CircleSeven 1955 Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 (edited) New PRM. But this station is staying on VHF. Fredericksburg, TX's KCWX wants to vacate RF 5 for RF 8. For one thing, getting off the VHF-low is an improvement. But I doubt anyone from Austin or San Antonio would pick up the Channel 8 signal without getting a good antenna. Edited March 11, 2021 by CircleSeven 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/37/#findComment-257752 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 21 hours ago, CircleSeven said: New PRM. But this station is staying on VHF. Fredericksburg, TX's KCWX wants to vacate RF 5 for RF 8. They've now withdrawn its petition. Why even file in the first place? 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/37/#findComment-257784 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvcg66b3r 100 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 23 minutes ago, CircleSeven said: They've now withdrawn its petition. Why even file in the first place? They didn't even give a reason. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/37/#findComment-257786 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees4life 559 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 2 hours ago, CircleSeven said: They've now withdrawn its petition. Why even file in the first place? Theres a bit of dysfunction at that Junction it seems... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/37/#findComment-257790 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 (edited) Well the KCWX PRM is back on again. I think the reason they withdrew was that they the forgot to attach the actual "petition for rulemaking" PDF. They only posted the engineering part. So on page 1-2 of the petition PDF, it stated this: Quote Corridor is requesting this change to high-band VHF Channel 8 as the best possible alternative to resolve the reception issues faced by the Fredericksburg viewers. However, should a UHF channel become available during the pendency of this Petition, Corridor alternatively requests placement on such channel. So if a UHF allotment is not available now, why expect it be available later....... Edited March 13, 2021 by CircleSeven 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/37/#findComment-257819 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 New petition today. This time its a PBS outlet. New Orleans' WYES wants to vacate VHF 11 for UHF 28. They're the only major station on the VHF allotment so this PRM makes tons of sense. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/37/#findComment-257948 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3955 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 6 hours ago, CircleSeven said: New petition today. This time its a PBS outlet. New Orleans' WYES wants to vacate VHF 11 for UHF 28. They're the only major station on the VHF allotment so this PRM makes tons of sense. They must have been able to make do since the DTV transition since both WLOX and WVUE didn't waste any time switching back to their UHF allotments due to major problems on their VHF channels they switched back to in digital. WLOX has since repacked from 39 to 32, and we saw that WVUE wanted to upp their power earlier on 29. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/37/#findComment-257974 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 New M&A. It appears TCT is buying more sticks. Through Faith Broadcasting Network, they're acquiring KWKB (Iowa City, IA) & KPNZ (Odgen, UT) from HC2 for $4M. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/37/#findComment-258041 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3955 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, CircleSeven said: New M&A. It appears TCT is buying more sticks. Through Faith Broadcasting Network, they're acquiring KWKB (Iowa City, IA) & KPNZ (Odgen, UT) from HC2 for $4M. I know here in the Mobile-Pensacola area, TCT recently purchased WFBD licensed to Destin (serving the eastern fringe), and recently put a feed on WPAN's .2 channel which is owned by another party. In the past, WFBD leased their airtime to a company (Blab TV) which now runs on WPAN's primary channel, and actually did so prior to the sign-on of WFBD. HC2 has two other low-powered stations in the market, but they broadcast mostly useless programming, aside from Azteca America. Edited March 18, 2021 by tyrannical bastard Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/37/#findComment-258042 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 (edited) HC2 is shedding more of its unbuilt permits. Just like Gray, SagamoreHill is acquiring some for $260K. W26FE-D Montgomery, AL W20DX-D Panama City FL W36EA-D Tallahassee, FL W22EJ-D Macon, GA W32FO-D Albany, GA WUEE-LD Albany, GA W14ES-D Champaign, IL K17OJ-D Saint Cloud, MN K36LJ-D Jefferson City, MO KQJB-LD Carson City, NV W18EW-D Jackson, TN W17EI-D Jackson, TN K33QK-D Port Arthur, TX Edited April 3, 2021 by CircleSeven Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/37/#findComment-258056 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees4life 559 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 2 hours ago, CircleSeven said: HC2 is shedding more of its unbuilt permits. Just like Gray, SagamoreHill is acquiring some for $260K. SagamoreHill may as well be acting like a Gray sidecar as usual by scooping up translators for them... