WTAS-LD
WTAS-LD, virtual channel 47 (UHF digital channel 23), is a low-powered independent television station serving Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States that is licensed to Waukesha. The station is owned by Waukesha Tower Associates. WTAS-LD's transmitter is located on Beeheim Road southeast of Waukesha.
| Waukesha/Milwaukee, Wisconsin United States | |
|---|---|
| City | Waukesha, Wisconsin |
| Channels | Digital: 23 (UHF) Virtual: 47 |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Independent |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Waukesha Tower Associates LP |
| History | |
| Founded | January 4, 1989 |
First air date | 1990 |
Former call signs | W43AV (1989–1996) WTAS-LP (1996–2021) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 43 (UHF, 1989–2004) 47 (UHF, 2004–2021) |
| Home Shopping Network & America's Store/Home Shopping Spree | |
Call sign meaning | Waukesha Tower ASsociates (owner) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 71112 |
| Class | LD |
| ERP | 15 kW |
| HAAT | 192.5 m (632 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°58′5″N 88°11′20.1″W |
| Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
History
The station signed on the air in 1990 as W43AV on analog channel 43. It changed its call sign to WTAS-LP in 1996, and moved to channel 47 in 2004. In the analog age, it had a small coverage area consisting of Waukesha itself, and because of overall intermittent operation, was only available over the air.
The station was issued a construction permit for a digital signal in September 2018, and began to transmit only in digital in July 2021, just before the complete end of analog television in the United States. The digital signal covers Milwaukee County and most of the population centers of Waukesha County. WTAS-LP was the final analog television station to go off the air in eastern Wisconsin.