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WCEA-LD (channel 26) is a low-power Spanish-language independent television station in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The station is owned by C&M Broadcasting Corporation. WCEA-LD is co-owned with El Planeta, a local Spanish-language newspaper.
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| Owner | C&M Broadcasting Corporation |
| History | |
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 | 15kW |
| HAAT | 234.2 m (768 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°20′57″N 71°4′29″W / 42.34917°N 71.07472°W / 42.34917; -71.07472 (WCEA-LD) |
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Public license information | LMS |
| Website | www |
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-LDinProvidence, 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]
The station's signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 26.1 | 480i | 4:3 | WCEA | Main WCEA-LD programming |
| 26.2 | 16:9 | TELESUR | Telesur | |
| 26.3 | 4:3 | Dom.Re | Cristovision (Spanish religious) | |
| 26.4 | Mexico | Telemicro Aster | ||
| 26.5 | 16:9 | Cubavis | TeleCentro | |
| 26.6 | 4:3 | Cubavis | TeleAntilles | |
| 26.7 | 16:9 | Comfy | Comfy TV |
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