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{{Infobox television station
| callsign = WOST
| country = 
| digital = 20 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
| virtual = 14
| translators = ''see {{section link||Satellite stations}}''
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''14.1:''' [[Infomercial]]s|''for others, see {{section link||Subchannels}}''}}
| airdate = {{start date and age|2007|3|20|p=y|br=yes}}
| location = [[Mayagüez, Puerto Rico]]
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Digital:''' 22 (UHF, 2007–2018)|'''Virtual:''' 16 (2009–2010)}}
| owner = [[HC2 Holdings]]
| licensee = HC2 Station Group, Inc.
| sister_stations = [[W20EJ-D]]
| former_affiliations = {{ubl|[[Independent station|Independent]] (2007–2009, satellite of [[WMEI]])|[[AccuWeather Channel|AccuWeather]] (2009, 2011–2013)|[[Mega TV (United States)|MegaTV]] (2009–2011)|TeLe-Romántica (2013–2014)|[[PBJ (TV network)|PBJ]] (2014–2016)|[[Tuff TV]] (2014–2016)|[[Gun TV]] (2016−2017)|[[Retro Television Network|Retro TV]] (2016–2018)|[[Luken Communications|The Action Channel]] (2016–2018)|[[Azteca America]] (2018–2022)|[[ShopHQ]] (2021–2025)}}
| effective_radiated_power = 95.1 [[kilowatt|kW]]
| haat = {{convert|606.7|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| facility_id = 60357
| coordinates = {{coord|18|18|51|N|67|11|24|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}

'''WOST''' (channel 14) is a [[television station]] licensed to [[Mayagüez, Puerto Rico]], primarily airing [[infomercial|paid programming]]. Owned by [[HC2 Holdings]], the station maintains studios in Puerta del Condado in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]], with additional studios in [[Yauco, Puerto Rico|Yauco]]. The transmitter is situated in [[Monte del Estado]] in [[Maricao, Puerto Rico|Maricao]].

The station's signal is relayed throughout [[Puerto Rico]] through [[low-power broadcasting#Television|low-power]] [[broadcast relay station#Broadcast translators|translators]] '''WWKQ-LD''' (digital channel 34, virtual channel 14) in [[Quebradillas, Puerto Rico|Quebradillas]], '''WQQZ-CD''' (digital channel 24, virtual channel 14) in [[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]] and '''W27DZ-D''' (digital channel 27, virtual channel 14) in Mayaguez.

Until August 31, 2017, the station was a satellite of the now-defunct [[WMEI]] in [[Arecibo, Puerto Rico|Arecibo]]. The station was previously owned by Corporate Media Consultants Group, LLC, which 51% was owned by Power Television International and 49% was owned by [[Max Media]]. On August 29, 2018, the station was purchased by HC2 Holdings for $2,850,000. The sale was completed on January 22, 2019.<ref>[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1799061&Service=DT&Form_id=905&Facility_id=60357 Consummation Notice] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128031750/http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1799061&Service=DT&Form_id=905&Facility_id=60357 |date=January 28, 2019 }}, ''CDBS Public Access'', [[Federal Communications Commission]], January 24, 2019, Retrieved January 27, 2019.</ref> Upon completion of the sale, the station became an [[Azteca America|Azteca]] owned and operated station. On September 1, 2021, WOST and its satellite stations switched to with [[home shopping]] network [[ShopHQ]].

==History==
In March 2007, WOST signed on the air as its digital-only television station in [[Mayagüez, Puerto Rico|Mayagüez]], and served as a [[broadcast relay station#Satellite stations|satellite station]] of [[WMEI]] in [[Arecibo, Puerto Rico|Arecibo]].

WOST switched affiliations becoming an affiliate of [[Spanish Broadcasting System]]'s [[WSBS-TV|Mega TV]] on November 23, 2009;<ref name="ha-wmeimega">{{cite news|url=http://hispanicad.com/cgi-bin/news/newsarticle.cgi?article_id=28359|title=Mega TV available island wide in Puerto Rico.|date=November 24, 2009|work=HispanicAd|access-date=December 19, 2009|archive-date=November 25, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091125150206/http://www.hispanicad.com/cgi-bin/news/newsarticle.cgi?article_id=28359|url-status=live}}</ref> the Mega TV affiliation was previously on [[WSJU-TV]]. Prior to this, WOST had carried a Spanish-language version of [[The Local AccuWeather Channel]].

