WZCK-LD


WZCK-LD, virtual channel 8, is a low-powered Cozi TV-affiliated television station licensed to both Middleton and Madison, Wisconsin, serving the Madison television market. The station is owned and operated by DTV America Corporation.

History

WZCK was originally known as W08CK, and broadcast a low-power analog television signal on channel 8. The station was owned by the Science of Identity Foundation, a new religious movement with Hindu roots, and broadcast music, some religious programming, and a station ID from a transmitter atop the Tenney Building near the Wisconsin State Capitol and a signal only strong enough to cover the central Madison Isthmus and the UW campus. Though it was off the air for most of the 2010s, W08CK was for a time the only station in Madison to broadcast on the VHF band.
By 2016, W08CK would be acquired by DTV America, an owner/operator of LPTV stations throughout the U.S. With the silent station rechristened WZCK-LD, DTV America proceed to construct a digital signal on physical channel 36 at the WKOW studio/transmitter link tower on the west side of Madison. On November 16, 2016, WZCK began digital broadcasting.

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
ChannelVideoAspectPSIP Short NameProgramming
8.1480iCozi TVCozi TV
8.2480iGetTVGetTV
8.3480iSonLifeSonLife
8.4480i16:9QuestQuest
8.5480i4:3Shop LCShop LC
8.6480i16:9OnTV4UOnTV4U
8.7480i16:9OnTV4UOnTV4U