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WTMO-CD
Orlando, Florida; United States;
Channels	Digital: 31 (UHF); Virtual: 31;
Branding	Telemundo 31
Programming
Affiliations	31.1: Telemundo; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Telemundo Station Group; (NBC Telemundo License LLC);
History
Founded	1992 (32 years ago)
Former call signs	W59BH (1987–1990); W31AU (1990–1999); WPXG-LP (1999–2007); WTMO-CA (2007–2011);
Call sign meaning	Telemundo Orlando; -or-; Telemundo;
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	10073
Class	CD
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	125.4 m (411 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	28°36′22.6″N 81°27′23.9″W / 28.606278°N 81.456639°W
Translator(s)	WRDQ 27.3 Orlando; WKME-CD 21 (UHF) Kissimmee; WMVJ-CD 29 (UHF) Melbourne;
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.telemundo31.com

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WTMO-CD (channel 31) is a low-power, Class A television station in Orlando, Florida, United States, broadcasting the Spanish-language network Telemundo. Owned and operated by NBCUniversal's Telemundo Station Group,^[2] the station has studios at the intersection of Sand Lake Road and Orange Blossom Trail in unincorporated Orange County (using an Orlando mailing address), and its transmitter is located on Lake Sparling Road in Pine Hills.

WTMO-CD is simulcast on the third digital subchannel of independent station WRDQ (channel 27, owned by Cox Media Group), as well as on translators WKME-CD (channel 21) in Kissimmee, and WMVJ-CD (channel 29) in Melbourne.

History

Until February 9, 2007, WTMO's primary signal (as WTMO-LP) was the WKME transmitter. Until early 2006 at the latest, it was located on channel 40, but moved to channel 15 shortly before WACX signed on its digital signal on channel 40. Based in Kissimmee, this signal is far enough away with a directional pattern towards Kissimmee, so it would not interfere with WCEU (now WDSC-TV), which also broadcasts on channel 15. As a result, channel 15's coverage area only covers Kissimmee, forcing WTMO to reach the rest of the Orlando area via cable. In late 2006, ZGS acquired WDYB, WMVJ, and the channel 31 license (then WPXG-LP) from Tiger Eye Broadcasting to expand WTMO's over-the-air reach.^[3] The station began broadcasting in digital on RF channel 31 on 10 August 2011.

On December 4, 2017, NBCUniversal's Telemundo Station Group announced its purchase of ZGS' 13 television stations.^[4] The sale was completed on February 1, 2018.^[5] WTMO is now owned by the same company that also owns nearby Universal Orlando Resort, although the resort is part of a different subsidiary of NBCUniversal.

News operation

WTMO produces its own noon, 5, 5:30, 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts on weekdays and 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts on weekends known as Noticias Telemundo 31.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WTMO-CD^[6]
Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
31.1	1080i	16:9	WTMO-CD	Telemundo
31.3	480i		Xitos	TeleXitos
31.4	480i		LX	NBC American Crimes

Translators

WKME-CD 21 Kissimmee
WMVJ-CD 29 Melbourne

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WTMO-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "NBCU Buying 13 Telemundo Affils From ZGS". www.tvnewscheck.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
^ "ZGS Communications acquires new TV stations". HispanicAd.com. 2006-11-20. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2006-12-02.
^ Miller, Mark K. (December 4, 2017). "NBCU Adding ZGS Stations To Telemundo". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
^ "Telemundo Completes Acquisition of ZGS Communications". www.adweek.com. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
^ Digital TV Market Listing for WTMO-CD RabbitEars.Info. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Facility Technical Data for WTMO-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "NBCU Buying 13 Telemundo Affils From ZGS". www.tvnewscheck.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2018-01-04.

[3] "ZGS Communications acquires new TV stations". HispanicAd.com. 2006-11-20. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2006-12-02.

