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WARP-CD,
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20 ( UHF
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channel 22), is a low-powered, Class A
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to
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,
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. The station is owned by the Sunshine Broadcasting Company.


History

WARP originally began as an affiliate of The Box until that network's acquisition by
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in 2001, it became
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. Since then, the station began to broadcast more infomercials on its schedule. Broadcasting on a tower on Gandy Boulevard in St. Petersburg, adjacent to Goodwill, WARP broadcasts on an east–west beam, towards central Pinellas County and Tampa, to protect the signals of Gainesville's
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affiliate
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and
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affiliate
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, both also broadcasting on channel 20. The station, previously WARP-CA, began broadcasting a digital-only signal in late 2009. WARP-CA's call sign suffix (CA for Class A) was changed to WARP-CD (Class A Digital) automatically upon grant of WARP-CA's digital license in late 2009. WARP-CD currently broadcasts four channels of standard-definition digital television: 20.1, 20.2, 20.3 and 20.4. Longtime owner Randolph Weigner (who controls Sunshine Broadcasting Company) sold WARP, along with sister station
WPHA-CD WPHA-CD, UHF ( UHF digital channel 24), is a low-powered, Class A television station licensed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Its transmitter is located in the Roxborough, Philadelphia antenna farm. The station is owned by D.T.V. ...
in
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, to LocusPoint Networks in November 2012. The deal made WARP a sister station to
WSVT-LD WSVT-LD, virtual channel 18 (Ultra high frequency, UHF Digital terrestrial television, digital channel 23), is a Low-power broadcasting#Television, low-powered Daystar Television Network, Daystar-Owned-and-operated station, owned-and-operated tele ...
, which LocusPoint acquired a month later.


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