WRMD-CD

WRMD-CD
Tampa, Florida United States

Branding	Telemundo Tampa Telenoticias Tampa (newscasts)
Channels	Digital: 49 (UHF) Virtual: 49 (PSIP)
Affiliations	Telemundo
Owner	ZGS Communications
First air date	October 29, 1987
Call letters' meaning	W Radio Mundo (in reference to its AM sister, WRMD-AM 680 (now WGES))
Former callsigns	W57BA (1987-1994)
Former affiliations	Channel America
Class	CD
Licensing authority	FCC
Public license information:	Profile CDBS
Website	Telemundo Tampa

WRMD-CD, virtual and UHF digital channel 49, is a low-powered Telemundo-affiliated television station located in Tampa, Florida, United States. The station is owned by ZGS Communications. WRMD maintains studio facilities located on West Spruce Street in Tampa, and its transmitter located atop the Park Tower in downtown Tampa.

History

The station first signed on the air on October 29, 1987, originally broadcasting on UHF channel 57 as an affiliate of Channel America. Shortly afterward, the station was acquired by ZGS Communications, which converted the station into the Tampa Bay market's new Telemundo affiliate. WMRD originally broadcast on UHF channel 57 until the early 2000s, when the station relocated to UHF channel 49, to make room for WTTA (channel 38)'s new digital signal on channel 57. In 2004, the station began to be carried on Bright House Networks's cable systems in portions of the Tampa Bay market outside of Tampa proper.

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital channel is multiplexed:

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming^[1]
49.1	480i	16:9	WRMD CD	Main WRMD-CD programming / Telemundo

Local programming

WRMD-CD airs a simulcast of Telenoticias de Puerto Rico from Telemundo owned-and-operated station WKAQ-TV in San Juan each weeknight at 6:00 p.m. The station also airs one-minute local weather briefs throughout the day as well as Spanish-language Florida Lottery drawings. On August 14, 2011, the station debuted its first locally-produced program, a lifestyle and entertainment magazine program titled Holaciudad teve!, which airs Sundays at 6 p.m.^[2]

News Operation

On September 9, 2014 it launch the station's first Spanish language newscast Which didn't debut Monday it was a Tuesday because of the holiday. Building a new set graphics with hiring 15 staffers with new news department. Before launch of news operation weather cut-in from WTMO-CD and news updates some simulcast of Telenoticias de Puerto Rico. Newscast air Monday-Friday 6 p.m. and 11 p.m..

References

3. http://www.mediamoves.com/2014/09/telemundo-tampa-launches-weekday-newscast.html /news/

External links

Television stations serving West Central Florida, including Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

English-language
stations

WEDU (3.1 PBS, 3.3 World/FL Chan, 3.4 PBS+)
WFLA (8.1 NBC, 8.2 MeTV)
WTSP (10.1 CBS, 10.2 ANT)
WTVT (13.1 Fox, 13.2 Movies!, 13.3 Buzzr, 13.4 H&I)
WPDS-LD (14.1-4 Edu.)
W15CM-D (15.1 unknown)
WUSF (16.1 PBS, 16.2 Kids, 16.3 Create, 16.4 Knowledge)
WSVT-LD (18.1 Daystar)
WARP-CD (20.1-20.4 infomercials)
WCLF (22.1 CTN, 22.3 CTN National, 22.4 LifeStyle)
WFTS (28.1 ABC, 28.2 Laff, 28.3 Grit)
WTAM-LD (30.4 Infomercials)
W31CZ-D (31.1 TBN)
WMOR (32.1 Ind, 32.2 This TV)
W40CU-D (33.1 HSN)
WSPF-CD (35.2 Biz TV, 35.3 Hope)
WTTA (38.1 MNTV, 38.2 Cozi TV)
W43CE-D (43.1 SBN)
WTOG (44.1 CW, 44.2 Decades)
WVEA-LP 46 (HSN)
WZRA-CA (48.1 Ethnic/A1/NTV/CTV/DW)
WFTT-DT (50.2 Bounce TV, 50.3 GetTV, 50.4 Escape)
WXPX (66.1 Ion, 66.2 Qubo, 66.3 Life, 66.4 Infomercials, 66.5 QVC, 66.6 HSN)

