WUHQ-LD, virtual and UHF

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channel 29, is a low-powered Daystar owned-and-operated

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, United States. The station is owned by the Word of God Fellowship.

History

WUHQ-LP signed on in May 2003 airing America's Store programming under the ownership of P & P Cable Holdings. It was well known in the Grand Rapids area for its "TV Mall" television series. The WUHQ call letters were previously used by channel 41 in Battle Creek (now

WOTV WOTV (channel 41) is a television station licensed to Battle Creek, Michigan, United States, serving West Michigan as an affiliate of ABC. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside Grand Rapids–licensed NBC affiliate WOOD-TV (channel 8) an ...

, and

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affiliate)—P & P Cable Holdings is known for picking up calls discarded by Michigan's radio and TV stations. In 2005, WUHQ-LP added programming from UATV and the

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network to its schedule, becoming a bilingual (Spanish and English language) television station. The station aired videos of various Latin American music styles, including salsa/cumbia, regional Mexican, and contemporary Spanish-language hits. On September 25, 2006, Mas Musica was revamped as the new

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network, which was created as a result of

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's acquisition of Mas Musica. WUHQ carried MTV Tr3s programming, in addition to some shows from the

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network. In June 2006, Equity under the license name of "Marquette Broadcasting", acquired WUHQ-LP from P & P Cable Holdings. Equity owned two other stations in Michigan -- Marquette dual-

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/ MNTV affiliate

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(channel 19) and

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affiliate WUDT-CA (channel 23). The sale closed in Fall 2006. In November 2006, there was reports of a substantial change in WUHQ's programming as a result. On May 30, 2007, WUHQ-LP switched affiliations to

LAT TV LAT TV was a Spanish-language television network emphasizing family-oriented and educational programming. It was owned by Latin America Broadcasting of Houston, Texas and launched in May 2006, initially on five low-power television stations in ...

, as part of a new deal between LAT TV and Equity. The LAT TV affiliation was dropped in late 2007, in favor of Equity's new music video network

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. The LAT TV network was later folded in May 2008. WUHQ would later be briefly affiliated with the

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, before a contract dispute between Equity and RTN led to WUHQ's reaffiliation with Retro Jams. WUHQ-LP was sold at auction to the

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on April 16, 2009. The station has since switched to digital operations on channel 29.

References

External links

Michiguide: More info on P&P's WUHQ
* {{Daystar stations Equity Media Holdings UHQ-LD Television channels and stations established in 2003 2003 establishments in Michigan Low-power television stations in the United States Daystar (TV network) affiliates