WALE-LD


WALE-LD is a low-power [television station] in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. It is owned by Allen Media Group alongside Fox affiliate WCOV-TV and Troy-licensed Cozi TV affiliate WIYC. The three stations share studios on WCOV Avenue in the Normandale section of Montgomery, where WALE-LD's transmitter is also located.

History

On December 15, 2021, it was announced that Allen Media Group, a subsidiary of Los Angeles–based Entertainment Studios, would purchase WALE-LD, WCOV-TV and WIYC from Woods Communications Corporation for $28.5 million; the sale was completed on April 14, 2023.
At some point in 2022, the station dropped True Crime Network from its main channel and switched to a 24-hour local weather format, known as the Montgomery Weather Channel.
On June 1, 2025, amid financial woes and rising debt, Allen Media Group announced that it would explore "strategic options" for the company, such as a sale of its television stations.

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:
ChannelRes.AspectShort nameProgramming
17.1480i16:9WALE-LDMontgomery Weather Channel
17.2480i4:3CourtTVCourt TV
17.3480i4:3WCOVFox in SD
17.4480i4:3JewelryJewelry Television
17.5480i16:9MoviesMovies!
17.6480i16:9H and IHeroes & Icons
17.7480i16:9CometComet