[tvnc-saletotelemundo-4] Miller, Mark K. (December 4, 2017). "NBCU Adding ZGS Stations To Telemundo". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved December 4, 2017.

[5] "Telemundo Completes Acquisition of ZGS Communications". www.adweek.com. Retrieved 2018-02-17.

[6] Digital TV Market Listing for WTMO-CD RabbitEars.Info. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

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@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 | callsign            = WTMO-CD
 | logo                = File:WTMO-CD Logo.png
-| slogan              =
+| branding            = Telemundo 31
-| branding            = Telemundo 31 ''(general)''<br>''Noticiero Telemundo 31'' ''(newscasts)''
 | digital             = 31 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
 | virtual             = 31
-| affiliations        = '''31.1:''' [[Telemundo]] ('''[[owned-and-operated station|O&O]]''')<br>'''31.3:''' [[TeleXitos]]<br>'''31.4:''' [[LXTV]] (soon)
+| affiliations        = {{ubl|'''31.1:''' [[Telemundo]]|''for others, see {{Section link||Subchannels}}''}}
-| translators         = ''[[WRDQ]]-DT 27.3 (31.2 UHF) Orlando<br>WKME-CD 21 (UHF) [[Kissimmee, Florida|Kissimmee]]<br>WMVJ-CD 29 (UHF) [[Melbourne, Florida|Melbourne]]''
+| translators         = {{ubl|[[WRDQ]] 27.3 Orlando|WKME-CD 21 (UHF) [[Kissimmee, Florida|Kissimmee]]|WMVJ-CD 29 (UHF) [[Melbourne, Florida|Melbourne]]}}
 | founded             = {{start date and age|1992|p=y}}
 | location            = [[Orlando, Florida]]
 | country             = United States
-| callsign_meaning    = '''T'''ele'''M'''undo '''O'''rlando<br>-or-<br>'''T'''ele'''M'''und'''O'''
+| callsign_meaning    = {{ubl|Telemundo Orlando|-or-|Telemundo}}
+| sister_stations     =
-| sister_stations     = ''[[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]]:'' [[WRMD-CD]]<br>''[[Miami]]/[[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale]]:'' [[WTVJ]], [[WSCV]]<br>''[[Fort Myers, Florida|Fort Myers]]'': [[WWDT-CD]]
-| owner               = {{nowrap|[[Telemundo Station Group]]}}<br>''(a subsidiary of [[NBCUniversal]])''
+| owner               = [[Telemundo Station Group]]
 | licensee            = NBC Telemundo License [[Limited liability company|LLC]]
-| former_callsigns    = W59BH (1987–1990)<br>W31AU (1990–1999)<br>WPXG-LP (1999–2007)<br>WTMO-CA (2007–2011)
+| former_callsigns    = {{ubl|W59BH (1987–1990)|W31AU (1990–1999)|WPXG-LP (1999–2007)|WTMO-CA (2007–2011)}}
 | former_affiliations =
 | erp                 = 15 [[kilowatt|kW]]
@@ Line 22: / Line 21: @@
 | class               = [[Class A television service|CD]]
 | facility_id         = 10073
-| coordinates         = {{nowrap|{{coord|28|36|22.6|N|81|27|23.9|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}}}
+| coordinates         = {{coord|28|36|22.6|N|81|27|23.9|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
 | licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
 | website             = {{URL|http://www.telemundo31.com/}}
 }}
-'''WTMO-CD''', [[virtual channel|virtual]] and [[ultra high frequency|UHF]] [[digital terrestrial television|digital]] channel 31, is a [[Low-power broadcasting#Television|low-powered]], [[Class A television service|Class A]] [[Telemundo]] [[owned-and-operated station|owned-and-operated]] [[television station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Orlando, Florida]], United States. The station is owned by the [[Telemundo Station Group]] subsidiary of [[NBCUniversal]] (itself a subsidiary of [[Comcast]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/109362/nbcu-adding-zgs-stations-to-telemundo|title=NBCU Buying 13 Telemundo Affils From ZGS|website=www.tvnewscheck.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-04}}</ref> WTMO-CD's studio is located at the intersection of [[Florida State Road 482|Sand Lake Road]] and [[Orange Blossom Trail]] in unincorporated [[Orange County, Florida|Orange County]] (using an Orlando mailing address), and its transmitter is located on Lake Sparling Road in [[Pine Hills, Florida|Pine Hills]].
