WVOA-LD

WVOA-LD (channel 6) is a low-power television station licensed to Westvale, New York, United States, serving the Syracuse area. The station is owned by Metro TV, Inc., one of the numerous holding companies owned or co-owned by Craig Fox. WVOA-LD's transmitter is located on the WOLF radio tower on West Kirkpatrick Street northwest of downtown Syracuse.

For the former CW affiliate also in Syracuse that was branded as "CW 6" from its cable position, see WSTQ-LP.
WVOA-LD
CityWestvale, New York
Channels
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WSEN, WSIV
History
FoundedJune 30, 1992
Former call signs
  • W60BY (1992–1998)
  • WMBO-LP (1998–2013)
  • WVOA-LP (2013–2022)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 60 (UHF, 1997–2009), 6 (VHF, 2009–2022)
Call sign meaning
The Voice of the Arts
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID14319
ClassLD
ERP0.75 kW
HAAT51.1 m (168 ft)
Transmitter coordinates30°34′28″N 84°12′9″W
Links
Public license information
LMS

Until July 13, 2021, the station operated a brokered religious format known as "Love Radio"; "Love Radio" had previously aired in the Syracuse area on 103.9 FM, now known as WSEN. The then-WVOA-LP operated on analog channel 6, allowing its audio feed to be heard on the FM radio dial at 87.7 MHz. To meet the legal requirements for visual content, the station ran the display from a Atari Video Music machine that the station's audio signal was fed into.[2]

Prior to adopting that format in October 2013,[3] the then-WMBO-LP carried a feed of NASA TV, which it had carried since returning to the air in November 2010.[4]

WVOA-LP's programming consisted mostly of brokered religious programming from around the United States, with Salem Radio Network's "The Fish" network filling in unsold gaps. A few secular music programs also aired, primarily on weekends.

As part of the FCC's mandated shutdown on low-power analog television stations, the station ended all analog transmissions on July 13, 2021, at 5 p.m. All programs were moved to sister station WSIV.[5] The station was licensed to begin digital TV operations effective January 11, 2022, changing its call sign to WVOA-LD.

On July 20, 2023, a FCC "Report and Order" stated that WVOA-LD would be permitted to apply to resume separate audio operations on FM 87.7, using a modified version of the ATSC 3.0 "NextGen TV" standard.[6]

Technical information

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WVOA-LD[7]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
6.1 480i16:9WVOA-LDMain WVOA-LD programming
6.2 ThisTVThis TV
6.3 720pNewsNetNewsNet
6.4 480iHSN2HSN2
6.5 QVCQVC

References
  1. "Facility Technical Data for WVOA-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "Analog TV Stations Still on the Air in 2021". YouTube.
  3. Herbert, Geoff (October 6, 2013). Syracuse radio station starts playing holiday music 11 weeks before Christmas Syracuse Post-Standard. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  4. Naughton, Peter (November 22, 2010). WMBO-LP returns to the airwaves CNYRadio.com. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  5. "Analog TV transmission turned off at 5PM Tuesday July 13, 2021. WVOA 87.7 Syracuse New York". YouTube.
  6. "Fifth Report and Order: In the Matter of Amendment of Parts 73 and 74 of the Commission's Rules to Establish Rules for Digital Low Power Television and Television Translator Stations" (FCC 23-58, MB Docket No. 03-185, Adopted: July 20, 2023, Released: July 20, 2023)
  7. "RabbitEars query for WVOA". rabbitears.info. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
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