PMCM TV’s MeTV affiliate KJWP Wilmington, Del., went...
PMCM TV’s MeTV affiliate KJWP Wilmington, Del., went on-air Monday for the first time since its reallocation from Wyoming, said a blog post (http://bit.ly/1bDDSyf) from law firm Fletcher Heald, which represented PMCM in the court battle with the FCC that…
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preceded the move (CD Dec 17 p4). PMCM TV requested the reallocation after the DTV transition, basing the request on a section of the Communications Act which allows VHF stations to move to states without any VHF stations. The FCC opposed the move, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit overturned that decision. “PMCM is in the process of developing locally-produced non-entertainment programming to provide Wilmington and the rest of the station’s service area with the benefits of a local station,” said the blog post. “Consistent with the unusual nature of this project from the get-go, KJWP has retained its distinctive ‘K'-prefix call sign even though it’s now east of the Mississippi.” The other station involved in the decision, KVNV Ely, Nev., is still in the process of moving to Middletown Township, N.J., the blog post said.