WSES

WSES
ATSC 3.0 station
CityTuscaloosa, Alabama
Channels
BrandingWSES Channel 33
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WGWW, WBMA-LD, WTTO, WABM
History
First air date
October 27, 1965 (58 years ago) (1965-10-27)
Former call signs
WCFT-TV (1965–2015)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 33 (UHF, 1965–2009)
  • Digital: 5 (VHF, 2004–2009), 33 (UHF, 2009–2020)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID21258
ERP800 kW
HAAT660.8 m (2,168 ft)
Transmitter coordinates33°28′48″N 87°25′50″W / 33.48000°N 87.43056°W / 33.48000; -87.43056 (WSES)
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.howardstirkholdings.com/stations

WSES (channel 33) is a television station licensed to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, serving the western portion of the Birmingham market as an affiliate of the digital multicast network Heroes & Icons. The station is owned by Howard Stirk Holdings,[2][3][4] a partner company of the Sinclair Broadcast Group. WSES' advertising sales office is located on Golden Crest Drive in Birmingham, and its transmitter is located near County Road 38/Blue Creek Road, east of State Route 69 near Windham Springs.

WGWW (channel 40) in Anniston operates as a full-time satellite of WSES.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WSES". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Official FCC Blog". Federal Communications Commission. December 4, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  3. ^ "FCC Broadcast Actions". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  4. ^ "Alabama Broadcast Media Page". Alabama Broadcast Media. Retrieved December 13, 2014.