WSMV-DT2
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Nashville, Tennessee United States |
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| Branding | Escape |
| Slogan | Slip away |
| Channels |
Digital: WSMV-DT 10.2 (VHF) Virtual: 4.2 (PSIP) |
| Affiliations | Escape (2016–present) |
| Owner | Meredith Corporation |
| Founded | 2006 |
| First air date | c. June 2006 (original incarnation) October 29, 2012 (current incarnation) |
| Last air date | December 31, 2010 (original incarnation) |
| Call letters' meaning | see WSMV-TV |
| Former affiliations |
Telemundo (2006–2010) Silent (2010–2012) TNN (2012-2013) Heartland (2013-2016) |
| Transmitter power | 60 kW |
| Height | 413 metres (1,355 ft) |
| Facility ID | 41232 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°8′27″N 86°51′56″W / 36.14083°N 86.86556°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | WSMV.com |
WSMV-DT2 is a digital television station that is licensed to and located in Nashville, Tennessee. The station is the second digital subchannel of NBC affiliate WSMV-TV, which is owned by the Meredith Corporation. WSMV-DT2’s parent station’s studios and its transmitter are both located on Knob Road in west Nashville.
The subchannel launched in the summer of 2006 as an affiliate of NBC-owned Spanish-language television network Telemundo since the Nashville market lacked a standalone Telemundo affiliate of its own. The second subchannel was branded as Telemundo Nashville. The subchannel went defunct on December 31, 2010, leaving Nashville with only one Spanish-language television station, WLLC-LP (Channel 42), the area’s Telefutura (now UniMas) outlet. WLLC-LP has also added Univision to their Main Channel of 42.1, and has moved UniMas to 42.2. The subchannel's spectrum would be used for purposes other than over-the-air broadcasting once the subchannel went dark.
WSMV-DT2 relaunched on November 1, 2012 when it became the flagship station of the new re-incarnation of The Nashville Network. This move reflected the history of WSM radio, the former radio sister of WSMV, was one of the original founders of the original pay-TV-exclusive TNN when it launched in 1983. The network was renamed Heartland in October 2013. WSMV-DT2 would still be serving as the flagship station of the Heartland network, with some of the operations of the network still based in Nashville, while the rest of the operations was based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. (Where Heartland's Owner, Luken Communications has their Headquarters.)
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