporation) |
| KPMF-LD | |
| History | |
| Founded | October 2, 2012 |
First air date | September 3, 2016 |
Former call signs | W18EK-D (2012-2015) |
Former channel number(s) | Digital: 18 (UHF, 2015-2019) |
| Silent (2012-2015) Cozi TV (2015-20??) | |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 188791 |
| ERP | 7.5 kW |
| HAAT | 325 feet (99 m) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°16′32.6″N 89°47′37.6″W |
WQEK's low-power signal does not actually reach its city of license of Clarksdale, and it instead serves the inner core of the Memphis market, though unlike sister station Paragould, Arkansas-licensed KPMF-LD (which is licensed to a city in the Jonesboro, Arkansas market), Clarksdale is fully within the Memphis market. WQEK-LD and KPMF-LD's transmitters are co-located on the Tegna tower near Brunswick, Tennessee, in northern Shelby County.[1]
History
The station’s construction permit was granted by the Federal Communications Commission for the station as W18EK-D on October 2, 2012. The station’s call letters were changed to the current WQEK-LD on December 7, 2015. WQEK-LD finally took to the air in September 2016 as a Cozi TV affiliate. A total of eight subchannels were launched in its first months on the air, offering multiple digital networks.
Digital television
Digital channels
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming [2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36.1 | 480i | 4:3 | WQEK-LD | Soul of the South |
| 36.2 | Decades | |||
| 36.3 | Movies! | |||
| 36.4 | Stadium | |||
| 36.5 | Justice Network | |||
| 36.6 | Silent | |||
| 36.7 | Shop LC | |||
| 36.8 | QVC2 | |||
External links
- HC2 Holdings
- WQEK in the FCC's TV station database
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WQEK-TV