+'''WTMO-CD''' (channel 31) is a [[Low-power broadcasting#Television|low-power]], [[Class A television service|Class A television station]] in [[Orlando, Florida]], United States, broadcasting the Spanish-language network [[Telemundo]]. [[owned-and-operated station|Owned and operated]] by [[NBCUniversal]]'s [[Telemundo Station Group]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=NBCU Buying 13 Telemundo Affils From ZGS |url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/109362/nbcu-adding-zgs-stations-to-telemundo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206074450/http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/109362/nbcu-adding-zgs-stations-to-telemundo |archive-date=2017-12-06 |access-date=2018-01-04 |website=www.tvnewscheck.com |language=en}}</ref> the station has studios at the intersection of [[Florida State Road 482|Sand Lake Road]] and [[U.S. Route 441 in Florida#Kissimmee to Mount Dora|Orange Blossom Trail]] in [[unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated]] [[Orange County, Florida|Orange County]] (using an Orlando mailing address), and its transmitter is located on Lake Sparling Road in [[Pine Hills, Florida|Pine Hills]].
-WTMO-CD is [[simulcast]] on the third [[digital subchannel]] of [[independent station (North America)|independent station]] [[WRDQ]] (channel 27, owned by [[Cox Media Group]]), as well as on [[broadcast relay station#Broadcast translators|translators]] '''WKME-CD''' (channel 21) in [[Kissimmee, Florida|Kissimmee]], and '''WMVJ-CD''' (channel 29) in [[Melbourne, Florida|Melbourne]].
+WTMO-CD is [[simulcast]] on the third [[digital subchannel]] of [[independent station]] [[WRDQ]] (channel 27, owned by [[Cox Media Group]]), as well as on [[broadcast relay station#Broadcast translators|translators]] '''WKME-CD''' (channel 21) in [[Kissimmee, Florida|Kissimmee]], and '''WMVJ-CD''' (channel 29) in [[Melbourne, Florida|Melbourne]].
 ==History==
-Until February 9, 2007, WTMO's primary signal (as WTMO-LP) was the WKME transmitter. Until early 2006 at the latest, it was located on channel 40, but moved to channel 15 shortly before [[WACX]] signed on its digital signal on channel 40. Based in Kissimmee, this signal is far enough away with a directional pattern towards Kissimmee, so it would not interfere with WCEU (now [[WDSC-TV]]), which also broadcasts on channel 15. As a result, channel 15's coverage area only covers Kissimmee, forcing WTMO to reach the rest of the Orlando area via cable. In late 2006, ZGS acquired WDYB, WMVJ, and the channel 31 license (then WPXG-LP) from [[Tiger Eye Broadcasting]] to expand WTMO's [[Terrestrial television|over-the-air]] reach.<ref>{{cite news |title=ZGS Communications acquires new TV stations |url=http://www.hispanicad.com/cgi-bin/news/newsarticle.cgi?article_id=20687 |work=HispanicAd.com |date=2006-11-20 |access-date=2006-12-02 }}</ref> The station began broadcasting in digital on RF channel 31 on 10 August 2011.
+Until February 9, 2007, WTMO's primary signal (as WTMO-LP) was the WKME transmitter. Until early 2006 at the latest, it was located on channel 40, but moved to channel 15 shortly before [[WACX]] signed on its digital signal on channel 40. Based in Kissimmee, this signal is far enough away with a directional pattern towards Kissimmee, so it would not interfere with WCEU (now [[WDSC-TV]]), which also broadcasts on channel 15. As a result, channel 15's coverage area only covers Kissimmee, forcing WTMO to reach the rest of the Orlando area via cable. In late 2006, ZGS acquired WDYB, WMVJ, and the channel 31 license (then WPXG-LP) from [[Tiger Eye Broadcasting]] to expand WTMO's [[Terrestrial television|over-the-air]] reach.<ref>{{cite news |date=2006-11-20 |title=ZGS Communications acquires new TV stations |work=HispanicAd.com |url=http://www.hispanicad.com/cgi-bin/news/newsarticle.cgi?article_id=20687 |access-date=2006-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927202413/http://www.hispanicad.com/cgi-bin/news/newsarticle.cgi?article_id=20687 |archive-date=2007-09-27}}</ref> The station began broadcasting in digital on RF channel 31 on 10 August 2011.
