WYGA-CA

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = WYGA-CA
station_
station_slogan =
station_branding =
analog = 45 (UHF)
on a Special Temporary Authorization basis
digital =
other_chs =
affiliations = LAT TV
founded = May 1, 1990
location = Atlanta, Georgia
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = W07CP, W55CR, W19CD, WDAH-CA
owner = Equity Broadcasting
former_affiliations = Daystar Television Network
Independent
effective_radiated_power = 2.0 kW
on a Special Temporary Authorization basis
HAAT =
class = Class A
facility_id = 17541
homepage =

WYGA-CA is a low-power television station serving the southern suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia, affiliated with the Spanish-language LAT TV network. It is licensed to Atlanta and broadcasts on analog channel 45. The station is owned by Equity Broadcasting of Little Rock, Arkansas.

History

Originally granted the callsign W07CP in November 1997, it became W55CR in December 1998 broadcasting on channel 55. The station then was granted the call letters WDAH-CA from January 2004 to July 2005. After a change in ownership, the station changed call letters and became WYGA-CA . In recent filings with the FCC, WYGA-CA had been forced to cease operations on a full time basis on its allocated channel 55 due to issues with its transmit site. In 2009, the FCC are requiring U.S. television stations to vacate channels 52-69. Consequently, WYGA-CA, which had been operating on channel 55, had applied to the FCC for the displacement channel 45. The channel 45 application was disputed by WGCL-TV because it is an adjacent channel to WGCL-TV's analog channel 46 causing interference in certain areas. In 2009, WGCL-TV has chosen to cease operation on its analog channel 46, and move to its allocated digital channel 19, thus eliminating the adjacent channel interference situation from WYGA-CA on channel 45. In order to avoid losing the authorization of channel 45 due to a statutory 12 month cut off, WYGA-CA had been broadcasting on a Special Temporary Authorization basis on channel 45 at a low power (2 kW ERP) until the dispute of the station operating at a higher power on channel 45 can be resolved.

External links

*TVQ|WYGA-CA