WGPS-LD

WGPS-LD, virtual channel 22 and UHF digital channel 21, is a low-powered Cozi TV-affiliated[1] television station licensed to Fort Myers, Florida, United States. The station is owned by WGPS of Southwest Florida through licensee DTV America Corporation.

WGPS-LD
Fort Myers, Florida
United States
ChannelsDigital: 21 (UHF)
Virtual: 22 (PSIP)
Programming
AffiliationsCozi TV
Ownership
OwnerWGPS of Southwest Florida, LLC
(DTV America Corporation)
History
FoundedJune 21, 1995
Former call signs
W59CY (1995–1999)
W22CL (1999–2013)
WGPS-LP (2013-2020)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
59 (UHF, 1995-1999)
22 (UHF, 1999-2014)
Digital:
22 (UHF, 2014-2021)
Daystar (1995–2014)
Estrella TV (2014–2016)
DrTV (DT2, 2014–2015)
Call sign meaning
Global Positioning System
Technical information
Facility ID55090
ClassLP
HAAT527 feet (161 m)
Transmitter coordinates26°26′55.4″N 81°48′53.7″W
Links
WebsiteWGPS Profile at DTVAmerica.com

History

WGPS-LD served as an affiliate of Daystar during much of the late 1990s, 2000s, and early 2010s while under the callsigns of W59CY for the first four years, W22CL from 1999 to 2013, and then under the WGPS-LP calls from 2013 to 2020. On May 28, 2020, the callsign was changed to WGPS-LD.

On July 1, 2014, WGPS-LP became affiliated with Estrella TV on its main subchannel, with DrTV on its second subchannel.[2][3]

In 2015, two more subchannels were added. In Summer of that year, Sonlife was launched onto WGPS-LD3. In December, Grit was launched onto a fourth digital subchannel. During that month, DrTV was replaced by Sony Pictures Television's GetTV network on DT2.

On November 29, 2016, Cozi TV replaced Estrella TV on DT1; two days later, Estrella TV replaced the defunct MundoMax network on WXCW-DT2.

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[4]
22.1480i4:3WGPS-LDCozi TV
22.2GetTV
22.3SonLife
22.4Buzzr
22.516:9Laff
22.6Court TV
22.74:3Daystar
22.816:9TrueReal
22.9Defy TV

References
  1. WGPS-LP FT MYERS, FL @ RabbitEars.Info
  2. DrTV query @ RabbitEars.info
  3. "Estrella TV adds Ft. Myers-Naples to Affiliate Roster - TVNewsCheck". TVNewsCheck.com. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  4. RabbitEars TV Query for WGPS-LD


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