WZAW-LD

WZAW-LD
Wausau, Wisconsin United States

Branding	WZAW Fox WZAW News
Slogan	The News You Can Trust
Channels	Digital: 33 (UHF) & WSAW-DT 7.3 (VHF) Virtual: 55 (PSIP) & WSAW-DT 7.3 (PSIP)
Subchannels	55.1 Fox 55.2 MeTV 55.3 Movies!
Translators	7.3 (UHF) W42DH-D3 Sayner/Vilas County, WI
Affiliations	Fox
Owner	Gray Television (Gray Television Licensee, LLC)
First air date	July 1, 2015
Call letters' meaning	disambiguation of WSAW ("Z" added in honor of former News Director Mark Zelich)
Sister station(s)	WSAW-TV, WEAU, WMTV
Transmitter power	15 kW 72 kW (WSAW-DT3)
Height	326 m 373 m (WSAW-DT3)
Class	LD
Facility ID	183262 6867 (WSAW-DT3)
Transmitter coordinates	45°3′22.1″N 89°27′53.5″W / 45.056139°N 89.464861°W / 45.056139; -89.464861 44°55′14.2″N 89°41′28.7″W / 44.920611°N 89.691306°W / 44.920611; -89.691306 (WSAW-DT3)
Website	www.wsaw.com/fox

WZAW-LD is the low-powered, Fox-affiliated television station for Central Wisconsin's Northern Highland that is licensed to Wausau. It broadcasts a 720p high definition digital signal on UHF channel 33 (or virtual channel 55.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter, northeast of Nutterville, in unincorporated Marathon County. Owned by Gray Television, the station is sister to CBS affiliate WSAW-TV and the two outlets share studios on Grand Avenue/U.S. 51 in Wausau.

Digital channels

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP short name	Programming ^[1]
55.1	720p	16:9	WZAW-HD	Main WZAW-LD programming / Fox
55.2	480i	4:3	ME-TV	MeTV
55.3	480i	4:3	MOVIES!	Movies!

Overview

Since WZAW transmits at low-power, its signal does not reach Rhinelander or other areas to the north and east (such as Eagle River and Crandon). Therefore, the station is simulcast on WSAW's third digital subchannel in HD to increase its over-the-air broadcasting radius, along with WSAW's Sayner translator, W42DH-D3, which also maps to PSIP channel 7.3.

History

On July 1, 2015, Gray bought the non-license assets of the market's previous Fox affiliate WFXS-DT (owned by Davis Television, LLC). Due to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ownership restrictions, Gray established this new low-powered station to become the new Fox affiliate. All of WFXS' program streams including its existing PSIP channel numbering was then moved to WZAW. Subsequently, WFXS ceased broadcasting after nearly sixteen years on-the-air and its studios on North 3rd Street in Wausau were shut down. ^[2] ^[3]

In consenting to the interference that would be caused by WZAW operating under special temporary authority on channel 31 (the same RF channel as WFXS) rather than its licensed channel 33, Davis Television stated that it would return the WFXS license to the FCC for cancellation following the sale. ^[4] In August 2015, WSAW launched a prime time newscast on this Fox outlet known as WZAW News at 9. The half-hour broadcast offers direct competition to WAOW's thirty-minute, weeknight-only news airing at the same time on its CW digital subchannel.

References

↑ http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WZAW#station
↑ "Gray in 4 New Deals, Closes 3 Earlier Ones". TVNewsCheck. 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
↑ http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/Channel-7-Parent-Company-Accquires-Wausau-Fox-Station-311311791.html?ref=791
↑ Raff, Robert (June 9, 2015). "Interference Consent" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 3, 2015.

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Television stations in Central Wisconsin, including Wausau and Rhinelander

Wausau	WSAW (7.1 CBS, 7.2 MNTV, 7.3 Fox) WAOW (9.1 ABC, 9.2 CW, 9.3 Decades) WHRM (20.1 PBS/WPT, 20.2 WIS, 20.3 Create) W27AU-D (12.1 NBC, 12.2 Antenna) WTPX (46.1 Ion, 46.2 qubo, 46.3 Ion Life) WZAW (55.1 Fox, 55.2 MeTV, 55.3 Movies!)

Northern WI	WMOW (4.1 CW, 4.2 ABC, 4.3 Decades) W42DH-D (7.1 CBS, 7.2 MNTV, 7.3 Fox) WJFW (12.1 NBC, 12.2 Antenna) WYOW (34.1 ABC, 34.2 CW, 34.3 Decades) WLEF (36.1 PBS/WPT, 36.2 Wisc, 36.3 Create)

Cable-only stations	FSN Wisconsin WisconsinEye

Defunct	WFXS (55.1 Fox, 55.2 MeTV, 55.3 Movies!)

