WYTU-LP
Encyclopedia
WYTU-LD is a digital television
station located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
branded as Telemundo Wisconsin. The station airs on digital channel 17 via a low power digital television signal, along with a full-power simulcast
on full power sister station WBME-TV via digital subchannel
49.4, and both signals air currently in 480i
standard definition. WYTU-LD is Milwaukee's affiliate for the Spanish-language Telemundo
network.
WYTU is owned by Weigel Broadcasting, which also owns WDJT
(Channel 58), WBME (Channel 49) and WMLW (Channel 41) in Milwaukee. The station airs all of Telemundo's schedule along with Spanish-language coverage of some Milwaukee Brewers
baseball
games. The station transmits from Weigel's combined broadcast tower in Milwaukee's Lincoln Park.
The station's analog channel 63, WYTU-LP, has not broadcast the Telemundo Wisconsin schedule since June 12, 2009, when Weigel decided to convert that signal to an enhanced nightlight
service instead carrying WDJT's CBS schedule for the benefit of those viewers who had not yet made the full-power digital transition. The special agreement to carry CBS in an analog form ended on January 1, 2010, and since that time WYTU-LD has simulcast WBME's Me-TV lineup, while Telemundo Wisconsin has remained a digital-only offering via WYTU-LD and WBME-DT 49.4 .
WYTU is also available on cable in the nearby Madison market.
and Telemundo schedules through most of its history with minimal local programming. In 1999, Weigel dropped Univision in a compensation dispute and affiliated with Telemundo, and within the year, the station moved to Channel 63 from Channel 46 in order to accommodate WDJT's digital signal as W63CU. In mid-December 2003, the station took the lettered call sign WYTU-LP, as it began to solicit local advertising from the growing Latino population in the Milwaukee area and Weigel began to push for extended cable coverage by including it in retransmission consent
negotiations for WDJT.
The station launched a nightly 10 minute newscast in July 2007 within the 10:00pm national edition of Noticiero Telemundo called Noticiero Telemundo Wisconsin y tú, with production assistance from WDJT. Several on-air reporters and anchors within the WDJT newsroom are bilingual, allowing reporters to file stories for both stations. Currently local content makes up the bulk of the 35 minutes of the program, with parts of the national newscast blended into the show.
The station launched its digital channel 17 on December 10, 2007. Unlike the channel 13 digital signal of WMLW (which receives interference from WZZM of Grand Rapids
, WYTU-LD's digital signal reaches the southern portion of the adjacent Green Bay
/Appleton
DMA
, and is somewhat unrestricted as WXMI
of Grand Rapids, the former occupant of channel 17 in that market, now broadcasts on digital channel 20, although WXMI's Muskegon
translator W17DF-D also broadcasts on channel 17. As a result of carriage agreements by Time Warner Cable
and Charter Communications
for access to the WDJT signal, WYTU is carried on those cable systems in portions of that market, and also has an additional channel slot within each provider's "Latino tier" of Spanish language programming
In January 2009, WYTU was added to sister station WBME's digital signal on digital subchannel
49.4. Currently a power increase is on hold due to the station's signal conflicts with WHME-TV
in South Bend, Indiana
, but WBME-DT4 effectively acts as the feed used for cable providers and promoted ahead of 63.1 during station identification
sequences.
Digital television
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station located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
branded as Telemundo Wisconsin. The station airs on digital channel 17 via a low power digital television signal, along with a full-power simulcast
Simulcast
Simulcast, shorthand for "simultaneous broadcast", refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at the same time. For example, Absolute Radio is simulcast on both AM and on satellite radio, and the BBC's Prom concerts are often...
on full power sister station WBME-TV via digital subchannel
Digital subchannel
In broadcasting, digital subchannels are a means to transmit more than one independent program at the same time from the same digital radio or digital television station on the same radio frequency channel. This is done by using data compression techniques to reduce the size of each individual...
49.4, and both signals air currently in 480i
480i
480i is the shorthand name for a video mode, namely the US NTSC television system or digital television systems with the same characteristics. The i, which is sometimes uppercase, stands for interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution of 480 lines containing picture information; while NTSC...
standard definition. WYTU-LD is Milwaukee's affiliate for the Spanish-language Telemundo
Telemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
network.
WYTU is owned by Weigel Broadcasting, which also owns WDJT
WDJT-TV
WDJT-TV, channel 58, is the CBS-affiliated television station located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin broadcasting on UHF digital channel 46, that displays WDJT's virtual channel as its former analog channel assignment of 58 via PSIP...
(Channel 58), WBME (Channel 49) and WMLW (Channel 41) in Milwaukee. The station airs all of Telemundo's schedule along with Spanish-language coverage of some Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
games. The station transmits from Weigel's combined broadcast tower in Milwaukee's Lincoln Park.
