WAZE-TV
Overview
 
WAZE-TV was a television station
Television station
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 in Madisonville, Kentucky
Madisonville, Kentucky
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, in the United States
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, serving the Evansville, Indiana
Evansville, Indiana
Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...

 DMA
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. The station, which was owned by Roberts Broadcasting
Roberts Broadcasting
Roberts Broadcasting Company is a media company based in St. Louis, Missouri. It is a subsidiary of the parent company, the Roberts Companies, one of the largest African American owned conglomerates and is co-owned by brothers Steven and Michael Roberts. The company owns four network affiliates,...

 (who bought it from previous owner South Central Communications
South Central Communications
South Central Communications is a privately owned media company based in Evansville, Indiana, and owned and operated by the Engelbrecht family: John D. Engelbrecht , JP Engelbrecht , and Bettie G...

 in 2006, was an affiliate of the CW Television Network. It broadcasted a digital signal on channel 20, which redirected to former analog channel 19 via PSIP.

On March 24, 2011, the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
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 (FCC) canceled WAZE's license for failure to construct its digital facilities.

The station continues to broadcast via three low-powered translators: WAZE-LP channel 17, WJPS-LP channel 4 and WIKY-LP channel 5, all licensed to Evansville.
 
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