WOSC-CD

WOSC-CD
Channels
Programming
Affiliationssee § Subchannels
Ownership
OwnerThe Videohouse, Inc.
History
FoundedJuly 2, 1987
First air date
July 9, 1997; 27 years ago (1997-07-09)
Former call signs
  • JB0702NQ (1987–1992)
  • W61CC (1992–2012)
  • WOSC-LP (2012–2014)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 61 (UHF, 1997–2011)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID66636
ClassCD
ERP30 kW
HAAT179.3 m (588 ft)
Transmitter coordinates40°26′46″N 79°57′50″W / 40.44611°N 79.96389°W / 40.44611; -79.96389
Links
Public license information

WOSC-CD (channel 61) is a low-power, Class A television station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Owned by The Videohouse, Inc., it primarily broadcasts national digital multicast networks.

The station went on the air as W61CC in 1997. By 1999, it was airing the America's Store home shopping service.[2] The station switched to airing HSN in 2004 when America's Store moved to WQEX (channel 16).[3]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WOSC-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Owen, Rob (August 21, 1999). "Gwen Ifill leaves NBC to join PBS news shows". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. C-9. Retrieved September 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Owen, Rob (April 7, 2004). "Shopping Network to lease 'QEX". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. C-1, C-6. Retrieved September 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.