The station's analog channel 63, WYTU-LP, has not broadcast the Telemundo Wisconsin schedule since June 12, 2009, when Weigel decided to convert that signal to an enhanced nightlight
Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act
The Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act, or SAFER Act, is a U.S. law to require the Federal Communications Commission to allow the continuation of full-power analog TV transmissions in 2009 for 30 more days, for the purpose of broadcasting public service announcements regarding the...
service instead carrying WDJT's CBS schedule for the benefit of those viewers who had not yet made the full-power digital transition. The special agreement to carry CBS in an analog form ended on January 1, 2010, and since that time WYTU-LD has simulcast WBME's Me-TV lineup, while Telemundo Wisconsin has remained a digital-only offering via WYTU-LD and WBME-DT 49.4 .
WYTU is also available on cable in the nearby Madison market.
History
The station has mostly been a feeder of the entire schedule of the UnivisionUnivision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
and Telemundo schedules through most of its history with minimal local programming. In 1999, Weigel dropped Univision in a compensation dispute and affiliated with Telemundo, and within the year, the station moved to Channel 63 from Channel 46 in order to accommodate WDJT's digital signal as W63CU. In mid-December 2003, the station took the lettered call sign WYTU-LP, as it began to solicit local advertising from the growing Latino population in the Milwaukee area and Weigel began to push for extended cable coverage by including it in retransmission consent
Retransmission consent
Retransmission consent is an option granted to US television stations as part of the law that granted such stations the option to elect must-carry rights. Under retransmission consent, a full-power US television station may elect to negotiate with a cable system operator for carriage of its...
negotiations for WDJT.
The station launched a nightly 10 minute newscast in July 2007 within the 10:00pm national edition of Noticiero Telemundo called Noticiero Telemundo Wisconsin y tú, with production assistance from WDJT. Several on-air reporters and anchors within the WDJT newsroom are bilingual, allowing reporters to file stories for both stations. Currently local content makes up the bulk of the 35 minutes of the program, with parts of the national newscast blended into the show.
The station launched its digital channel 17 on December 10, 2007. Unlike the channel 13 digital signal of WMLW (which receives interference from WZZM of Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand...
, WYTU-LD's digital signal reaches the southern portion of the adjacent Green Bay
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located at the head of Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It has an elevation of above sea level and is located north of Milwaukee. As of the 2010 United States Census,...
/Appleton
Appleton, Wisconsin
Appleton is a city in Outagamie, Calumet, and Winnebago Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is situated on the Fox River, 30 miles southwest of Green Bay and 100 miles north of Milwaukee. Appleton is the county seat of Outagamie County. The population was 78,086 at the 2010 census...
DMA
Media market
A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area , Television Market Area , or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content...
, and is somewhat unrestricted as WXMI
WXMI
WXMI channel 17 is a Fox-affiliated television station in Grand Rapids, Michigan, owned by the Tribune Company. WXMI's studio and office facility is located in Grand Rapids and its transmitter is based southwest of Middleville, Michigan...
of Grand Rapids, the former occupant of channel 17 in that market, now broadcasts on digital channel 20, although WXMI's Muskegon
Muskegon, Michigan
Muskegon is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 38,401. The city is the county seat of Muskegon County...
translator W17DF-D also broadcasts on channel 17. As a result of carriage agreements by Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is an American cable television company that operates in 28 states and has 31 operating divisions...
and Charter Communications
Charter Communications
Charter Communications is an American company providing cable television, high-speed Internet, and telephone services to more than 4.7 million customers in 25 states. By revenues, it is the fourth-largest cable operator in the United States, behind Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Cox Communications...
for access to the WDJT signal, WYTU is carried on those cable systems in portions of that market, and also has an additional channel slot within each provider's "Latino tier" of Spanish language programming
In January 2009, WYTU was added to sister station WBME's digital signal on digital subchannel
Digital subchannel
In broadcasting, digital subchannels are a means to transmit more than one independent program at the same time from the same digital radio or digital television station on the same radio frequency channel. This is done by using data compression techniques to reduce the size of each individual...
49.4. Currently a power increase is on hold due to the station's signal conflicts with WHME-TV
WHME-TV
WHME-TV is a full-service Christian and general entertainment television station serving the South Bend market. The station is owned by LeSEA Broadcasting, also known as World Harvest Broadcasting, an organization founded by Assembly of God minister Lester Sumrall , whose sons are still active with...
in South Bend, Indiana
South Bend, Indiana
The city of South Bend is the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total of 101,168 residents; its Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 316,663...
, but WBME-DT4 effectively acts as the feed used for cable providers and promoted ahead of 63.1 during station identification
Station identification
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sequences.