WRMD-CD
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| City | Tampa, Florida |
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| Branding | Telemundo 49 |
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Former call signs | W57BA (1987–1994) |
Former channel numberTemplate:Pluralize from text | Digital: 49 (UHF, until 2019) |
| Channel America (temporary, 1987–1988) | |
Call sign meaning | "Template:Langr" (former calls of former sister radio station WGES) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| 74559 | |
| Class | CD |
| ERP | 15 kW |
| HAAT | 382.9 m (1,256 ft) |
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| Website | www |
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WRMD-CD (channel 49) is a low-power, Class A television station licensed to Tampa, Florida, United States, serving as the Tampa Bay Area's outlet for the Spanish-language network Telemundo. The station is owned and operated by NBCUniversal's Telemundo Station Group, and maintains studios on West Spruce Street in Tampa and a transmitter near Riverview, Florida.
History
The station first signed on the air on October 29, 1987, originally broadcasting on UHF channel 57 as an affiliate of Channel America. Shortly afterward, the station was acquired by ZGS Communications, which converted the station into the Tampa Bay market's new Telemundo affiliate. WRMD originally broadcast on UHF channel 57 until the early 2000s, when the station relocated to UHF channel 49, to make room for WTTA (channel 38)'s new digital signal on channel 57. In 2004, the station began to be carried on Bright House Networks' cable systems in portions of the Tampa Bay market outside of Tampa proper.
On December 4, 2017, NBCUniversal's Telemundo Station Group announced its purchase of ZGS' 13 television stations, including WRMD-CD.[2]
Local programming
Before it launched its own newscasts, WRMD aired simulcasts of WKAQ-TV newscasts from San Juan, Puerto Rico, along with weather forecasts from Orlando sister station WTMO-CD. The station launched a weekday-only news operation on September 9, 2014, and currently runs newscasts at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m.[3] The station also airs Florida Lottery drawings with Spanish language audio. On August 14, 2011, the station debuted its first locally produced program, a lifestyle and entertainment magazine program titled Holaciudad teve!, which airs Sundays at 6 p.m.[4]
On June 11, 2018, six months after the purchase by NBCUniversal, the station launched two half-hour afternoon newscasts at 5 and 5:30 p.m. in addition to the 6 p.m. show.[5]
Subchannels
The station's signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Short name | Programming |
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| 49.1 | 1080i | WRMD-CD | Telemundo |
| 49.2 | 480i | Xitos | TeleXitos |
| 49.3 | CRIMES | NBC True CRMZ | |
| 49.4 | Oxygen | Oxygen |
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for WRMD-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Miller, Mark K. (December 4, 2017). "NBCU Adding ZGS Stations To Telemundo". TV News Check. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Telemundo Tampa launches weekday newscast". 9 September 2014.
- ^ St. Petersburg Times: "Tampa Telemundo affiliate debuts its only local show, Holaciudad teve!, on Sunday", August 12, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Telemundo's KTDO El Paso and WRMD Tampa launch new afternoon newscasts". 7 June 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."RabbitEars TV Query for WRMD". RabbitEars. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
External links
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