WCEA-LD
Television station in Boston
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WCEA-LD (channel 26) is a low-power Spanish-language independent television station in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Owned by C&M Broadcasting Corporation, it is a sister property to El Planeta, a local Spanish-language newspaper. The station's studios are located on Albany Street in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood; while its transmitter is located atop the John Hancock Tower in the Back Bay.
- Cuencavision
- MAS TV
- 26.1: Spanish Independent
- for others, see § Subchannels
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| Owner | C&M Broadcasting Corporation |
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First air date | 1986 |
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Call sign meaning | Cuenca |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 168497 |
| Class | LD |
| ERP | 15 kW |
| HAAT | 234.2 m (768 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°20′57″N 71°4′29″W |
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Public license information | LMS |
| Website | www |
History
WCEA-LD was founded by Pedro Nicolas Cuenca in 1986 as W19AH, becoming WCEA-LP in 1995. It has always been a platform for local multicultural independent producers in the Boston market. The station also served as Boston's Telemundo affiliate in the early 1990s, before W32AY (now WYCN-LD in Providence, Rhode Island) signed on in 1995.[2]
Initially broadcasting on channel 19, WCEA-LP was forced to vacate the channel to accommodate the digital signal of WGBH-TV.[3] In 2002, it moved to channel 3 via special temporary authority,[4] but its application for the channel was subsequently dismissed by the Federal Communications Commission due to objections from other Boston stations, AT&T Broadband, and RCN;[5] soon thereafter, WCEA-LP relocated to channel 58.[3]
Since December 2010, Massachusetts Spanish TV Network (MAS TV) has partnered with WCEA-LD to provide programming, including local newscasts at 6 a.m. and noon.[6]
In the early 2010s, WCEA-LP had two applications convert to digital operations on channels 44 and 45, with both specifying a transmitter location atop the John Hancock Tower; the station ultimately chose to build the channel 45 facility.[7]