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/37/#findComment-258060 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted March 19, 2021 Author Share Posted March 19, 2021 (edited) 17 hours ago, Yankees4life said: SagamoreHill may as well be acting like a Gray sidecar as usual by scooping up translators for them... No. I'm sure SagamoreHill bought these permits for themselves. LPs don't count in the main ownership limits like full powers. And there is no numerical limit on the amount of LPs (built or unbuilt) a single owner can get. Why use a sidecar to get an LP? That doesn't make any sense. ______________________________________ Anywho, Gray has filed another PRM. They want to move Weston, WV's WDTV from VHF 5 to UHF 33. Edited March 19, 2021 by CircleSeven Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/37/#findComment-258082 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3955 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 2 hours ago, CircleSeven said: No. I'm sure SagamoreHill bought these permits for themselves. LPs don't count in the main ownership limits like full powers. And there is no numerical limit on the amount of LPs (built or unbuilt) a single owner can get. Why use a sidecar to get an LP? That doesn't make any sense. ______________________________________ Anywho, Gray has filed another PRM. They want to move Weston, WV's WDTV from VHF 5 to UHF 33. It does seem curious that SagamoreHill is getting these LPs in markets they don't own stations, but my theory is that these stations could be used for 3.0, by contracting with the other stations in the market. This way, you don't have the "shoehorning" of the 1.0 signals when a channel goes 3.0. Plus, given the early and experimental nature of ATSC 3.0, put them on a low power stick close to the main population center. Usually, these signals are adequate to cover most of the population in an area. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/37/#findComment-258086 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees4life 559 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, CircleSeven said: No. I'm sure SagamoreHill bought these permits for themselves. LPs don't count in the main ownership limits like full powers. And there is no numerical limit on the amount of LPs (built or unbuilt) a single owner can get. Why use a sidecar to get an LP? That doesn't make any sense. ______________________________________ Anywho, Gray has filed another PRM. They want to move Weston, WV's WDTV from VHF 5 to UHF 33. It doesn't make much sense otherwise for them to grab the stations...and low and behold guess who owns the stations in those markets ATSC 3.0 repeaters coming in? Edited March 19, 2021 by Yankees4life Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/37/#findComment-258088 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted March 19, 2021 Author Share Posted March 19, 2021 51 minutes ago, Yankees4life said: It doesn't make much sense otherwise for them to grab the stations...and low and behold guess who owns the stations in those markets That still doesn't mean they're buying the LP permits for them (which sounds foolish). I'm sure Gray could've easily bought these same permits (that SagamoreHill is getting) on their own accord, without playing sidecar. Look at Lake Charles & Watertown where SagamoreHill owns an LP there. Are they're getting any assistance or influence from Gray in those markets? No. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/37/#findComment-258091 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 More HC2 LP-permit shedding. DuJuan McCoy's Circle City Broadcasting is buying five LPs in Indiana for $60K. W28EY-D Fort Wayne, IN W31ET-D Fort Wayne, IN WEDX-LD Fort Wayne, IN W29FI-D Terre Haute, IN W16CZ-D Terre Haute, IN And Marquee Broadcasting is getting two LPs in Albany, GA for $28K. WDRJ-LD Albany, GA WFDY-LD Albany, GA This deal would make total sense for Marquee. Most folks in the immediate part of Albany can't receive WSWG (CBS) since its OTA signal far to the east. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/37/#findComment-258242 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees4life 559 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 4 hours ago, CircleSeven said: More HC2 LP-permit shedding. DuJuan McCoy's Circle City Broadcasting is buying five LPs in Indiana for $60K. W28EY-D Fort Wayne, IN W31ET-D Fort Wayne, IN WEDX-LD Fort Wayne, IN W29FI-D Terre Haute, IN W16CZ-D Terre Haute, IN And Marquee Broadcasting is getting two LPs in Albany, GA for $28K. WDRJ-LD Albany, GA WFDY-LD Albany, GA This deal would make total sense for Marquee. Most folks in the immediate part of Albany can't receive WSWG (CBS) since its OTA signal far to the east. WISH/WNDY TV repeaters for McCoy? