WUHQ-LD
| Grand Rapids, Michigan United States | |
|---|---|
| City | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Channels | Digital: 29 (UHF) Virtual: 29 |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Daystar |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Daystar Television Network (Word of God Fellowship) |
| History | |
| Founded | October 7, 1996 |
| First air date | May 24, 2003 |
| Former call signs | W62CV (1996–2001) W29CR (2001–2003) WUHQ-LP (2003–2011) |
| Former affiliations | America's Store (2003–2005) UATV (2005–2006) Mas Musica/MTV Tres (2005–2007) America One (2006–2007) LAT TV (2007) Retro Jams (2007–2008, 2009) RTN (2008–2009) |
| Call sign meaning | "UHF Headquarters" (former call sign for WOTV) |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 41248 |
| ERP | 6 kW |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°57′14″N 85°41′52″W / 42.95389°N 85.69778°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ |
| Links | |
| Public license information | Profile LMS |
WUHQ-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 29, is a low-power Daystar owned-and-operated television station licensed to Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. The station is owned by the Word of God Fellowship.
History[edit]
WUHQ-LP signed on in May 2003 airing America's Store programming under the ownership of P & P Cable Holdings. It was well known in the Grand Rapids area for its "TV Mall" television series. The WUHQ call letters were previously used by channel 41 in Battle Creek (now WOTV, and ABC affiliate)—P & P Cable Holdings is known for picking up calls discarded by Michigan's radio and TV stations.
In 2005, WUHQ-LP added programming from UATV and the Mas Musica network to its schedule, becoming a bilingual (Spanish and English language) television station. The station aired videos of various Latin American music styles, including salsa/cumbia, regional Mexican, and contemporary Spanish-language hits. On September 25, 2006, Mas Musica was revamped as the new MTV Tr3s network, which was created as a result of Viacom's acquisition of Mas Musica. WUHQ carried MTV Tr3s programming, in addition to some shows from the America One network.
In June 2006, Equity under the license name of "Marquette Broadcasting", acquired WUHQ-LP from P & P Cable Holdings. Equity owned two other stations in Michigan -- Marquette dual-Fox/MNTV affiliate WMQF (channel 19) and Detroit Univision affiliate WUDT-CA (channel 23). The sale closed in Fall 2006. In November 2006, there was reports of a substantial change in WUHQ's programming as a result.
On May 30, 2007, WUHQ-LP switched affiliations to LAT TV, as part of a new deal between LAT TV and Equity. The LAT TV affiliation was dropped in late 2007, in favor of Equity's new music video network Retro Jams. The LAT TV network was later folded in May 2008. WUHQ would later be briefly affiliated with the Retro Television Network, before a contract dispute between Equity and RTN led to WUHQ's reaffiliation with Retro Jams.
WUHQ-LP was sold at auction to the Daystar Television Network on April 16, 2009.[1] The station has since switched to digital operations on channel 29.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Takers found for 60 Equity stations". Television Business Report. April 18, 2009. Archived from the original on April 24, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2009. Unknown parameter
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External links[edit]
- Michiguide: More info on P&P's WUHQ
- Michiguide: More info on P&P Cable Holdings
- Facility Details for Facility ID:41248 (WUHQ-LD), Licensing and Management System Admin, FCC
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