ZGS Communications
Encyclopedia
ZGS Communications, also referred to as the ZGS Group or ZGS Broadcasting, is a television
and radio station
operator in the United States
, based in Arlington, Virginia. The company operates 18 stations: 15 television stations (all of which are Telemundo
affiliates), and 3 radio stations. All of their stations broadcast in Spanish
.
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
and radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
operator in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, based in Arlington, Virginia. The company operates 18 stations: 15 television stations (all of which are 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....
affiliates), and 3 radio stations. All of their stations broadcast in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
.
Television stations
- Unless otherwise noted, all of ZGS's television stations are low-powerLow-power broadcastingLow-power broadcasting is electronic broadcasting at very low power and low cost, to a small community area.The terms "low-power broadcasting" and "micropower broadcasting" should not be used interchangeably, because the markets are not the same...
stations.Market Station Boston, Massachusetts WNEU WNEUWNEU is the Telemundo affiliate serving the Boston market, licensed to Merrimack, New Hampshire. The station is owned by NBCUniversal, but is controlled by ZGS Communications as a full-power relay of WTMU-LP, primarily serving Boston's northern suburbs and southern New Hampshire.WNEU-DT is one of...
60/DT 341,2
WTMU-LPWTMU-LPWTMU-LP is a low-power television station serving the Boston market. It is owned by ZGS Communications, and serves as the Telemundo affiliate for Boston and immediate suburbs. WTMU's programming is also available in southern New Hampshire and Boston's northern suburbs via a full-power satellite...
67El Paso, Texas El Paso, TexasEl Paso, is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 649,121. It is the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States...
/Las Cruces, New MexicoLas Cruces, New MexicoLas Cruces, also known as "The City of the Crosses", is the county seat of Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 97,618 in 2010 according to the 2010 Census, making it the second largest city in the state....KTDO KTDOKTDO, digital channel 47 , is a television station affiliated with Telemundo, serving the El Paso, Texas and Juarez Mexico television market. It is licensed to Las Cruces, New Mexico, it transmits in analog and digital...
48/DT 471Fort Myers Fort Myers, FloridaFort Myers is the county seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, United States. Its population was 62,298 in the 2010 census, a 29.23 percent increase over the 2000 figure....
/Naples, FloridaNaples, FloridaNaples is a city in Collier County, Florida, United States. As of July 1, 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population at 21,653. Naples is a principal city of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated total population of 315,839 on July 1, 2007...WWDT-CA WWDT-CAWWDT-CA is the Telemundo affiliate for the Fort Myers/Naples, Florida television market, licensed in Naples. It is owned by ZGS Communications, and broadcasts on UHF channel 43, with no digital signal. It is a class A television station, as such, it broadcasts at a lower power than most other...
43Fresno, California Fresno, CaliforniaFresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...KNSO KNSOKNSO is a television station in the Fresno, California area, and a station of the Telemundo network. The station is owned by NBCUniversal and operated by ZGS Communications. The station operates on digital VHF channel 11.1 -History:KNSO signed on the air in 1996 under the ownership of Sainte...
51/DT 51,2Hartford Hartford, ConnecticutHartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...
/New Haven, ConnecticutNew Haven, ConnecticutNew Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...WRDM-CA 503 Orlando, Florida Orlando, FloridaOrlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...WTMO-CA 31 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...WWSI WWSIWWSI, digital channel 49, is a television station licensed to Atlantic City, New Jersey. It is considered to be the Philadelphia affiliate of the Spanish-language Telemundo television network. WWSI's transmitter is in Tuckerton, New Jersey; its tower is the tallest structure in New Jersey. The...
62/DT 491Providence, Rhode Island Providence, Rhode IslandProvidence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...WRIW-CA 50 Raleigh Raleigh, North CarolinaRaleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
/Durham, North CarolinaDurham, North CarolinaDurham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census...WZGS-CA WZGS-CAWZGS-CA is the Telemundo affiliate for the Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina television market. It is owned by ZGS Communications, and broadcasts on UHF channel 44, with no digital signal. It is a class A television station, as such, it broadcasts at a lower power than other stations in the...
44Richmond, Virginia Richmond, VirginiaRichmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...WZTD-LP WZTD-LPWZTD-LP is a low-powered Spanish-language television station licensed to Richmond, Virginia. It is the market's Telemundo affiliate broadcasting on analog UHF channel 45. The station share studio facilities with PBS affiliates WCVE-TV & WCVW in Bon Air, a suburb of Richmond.-History:The station...
45San Antonio, Texas San Antonio, TexasSan Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...KVDA KVDAKVDA, virtual channel 60, is the local Telemundo affiliate in San Antonio, Texas, USA owned by NBCUniversal and operated by ZGS Communications. The station operates a digital signal on channel 38.-History:...
60/DT 381,2Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield, MassachusettsSpringfield is the most populous city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers; the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern...WDMR-LP 513 Tampa Tampa, FloridaTampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
/St. Petersburg, FloridaSt. Petersburg, FloridaSt. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is known as a vacation destination for both American and foreign tourists. As of 2008, the population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau is 245,314, making St...WRMD-CA 49 Washington, DC WZDC-CA 25
- 1 WNEU, KTDO, KNSO, WWSI, and KVDA are full power television stations.
- 2 WNEU, KNSO, and KVDA are owned by NBC UniversalNBC UniversalNBCUniversal Media, LLC is a media and entertainment company engaged in the production and marketing of entertainment, news, and information products and services to a global customer base...
, but are controlled by ZGS. - 3 WRDM-CA/WDMR-LP airs the Jewelry TelevisionJewelry TelevisionJewelry Television is an American television network, similar to the Home Shopping Network. It was formerly called "America's Collectibles Network" . The privately-held company was founded in 1993 and broadcasts high definition programming 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to over 80 million unique...
Shopping network during the overnight hours.
Radio stations
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Tampa, Florida Tampa, Florida Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709.... |
WGES-AM WGES (AM) WGES is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish language religious format. Licensed to St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, it serves the Tampa Bay area. The station is currently owned by ZGS Communications. It is also home to Spanish language broadcasts of Tampa Bay Rays baseball.... 680 |
Genesis 680 (Spanish Religious Religious broadcasting Religious broadcasting refers to broadcasting by religious organizations, usually with a religious message. Many religious organizations have long recorded content such as sermons and lectures, and have moved into distributing content on their Internet websites.While this article emphasises... ) |
WAMA-AM WAMA (AM) WAMA is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish sports talk format. Licensed to Tampa, Florida, USA, it serves the Tampa Bay area. The station is currently owned by ZGS Communications.... 1550 |
ESPN Deportes ESPN Deportes Radio ESPN Deportes Radio is a Spanish language sports radio network created and produced by Disney-owned ESPN. Programming includes call-in talk shows and commentary from hosts about a full range of sporting events, including soccer, American football, baseball and boxing.The network has stations in 13... 1550 AM (Spanish Sports Talk) |
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Washington, DC | WILC-AM WILC WILC is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Contemporary format, licensed in Laurel, Maryland, USA. The station is currently owned by ZGS Communications and features programming from CNN Radio... 900 |
Viva 900 (Spanish AC Adult contemporary music Adult contemporary music is a broad style of popular music that ranges from lush 1950s and 1960s vocal music to predominantly ballad-heavy music with varying degrees of rock influence, as well as a radio format that plays such music.... ) |