WTAM-LP

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WTAM-LP
Tampa, Florida
Branding TV Visión
Channels 30 (UHF) analog,
no digital
Affiliations Multimedios
Owner Lotus Communications Corporation
Founded August 2005
Call letters meaning W TAMpa
Website http://www.lotuscorp.com

WTAM-LP is a low-power television station in Tampa, Florida. It provides over-the-air service to the Tampa - St. Petersburg area on analog channel 30 from its transmitter in Riverview. WTAM-LP broadcasts Spanish-language programming from the Mexican Multimedios Television network under the TV Visión name. It is owned by Lotus Communications Corporation of Los Angeles, California.

The station signed on in August 2005 as TV Informa 30, but closed down in February 2006, after failing to find any cable system that would offer the channel in their line-up. [1] Being a low-powered station with no connections with any local full-powered outlets, WTAM was exempt from the Federal Must-carry rules that full-powered stations enjoyed, meaning that cable and satellite companies weren't obligated to offer the channel. Apparently not having the funds or the patience, Lotus opted to shut down WTAM, instead of keeping the station on the air as a terrestrial-only offering.

As of November 2006, WTAM has returned to the air as TV Visión, presumably with Multimedios programming. It is unclear when WTAM signed back on, or if it ever closed down at all (despite what the source article says).

WTAM-LP is not related to the news / talk radio station in Cleveland, Ohio, WTAM (AM).

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Broadcast television in the Tampa / St. Petersburg / Sarasota market  (Nielsen DMA #12)

WEDU 3 (PBS) - WFLA 8 (NBC) - WTSP 10 (CBS) - WTVT 13 (Fox) - WLWA-LP 14 (Ind/Rel) - WPDS-LP 14 (Edu.) - W15CM 15 (AS) - WUSF 16 (PBS) - WHRT-CA 17 (Ind) - WSVT-CA 18 (DS) - WARP-CA 20 (MTV2) - WCLF 22 (CTN) - WXAX-LP 26 (AZA) - WFTS 28 (ABC) - WTAM-LP 30 (Multimedios)  - WMOR 32 (Ind) - W33CC 33 (AS) - W34AW 34 (3ABN) - WSPF-CA 35 (St. Pete city access) - W36CO 36 (TBN) - WTTA 38 (MNTV) - WWSB 40 (ABC) - W43CE 43 (Ind) - WTOG 44 (The CW) - W48CN 48 (TBN) - WZRA-CA 48 (Ethnic/A1/NTV/CTV/DW) - WRMD-LP 49 (TEL) - WFTT 50 (TFU) - W56EB 56 (TBN) - W60CE 60 (TBN) - WVEA 62 (UNI) - WXPX 66 (ION)
Local digital television channels

WYKE-LP 47 (FN)
Local cable television channels

Bay News 9  -  SNN News 6  -  Catch 47  -  FSN Florida  -  Sun Sports
Significantly Viewed Out-of-Market Broadcast Stations
Reception may vary by geographical location

Fort Myers: WINK 11 (CBS) - WFTX 36 (Fox)
Orlando: WKMG 6 (CBS) - WFTV 9 (ABC) - WOFL 35 (Fox)
Gainesville: WUFT 5 (PBS)
Spanish-Language Television Stations in the state of Florida

Miami - Fort Lauderdale: WGEN 8 (Spanish Independent, Key West) - WSBS 22 (Spanish Independent, Key West) - WLTV 23 (Univision, Miami) - WJAN-CA 41 (Spanish Independent / CNN Español, Miami) - WSCV 51 (Telemundo, Fort Lauderdale) - WEYS-LP 56 (ALMA, Miami) - WAMI 69 (TeleFutura, Hollywood)

Tampa - St. Petersburg: WXAX-LP 26 (Azteca América, Tampa) - WTAM-LP 30 (Multimedios, Tampa) - WRMD-LP 49 (Telemundo, Tampa) - WFTT 50 (TeleFutura, Tampa) - WVEA 62 (Univision, Venice)

Orlando - Daytona Beach - Melbourne: WTMO 15 (Telemundo, Kissimmee) - W21AU 21 (Azteca América, Orlando) - WVEN 26 (Univision, Daytona Beach) - WOTF 43 (TeleFutura, Melbourne)

West Palm Beach - Fort Pierce: WWHB-CA 48 (Azteca América, Stuart)

Fort Myers - Naples: WUVF-CA 2/WTLE-LP 18 (Univision, Naples/Ft. Myers) - WTPH-LP 14 (Azteca América, Ft. Myers) - WWDT-CA 43 (Telemundo, Naples) - WLZE-LP 65 (TeleFutura, Ft. Myers)
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, NBC, PBS, Religious, and Other stations in Florida
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