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WACH

WACH (channel 57) is a television station in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, affiliated with the Fox network. Owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, the station maintains studios on Pickens Street in downtown Columbia, and its transmitter is located on Rush Road (southeast of I-20), in rural southwestern Kershaw County.

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Founded
September 8, 1980
Owner
Sinclair Broadcast Group · (WACH Licensee, LLC)
Affiliations
57.1: Fox · for others, see § Subchannels
Branding
WACH Fox 57; WACH Fox News (spoken as "Watch Fox")
Call sign meaning
"Watch"
Channels
Digital: 22 (UHF) · Virtual: 57

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WACH

Nodes60
Edges59
Triples104
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.033333
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WACH

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related to As a Fox affiliate · 28
WACH → At, Carolina Christian Broadcasting, Christian-oriented, Columbia, Columbia's, Connecticut, CW-affiliated, FCVS, FCVS Communications, For, Fox, Fox's, Hartford, It, New Haven, Niteline, On, On June, TCI, That
related to News operation · 26
WACH → April, Black Journalists, Columbia, Day, Fame, For, Fox, Good Day Columbia, Hall, In, In March, March, Mike Woolfolk, National Association, NBC, One, Pickens Street, Region III, Saturday, Saturdays
related to Ownership changes · 26
WACH → Additionally, AFLAC's, August, Barrington Broadcasting, Columbia, Ellis, Ellis Communications, FCVS, Federal Communications Commission's, Florida, Knoxville, Naples, NBC, On March, Raycom, Raycom Media, Tennessee, The, The FCC, The Liberty Corporation
Affiliations · 2
WACH → 57.1: Fox, for others, see § Subchannels
Channels · 2
WACH → Digital: 22 (UHF), Virtual: 57
Former channel numbers · 2
WACH → Analog: 57 (UHF, 1981–2009), Digital: 48 (UHF, until 2019)
Owner · 2
WACH → (WACH Licensee, LLC), Sinclair Broadcast Group
Public license information · 2
WACH → LMS, Public file
related to Analog-to-digital conversion · 2
WACH → June, WACH's
Branding · 1
WACH → WACH Fox 57; WACH Fox News (spoken as "Watch Fox")

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station columbia newscast fox broadcasting news programming 10 newscasts first carolina broadcast day market television channel time wcct-tv 57 fcvs

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WACHAffiliations57.1: Fox1.00infobox
WACHAffiliationsfor others, see § Subchannels1.00infobox
WACHBrandingWACH Fox 57; WACH Fox News (spoken as "Watch Fox")1.00infobox
WACHCall sign meaning"Watch"1.00infobox
WACHChannelsDigital: 22 (UHF)1.00infobox
WACHChannelsVirtual: 571.00infobox
WACHERP460 kW1.00infobox
WACHFacility ID191991.00infobox
WACHFirst air dateSeptember 1, 1981 (1981-09-01)1.00infobox
WACHFormer affiliationsIndependent (1981–1988)1.00infobox
WACHFormer call signsWCCT-TV (1981–1988)1.00infobox
WACHFormer channel numbersAnalog: 57 (UHF, 1981–2009)1.00infobox
WACHFormer channel numbersDigital: 48 (UHF, until 2019)1.00infobox
WACHFoundedSeptember 8, 19801.00infobox
WACHHAAT464 m (1,522 ft)1.00infobox
WACHLicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
WACHOwnerSinclair Broadcast Group1.00infobox
WACHOwner(WACH Licensee, LLC)1.00infobox
WACHPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
WACHPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
WACHTransmitter coordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
WACHWebsitewach.com1.00infobox

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