 On December 4, 2017, [[NBCUniversal]]'s [[Telemundo Station Group]] announced its purchase of ZGS' 13 television stations.<ref name="tvnc-saletotelemundo">{{cite news|last1=Miller|first1=Mark K.|title=NBCU Adding ZGS Stations To Telemundo|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/109362/nbcu-adding-zgs-stations-to-telemundo|access-date=December 4, 2017|work=TVNewsCheck|date=December 4, 2017|language=en}}</ref> The sale was completed on February 1, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/telemundo-completes-acquisition-of-zgs-communications/199942|title=Telemundo Completes Acquisition of ZGS Communications|website=www.adweek.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-17}}</ref> WTMO is now owned by the same company that also owns nearby [[Universal Orlando Resort]], although the resort is part of a different subsidiary of NBCUniversal.
-==Digital channels==
+==News operation==
+WTMO produces its own noon, 5, 5:30, 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts on weekdays and 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts on weekends known as ''Noticias Telemundo 31''.
+==Technical information==
+===Subchannels===
 The station's digital signal is [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
 {| class="wikitable"
+|+Subchannels of WTMO-CD<ref>[http://rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WTMO-CD#station Digital TV Market Listing for WTMO-CD] RabbitEars.Info. Retrieved March 31, 2017.</ref>
+! scope = "col" | [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
+! scope = "col" | [[Display resolution|Res.]]
+! scope = "col" | [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
+! scope = "col" | Short name
+! scope = "col" | Programming
 |-
+! scope = "row" | 31.1
-! [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
+| [[1080i]] || rowspan=3|[[16:9]] || WTMO-CD || [[Telemundo]]
-! [[Display resolution|Video]]
-! [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
-! [[Program and System Information Protocol#What PSIP does|PSIP Short Name]]
-! Programming <ref>[http://rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WTMO-CD#station Digital TV Market Listing for WTMO-CD] RabbitEars.Info. Retrieved March 31, 2017.</ref>
 |-
+! scope = "row" | 31.3
-| 31.1 || [[1080i]] || rowspan=3|[[16:9]] || WTMO CD || Main WTMO-CD programming / [[Telemundo]]
+| rowspan=2| [[480i]] || Xitos || [[TeleXitos]]
 |-
+! scope = "row" | 31.4
-| 31.3 || rowspan=2| [[480i]] || Xitos || [[TeleXitos]]
+| LX || [[NBC American Crimes]]
-|-
-| 31.4 || || [[LXTV]] (soon)
 |}
-===Translator===
+===Translators===
+*'''{{FCC-LMS-Facility|61702|3=WKME-CD}}''' 21 [[Kissimmee, Florida|Kissimmee]]
-{| class="wikitable"
+*'''{{FCC-LMS-Facility|71238|3=WMVJ-CD}}''' 29 [[Melbourne, Florida|Melbourne]]
-|-
-! City of license
-! Callsign
-! Channel
-! [[effective radiated power|ERP]]
-! [[height above average terrain|HAAT]]
-! [[Facility ID]]
-! Transmitter coordinates
-|-
-|| [[Kissimmee, Florida|Kissimmee]] ||'''{{FCC-LMS-Facility|61702|3=WKME-CD}}'''|| 21 || 12.3 kW || {{convert|106|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || 61702 || {{coord|28|21|39.2|N|81|30|37.6|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=WKME-CD}}
-|-
-|| [[Melbourne, Florida|Melbourne]] ||'''{{FCC-LMS-Facility|71238|3=WMVJ-CD}}'''|| 29 || 15 kW || {{convert|128|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || 71238 || {{coord|28|02|50|N|80|40|33|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=WMVJ-CD}}
-|}
-==News operation==
-WTMO produces its own 5, 5:30, 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts every weeknight known as ''Telenoticias 31''.
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Telemundo Station Group]]
 [[Category:Television stations in Orlando, Florida|TMO-CD]]
-[[Category:Low-power television stations in the United States]]
+[[Category:Low-power television stations in Florida|TMO]]
 [[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1992]]
 [[Category:Spanish-language television stations in Florida|TMO-CD]]
 [[Category:1992 establishments in Florida]]
 [[Category:TeleXitos affiliates]]
 {{Telemundo-stub}}