Spanish-language stations

WEDU (3.2 V-me)
WCLF (22.2 CTNi)
WXAX-CD 26 (AZA)
WTAM-LD (30.1 Mega TV, 30.2 Mi Musica, 30.3 TV Reino)
WMOR (32.3 Estrella TV)
WSPF-CD (35.1 MundoMax)
WRMD-CD (49.1 TMD)
WFTT-DT (50.1 UniMás)
WVEA (62.1 UNI, 62.2 LATV)

Sarasota

WSNN-LD (39.1 SNN, 39.2 Grit, 39.3 Laff)
WWSB (40.1 ABC)

Outlying areas

ATSC-M/H Mobile DTV stations
encrypted channels italicized

WEDU (3.1 PBS)
WFLA (8.1 NBC)
WTSP (10.1 CBS)
WTVT (13.1 Fox)
WXPX (66.82 Gran Cine, 66.85 NFL Net, 66.87 GOL TV, 66.88 NFL RedZone, 66.90 Starz, 66.96 AirBox, 66.97 MTV Classic)

Cable channels

Distant stations

Fort Myers/Naples	WINK 11 (CBS) WBBH 20 (NBC) WZVN 26 (ABC) WGCU 30 (PBS) WFTX 36 (Fox) WXCW 46 (CW)

Orlando	WKMG 6 (CBS) WFTV 9 (ABC) WOFL 35 (Fox) News 13

Gainesville	WUFT 5 (PBS) WOGX 51 (Fox)

Defunct

Florida broadcast television areas by city: Fort Myers; Gainesville; Jacksonville; Miami; Orlando; Pensacola; Panama City; Tallahassee; Tampa/St. Petersburg; West Palm Beach

Spanish-language television stations in the state of Florida

Miami – Fort Lauderdale	WPBT 2.3 (V-me, Miami) WEYS-LP 6 (ALMA, Miami) WSVN 7.2 (Estrella TV, Miami) WGEN 8 (MundoMax, Key West) WSBS 22 (Mega TV, Key West) WLTV 23 (Univisión, Miami) WPMF-CD 38 (Azteca, Miami) WJAN-CD 41 (Spanish Independent, Miami) WFUN-LD 48 (Spanish Independent, Miami) WSCV 51 (Telemundo, Fort Lauderdale) WAMI 69 (UniMás, Hollywood)

Tampa – St. Petersburg	WEDU 3.2 (V-me, Tampa) WXAX-CD 26 (Azteca, Clearwater) WMOR 32.3 (Estrella TV, Lakeland) WSPF-CD 35.1 (MundoMax, St. Petersburg) WRMD-CD 49 (Telemundo, Tampa) WFTT 50 (UniMás, Tampa) WVEA (62.1 Univisión, 62.2 LATV, Venice)

Orlando – Daytona Beach – Melbourne	WKMG 6.2 (LATV, Orlando) WKCF 18.3 (Estrella TV, Clermont) W21AU 21.1 (MundoMax, Orlando) W21AU 21.2 (TeLe-Romántica, Orlando) WUCF 24.3 (V-me, Orlando) WVEN 26 (Univisión, Daytona Beach) WTMO-CD 31 (Telemundo, Orlando) WZXZ-CD 36 (Caribevision, Orlando) WOTF 43 (UniMás, Melbourne)

West Palm Beach – Fort Pierce	WWHB-CA 48 (Azteca, Stuart) WBWP-LD (57.1 MundoMax, 57.2 TeLe-Romántica, West Palm Beach)

Fort Myers – Naples	WUVF-LP 2/WLZE-LP 51 (Univisión, Naples / Ft. Myers) WANA-LD 16 (Azteca, Naples) WFTX 36.2 (LATV, Cape Coral) WWDT-CD 43 (Telemundo, Naples) WXCW 46.2 (MundoMax, Naples)

Jacksonville	WUJX-LD 18.1 (Univision, Jacksonville)

Pensacola	WSRE 23.4 (V-me, Pensacola)

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

ZGS Communications

Radio stations	WILC¹

Telemundo network affiliates	KTDO WDMR-LP² WRDM-CD² WRIW-CD WRMD-CD WTMO-CD WWDT-CD WZTD-LD WZDC-CD

Other stations	WZGS-CD (Independent)

¹ Operated under a local marketing agreement by Wallis Communications. ² The station airs the Jewelry Television Shopping network during the overnight hours.

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