WVOA-LD, virtual and VHF digital channel 6, is a low-power

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serving Syracuse, New York, United States, that is

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to Westvale. The station is owned by Metro TV, Inc., one of the numerous holding companies owned or co-owned by Craig Fox. WVOA-LD's transmitter is located on the WOLF radio tower on West Kirkpatrick Street northwest of downtown Syracuse. Until July 13, 2021, the station operated a brokered

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format known as "Love Radio"; "Love Radio" had previously aired in the Syracuse area on 103.9 FM, now known as WSEN. The then-WVOA-LP operated on

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channel 6, allowing its audio feed to be heard on the FM radio dial at 87.7 MHz. To meet the legal requirements for visual content, the station ran the display from a

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machine that the station's audio signal was fed into. Prior to adopting that format in October 2013, the then-WMBO-LP carried a feed of

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, which it had carried since returning to the air in November 2010. WVOA-LP's programming consisted mostly of brokered religious programming from around the United States, with

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's "The Fish" network filling in unsold gaps. A few secular music programs also aired, primarily on weekends. Despite a similarity in call signs, there was no relation between WVOA-LP and the

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service. The VOA call sign was requested when the station changed to a classical music format in the late 1980s. The WVOA call sign was retained when the station was returned to Christian Broadcasting about two years later. As part of the FCC's mandated shutdown on low-power analog television stations, the station ended all analog transmissions on July 13, 2021 at 5 p.m. All programs were moved to sister station

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. The station was licensed to begin digital operations effective January 11, 2022, changing its call sign to WVOA-LD.

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{{Craig Fox VOA-LD Craig Fox stations Television channels and stations established in 1997 1997 establishments in New York (state) Low-power television stations in the United States