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WSTQ-LP (channel 14) is a defunct low-power television station in Syracuse, New York, United States, which operated from 2000 to 2021. In its latter years, it was owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group as an affiliate of The CW; it had common ownership with NBC affiliate WSTM-TV (channel 3) and was also sister to CBS affiliate WTVH (channel 5), which Sinclair operates through joint sales and shared services agreements (JSA/SSA) with Granite Broadcasting. WSTQ-LP's transmitter was located in the city's Lakefront section. It did not transmit a digital signal of its own, and its analog signal was only attainable in the immediate Syracuse area (northern and eastern boundary was roughly NY 481/Interstate 481; southwestern reach was NY 173). Therefore, in order to reach the entire market, it was simulcast in 1080i full high definition on WSTM-TV's second digital subchannel, which eventually became its permanent over-the-air conduit. WSTQ-LP's broadcast license was canceled on February 5, 2021, at Sinclair's request, with improvements in WSTM-TV's multiplexer allowing two HD feeds over the same channel making the low-power license all but superfluous. WSTM-DT2 is branded as CW 6 in reference to its universal channel position on area cable systems (not over-the-air channel 6 which was held in the market by WVOA-LD). Its operations are housed at the shared studios of WSTM-TV and WTVH on James Street/NY 290 in the Near Northeast section of Syracuse, with transmitter facilities in the town of Onondaga, New York. (en) |
