WVUA-CD

WVUA-CD
Channels
BrandingWVUA 23
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
FoundedDecember 29, 1994
First air date
October 31, 1996 (27 years ago) (1996-10-31)[specify]
Former call signs
  • W49BO (1996–1997)
  • WJRD-LP (1998–2002)
  • WVUA-CA (2002–2015)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 49 (UHF, 1996–2000), 7 (VHF, 2000–2015)
  • Translator: WJMY-CD 17 Tuscaloosa
Call sign meaning
Voice of the University of Alabama (in reference to university-owned radio station WVUA-FM)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID70429
ClassCD
ERP15 kW
HAAT179.9 m (590 ft)
Transmitter coordinates33°9′29.7″N 87°30′56.8″W / 33.158250°N 87.515778°W / 33.158250; -87.515778
Translator(s)WDVZ-CD 3 Tuscaloosa
Links
Public license information
Websitewvua23.com
Satellite station
WVUA
CityTuscaloosa, Alabama
Channels
Brandingsee WVUA-CD infobox
Programming
Affiliations
History
FoundedNovember 10, 1998
First air date
June 6, 2002 (22 years ago) (2002-06-06)[specify]
Former call signs
  • WLDM (2002–2005)
  • WUOA (2005–2015)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 23 (UHF, 2002–2009)
America One (2002–2008)
Technical information[3]
Facility ID77496
ERP26 kW
HAAT395 m (1,296 ft)
Transmitter coordinates33°29′2″N 86°48′21″W / 33.48389°N 86.80583°W / 33.48389; -86.80583 (WVUA)
Links
Public license information

WVUA-CD (channel 7) is a low-power, Class A television station licensed to both Tuscaloosa and Northport, Alabama, United States, affiliated with the classic television network Cozi TV.[1] Owned by the University of Alabama, the station maintains studios and transmitter facilities within the Digital Media Center at Bryant–Denny Stadium on the university's campus in Tuscaloosa.

As WVUA-CD's broadcasting radius does not reach the entire Birmingham–Tuscaloosa–Anniston market, the station's programming is simulcast to the remainder of the area on full-power satellite WVUA (channel 23), which is also licensed to Tuscaloosa with its transmitter located atop Red Mountain, near the southern edge of Birmingham.

  1. ^ a b "WVUA-CD - TV Station Profile". FCC Public Inspection Files. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WVUA-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WVUA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.