WSCP-CA

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WSCP-CA
Bellefonte - State College, Pennsylvania
Branding Pennsylvania Channel 13
Channels Analog: 13 (VHF)

Digital: to be 12 (VHF)

Affiliations Independent
Owner Pathway Community Radio, Inc.
First air date November 6, 1990
Call letters’ meaning State College Pennsylvania
Former callsigns W13BY
Former affiliations The Box
NBC (translator of WJAC-TV)
CTVN (translator of WKBS-TV)
Transmitter Power 0.223 kW
Website pachannel13.com

WSCP-CA is an independent Class A television station licensed to Bellefonte, Pennsylvania and targeting the State College area. WSCP-CA is owned by Pathway Community Radio Inc. The station's on-air name is Pennsylvania Channel 13, and the station's transmitter is located southwest of State College on Pine Grove Hills Mountain.

[edit] History

The station first began its broadcasting operations in 1990 as W13BY under the original ownership of George W. Kimble. At first, it was an affiliate of The Box music video network, and later a translator station of Johnstown NBC affiliate WJAC-TV (Channel 6).

In 2005, the station was purchased by Pathway Community Radio, which retransmitted Pittsburgh's WPCB-TV/Cornerstone Television (via Altoona satellite WKBS) temporarilly in a transition period until the station began their own programming schedule.

On May 5, 2008, the station became a Class A operation under the calls WSCP-CA.

[edit] Staff

  • President: Sinan Mimaroglu
  • General Manager: Sam Jordan Jr.

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