WBOC-LD (channel 42) is a low-power television station licensed to Cambridge, Maryland, United States, serving the Salisbury, Maryland market as an affiliate of the Spanish-language Telemundo network.[2] It is owned by the Draper Holdings Business Trust alongside dual CBS/Fox affiliate WBOC-TV (channel 16) and low-power NBC affiliate WRDE-LD (channel 31), as well as eight radio stations.[1] Telemundo Delmarva shares studios with sister station WRDE-LD in Milton, Delaware,[3] and WBOC-LD's transmitter is located near Laurel. WBOC-LD's programming is repeated on Salisbury-licensed WSJZ-LD (channel 34), with transmitter near Millsboro, Delaware.
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| City | Cambridge, Maryland |
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| TV: WBOC-TV, WRDE-LD Radio: WBOC-FM, WCEM-FM, WTDK, WCEM, WAAI, WZBH, WGBG-FM, WRDE-FM[1] | |
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| Founded | December 15, 2011 |
First air date | October 2, 2017 (in Georgetown, Delaware; license moved to Cambridge in 2020) |
Former call signs | W42EI-D (2011−2017) |
Call sign meaning | We're Between the Ocean and the Chesapeake |
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| Facility ID | 187976 |
| ERP | 15 kW |
| HAAT | 248.5 m (815 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 38°30′18″N 75°38′36″W / 38.50500°N 75.64333°W (CP) |
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| Website | www |
History edit
On October 20, 2017, WBOC launched a new channel to be the area's Telemundo affiliate. In November 2017, WBOC-LD secured carriage on Delmarva area cable systems including Comcast Xfinity in Delaware and Maryland and Verizon Fios in Delaware.[4] Also in November, a standard definition simulcast of WBOC-LD started being broadcast on WBOC-TV on channel 42.2. That simulcast ended on August 13, 2018.[5]
In February 2018, the station began producing local news and weather updates in Spanish airing multiple times a day. The newscasts utilize the studio, graphics, music and talent[citation needed] of sister station WBOC-TV. Beginning in April 2019, a simulcast of WBOC-LD started being broadcast on WSJZ-LD on channel 42.3; that facility had been acquired by Draper in 2017.[6] In May 2019, a simulcast of WRDE-LD began being broadcast on a new subchannel.[7] In December 2019, a simulcast of WBOC-LD's Telemundo subchannel started being broadcast on WRDE-LD.
The station moved its license from Georgetown to Cambridge in 2020. In 2021, WBOC-LD moved from digital UHF channel 42 to UHF channel 22. On July 26, 2021, WBOC-TV's Antenna TV subchannel was moved to WBOC-LD and began broadcasting on channel 16.3.
Technical information edit
Subchannels edit
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:[8]
| Channel | Video | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 42.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | Telemun | Telemundo |
| 31.3 | WRDE | NBC | ||
| 16.3 | 480i | 4:3 | WBOC-CL | Antenna TV |
The same channels are broadcast on WSJZ-LD, but with different minor channel numbers: 42.2, 31.4, and 16.4.
Telemundo Delmarva is also rebroadcast as channel 42.2 from WRDE-LD, which is co-sited with WBOC-LD at the Laurel tower, and WRUE-LD, broadcasting from a site northwest of Pocomoke City. WBOC Classics is broadcast as channel 16.5 from the former but not the latter.
| Station | WRDE-LD | WRUE-LD | WBOC-LD | WSJZ-LD |
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| Transmitter site | Laurel | Pocomoke City | Laurel | Millsboro |
| CoastTV (NBC) | 31.1 | 31.1 | 31.3 | 31.4 |
| Telemundo Delmarva | 42.2 | 42.2 | 42.1 | 42.3 |
| MyCozi TV | 31.2 | 31.2 | ||
| WBOC Classics | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.3 | 16.4 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Home". WBOC Radio. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ^ "New TV Station for Delmarva: WBOC to Launch a Telemundo Affiliate". wboc.com.
- ^ Telemundo Delmarva. "Telemundo Delmarva Moves to Delaware!". Facebook. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "WBOC & FOX21 Return to Verizon FiOS Lineup". Retrieved 2017-11-26.
- ^ "WBOC Classics Back on Over-the-air Channel 16.2". Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ^ Federal Communications Commission. "Broadcast Actions" (PDF). FCC EDOCS. FCC. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ "WRDE Now Available Over-the-Air in HD". Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ^ Chief Engineer (15 September 2021). "Re: Channel Number Corrections". WBOC Email September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
External links edit
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 187976 (WBOC-LD) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
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