WQEK-LD
WQEK-LD (channel 36) is a low-power television station in Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States. The station is owned by DTV America Corporation of Sunrise, Florida.
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| City | Clarksdale, Mississippi |
| Channels | |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | See article |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | |
| KPMF-LD | |
| History | |
| Founded | October 2, 2012 |
First air date | September 3, 2016 |
Former call signs | W18EK-D (2012-2015) |
Former channel number(s) | Digital: 18 (UHF, 2015–2019) |
| Silent (2012–2015) Cozi TV (2015–20??) | |
Call sign meaning | Disambiguation of former W18EK translator calls |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 188791 |
| Class | LD |
| ERP | 10 kW |
| HAAT | 329.3 m (1,080 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°16′33″N 89°47′38″W |
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Public license information | LMS |
WQEK's low-power signal does not actually reach Clarksdale, and it instead serves the inner core of the Memphis, Tennessee market, though unlike sister station KPMF-LD (which is licensed to Paragould, Arkansas, a city in the Jonesboro market), Clarksdale is fully within the Memphis market. WQEK-LD and KPMF-LD's transmitters are co-located on the Tegna tower near Brunswick, Tennessee, in northern Shelby County.[1]
History
The station's construction permit was granted by the Federal Communications Commission for the station as W18EK-D on October 2, 2012. Its call letters were changed to the current WQEK-LD on December 7, 2015. WQEK-LD finally took to the air in September 2016 as a Cozi TV affiliate. A total of eight subchannels were launched in its first months on the air, offering multiple digital networks.
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | Short name | Programming [2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36.1 | 480i | 4:3 | WQEK-LD | Bein Sports XTRA |
| 36.2 | Catchy Comedy | |||
| 36.3 | Movies! | |||
| 36.4 | Comet | |||
| 36.5 | True Crime Network | |||
| 36.6 | Silent | |||
| 36.7 | Shop LC | |||
| 36.8 | beIN Sports XTRA en Español | |||