WOST, along with WMEI and its satellite stations, was off the air for several months in early 2009. This was due to WMEI and WOST having shut down their analog signals in January 2009 to prepare for the [[DTV transition in the United States|digital transition]]. However, due to the transition date being delayed until June 12, 2009 (from its original February 17 date) and [[WAPA-TV|WTIN]] and [[WNJX-TV]] opting to retain their analog signals on WMEI and WOST's post transition channels until June, WMEI and WOST could not begin digital broadcasts until WTIN and WNJX terminated their analog signals.

WOST became affiliated once again in February 2013, this time with TeLe-Romántica. The network resumed operations in August 2014 due to the station's website failure, and moved its programming to WSJU-TV channel 31.2.

In November 2013, Power Television International acquired the non-license assets of WMEI & its Satellite Stations from Corporate Media Consultants Group for $18 million.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}

WOST was affiliated with [[PBJ (TV network)|PBJ]] from 2014 to 2016.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

On January 12, 2016, WMEI, WOST and its satellite stations sold its spectrum, and participated in the 2016 [[Fcc spectrum auction|FCC Spectrum auction]] (originally scheduled for sometime in 2015, then pushed back a year). The officers said that once the auction is complete, the station would go off the air, or moving to another channel.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}}

On April 1, 2016, WOST changed its branding, reflecting on the station's digital channel number. Also, WOST switched affiliations to [[Retro Television Network]], and broadcast daily from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. No programming changes were expected, and WOST retained as a Tuff TV affiliate. Also, the station affiliated with [[Gun TV]] upon that network's launch the same day. Gun TV broadcast from midnight to 5 a.m. daily.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}}

WMEI was most recently a dual affiliate of [[Tuff TV]] & [[The Family Channel (U.S. TV network)|The Family Channel]], while WOST remained an affiliate of the Spanish version of The Local AccuWeather Channel.{{When|date=November 2022}}

On October 18, 2016, WOST went off the air as stated in the form. Station engineers had determined that one of the station’s power amplifiers was damaged during a thunder storm. The station was awaiting the delivery of parts to complete the repair to the power supply. It was expected that it might be another couple of weeks before the repairs were to be completed.

The licensee respectfully requested Special Temporary Authority pursuant to FCC Rule 73.1635(a)(4). The circumstances of the storm were beyond the control of the licensee. It was acting diligently to repair the station to restore operations but had to wait on vendors to deliver equipment.

The licensee also requested a one-day waiver of the 30-day filing deadline to request silent authority. The 30th day for filing the silent STA request was miscalculated. The LMS form would not allow the proper date to be checked that the station went off the air.

On November 11, 2016, WWKQ-LP changed its callsign to WWKQ-LD licensed, as digital operation.

In April 2017, WMEI announced that it would shut down on August 31, following the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC)'s [[Spectrum reallocation#Broadcast incentive auction|incentive auction]]. The station sold its spectrum for $9,696,619.<ref name="fcc-wmeisale">{{cite web|title=FCC Broadcast Television Spectrum Incentive Auction Auction 1001 Winning Bids|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2017/db0413/DA-17-314A2.pdf|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|access-date=April 17, 2017|format=PDF|date=April 4, 2017|archive-date=April 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414174258/http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2017/db0413/DA-17-314A2.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Also, WOST would move their channel positions to channel 20, and WQQZ-CD to channel 16.

On May 2, 2017, WOST resumed broadcasting operations with a reduced power of 2&nbsp;kW.

On September 12, 2017, the WMEI license was cancelled. The WMEI intellectual unit was moved to WOST and satellite stations. Also, the station switched with [[Azteca America]] on August 1, 2018. On September 1, 2021, WOST and its satellite stations switched to [[ShopHQ]]. The Azteca America affiliation moved to the second digital subchannel. Upon ShopHQ's shutdown on April 17, the station switched to paid programing.

