WSKC-CA

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WSKC-CA
(satellite of WATC,
Atlanta, Georgia)
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Atlanta, Georgia
Branding WATC-TV 57
Slogan Atlanta's 57
Channels Analog: 22 (UHF)
Affiliations WATC simulcast
Owner KM Communications
Founded 1984
Former callsigns W04BR, W59CZ, WSKC-LP
Transmitter Power 150 kW
Facility ID 35090

WSKC-CA is a low-power television station in metro Atlanta, operating on channel 22. The station, which was recently silent (off-the-air), is located atop Sweat Mountain, and has a somewhat directional antenna, originally aimed generally southeast toward Atlanta. It was issued a construction permit to change from channel 59 at the same power, and to rotate the existing antenna about 45° counterclockwise toward the east. The original digital TV allotment for WGTV TV 8 was changed from 22 to 12 (and then to 8).

The original callsign from 1984 was W04BR on channel 4. It was briefly assigned W59CZ in 1995 or 1996 after changing channels to 59. It became WSKC-LP after that, and still identifies itself as such though its suffix has now been changed with the upgrade to class A The station is owned by KM Communications Inc., and has Atlanta as its city of license, though it reaches very little if any of the city.

WSKC-CA is currently simulcasting WATC TV 57, which is unusual because they both transmit from the same location, making its entire coverage area redundant. It is unclear why this is so, or when the station might resume its own programming.

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