WMCN-TV

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WMCN-TV
Atlantic City, New Jersey/Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States

City of license	Atlantic City, New Jersey
Branding	WMCN44
Slogan	Tri-State Area's Independent TV Station
Channels	Digital: 44 (UHF) Virtual: 44 (PSIP)
Subchannels	44.1 Independent 44.2 Bounce TV
Affiliations	Independent
Owner	Lenfest Broadcasting, LLC
First air date	May 29, 1981
Call letters' meaning	Market Connect Network
Former callsigns	WWAC-TV (1981–2003)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 53 (UHF, 1981–2002)
Transmitter power	200 kW
Height	212 m (696 ft) AMSL: 241 m (791 ft)
Facility ID	9739
Transmitter coordinates	39°43′43.6″N 74°50′39.6″W / 39.728778°N 74.844333°W / 39.728778; -74.844333 (WMCN-TV) WMCN-TVCoordinates: 39°43′43.6″N 74°50′39.6″W / 39.728778°N 74.844333°W / 39.728778; -74.844333 (WMCN-TV) WMCN-TV, Waterford, New Jersey 41 dBu Service contour
Licensing authority	FCC
Public license information:	Profile CDBS
Website	wmcn.tv

WMCN-TV, UHF digital channel 44, is an independent television station serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States that is licensed to Atlantic City, New Jersey. The station is owned by Lenfest Broadcasting, LLC. WMCN maintains studio facilities in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and its transmitter is located in Waterford Works, New Jersey.

It is also carried throughout the market by DirecTV, Dish Network, Verizon FiOS and on most Comcast cable systems. WMCN is also carried on cable in Ocean County (part of the New York City television market) on Comcast channel 27 in standard definition, and on digital channel 794 in high definition.^[1]

History

The station first signed on the air on May 29, 1981 as WWAC-TV, originally broadcasting on UHF channel 53.^[2] The station changed its callsign to WMCN-TV in 2003. In 2009, the station was rebranded as "Get It On TV Philadelphia" to reflect its focus on the entire Philadelphia market, not just Atlantic City. Most of the station's programming consisted of infomercials, many of which were produced by WMCN for local companies. The remainder of WMCN's schedule is filled with several hours per week of regional faith-based telecasts as well as children's and community interest programming.

In 2011, WMCN obtained rights to broadcast games from the Philadelphia Soul, broadcasting a majority of their regular season games on the station.^[3]

In 2012, the station was once again rebranded as "WMCN44," signaling a shift towards a more traditional independent station. WMCN also added several syndicated programs to its schedule, including Cold Case Files, Dog the Bounty Hunter and Punk'd. On September 10 of that year, WMCN announced that it would produce three new original weekly series: A New View, an issues-oriented show hosted by former WTXF-TV (channel 29) personality Dawn Strensland, Tolly's Awesome Friends, a series centered on noteworthy locals hosted by ex-WTXF sports director Don Tollefson, and Philly Sports Spotlight, a locally-focused series hosted by former WPVI-TV (channel 6) sports anchor Phil Andrews.^[4]

Digital television

Digital channels

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming^[5]
44.1	720p	16:9	WMCN-HD	Main WMCN-TV programming
44.2	480i	4:3	Bounce	Bounce TV

On August 22, 2011, WMCN announced that it would carry Bounce TV on digital subchannel 44.2 starting on September 26, 2011.^[6]

Analog-to-digital conversion

WMCN discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 53, on October 2002. The station's digital signal began operating on UHF channel 44,^[7] instead of its former UHF analog channel 53, which was among the high band UHF channels (52-69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the digital television transition in 2009. WMCN was the first television station in the United States to receive permission from the Federal Communications Commission to discontinue its analog signal. The move to digital channel 44 was intended to provide better signal coverage of the Philadelphia market from a new transmitter location which would qualify for must-carry status on cable television in the metropolitan area.

References

↑ FCC Allows Early Analog Shutoff, TV Technology NewsBytes, October 10, 2002
↑ FCC grants Atlantic City station WWAC-TV request to turn off NTSC, Broadcast Engineering, October 11, 2002
↑ WMCN Channel 44 to carry Philadelphia Soul games, Philadelphia Business Journal, March 31, 2011
↑ Dawn Stensland, Don Tollefson, Phil Andrews launch new TV shows, Philly.com, September 10, 2012
↑ RabbitEars TV Query for WMCN
↑ Bounce TV Adds 2 Cities Ahead Of Launch, Deadline.com, August 22, 2011.
↑ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-24.