== Technical information ==
=== Subchannels ===
The station's signal is [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Subchannels of WOST, WWKQ-LD, and W27DZ-D<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WOST#station |title=RabbitEars TV Query for WOST |website=[[RabbitEars]] |access-date=April 24, 2018 |archive-date=April 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425115125/https://rabbitears.info//market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WOST#station |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! scope = "col" | [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! scope = "col" | [[Display resolution|Res.]]
! scope = "col" | [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! scope = "col" | Short name
! scope = "col" | Programming
|- 
! scope = "row" | 14.1 
| rowspan="2" | [[1080i]] || rowspan=2| [[16:9]] || WOST-HD || [[Infomercial]]s
|-
! scope = "row" | 14.2 
| WOST-D2 || [[The365]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 14.3 
| rowspan="4" | [[480i]] || rowspan=4| [[4:3]] || WOST-D3 || Infomercials
|-
! scope = "row" | 14.4 
| WOST-D4 || [[Outlaw (TV network)|Outlaw]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 14.5 
| WOST-D5 || [[Dark (broadcasting)|Off Air]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 14.6 
| WOST-D6 || [[BeIN Sports Xtra]]
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Subchannels of WQQZ-CD<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WQQZ#station |title=RabbitEars TV Query for WQQZ-CD |access-date=November 16, 2022 |archive-date=November 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116043310/https://rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WQQZ#station |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! scope = "col" | [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! scope = "col" | [[Display resolution|Res.]]
! scope = "col" | [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! scope = "col" | Short name
! scope = "col" | Programming
|-
! scope = "row" | 14.1 
| [[720p]] || [[16:9]] || WQQZ-CD || rowspan=2|[[Infomercial]]s
|-
! scope = "row" | 14.2 
| rowspan="4" | [[480i]] || rowspan=4| [[4:3]] || WQQZ-D2 
|-
! scope = "row" | 14.3 
| WQQZ-D3 || [[The365]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 14.4 
| WQQZ-D4 || [[Outlaw (TV network)|Outlaw]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 14.5 
| WQQZ-D5 || [[BeIN Sports Xtra]]
|}

==Translators==
WOST rebroadcasts on the following stations:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope = "col" | Station
! scope = "col" | [[City of license]]
! scope = "col" | {{ubl|Channel|[[Virtual channel|TV]] ([[Digital terrestrial television|RF]])}}
! scope = "col" | [[Facility ID]]
! scope = "col" | [[effective radiated power|ERP]]
! scope = "col" | [[height above average terrain|HAAT]]
! scope = "col" | Transmitter Coordinates
! scope = "col" | First air date
|-
! scope = "row" | WWKQ-LD
| [[Quebradillas, Puerto Rico|Quebradillas]]
| 34 (14) 
| {{FCC-LMS-Facility|60369|3=60369}}
| 2.5&nbsp;[[Kilowatt|kW]]
| {{convert|64|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| {{coord|18|28|45.7|N|66|55|34.6|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=WWKQ-LD}}
| {{dts|1994|12|28}}
|-
! scope = "row" | WQQZ-CD
| [[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]]
| 24 (14)
| {{FCC-LMS-Facility|32142|3=32142}}
| 15&nbsp;kW
| {{Convert|203.2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| {{coord|18|4|38.8|N|66|45|1.6|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=WQQZ-CD}}
| {{dts|1999|2|12}}
|-
! scope = "row" | [[W20EJ-D]]
| [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]]
| 20 (26)
| {{FCC-LMS-Facility|125192|3=125192}}
| 15&nbsp;kW
| {{Convert|277.6|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} 
| {{coord|18|16|25|N|66|5|40|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=W20EJ-D}}
| {{dts|2006|5|26}}
|-
! scope = "row" | [[W20EJ-D|W27DZ-D]]
| [[Mayaguez, Puerto Rico|Mayaguez]]
| 27 (14)
| {{FCC-LMS-Facility|125245|3=125245}}
| 1&nbsp;kW
| {{Convert|149.1|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| {{coord|18|13|39.1|N|67|6|35.2|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=W27DZ-D}}
| {{dts|2006|12|14}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Puerto Rico TV|state=collapsed}}
{{HC2 Holdings}}

[[Category:Television stations in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico|OST]]
[[Category:Innovate Corp.]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 2007]]
[[Category:2007 establishments in Puerto Rico]]