WALE-LD
Channels
BrandingWALE TV
Montgomery Weather Channel (17.1)
Programming
Affiliations17.1: local weather
for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner
WCOV-TV
WIYC
History
FoundedJune 14, 2013
First air date
January 20, 2015 (2015-01-20)
Former call signs
W17DX-D (2013–2015)
Former channel number(s)
Digital:
16 (UHF, 2015–2021)
True Crime Network (2015–2022)
Call sign meaning
Whale
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID181989
ERP15 kW
HAAT236.9 m (777 ft)
Transmitter coordinates32°20′7″N 86°17′16″W / 32.33528°N 86.28778°W / 32.33528; -86.28778
Links
Public license information
LMS
Websitewww.thewale.com

WALE-LD (channel 17) is a low-power television station in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. It is owned by Allen Media Broadcasting alongside Fox affiliate WCOV-TV (channel 20) and Troy-licensed Cozi TV affiliate WIYC (channel 48). The stations share studios on WCOV Avenue in the Normandale section of Montgomery, where WALE-LD's transmitter is also located.

On December 15, 2021, it was announced that Allen Media Group, a subsidiary of Los Angeles–based Entertainment Studios, would purchase WALE-LD, WCOV-TV and WIYC from Woods Communications Corporation for $28.5 million;[1] the sale was completed on April 14, 2023.[3]

At some point in 2022, the station dropped True Crime Network from its main channel and switched to a 24-hour local weather format, known as the Montgomery Weather Channel.[4]

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WALE-LD[5]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
17.1 480i16:9WALE-LDMontgomery Weather Channel (local weather)
17.2 4:3LAFF-TVLaff
17.3 MysteryIon Mystery
17.4 JewelryJewelry Television
17.5 16:9MoviesMovies!
17.6 H and IHeroes & Icons
17.7 CometComet

References

  1. 1 2 "Allen Media Buying Three Montgomery, Ala., Stations For $28.5M". TVNewsCheck. NewsCheckMedia. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WALE-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "Notification of Consummation". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. April 14, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  4. ↑ Montgomery Weather Channel Livestream on YouTube
  5. ↑ RabbitEars TV Query for WALE-LD. RabbitEars.Info
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