WOTH-CD

WOTH-CD, virtual and UHF digital channel 20, was a low-power, Class A television station licensed to Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Owned by Elliott B. Block's Block Broadcasting,[2] it was a sister station to WBQC-LD (channel 25). WOTH's transmitter was located along Symmes Street, just south of East McMillan Street in Cincinnati (shared with ABC affiliate WCPO-TV, channel 9).

WOTH-CD
Channels
BrandingWOTH
Programming
Subchannels(see below)
AffiliationsDefunct
Ownership
Owner
  • Block Broadcasting
  • (Elliott B. Block)
WBQC-LD
History
FoundedSeptember 28, 1990 (1990-09-28)
First air date
June 7, 1994 (1994-06-07)
Last air date
  • January 23, 2018 (2018-01-23)
  • (23 years, 230 days)
Former call signs
  • W35BA (1994–1998)
  • W39CG (1998–2001)
  • WOTH-LP (2001–August 2007)
  • WBQC-LD (August 2007–April 2010)
  • WOTH-LD (April 2010–February 2011)
  • WBQC-LD (February 2011–July 2013)
  • WOTH-CD (July 2013–January 23, 2018)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 35 (UHF, 1994–1998)
  • 39 (UHF, 1998–2001)
  • 38 (UHF, 2001–2005 and 2009)
  • 25 (UHF, 2005–2009)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID168414
ClassCD
ERP15 kW
HAAT252 m (827 ft)
Transmitter coordinates39°7′30.4″N 84°29′56″W
Links
Public license information

History
Former station logo

WOTH was previously branded as "The Other Channel." It began on June 7, 1994 as W35BA, channel 35, broadcasting programming from America's Store[3] that had previously aired on WBQC. It soon moved to channel 39, becoming W39CG.[4] In 2001, the station became WOTH-LP and moved to channel 38. WOTH adopted a simplified version of WBQC's old "25 TV" logo.[5]

In the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s incentive auction, WOTH-CD sold its spectrum for $13,266,948; at the time, the station indicated that it would enter into a post-auction channel sharing agreement.[6] On-screen messages later announced that WOTH would go off the air permanently on January 23, 2018.[7]

Shutdown

WOTH went off the air permanently on January 23, 2018, at 5:03 p.m. The station posted a photo on Facebook depicting its transmitter being turned off.[8] According to WOTH's Facebook page, WOTH would move some, but not all, of its subchannels to its sister station WBQC-LD (branded as WKRP-TV). Subchannels already moved at the time WOTH was shut down were HSN and Evine. Elliot Block, the station owner, stated that within two weeks of WOTH's closing, Decades, Movies! and Heroes & Icons would also be moved to WBQC-LD.[9]

The station's license was cancelled by the FCC on February 19, 2018.

Digital television

The station's digital signal was multiplexed on Channel 20.

Programming

WBQC aired network programming except for four hours per week of locally produced programs:[10]

  • Heart of Compassion
  • Inform Cincinnati

References
  1. "Facility Technical Data for WOTH-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "Ownership Reports, WOTH-CD". January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  3. Smith, Doug (2005-03-10). "Ohio". W9WI.com TV Database Online. Archived from the original on 2005-03-10. Retrieved 2006-07-13.
  4. Federal Communications Commission. "Call Sign History". TV Query Results. Retrieved 2006-07-13.
  5. "Old WBQC van". Block Broadcasting. Archived from the original (JPEG) on September 27, 2007.
  6. "FCC Broadcast Television Spectrum Incentive Auction Auction 1001 Winning Bids" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. April 4, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  7. "WOTH-TV Goes Dark Tuesday Jan. 23". WVXU. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  8. "A picture is worth a thousand words". January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  9. "Goodbye". January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  10. Block, Elliott (July 3, 2015). "Certification of Continuing Eligibility for Class A Status" (PDF). Retrieved August 26, 2015.
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