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First air date | March 20, 2007 |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 60357 |
ERP | 95.1 kW |
HAAT | 606.7 m (1,990 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 18°18′51″N 67°11′24″W / 18.31417°N 67.19000°W |
Translator(s) | see § Satellite stations |
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WOST (channel 14) is a television station licensed to Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, affiliated with ShopHQ. Owned by HC2 Holdings, the station maintains studios in Puerta del Condado in San Juan, with additional studios in Yauco. The transmitter is situated in Monte del Estado in Maricao.
The station's signal is relayed throughout Puerto Rico through low-power translators WWKQ-LD (digital channel 34, virtual channel 14) in Quebradillas, WQQZ-CD (digital channel 24, virtual channel 14) in Ponce and W27DZ-D (digital channel 27, virtual channel 14) in Mayaguez.
Until August 31, 2017, the station was a satellite of the now-defunct WMEI in Arecibo. The station was previously owned by Corporate Media Consultants Group, LLC, which 51% was owned by Power Television International and 49% was owned by Max Media. On August 29, 2018, the station was purchased by HC2 Holdings for $2,850,000. The sale was completed on January 22, 2019.[2] Upon completion of the sale, the station became an Azteca owned and operated station. On September 1, 2021, WOST and its satellite stations switched to with home shopping network ShopHQ.