WLLC-LD

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WLLC-LD
WLLC Nashville 2019.png
Nashville, Tennessee
United States
ChannelsDigital: 19 (UHF)
Virtual: 42
BrandingUnivision Nashville
UniMás Nashville (on LD2)
Programming
Affiliations42.1: Univision (2014–present)
42.2: UniMás
42.3: TheGrio
42.4: Silent → AMGTV (Soon)
42.5: Nuestra Visión
Ownership
OwnerJKB Associates, Inc.
History
First air date
November 7, 1996; 25 years ago (1996-11-07)
Former call signs
W59AW (1996–1997)
W52CT (1997–2004)
W42CR (2004–2005)
WLLC-LP (2005–2021)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
59 (UHF, 1996–1997)
52 (UHF, 1997–2004)
42 (UHF, 2004–2009)
Digital:
41 (UHF, 2007–2014)
42 (UHF, 2014–2021)
Analog/LD1:
America One (1996–2004)
TeleFutura (2004–2013)
LD3:
Bounce TV (2011–2019)
LD4:
Heartland (2016–2019)
LD5:
Biz Television (2016–2017)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID41793
ClassLP
ERP14.9 kW
HAAT148.14 m (486 ft)
Transmitter coordinates36°9′49″N 86°46′45″W / 36.16361°N 86.77917°W / 36.16361; -86.77917
Links
Public license information
Profile
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WLLC-LD, virtual channel 42 (UHF digital channel 19), is a low-power dual Univision/UniMás-affiliated television station licensed to Nashville, Tennessee, United States. The station is owned by JKB Associates, Inc. WLLC-LD's transmitter are located atop the Life & Casualty Tower in Nashville's Capitol District.

History[]

The station signed on the air with the call sign W59AW on channel 59 in 1996. It carried programming from America One 24 hours a day.[1] The next year, the station moved to channel 52 and changed its call sign to W52CT.

In 2004, it moved to channel 42 and changed its call sign to W42CR. The station also dropped the America One affiliation and became an affiliate of the new Spanish-language network TeleFutura.[2] The station changed its call sign again that same year to WLLC-LP.

UniMás Nashville Logo used from 2013 to 2021.
Bounce TV Nashville Logo from its launch on September 26, 2011, and was used until the affiliate's discontinuation on December 2, 2019.

WLLC-LP launched a third digital subchannel on 42.3 affiliated with Bounce TV, the first 24/7 digital multi-cast broadcast network created exclusively for African Americans.[3] TeleFutura was rebranded as UniMás. From 2005 to 2013, the station was branded as TeleFutura 42, and after TeleFutura was rebranded to UniMás, then identified itself as UniMás Nashville.

WLLC-LP affiliated with Univision (which is a sister network to UniMás) on its main channel of 42.1, therefore programming from UniMás moved to WLLC's second subchannel of 42.2, and programming from Bounce TV moved to a new subchannel of 42.3.[4]

On July 5, 2016, WLLC-LP added Biz Television to a new subchannel of 42.4, Biz Television would be relocated to 42.5 at a later date, as Heartland was added to channel 42.4 on November 1, 2016, therefore making WLLC-LP the new flagship station for Heartland.[5] WSMV-TV previously served as the flagship station for Heartland from 2012 (when it made its return as a reincarnation of The Nashville Network) until November 1, 2016, when WSMV replaced Heartland with Escape on its 4.2 subchannel. At some point in 2017, the 42.5 subchannel for Biz Television was discontinued, However, the 42.5 subchannel would be reactivated on December 24, 2018, carrying another Spanish General Entertainment Network Nuestravision.[6]

On December 2, 2019, WLLC-LP discontinued Bounce TV on 42.3 and Heartland on 42.4, Bounce TV was replaced with the general entertainment network, AMGTV on 42.3, while Heartland was temporarily replaced with a test pattern on 42.4, while WLLC-LP finds a new affiliation for that subchannel.[7]

The station was licensed for digital operation on July 14, 2021, changing its call sign to WLLC-LD.

WLLC added TheGrioTV to its third subchannel on Monday, October 11, 2021, replacing AMGTV. It was also noted that AMGTV would move to the fourth subchannel (Which is still currently silent) at a later date and time.[8]

News operation[]

WLLC-LP previously carried daily 90-second news updates. The news updates were produced by WTVF and were anchored by . It was the only Spanish-language newscast in Nashville, a market consisting of about 4% Spanish-speaking viewers, a fast-growing audience in the Middle Tennessee area. As of 2011, WTVF no longer produced news updates for WLLC-LP.

In 2014, WLLC general manager Dave Carter said the station had plans to include local news-related programming, but would be at least 2015 before a traditional newscast would be offered.[9]

Technical information[]

Subchannels[]

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[10]
42.1 720p 16:9 Univis Main WLLC-LD programming / Univision
42.2 480i UniMas UniMás
42.3 theGRIO TheGrio
42.4 4:3 Heartland Silent → AMGTV (Soon)
42.5 Nuestra Nuestra Visión

References[]

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ [2]
  3. ^ New Channel offers diversity TV Programming
  4. ^ Univision back in Nashville
  5. ^ [3]
  6. ^ Nuestravision.TV
  7. ^ nashvilledtvnews.info
  8. ^ nashvilledtvnews.info/post/The_Grio_is_Now_on_WLLC-LD
  9. ^ Univision back in Nashville
  10. ^ Channel Listings for WLLC-LD @ Rabbitears

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