WTNC-LD
WTNC-LD, virtual channel 26 (UHF digital channel 19), is a low-powered UniMás owned-and-operated television station licensed to Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Owned by the Univision Local Media subsidiary of Univision Communications, it is sister to Fayetteville-licensed Univision owned-and-operated station WUVC-DT (channel 40). The two stations share studios on Falls of Neuse Road in Raleigh; WTNC-LD's transmitter is located on Rose of Sharon Road in Durham.
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| Raleigh, North Carolina United States | |
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| Slogan | UniMás 26 Raleigh |
| Channels | Digital: 19 (UHF) (to move to 11 (VHF)) Virtual: 26 (PSIP) |
| Translators | WUVC-DT 40.2 (22.2 UHF) Fayetteville |
| Affiliations | 26.1: UniMás 26.2: Univision 26.3: Bounce TV 26.4: GetTV 26.5: Justice Network 26.6: Quest |
| Owner | Univision Communications |
| Licensee | WUVC License Partnership, G.P. |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Call sign meaning | W Telefutura North Carolina |
| Sister station(s) | WUVC-DT |
| Former call signs | WIWW-LP (1997–2003) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 59 (UHF) 26 (UHF, until 2010) |
| Transmitter power | 15 kW 3 kW (application) |
| Height | 107.7 m (353 ft) |
| Facility ID | 70112 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°03′33.3″N 78°57′10.2″W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information | (translator of WUVC-DT, Fayetteville, North Carolina) Profile (translator of WUVC-DT, Fayetteville, North Carolina) CDBS |
Although WTNC-LD identifies as a station in its own right, it is officially licensed as a translator of WUVC-DT. In addition to its own digital signal, WTNC-LD is simulcast in high definition on WUVC-DT's second digital subchannel (virtual channel 40.2, UHF channel 22.2) from a transmitter northeast of Broadway, North Carolina. WUVC-DT, in turn, is simulcast on WTNC-LD's second digital subchannel.
History
The station was originally licensed to be low-power W59CR. It signed on in late 1997 as WIWW-LP from a tower near the corner of NC 98 and US 70 By-Pass in East Durham. Broadcasting then on channel 59, the station rebroadcast WACN-LP (channel 34) from Apex, a Christian TV station.
When WUNC-TV needed UHF channel 59 for digital, WIWW vacated the channel for UHF 26 on the WNCU tower off Rose of Sharon Road in northwest Durham. It was home shopping for a while, then dark, then Telefutura (now UniMás).
In 2007, WTNC began simulcasting as a digital subchannel of sister station WUVC-TV in Fayetteville and other southern regions of the viewing area. In 2010, WTNC switched to digital broadcasting.
Digital channels
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[1] |
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| 40.1 | 720p | 16:9 | UNIMAS | Main WTNC-LD programming / UniMás |
| 40.2 | WUVC-DT | Simulcast of WUVC-DT / Univision | ||
| 40.3 | 480i | BOUNCE | Bounce TV | |
| 40.4 | getTV | GetTV | ||
| 40.5 | Justice | Justice Network | ||
| 40.6 | Quest | Quest |