WRTD-CD

WRTD-CD
Channels
BrandingTelemundo Raleigh
Programming
Affiliations54.1: Telemundo
Ownership
Owner
History
Founded1991 (33 years ago) (1991)
Former call signs
  • W60BT (1991–1999)
  • WHOA-LP (1999–2005)
  • WZGS-CA (2005–2013)
  • WZGS-CD (2013–2018)
Former channel number(s)
  • Digital: 44 (UHF, 2013–2018), 49 (UHF, 2018–2019)
  • Virtual: 44 (2013–2018)
Call sign meaning
Raleigh/Research Triangle Telemundo/Durham
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID41095
ERP805.4 kW
HAAT607 m (1,991 ft)
Transmitter coordinates35°40′29″N 78°31′39″W / 35.67472°N 78.52750°W / 35.67472; -78.52750
Links
Public license information

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−DurhamChapel HillFayetteville).

  1. ^ "WZGS / WRAZ Channel Share Agreement" (PDF). Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. April 27, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRTD-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.