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Local stations	KJWP (2.1 Me-TV) KYW-TV (3.1 CBS, 3.2 CBS Philly Plus) WPVI-TV (6.1 ABC, 6.2 LWN HD, 6.3 LWN SD) WWJT-LD (7.1 Ind, 7.2/7.3/7.4 color bars) WELL-LD (8.1 Daystar) WCAU (10.1 NBC, 10.2 Cozi TV) WHYY (12.1 PBS, 12.2 Create, 12.3 World) WPHL-TV (17.1 MNTV, 17.2 Antenna TV, 17.3 This TV, 17.4 Tango Traffic) WNJS (23.1 PBS / NJTV, 23.3 AudioVi) WFPA-CA 28 (UniMás) WTXF (29.1 Fox, 29.2 Movies!, 29.3 WPSJ-CD) WZPA-LD (33.1 QVC, 33.2 HSN, 33.3 SBN, 33.4 LATV, 33.5 color bars, 33.6 Peace TV, 33.7 AZA) WQAV-LP 34 (AV/Ind) WYBE (35.1 Public Ind, 35.2 NHK World, 35.3 France 24, 35.4 RT, 35.66 WNYJ-DT1 simulcast) WPHA-CD (38.1/38.2/38.3/38.4 Infomercials) WWDD-LP 40 (DS) WNAI-LP 41 (HSN) WGTW (48.1 TBN, 48.2 Church, 48.3 JCTV, 48.4 Enlace, 48.5 Smile) WPSG (57.1 CW) WPPX-TV (61.1 Ion, 61.2 Qubo, 61.3 Ion Life, 61.4 Ion Shop, 61.5 QVC Over The Air, 61.6 HSN) WUVP-TV (65.1 UNI, 65.2 WFPA-CA)

Outlying stations	Atlantic City WACP (4.1 Ind) WPSJ-CD (8.1 MundoFox, 8.2 SBN, 8.3 GOD, 8.4 A1) WMGM (40.1 NBC) WMCN (44.1 Ind, 44.2 Bounce TV) WWSI (62.1 TMD) Lehigh Valley WLVT (39.1 PBS, 39.2 V-me, 39.3 Create) WBPH (60.1 FamNet, 60.2 BizTV) WFMZ (69.1 Ind, 69.2 AccuWX, 69.3 Me-TV, 69.4 Retro TV) Reading WTVE (51.1 Ind, 52.2 SSN) Trenton WPHY-CD (25.1 A1) WNJT (52.1 PBS / NJTV, 52.3 AudioVi)

Cable channels	Comcast Network Philadelphia Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia La Salle 56 (La Salle U.) MCTV 26 (Mercer Co., NJ)

Defunct stations	Lehigh Valley WLEV 51 (Bethlehem) WGLV 57 (Easton) Reading WEEU-TV 33 WHUM-TV 61 Delaware WVUE 12 (NBC/DuMont/Ind) New Jersey WFPG 46 (NBC/CBS/ABC/DuMont) WKBS 48 (Ind) New Jersey Network (PBS)

ATSC-M/H Mobile DTV	WCAU 10.1 (NBC) WHYY 12.1 (PBS) WTXF 29.1 (FOX) WTVE 51.1 (IND) WPPX-TV 61.1 (ION)

Pennsylvania broadcast television Binghamton, New York Buffalo, New York Elmira, New York Erie Johnstown/Altoona/State College New York City Philadelphia Pittsburgh Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Susquehanna Valley (Harrisburg) Washington, DC Youngstown, Ohio See also Baltimore TV Salisbury TV

Broadcast Television Stations by Affiliation in the state of New Jersey

MyNetworkTV affiliates

WWOR 9 (Secaucus/New York City) serving North Jersey and New York City

NBC affiliates

WMGM 40 / WMGM-LP 7 (Wildwood/Atlantic City serving Southeast New Jersey)

PBS member stations

New Jersey	NJTV

North Jersey	WNJN 50 (Montclair) WNJB 58 (New Brunswick)

South Jersey	WNJS 23 (Camden) WNJT 52 (Trenton)

Other	WNET 13 (Newark/New York City)

Spanish-language stations

WPXO-LD 34 (MundoFox, East Orange/New York City)
WXTV-DT 41 (UNI, Paterson/New York City)
WNJU 47 (TEL, Linden/New York City)
WWSI 62 (TEL, Atlantic City/Philadelphia)
WUVP-DT 65 (UNI, Vineland/Philadelphia)
WFUT 68 (UniMás, Newark/New York City)

Other stations

WACP 4 (Ind, Atlantic City)
WPSJ-CD 8 (Ind, Hammonton)
WPHY-CD 25 (America One, Trenton)
WQAV-LP 34 (Asia Vision/Ind, Atlantic City)
WDVB-CD 39 (ImaginAsian, Edison)
WMCN 44 (53) (Ind, Atlantic City)
WGTW 48 (TBN, Burlington/Philadelphia)
WMBC 63 (Ind, Newton/New York City)
WNYJ 66 (Religious Ind, West Milford/New York City)

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