Adjacent areas	Duluth Eau Claire/La Crosse Green Bay Marquette Madison

Fox Network Affiliates in the state of Wisconsin

WITI 6.1 (Milwaukee) WLUK 11.1 (Green Bay) WLAX 25.1/WEUX 48.1 (La Crosse/Chippewa Falls) WMSN 47.1 (Madison) WZAW 55.1 (Wausau)

See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Wisconsin

Other television stations and subchannel networks in the state of Wisconsin

3ABN	W23BW-D 23 (Madison) W30BU 30 (Green Bay)

Antenna TV	WITI 6.2 (Milwaukee) WLUK 11.2 (Green Bay) WJFW 12.2 (Rhinelander/Wausau) WMTV 15.3 (Madison)

Bounce TV	WMLW 49.2 (Racine/Milwaukee)

BUZZR	WTSJ 38.2 (Milwaukee)

Comet	WCWF 14.2 (Suring/Green Bay) WCGV 24.2 (Milwaukee) WMSN 47.2 (Madison)

COZI	WTMJ 4.3 (Milwaukee)

Daystar	WMWD 38.1 (Madison) WGBD 49.1 (Green Bay)

Decades	WMOW 4.3 (Crandon) WAOW 9.3 (Wausau) WQOW 18.3 (Eau Claire) WXOW 19.3 (La Crosse) WKOW 27.3 (Madison) WYOW 34.3 (Eagle River) WDJT 58.4 (Milwaukee)

Escape	WACY 32.3 (Green Bay) WTSJ 38.3 (Milwaukee)

EVINE Live	WIWN 68.2 (Fond du Lac/Milwaukee)

Family Channel	W43BR 43 (Baraboo/Wisc. Dells)

getTV	WVTV 18.2 (Milwaukee)

Grit	WCGV 24.3 (Milwaukee) WACY 32.2 (Green Bay) WMSN 47.3 (Madison)

Heroes & Icons	WBUW 57.3 (Janesville/Madison) WDJT 58.3 (Milwaukee)

HSN OTA	WTPX 46.6 (Antigo/Wausau) WPXE 55.6 (Kenosha/Milwaukee)

Ion Life	WTPX 46.2 (Antigo/Wausau) WPXE 55.2 (Kenosha/Milwaukee)

Laff	WTMJ 4.2 (Milwaukee) WGBA 26.3 (Green Bay)

LATV	WIWN 68.4 (Fond du Lac/Milwaukee)

Local Accuweather	WMVS 10.4 (Milwaukee)

Locally-originated automated weather	WBAY 2.2 (Green Bay)

Me-TV	WGBA 26.2 (Green Bay) WKOW 27.2 (Madison) WBME 41.1/WDJT 58.2 (Milwaukee) WZAW 55.2 (Wausau)

Movies!	WISN 12.2 (Milwaukee) WZAW 55.3 (Wausau) WBUW 57.2 (Janesville/Madison)

MundoMax	WTSJ 38.1 (Milwaukee)

qubo	WTPX 46.3 (Antigo/Wausau) WPXE 55.3 (Kenosha/Milwaukee)

QVC OTA	WTPX 46.5 (Antigo/Wausau) WPXE 55.5 (Kenosha/Milwaukee) WIWN 68.6 (Fond du Lac/Milwaukee)

Sonlife	WIWN 68.1 (Fond du Lac/Milwaukee)

TBN	K32GF 32 (Rhinelander) W36DH 36 (Waupaca) WWRS 52 (Mayville/Milwaukee)

Telemundo	WYTU 63.1/WMLW 49.4 (Milwaukee/Racine)

This	WMLW 49.3 (Racine/Milwaukee)

WeatherNation TV	WMTV 15.2 (Madison)

Independent	WZCK-LP 8 (Madison) WPVS-LP 29 (Milwaukee) WMLW 49.1 (Racine/Milwaukee)

See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Wisconsin

Gray Television

ABC network affiliates	KCRG KGNS ¹ KJCT KNOE ¹ KOLO KOTA / KHSD KSFY / KABY / KPRY KSPR ² WBKO WHSV WJRT WTOK WTVG WVAW

CBS network affiliates	KALB ¹ KGWN / KSTF KKTV KMVT KNOE KNPL KOLN / KGIN KOSA KVLY ¹ KWCH / KBSD / KBSH / KBSL KWTX / KBTX KXII KYLX WAGM ¹ WCAV WCTV / WSWG WDBJ WECP WIBW WIFR WIYE WKYT / WYMT WRDW WSAW WSVF ¹ WTVY WVLT

The CW network affiliates ¹	KBTX KCWY KGWN / KSTF KJCT KNOE KSCW KSFY / KABY / KPRY KWTX KYCW KYLX WAGT WBKO WBXX WJHG WKYT WQCW WSWG WTOK WTVG WYMT

Fox network affiliates	KEVN KIIT KNDX / KXND KSVT KXII ¹ WAGM WAHU WBKO ¹ WLUC ¹ WOVA WSVF WZAW

MyNetworkTV affiliates ¹	KKTV KOSA KSNB KXII WAHU WCTV WECP WHSV WIBW WITN WRDW WSAW WSAZ WSWG WTOK WTVY WIYE WVLT

NBC network affiliates	KALB KCWY KFYR / KQCD / KMOT / KUMV KGNS KKCO KNOP KSNB KTUU KVLY KYTV WAGT WEAU WILX WITN WJHG WLUC WMTV WNDU WOWT WRGX WSAZ WTAP

Other Stations	TEL KGNS ¹ KKCO ¹ UNI KDCU ³ Ind. K17DL-D ⁴

Acquisitions	Benedek Broadcasting Hoak Media Schurz Communications

¹ These stations (except for KSCW & WQCW) broadcast these networks on their digital subchannels. ² Owned by Schurz Communications, Gray operates KSPR through a SSA. ³ Owned by Entravision Communications, Gray operates KDCU through a JSA. ⁴ Owned by Branson Visitors TV; Gray holds a 50.1% interest in this company.

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