WSKC-CA

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = WSKC-CA
(satellite of WATC,
Atlanta, Georgia)
station_
station_slogan = Atlanta's 57
station_branding = WATC-TV 57
analog = 22 (UHF)
digital =
other_chs =
affiliations = WATC simulcast
owner = KM Communications
founded = 1984
location = Atlanta, Georgia
former_affiliations =
former_callsigns = W04BR, W59CZ, WSKC-LP
effective_radiated_power = 150 kW
facility_id = 35090
homepage = |

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 (coord|84|04|1|N|84|27|23|W|display=inline,title|name=WSKC-CA transmitter), 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 in the digital channel election).

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.

The station has a construction permit to flash cut to digital TV on channel 22 at 800 watts, and an application filed in early August 2008 to increase this to 10 kilowatts. This gives a broadcast range equivalent to a 50kW analog TV station, however its current analog facility is 150kW. The latest application also specifies that the very directional antenna point to the southeast again (instead of east), where it would cover its actual city of license of Atlanta, as well as Sandy Springs.

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.

External links

*TVQ|WSKC-CA