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WRIW-CD
Channels
Branding
  • Telemundo Providence
  • Noticiero Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra(newscasts)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
June 7, 1993(31 years ago)(1993-06-07)
Former call signs
  • W23AS (1989–1995)
  • WRIW-LP (1995–2008)
  • WRIW-CA (2008–2013)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog:23 (UHF, 1993–1999), 50 (UHF, 1999–2013)
  • Digital:50 (UHF, 2013–2015), 36 (UHF, 2015–2018), 17 (UHF, shared withWPXQ-TVandWLWC,2018–2021)
  • Virtual:50 (2012–2018)
Call signmeaning
Rhode Island,Warwick
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID70184
ClassCD
ERP13.6 kW[1]
HAAT273.4 m (897 ft)[1]
Transmitter coordinates41°51′55.4″N71°17′12.7″W/ 41.865389°N 71.286861°W/41.865389; -71.286861[1]
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.telemundonuevainglaterra

WRIW-CD(channel 51) is aClass A television stationinProvidence, Rhode Island,United States. It is astandard-definitiontranslatorofTelemundoowned-and-operated stationWYCN-LD(channel 8) which is owned by theTelemundo Station Groupsubsidiary ofNBCUniversal.WRIW-CD's parent station maintains studios on Kenney Drive inCranston(shared withNBCaffiliateWJAR[channel 10], owned by theSinclair Broadcast Group).

Under achannel sharingarrangement,[1]WRIW-CD shares transmitter facilities withPBSmember stationWSBE-TV(channel 36) on Pine Street inRehoboth, Massachusetts.Despite WRIW-CD legally holding alow-powerClass A license, it transmits using WSBE-TV's full-power spectrum. This ensures complete reception across the Providence–New Bedford, Massachusettstelevision market.

History

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At one point, the station broadcastEnglish-languageprogramming, including locally produced programs hosted by former air talent atWHIM.[3]WRIW-LP became a Telemundo affiliate in 2000;[4]ZGS Communicationsthen acquired the station from Viking Broadcasting in 2003.[5][6]

On July 29, 2012, WRIW-CA began broadcasting its signal in digital from theWJARtower inRehoboth, Massachusetts,and subsequently changed its call sign to WRIW-CD on January 7, 2013.[7]

On December 4, 2017,NBCUniversal'sTelemundo Station Groupannounced its purchase of ZGS' 13 television stations, including WRIW-CD. This made WRIW the second television station in the Providence market to have been an owned-and-operated station under NBC ownership—after WJAR (channel 10, now an NBC affiliate owned bySinclair Broadcast Group), which was owned by the network from 1996 to 2006.[8]The sale was completed on July 20, 2018.[9]

In October 2019, WRIW-CD began simulcasting low-powerWYCN-LDin order to reach the entire Providence−New Bedford market (the latter station changed its city of license to Providence and moved its transmitter toNorton, Massachusetts).

Newscasts

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Further information:WNEU § Newscasts

WRIW-CD began simulcasting the newscasts of Boston sister stationWNEUon July 20, 2018, immediately following the completion of the sale to NBCUniversal. In the announcement, WNEU president and general manager Mike St. Peter stated his intention to hire a Providence-based reporter for the newscast.[10]

Subchannels

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Subchannels of WRIW-CD on the WSBE-TV multiplex[11]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
51.1 480i 4:3 WRIW-CD Telemundo(WYCN-LD) inSD
51.2 480i 16:9 COZI Cozi TV
51.3 OXYGEN Oxygen
Simulcast of subchannels of another station

References

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  1. ^abcde"Modification of a Licensed Facility for Digital Class A TV Station Application".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.August 9, 2021.RetrievedAugust 10,2021.
  2. ^"Facility Technical Data for WRIW-CD".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^Fybush, Scott (April 23, 1998)."New TV in Maine".North East RadioWatch.RetrievedSeptember 19,2009.
  4. ^Fybush, Scott (November 6, 2000)."WILD's New Owner, And Some Changes at NERW".North East RadioWatch.RetrievedSeptember 19,2009.
  5. ^"Application for Consent to Assign Construction Permit or License for TV or FM Translator Station or Low Power Television Station or to Transfer Control of Entity Holding TV or FM Translator or Low Power Television Station".CDBS Public Access.Federal Communications Commission.August 14, 2002.RetrievedSeptember 19,2009.[dead link]
  6. ^"Application Search Details".CDBS Public Access.Federal Communications Commission. Archived fromthe originalon December 13, 2012.RetrievedSeptember 19,2009.
  7. ^"Application Search Details".CDBS Public Access.Federal Communications Commission.RetrievedJuly 30,2013.
  8. ^Miller, Mark K. (December 4, 2017)."NBCU Adding ZGS Stations To Telemundo".TVNewsCheck.RetrievedDecember 4,2017.
  9. ^"Consummation Notice".CDBS Public Access.Federal Communications Commission.RetrievedJuly 24,2018.
  10. ^"TELEMUNDO BOSTON'S" NOTICIERO TELEMUNDO NUEVA INGLATERRA "WEEKDAY NEWSCASTS TO AIR IN PROVIDENCE THROUGH TELEMUNDO PROVIDENCE / WRIW"(Press release). Newton, Massachusetts:NBCUniversal.July 20, 2018.RetrievedJuly 25,2018.
  11. ^Digital TV Market Listing for WRIW-CDRabbitEars.Info. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
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