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/37/#findComment-258251 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvcg66b3r 100 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Just now, Yankees4life said: WISH/WNDY TV repeaters for McCoy? Fort Wayne and Terre Haute are different markets. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/37/#findComment-258252 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees4life 559 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 1 minute ago, mvcg66b3r said: Fort Wayne and Terre Haute are different markets. Then I don't get buying those LPs. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/37/#findComment-258253 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2896 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, mvcg66b3r said: Fort Wayne and Terre Haute are different markets. Yes, but DuJuan McCoy has had some statewide ambitions for a bit now. WISH's news is airing on a subchannel of WRJK-LD Chicago to serve the Northwest Indiana area, and their newscasts are also airing on WHME in South Bend. Quote ...the beginning of my goal to bring the quality and legacy of WISH-TV news from the capital city of Indianapolis to all television markets in the state of Indiana, and to the estimated 1.2 million Hoosiers that currently receive their local news from non-Indiana television stations, including the Gary region (Chicago DMA), and 15 counties in Southern Indiana (Cincinnati and Louisville DMAs). This doesn't help with the "unserved Indiana audiences" problem, but he kinda needs Fort Wayne and Terre Haute if he's going to be bringing WISH-TV news to every market in the state. Lafayette, Louisville and Cincinnati are the last DMAs he needs a presence in (though WISH's signal reaches Lafayette). Louisville looks like a tough one to crack as it does not have many LPTVs. Edited March 25, 2021 by Samantha Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/37/#findComment-258254 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathannah 2438 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 2 hours ago, Samantha said: Louisville looks like a tough one to crack as it does not have many LPTVs. If not a station purchase, as WMYO-CD has always tried to program for the Indiana side of the market (including an INN newscast in the late 2000s on their old sister station WWJS-CD), I could see them push for WISH simulcasts on their schedule. WBNA is also a possibility. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/37/#findComment-258257 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2896 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Sinclair is selling its de-CBS'd station in the Rio Grande Valley: KGBT is going to Mission Broadcasting in a $2 million transaction. Today was unusually busy: Weigel is buying six LPTV permits from HC2 for $145,333: K15IQ-D Portland, Oregon WZDS-LD Evansville, Indiana W30EM-D Orlando, Florida W32EQ-D Birmingham, Alabama K36LI-D Portland, Oregon K20OO-D Sacramento, California Little Rock's KTV Media is snagging two HC2 permits in Paragould, Arkansas (K36MT-D and K35LN-D) for $20,000. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/37/#findComment-258260 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees4life 559 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 45 minutes ago, Samantha said: Sinclair is selling its de-CBS'd station in the Rio Grande Valley: KGBT is going to Mission Broadcasting in a $2 million transaction. Today was unusually busy: Weigel is buying six LPTV permits from HC2 for $145,333: K15IQ-D Portland, Oregon WZDS-LD Evansville, Indiana W30EM-D Orlando, Florida W32EQ-D Birmingham, Alabama K36LI-D Portland, Oregon K20OO-D Sacramento, California Little Rock's KTV Media is snagging two HC2 permits in Paragould, Arkansas (K36MT-D and K35LN-D) for $20,000. I imagine Nexstar will reinstate the CBS affiliation on KGBT as they used their sidecar to buy it instead of them proper... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/37/#findComment-258262 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCB4TV 347 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 19 minutes ago, Yankees4life said: I imagine Nexstar will reinstate the CBS affiliation on KGBT as they used their sidecar to buy it instead of them proper... KGBT 4.1 has apparently been off the air since CBS moved the KVEO's spectrum, with that, I can see that both KGBT & KVEO return to their pre-2020 arrangements once Mission takes control. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/37/#findComment-258263 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubsFan79 58 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Did not surprise me Sinclair sold KGBT TV to Mission Broadcasting. Will the sale be approved, and will CBS return to KGBT. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/37/#findComment-258280 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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