WZTD-LP

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WZTD-LP
Richmond, Virginia
Branding	Telemundo 45/Telemundo Richmond
Channels	Analog: 45 (UHF) Digital: unknown (UHF)
Affiliations	Telemundo
Owner	ZGS Communications
Founded	December 9, 1991
Call letters’ meaning	W ZGS TelemunDo
Former callsigns	W61BZ (1991-2000) WKYV-LP (2000-2008)
Former affiliations	America's Store
Website	unknown

WZTD-LP, is a low-power, Spanish-language, television station licensed to Richmond, Virginia is currently the Richmond market's Telemundo affiliate. It broadcasts on UHF channel 45.

Contents 1 History 2 WZTD-LP Today 3 References 4 External links

[edit] History

The station signed on December 9, 1991 as W61BZ and were located on channel 61. It was an affiliate America's Store (currently a defunct shopping network owned by the Home Shopping Network.) On February 22, 2000, W61BZ changed it call letters to WKYV-LP. On July 21, 2000, Tiger Eye Broadcasting acquired the station and its license from TV Broadcasters of Central Virginia.

On August 15, 2006, the station officially signed off for technical reasons. Doing this time, ZGS Communications purchased WZTD-LP from Tiger Eye Broadcasting in October 2006 for an undisclosed amount. In mid-November 2007, the station signed back on as a Telemundo affiliate, and changed calls to WZTD-LP on January 16, 2008.

[edit] WZTD-LP Today

• WZTD-LP is the only Hispanic television station in Central Virginia.

• Unlike other Telemundo affiliates, WZTD-LP does not broadcast local newscasts.

• Currently, WZTD-LP is not available on cable systems in Central Virginia due to its low-power status.

• The station do not have a website. Though the company who owns WZTD-LP has a website, the station is not yet listed on it.

• Outside of its Telemundo programming, the station does not produce or air local programming.

• For now, the station does not broadcast in digital, which will require for the switch-over process from the traditional analog signal to the newly digital signal.

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[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official Site co-branded Yahoo.com site in Spanish
• Official Schedule
• Telemundo International
• NBC Universal's media village website
• ZGS Communications Official website
• VARTV Richmond Homepage
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WZTD-LP

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Richmond/Petersburg market  (Nielsen DMA #59) WTVR 6 (CBS)  - WRIC 8 (ABC)  - WWBT 12 (NBC), (WX Plus on DT2)  - WXOB 17 (Rel)  - WCVE 23 (PBS)  - WRLH 35 (Fox), (MNTV on DT2)  - W39CO 39 (TBN)  - WZTD 45 (Telemundo)  - WRID 48 (DS) - WCVW 57 (PBS)  - WUPV 65 (The CW) Past stations:  WFLV 15 (Unknown)   - WFMA 52/28 (silent?)   - WVRN 63 (Ind)

v • d • e ZGS Communications Radio Stations: WAMA-AM · WILC-AM Telemundo Network Affiliates: KTDO1 · WDMR-LP3 · WNEU/WTMU-LP13 · WRDM-CA · WRIW-LP · WRMD-CA · WTMO-CA · WWDT-CA · WWSI1 · WZGS-CA · WZTD-LP · WZDC-LP 1 WWSI, WNEU and KTDO are full power television stations. 2 WNEU is owned by NBC Universal, but is controlled by ZGS. 3 WRDM-CA/WDMR-LP airs the Jewelry Television Shopping network during the overnight hours. Annual Revenue: Unknown at this time. · Employees: Unknown at this time · Stock Symbol: None, privately held. · Website: zgsgroup.com

v • d • e Other Television Stations in the state of Virginia WFDC 14 (Arlington, Univision) - WXOB 17 (Richmond, Religious) - WDRL 24 (Danville, Independent) - WPXR 38 (Roanoke, ION) - W39CO 39 (Richmond, TBN) - WPXW 43 (Manassas, ION) - WRID 48 (Richmond, DS) - WNVC 56 (Fairfax, MHz Networks) Digital only WNVT 30 (Goldvein, MHz Networks) - WLFG 49 (Grundy, religious independent) See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC and PBS stations in Virginia