WQEK-LD

WQEK-LD
Clarksdale, Mississippi/Memphis, Tennessee United States
City	Clarksdale, Mississippi
Channels	Digital: 18 (UHF) Virtual: 36 (PSIP)
Subchannels	See article
Affiliations	Cozi TV
Owner	DTV America Corporation
Founded	October 2, 2012
First air date	September 3, 2016
Sister station(s)	KPMF-LD
Former callsigns	W18EK-D (2012-2015)
Former affiliations	Silent (2012-2016)
Transmitter power	7.5 kW
Height	325 feet (99 m)
Facility ID	188791
Transmitter coordinates	35°16′32.6″N 89°47′37.6″W / 35.275722°N 89.793778°W / 35.275722; -89.793778

WQEK-LD is a digital low-powered television station that is licensed to Clarksdale, Mississippi. The station is a Cozi TV affiliate, and is owned by DTV America Corporation of Sunrise, Florida. WQEK’s digital signal is broadcast on UHF Channel 18, but is displayed as virtual channel 36 via PSIP.

Although the city of license is Clarksdale, Mississippi, the station’s signal does not reach that city, for its transmitter is shared with Paragould, Arkansas-licensed KPMF-LD, its in-market sister station. The transmitter is located 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. The station’s 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.

Digital television

The station’s signal is multi-plexed.

Digital channels

VC	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming ^[2]
36.1	480i	4:3	WQEK-LD	Main WQEK programming / Cozi TV
36.2				Newsmax TV
36.3				AMG TV
36.4				American Sports Network
36.5				The Country Network
36.6				Silent
36.7				Liquidation Channel
36.8				QVC + (West coast feed of QVC)

References

External links

DTV America Corporation

Antenna TV affiliates	KPJO-LP WCZU-LD WYJJ-LD

Buzzr affiliates	KBGU-LP ² KPJO-LD4 KPKN-LD WCZU-LD2 WKBJ-LD WKUW-LD WUDZ-LD

MyNetworkTV affiliates	K19JB-D K30MF-D (future) KPJO-LD WCZU-LD WDSF-LD WYJJ-LD

Estrella TV affiliates	KDKJ-LD KLKW-LD KNKC-LD WGPS-LP WIRP-LD WNCB-LD WQDI-LD

Telemundo affiliates	KAJL-LD KJNK-LD KQPS-LD

DrTV affiliates	K19JB-D KFKK-LD KFLL-LD KQPS-LD2 KUOC-LD WADA-LD2 WAET-LD WDDM-LD WDSF-LD WFEF-LD WLEK-LD WYJJ-LD3

MundoMax affiliates	K21KW-D KBTU-LD WTSJ-LP

Other stations	K38OR-D (Silent) KAJF-LD (Silent/GetTV/SBN) KAXW-LP (Azteca) KBZC-LD (Bounce TV) KCMN-LD (Silent) KZCZ-LD (Bounce TV) KFVT-LP (SSN/TCN) KHIZ-LD (The Country Network) ³ KOBS-LD (Iglesia JEMIR) KPFW-LD (Iglesia JEMIR) KPMF-LD (The Country Network) KMBD-LD (Laff) KQKT-LD (Escape/Laff) KVTU-LP (Galavisión) KZLL-LD (Silent) W14DG-D (Laff) WADA-LD (Laff) WDWW-LP (DrTV) WECY-LD (Silent) WEKA-LD (Newsmax TV) WEIN-LD (Laff) WNDS-LD (Silent) WOCW-LP (Silent) WPED-LD (Silent) WQEK-LD (Escape) WUDL-LD (TCN/SBN/LC/NewsMax) WUDP-LD (Silent) WUDZ-LD (Silent) WUOA-LD (Laff/Buzzr/Escape)

Other products	DTVCast

Key People	Bert Garriga John Kyle II

²Licensed under King Forward, Inc. ³Sale pending

Broadcast television in Western Tennessee, including Memphis, Northwestern Mississippi and the Eastern Delta Region of Arkansas

