W16DQ-D

W16DQ-D

Lealman/St. Petersburg, Florida United States
City	Lealman, Florida
Channels	Digital: 16 (UHF) Virtual: 43
Programming
Affiliations	43.1: HSN 43.2: NOST 43.3: Magnificent Movies Network 43.4: Timeless TV 43.5: Carz & Trax
Ownership
Owner	HC2 Holdings (HC2 LPTV Holdings, Inc.)
History
First air date	November 1983 (1983-11)
Former call signs	W61AI (1983–2004) W43CE (2004–2011) W43CE-D (2011–2015)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 61 (UHF, 1983–2004) 43 (UHF, 2004–2011) Digital: 43 (UHF, 2011–2017)
Former affiliations	unknown (until 2007) LAT TV (2007-2008) unknown (2008-?) Cubana de Television Sonlife
Technical information
Facility ID	4330
ERP	1.5 kW
Transmitter coordinates	27°59′37.2″N 82°24′45.8″W

W16DQ-D, virtual channel 43 (UHF digital channel 16), is a low-power HSN-affiliated television station licensed to Lealman, Florida, United States. The station is owned by HC2 Holdings.

From June 2007 to May 2008, this station affiliated with LAT TV, a Spanish-language network. Since that network folded and until its affiliation with SBN, it is unknown what programming that station offered.

Analog-to-digital conversion

The station converted to digital in October 2011, flash cutting on channel 43. In 2017, the station moved to channel 16, using the frequency vacated by WUSF-TV in 2009; the station's call letters changed from W43CE-D to W16DQ-D. Through the use of PSIP, the station's virtual channel remains 43.

In June 2013, W43CE-D was slated to be sold to Landover 5 LLC as part of a larger deal involving 51 other low-power television stations; the sale fell through in June 2016. Mako Communications sold its stations, including W43CE-D, to HC2 Holdings in 2017.