v t e Spanish-language television stations in the state of Florida
Miami – Fort Lauderdale	WGEN 8 (Estrella, Key West) WVFW-LD 8 (Estrella, Miami) WSBS 22 (Mega TV, Key West) WLTV 23 (UNI, Miami) WBEH-CD 38 (Spanish Ind., Miami) WJAN-CD 41 (ATeVé, Miami) WFUN-LD 48 (Spanish Ind., Miami) WSCV 51 (TMD, Fort Lauderdale) WEYS-LD 54 (ALMA, Miami) WAMI 69 (UniMás, Hollywood)
Tampa – St. Petersburg – Sarasota	WXAX-CD 26 (Spanish Ind., Clearwater) WMOR 32.3 (Estrella, Lakeland) WSPF-CD 35 (ATeVé, St. Petersburg) WRMD-CD 49 (TMD, Tampa) WVEA 50 (UNI, Tampa) WFTT (62.1 UniMás, 62.2 LATV, Venice)
Orlando – Daytona Beach – Melbourne	WKCF 18.3 (Estrella, Clermont) W21AU-D 21 (NV, Orlando) W21AU-D 21.2 (ATeVé, Orlando) WOTF-TV 26.2 (LATV, Daytona Beach) WRCF-CD 29 (UniMás, Orlando) WTMO-CD 31 (TMD, Orlando) WVEN 43 (UNI, Melbourne)
Fort Myers – Naples – Cape Coral	WUVF-LD 2/WLZE-LP 51 (UNI, Naples / Ft. Myers) WANA-LD 16 (Spanish Ind., Naples) WFTX 36.2 (LATV, Cape Coral) WWDT-CD 43 (TMD, Naples) WXCW 46.2 (Estrella, Naples)
West Palm Beach – Fort Pierce	WPBF-DT 25.2 (Estrella TV, West Palm Beach) WBWP-LD 57 (Spanish Ind., West Palm Beach) WBWP-LD (57.1 ATeVé, 57.2 TeLe-Romántica, West Palm Beach)
Jacksonville	WUJX-LD 18 (Estrella TV, Jacksonville) WUJX-LD 18.2 (LATV, Jacksonville) WJXE-LD 25 (BeIN Sports Xtra en Español, Jacksonville) WFOX-DT 30.4 (TMD, Jacksonville)
Pensacola	WWBH-LD 28 / WEDS-LD 29 (BeIN Sports Xtra en Español, Pensacola)
Gainesville – Ocala	WJXE-LD 25 (BeIN Sports Xtra en Español, Gainesville)
Defunct	WTPH-LP 14 (Azteca, Ft. Myers)
See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Florida See also Religious and Spanish TV stations