WAZT-CA
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WAZT-CA is a religious
television station
in the Shenandoah Valley
of Virginia
, licensed to Woodstock, Virginia
. It is officially considered to be in the Washington, DC television market. The station's primary analog broadcast signal operates on VHF
channel 10 and their digital signal will operate on VHF
channel 8.http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=WAZT The station began broadcasting digitally on channel 46 (WAZW-LD) in January of 2010. The station offers some My Family TV
and Cornerstone programming, but it generally does not show them in-pattern with those networks, and it also broadcasts some secular syndicated programming
and classic television shows. WAZT once broadcast a local newscast at 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday (entitled News 10), but this was discontinued on December 26th, 2005. In January 2006, WAZT began airing CBN
's "NewsWatch" program.
The station has operated since October 1985, when it was put on the air by Ruarch Associates, LLC (its original calls were W10AZ, with the WAZT calls, introduced in 1994, likely being derived from it), and once had a radio sister station, WAZR 93.7 (that station is now owned by Clear Channel Communications
with a contemporary format).http://www.goodradio.com/ Ruarch sold WAZT to JLA Media & Publications in 2006.
, it must use relays to expand its signal throughout the rest of Shenandoah Valley. The station refers to this network of signals as the Faith - The Family Entertainment Network. Interestingly, these relays also had "AZ" in their translator calls, though the AZ in their current callsigns likely comes from WAZT. The relays changed their callsigns in the early 2000s.
Most of these stations are also in the Washington market, although the Harrisonburg
and Staunton
-Waynesboro
relays are in the Harrisonburg market.
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...
television station
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...
in the Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah Valley
The Shenandoah Valley is both a geographic valley and cultural region of western Virginia and West Virginia in the United States. The valley is bounded to the east by the Blue Ridge Mountains, to the west by the eastern front of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians , to the north by the Potomac River...
of Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, licensed to Woodstock, Virginia
Woodstock, Virginia
Woodstock is a town in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of 5,097 according to the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Shenandoah County....
. It is officially considered to be in the Washington, DC television market. The station's primary analog broadcast signal operates on VHF
Very high frequency
Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency...
channel 10 and their digital signal will operate on VHF
Very high frequency
Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency...
channel 8.http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=WAZT The station began broadcasting digitally on channel 46 (WAZW-LD) in January of 2010. The station offers some My Family TV
My Family TV
My Family TV is a United States general entertainment television network jointly owned by ValCom and Luken Communications, and based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.-History:...
and Cornerstone programming, but it generally does not show them in-pattern with those networks, and it also broadcasts some secular syndicated programming
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
and classic television shows. WAZT once broadcast a local newscast at 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday (entitled News 10), but this was discontinued on December 26th, 2005. In January 2006, WAZT began airing CBN
Christian Broadcasting Network
The Christian Broadcasting Network, or CBN, is a fundamentalist Christian television broadcasting network in the United States. Its headquarters and main studios are in Virginia Beach, Virginia.-Background:...
's "NewsWatch" program.
The station has operated since October 1985, when it was put on the air by Ruarch Associates, LLC (its original calls were W10AZ, with the WAZT calls, introduced in 1994, likely being derived from it), and once had a radio sister station, WAZR 93.7 (that station is now owned by Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
with a contemporary format).http://www.goodradio.com/ Ruarch sold WAZT to JLA Media & Publications in 2006.
Relays
As WAZT operates at a low-powerLow-power broadcasting
Low-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...
, it must use relays to expand its signal throughout the rest of Shenandoah Valley. The station refers to this network of signals as the Faith - The Family Entertainment Network. Interestingly, these relays also had "AZ" in their translator calls, though the AZ in their current callsigns likely comes from WAZT. The relays changed their callsigns in the early 2000s.
Most of these stations are also in the Washington market, although the Harrisonburg
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Harrisonburg is an independent city in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia in the United States. Its population as of 2010 is 48,914, and at the 2000 census, 40,468. Harrisonburg is the county seat of Rockingham County and the core city of the Harrisonburg, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical...
and Staunton
Staunton, Virginia
Staunton is an independent city within the confines of Augusta County in the commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 23,746 as of 2010. It is the county seat of Augusta County....
-Waynesboro
Waynesboro, Virginia
Waynesboro, deriving its name from General Anthony Wayne, is an independent city surrounded by Augusta County in the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 21,006 in 2010.....
relays are in the Harrisonburg market.
| Station | Analog Channel | Digital Channel | City | 4th Letter Meaning |
| WAZC-LP | 16 | 35 http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=WAZC | Luray Luray, Virginia Luray is a town in Page County, Virginia, United States, in the Shenandoah Valley of the northern part of the state. It is also the county seat... |
A disambiguation of WAZT |
| WAZH-CA | 24 | None | Harrisonburg Harrisonburg, Virginia Harrisonburg is an independent city in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia in the United States. Its population as of 2010 is 48,914, and at the 2000 census, 40,468. Harrisonburg is the county seat of Rockingham County and the core city of the Harrisonburg, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical... |
Harrisonburg |
| WAZM-CA | 25 | 43 http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=WAZM | Staunton Staunton, Virginia Staunton is an independent city within the confines of Augusta County in the commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 23,746 as of 2010. It is the county seat of Augusta County.... -Waynesboro Waynesboro, Virginia Waynesboro, deriving its name from General Anthony Wayne, is an independent city surrounded by Augusta County in the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 21,006 in 2010..... |
A disambiguation of WAZT |
| WAZF-CA | 28 | 40 http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=WAZF | Front Royal Front Royal, Virginia Front Royal is a town in Warren County, Virginia, United States. The population was 13,589 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Warren County.-Geography:Front Royal is roughly west of Washington, D.C.... |
Front Royal |
| WAZW-CA | 48 | 46 http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=WAZW | Winchester Winchester, Virginia Winchester is an independent city located in the northwestern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the USA. The city's population was 26,203 according to the 2010 Census... |
Winchester |