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| Channels | |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | see § Subchannels |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | The Videohouse, Inc. |
| History | |
| Founded | July 2, 1987 |
First air date | July 9, 1997 |
Former call signs |
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Former channel number(s) | Analog: 61 (UHF, 1997–2011) |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 66636 |
| Class | CD |
| ERP | 30 kW |
| HAAT | 179.3 m (588 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°26′46″N 79°57′50″W / 40.44611°N 79.96389°W |
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Public license information | |
WOSC-CD (channel 61) is a low-power, Class A television station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Owned by The Videohouse, Inc., it primarily broadcasts national digital multicast networks.
The station went on the air as W61CC in 1997. By 1999, it was airing the America's Store home shopping service.[2] The station switched to airing HSN in 2004 when America's Store moved to WQEX (channel 16).[3]
Local programming
[edit]As of the first quarter of 2020, WOSC-CD cut away from national programming for five hours each week, primarily on Sunday, to meet its local programming requirements as a Class A station. Most of their local programming was Saint Simon & Jude Parish services, which aired from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. WOSC also aired Cappelli & Company from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saint Simon & Jude Parish would then continue from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.[4]
On July 12, 2022, WOSC-CD added an over-the-air broadcast variant of One America News Network known as OAN Plus to its list of digital subchannels.[5][6]
Subchannels
[edit]The station's signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61.1 | 480i | 16:9 | WOSC-CD | MeTV Toons |
| 61.2 | BINGETV | Binge TV | ||
| 61.3 | BUZZR | Buzzr | ||
| 61.4 | SBN | Sonlife | ||
| 61.5 | AWEPLUS | AWE Plus | ||
| 61.6 | QVC | QVC2 | ||
| 61.7 | NEWSMX2 | Newsmax 2 | ||
| 61.8 | OAN | One America Plus | ||
| 61.9 | AMVOICE | Real America's Voice | ||
| 61.11 | QVC2 | QVC2 | ||
| 61.12 | HSN2 | HSN2 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WOSC-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Owen, Rob (August 21, 1999). "Gwen Ifill leaves NBC to join PBS news shows". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. C-9. Retrieved September 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Owen, Rob (April 7, 2004). "Shopping Network to lease 'QEX". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. C-1, C-6. Retrieved September 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TV Station WOSC-CD – FCC Public Inspection File". publicfiles.fcc.gov. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
- ^ Winslow, George (July 13, 2022). "OAN Expands OTA Distribution". TVTechnology. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ "OAN Further Expands its Broadcast Over-the-Air Reach with a launch in the Pittsburgh DMA". markets.businessinsider.com. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for WOSC". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved June 22, 2024.