WUVM-LD,
virtual channel
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4 (
VHF
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digital
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2), is a
low-powered Estrella TV
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-affiliated
television station
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licensed
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to
Atlanta, Georgia
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, United States. On
Cable
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, this station is available only in
standard definition
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on
Charter Spectrum
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channel 210, and
Comcast Xfinity
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channel 15. It is one of the few LPTV stations in the country to be seen on
satellite TV
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(since
must-carry
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North America Canada
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does not apply to them), as it is part of
DirecTV
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's local lineup. The city of license is Atlanta, but the very
directional antenna
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is aimed northwest and west from the
North Druid Hills
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area, also covering most of
Cobb County
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. It goes as far as
Roswell
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in the north,
Marietta to the northwest, and
Lithia Springs to the west.
The WUVM-LD
antenna
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is on the same
radio tower
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, north of
Druid Hills
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, with
several other stations:
W13DQ-D
W13DQ-D, VHF digital channel 13 (virtual channel 45), is a low-powered HSN-affiliated television station licensed to Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
History
Founded in 1987 on channel 24, the station is owned by Ventana Television, the subsid ...
,
WATL
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TV 25 (36.1), and
WANF
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TV 19 (46.1).
FM stations on the same tower are
WWWQ
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FM 99.7,
WRFG
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FM 89.3, and
WKHX-FM
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101.5. The tower is located just northwest of the
intersection
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of
Briarcliff Road Briarcliff most commonly refers to:
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** Briarcliff College, a college in the village that closed in 1977
** Briarcliff Farms, a dairy farm in the village and Pine Plains from 1890 to 1968 ...
and Clifton Road, near
Emory University
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and the
Centers for Disease Control
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.
History
Originally W20AU on channel 20, it became W04DB on channel 4 due to the
FCC
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assignment of WTBS (channel 17, now
WPCH-TV
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) to digital channel 20.
Carrying
ShopNBC
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until early 2006, it now carries Azteca America.
It was formerly licensed to VVILPTV Inc. before being transferred to Scott Saldana's ownership; it was later sold to the L4 Media Group of
Melbourne, Florida
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. In July 2006, L4 Media Group agreed to sell WUVM-LP to
Una Vez Mas Holdings, LLC
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Places
* 160 Una, the asteroid "Una", an asteroid named after the Faerie Queene character
* Una River (disambiguation), numerous rivers
* Una, Himachal Pradesh, a town in India
** Una, Himachal Pradesh Assembly constit ...
for $1.45 million.
WUVM-LP was issued a
construction permit
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for a digital signal on channel 8 on April 11, 2018.
On January 14, 2021, the callsign changed to WUVM-LD, with digital operation beginning on channel 2.
Subchannels
References
External links
*
FCC map of WUVM-LD coverage
{{Other Georgia Stations
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Television channels and stations established in 1998
Spanish-language television stations in Georgia (U.S. state)
Innovate Corp.