WKSY-LD (channel 21) is a

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, United States. Owned by

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, it is a

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of Norcross-based

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affiliate

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(channel 47). From its transmitter atop Mullinax Mountain in western Bartow County, in addition to cable coverage, WKSY-LD covers northwestern Georgia and northeastern Alabama, including Cartersville, Dalton and

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(the latter two are in the

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market); as well as

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, but is within the

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market.

Previous history

Before Gray acquired the station in 2022, the station carried several subchannels as "Sky 21", including a simulcast of WATC-DT from Atlanta and some local meetings, church services, and event and high school sports programming. Upon completion of the sale to Gray, WKSY-LD became an extended satellite station of

affiliate

."Gray Adds Another LPTV, This Time Near HQ"
''RBR-TVBR'', 7 April 2023, Retrieved 4 October 2023.

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KSY-LD Television channels and stations established in 1987 1987 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Telemundo affiliates KSY-LD Rome, Georgia Gray Media {{GeorgiaUS-tv-station-stub