WTMO-CD

{{Infobox television station

| callsign = WTMO-CD

| logo = Telemundo 31 (2019).svg

| branding = Telemundo 31

| digital = 31 (UHF)

| virtual = 31

| affiliations = {{ubl|31.1: Telemundo|for others, see {{Section link||Subchannels}}}}

| translators = {{ubl|WRDQ 27.3 Orlando|WKME-CD 21 (UHF) Kissimmee|WMVJ-CD 29 (UHF) Melbourne}}

| founded = {{start date and age|1992|p=y}}

| location = Orlando, Florida

| country = United States

| callsign_meaning = {{ubl|Telemundo Orlando|-or-|Telemundo}}

| sister_stations =

| owner = Telemundo Station Group

| licensee = NBC Telemundo License LLC

| former_callsigns = {{ubl|W59BH (1987–1990)|W31AU (1990–1999)|WPXG-LP (1999–2007)|WTMO-CA (2007–2011)}}

| former_affiliations =

| erp = 15 kW

| haat = {{convert|125.4|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

| class = CD

| facility_id = 10073

| coordinates = {{coord|28|36|22.6|N|81|27|23.9|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}

| licensing_authority = FCC

| website = {{URL|http://www.telemundo31.com/}}

}}

WTMO-CD (channel 31) is a low-power, Class A television station in Orlando, Florida, United States, broadcasting the Spanish-language network Telemundo. Owned and operated by NBCUniversal's Telemundo Station Group,{{Cite web |title=NBCU Buying 13 Telemundo Affils From ZGS |url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/109362/nbcu-adding-zgs-stations-to-telemundo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206074450/http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/109362/nbcu-adding-zgs-stations-to-telemundo |archive-date=December 6, 2017 |access-date=January 4, 2018 |website=www.tvnewscheck.com |language=en}} the station has studios at the intersection of Sand Lake Road and Orange Blossom Trail in unincorporated Orange County (using an Orlando mailing address), and its transmitter is located on Lake Sparling Road in Pine Hills.

WTMO-CD is simulcast on the third digital subchannel of independent station WRDQ (channel 27, owned by Cox Media Group), as well as on translators WKME-CD (channel 21) in Kissimmee, and WMVJ-CD (channel 29) in Melbourne.

History

Until February 9, 2007, WTMO's primary signal (as WTMO-LP) was the WKME transmitter. Until early 2006 at the latest, it was located on channel 40, but moved to channel 15 shortly before WACX signed on its digital signal on channel 40. Based in Kissimmee, this signal is far enough away with a directional pattern towards Kissimmee, so it would not interfere with WCEU (now WDSC-TV), which also broadcasts on channel 15. As a result, channel 15's coverage area only covers Kissimmee, forcing WTMO to reach the rest of the Orlando area via cable. In late 2006, ZGS acquired WDYB, WMVJ, and the channel 31 license (then WPXG-LP) from Tiger Eye Broadcasting to expand WTMO's over-the-air reach.{{cite news |date=November 20, 2006 |title=ZGS Communications acquires new TV stations |work=HispanicAd.com |url=http://www.hispanicad.com/cgi-bin/news/newsarticle.cgi?article_id=20687 |access-date=December 2, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927202413/http://www.hispanicad.com/cgi-bin/news/newsarticle.cgi?article_id=20687 |archive-date=September 27, 2007}} The station began broadcasting in digital on RF channel 31 on August 10, 2011.

On December 4, 2017, NBCUniversal's Telemundo Station Group announced its purchase of ZGS' 13 television stations.{{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 February 1, 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/telemundo-completes-acquisition-of-zgs-communications/199942|title=Telemundo Completes Acquisition of ZGS Communications|website=www.adweek.com|language=en-US|access-date=February 17, 2018}} WTMO is now owned by the same company that also owns nearby Universal Orlando Resort, although the resort is part of a different subsidiary of NBCUniversal.

Technical information

=Subchannels=

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

class="wikitable" \|+Subchannels of WTMO-CD[http://rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WTMO-CD#station Digital TV Market Listing for WTMO-CD] RabbitEars.Info. Retrieved March 31, 2017. ! scope = "col" \| Channel ! scope = "col" \| Res. ! scope = "col" \| Aspect ! scope = "col" \| Short name ! scope = "col" \| Programming
scope = "row" \| 31.1 \| 1080i \|\| rowspan=3\|16:9 \|\| WTMO-CD \|\| Telemundo
scope = "row" \| 31.3 \| rowspan=2\| 480i \|\| Xitos \|\| TeleXitos
scope = "row" \| 31.4 \| LX \|\| NBC American Crimes

class="wikitable"

|+Subchannels of WTMO-CD[http://rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WTMO-CD#station Digital TV Market Listing for WTMO-CD] RabbitEars.Info. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

! scope = "col" | Channel

! scope = "col" | Res.

! scope = "col" | Aspect

! scope = "col" | Short name

! scope = "col" | Programming

scope = "row" | 31.1

| 1080i || rowspan=3|16:9 || WTMO-CD || Telemundo

scope = "row" | 31.3

| rowspan=2| 480i || Xitos || TeleXitos

scope = "row" | 31.4

| LX || NBC American Crimes