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Local stations	WREG-TV (3.1 CBS, 3.2 NC3A, 3.3 Antenna TV) WMC-TV (5.1 NBC, 5.2 Bounce TV, 5.3 Grit TV) WHBQ-TV (13.1 Fox, 13.2 Escape, 13.3 Decades) WPGF-LD (17.1 TeLe-Romántica) WATN-TV (24.1 ABC, 24.2 Laff) WLMT (30.1 The CW, 30.2 MyNetworkTV/MeTV) WFBI-LD (33.1 Silent) WBXP-LP (44.1 SBN) W46EF (46.1 Silent) WPXX-TV (50.1 Ion, 50.2 Qubo, 50.3 Ion Life, 50.4 Ion Shop, 50.5 QVC Over Air, 50.6 HSN) WPYM-LD (56.1 Retro TV)

Public television	WKNO (10.1 PBS, 10.2 WKNO2) WMAV-TV (18.1 PBS/MPB, 18.2 PBS HD, 18.3 Create)

Religious	WTWV (23.1 IND, 23.2 Simulcast of WWTW) WBUY-TV (40.1 TBN, 40.2 Church, 40.3 JUCE TV/Smile, 40.4 Enlace, 40.5 Salsa) W50EA-D (42.1 3ABN, 42.2 3ABN Proclaim, 42.3 Dare to Dream, 42.4 3ABN Latino, 42.5 3ABN Radio, 42.6 3ABN Radio Latino, 42.7 Radio 74) WDNM-LD (59.1 Daystar)

Cable channels	Fox Sports Tennessee WYPL-TV CTAE-19 SWNOW

Outlying areas	West Tennessee WDYR-CD (18.1 Silent) Northern Mississippi WPRQ-LD (12.1 This TV) WBII-CD (20.1 SBN, 20.2 Tuff TV, 20.3 GOD TV, 20.4 Heartland) WWTW (34.1 IND, 34.2 Simulcast of WTWV) WQEK-LD (36.1 Cozi TV, 36.2 Newsmax, 36.3 AMGTV, 36.4 ASN, 36.5 TCN, 36.6 Silent, 36.7 Liquidation, 36.8 QVC+ -- Clarksdale, MS)

Defunct stations	W06AW 6 (UBN, Selmer, TN) WDYR-CD 18 (Ind./Daystar, Dyersburg) W42BY 42 (3ABN) W63BV 63 (ValueVision)

Adjacent locals	Jonesboro, AR KAIT (8.1 ABC, 8.2 NBC) KTEJ (19.1 PBS/AETN, 19.2 AETN Scholar/World, 19.3 Create, 19.4 AIRS (audio) KPMF-LD (26.1 MyNet/DrTV, 26.2 GetTV, 26.3 Comet, 26.4 Buzzr, 26.5 Sonlife, 26.6 QVC) KJNB-LD (39.1 Fox, 39.2 CBS) KVTJ (48.1 VTN)

Tennessee broadcast television areas by city Chattanooga Jackson Knoxville Memphis Nashville Paducah, KY Tri-Cities See also Jonesboro TV Little Rock TV Greenwood TV Tupelo TV Huntsville TV

Other television stations in the state of Mississippi

Jackson area	WJMF-LP 6 (Radio) WRBJ-TV 34 (TBN) WWJX 51 (AMG TV)

Columbus/Tupelo area	W07BN-D 7 (Ind.) WEPH 49 (CTN)

Gulf Coast area	WXVO-LD 7 (This TV/RTV/ION) WGUD-LD 38 (FamilyNet/Me-TV/Pursuit Channel)

Mississippi Delta area	WHCQ-LD 8.1 (MyNetwork TV) WHCQ-LD 8.2 (Bounce TV) WHCQ-LD 8.3 (Antenna TV) WHCQ-LD 8.4 (Cozi TV)

Memphis area	WPRQ-LD 12.1 (This TV) WBUY 40 (TBN)

Defunct	WBXK-CA 8 (silent) WBMS-CA 10 (Me-TV) W23BC 23 (A1) WXMS-LP 27 (Me-TV) WJKO-LP 64 (Daystar)

See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Mississippi

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