WRTD-CD

{{Short description|Television station in Raleigh, North Carolina}}

{{Infobox television station

| name =

| callsign = WRTD-CD

| logo = Telemundo Raleigh 2019.webp

| logo_size = 200px

| branding = Telemundo Raleigh

| city =

| analog =

| digital = 15 (UHF), shared with WRAZ{{cite web|url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/api/download/attachment/25076ff3630402ee0163177129cc2146|title=WZGS / WRAZ Channel Share Agreement|format=PDF|work=Licensing and Management System|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|date=April 27, 2018|access-date=April 30, 2018}}

| virtual = 54

| affiliations = 54.1: Telemundo

| founded = {{Start date and age|1991|p=y}}

| airdate =

| location = Raleigh, North Carolina

| country = United States

| callsign_meaning = Raleigh/Research Triangle Telemundo/Durham

| owner = Telemundo Station Group

| licensee = NBC Telemundo License LLC

| operator =

| former_callsigns = {{ubl|W60BT (1991–1999)|WHOA-LP (1999–2005)|WZGS-CA (2005–2013)|WZGS-CD (2013–2018)}}

| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|Digital: 44 (UHF, 2013–2018), 49 (UHF, 2018–2019)|Virtual: 44 (2013–2018)}}

| former_affiliations = {{ubl|America's Store ({{circa|2002–2003}})|Telemundo (2005–2010)|Independent (2010–2018)}}

| erp = 805.4 kW

| haat = {{convert|607|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

| facility_id = 41095

| coordinates = {{coord|35|40|29|N|78|31|39|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}

| licensing_authority = FCC

| website =

}}

WRTD-CD (channel 54) is a Class A television station licensed to Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, serving as the Research Triangle area's outlet for the Spanish-language network Telemundo. The station is owned and operated by the Telemundo Station Group subsidiary of NBCUniversal. Under a channel sharing agreement, WRTD-CD shares transmitter facilities with Fox affiliate WRAZ (channel 50, owned by locally based Capitol Broadcasting Company) near Auburn, North Carolina. The station originates its master control from the facilities of WZDC-CD in Washington, D.C., whose website links to WRTD's public file.

Despite WRTD-CD legally holding a low-power Class A license, it transmits using WRAZ's full-power spectrum. This ensures complete reception across the Research Triangle television market (Raleigh−Durham−Chapel Hill−Fayetteville).

History

The station signed on in 1991 as W60BT. Its call sign was changed to WHOA-LP in 1999, and to WZGS-CA in 2005.

WZGS-CA went silent on April 1, 2010, due to losing its first affiliation with Telemundo.{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1361325&Service=CA&Form_id=910&Facility_id=41095|title= Request for Silent STA|date=March 25, 2010|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=March 27, 2010}} It then became an independent station, airing English, Spanish and Portuguese programming. In the interim, the national cable/satellite feed for Telemundo served the market.

WZGS-CA resumed broadcasting on March 25, 2011.{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101422433&formid=910&fac_num=41095|title=Resumption of Operations|date=March 30, 2011|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=July 12, 2014}} The station changed its call sign to WZGS-CD on May 31, 2013.{{cite web |title=Call Sign History (WRTD-CD) |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=41095&Callsign=WRTD-CD |website=CDBS Public Access |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=July 31, 2018}}

On December 4, 2017, NBCUniversal's Telemundo Station Group announced its purchase of ZGS Communications' 13 television stations, including WZGS-CD. The sale marks NBCUniversal's re-entry into the Raleigh–Durham market, as they owned WNCN (channel 17) from 1996 to 2006 (it is now a CBS affiliate, owned by Nexstar Media Group).{{cite news|last1=Miller|first1=Mark K.|title=NBCU Adding ZGS Stations To Telemundo|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/109362/nbcu-adding-zgs-stations-to-telemundo|access-date=December 4, 2017|work=TVNewsCheck|date=December 4, 2017|language=en}} The sale was completed on July 20, 2018.{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1787375&Service=DC&Form_id=905&Facility_id=41095|title=Consummation Notice|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=July 24, 2018}} NBCUniversal changed the station's call letters to WRTD-CD{{cite web |title=Media Bureau Call Sign Actions |url=https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-352337A1.pdf |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=July 6, 2018 |date=July 6, 2018}} on July 25, 2018; the station also rejoined Telemundo.

Subchannels

References

Category:1991 establishments in North Carolina

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Category:Telemundo Station Group

Category:Television channels and stations established in 1991

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