WYCN-LP
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| Nashua, New Hampshire | |
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| Branding | tv13 Nashua |
| Channels |
Analog: 13 (VHF) Digital: 36 (UHF; construction permit) |
| Affiliations | My Family TV |
| Owner |
OTA Broadcasting, LLC (operated by New Hampshire 1 Network, Inc.) (OTA Broadcasting (BOS), LLC) |
| First air date | 1988 |
| Sister station(s) | WBIN-TV, WEMJ, WFNQ, WJYY, WLNH-FM, WNNH, WNHW |
| Former callsigns | W13BG (1988–1996) |
| Transmitter power |
Analog: 16 watts Digital: 15 kilowatts |
| Class | Class A |
| Facility ID | 9766 |
| Transmitter coordinates |
Analog: 42°44′26.00″N 71°27′21.00″W / 42.7405556°N 71.4558333°W Digital: 42°44′7.00″N 71°23′36.00″W / 42.7352778°N 71.3933333°W |
| Website | www.tv13nashua.com |
WYCN-LP is a low power television station licensed to Nashua, New Hampshire. The station carries local community programming, however most of its schedule is taken up by My Family TV programming. It is owned by OTA Broadcasting, a company controlled by Michael Dell's MSD Capital.
WYCN, along with three co-owned translators in Nashua, Manchester, and Concord, was sold by Center Broadcasting Corporation of New Hampshire to New Hampshire 1 Network, a company controlled by William H. Binnie, in 2010.[1] The deal was completed January 3, 2012;[2] in the meantime, Binnie would also acquire WBIN-TV in Derry. As a result of the sale, much of WYCN's community programming, including aldermen debates, was discontinued.[3] In December 2012, the station's studios moved from Rivier University (where it had been based since 2004) to a location shared with sister station WFNQ.[4]
New Hampshire 1 Network filed to sell WYCN to OTA Broadcasting on January 14, 2013; the three translators were not included in the deal,[5] and now simulcast WBIN. Operation of WYCN will continue to be handled by New Hampshire 1.[6] The FCC approved the sale on March 22,[7] and it was completed on May 20.[8]
WYCN resumed producing local programming soon after the sale to OTA Broadcasting; however, in June 2013, Comcast informed the station that it would be dropped from its lineup as of August 15 due to the earlier cessation of local programming, as well as its limited broadcast reach and continued analog broadcasting (even though WYCN has a construction permit to convert to digital operations and increase its broadcast range).[9][10][11][12] Comcast subsequently pushed back the date of the removal to September 3, despite protests from viewers, politicians, and Nashua's public access station.[13] WYCN has long considered cable carriage vital to its operation; the station was nearly dropped by Harron Cable on its Nashua-area systems in October 1999 to accommodate a must-carry request by WMFP,[14] a move that could have led to the closure of channel 13[15] (even though its carriage on MediaOne in Nashua itself was not affected[14]), but its carriage was ultimately continued by Adelphia Communications following its purchase of Harron[16] (though the station was dropped for a time in 2000 after an additional must-carry request, from WYDN, while Adelphia rebuilt the systems[17]). (Both the Harron/Adelphia and MediaOne systems are now owned by Comcast.)
Due to its low power, WYCN's analog signal reaches only portions of Nashua, its city of license. In contrast, its digital signal is expected to reach Manchester and Boston. The digital facility is planned to sign on by December 2013.[18]
References
- ↑ "Binnie buy to lead to something bigger for the Granite State?". Television Business Report. December 28, 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
- ↑ Jackson, Gordon T. (July 5, 2011). "Extension of Consummation". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
- ↑ McKeon, Albert (October 30, 2011). "Nashua...From the inside". The Telegraph. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
- ↑ "Re: WYCN-LP…". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ↑ "TV-13 Nashua sale announced". Foster's Daily Democrat. January 16, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- ↑ http://licensing.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/pubacc/Auth_Files/1541195.pdf
- ↑ "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. May 20, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
- ↑ Solomon, Dave (July 2, 2013). "Nashua TV station WYCN fights to remain on Comcast". New Hampshire Union-Leader. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
- ↑ Allen, Samantha (July 30, 2013). "Channel 13 WYCN’s future still unknown as Comcast eyes closure in Nashua". The Telegraph. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
- ↑ Shaoup, Dean (July 20, 2013). "Channel 13 in Nashua adds online petition to its push to stay on Comcast". The Telegraph. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
- ↑ Taormina, Barbara (July 27, 2013). "Comcast's plan to drop TV 13 Nashua draws ire". New Hampshire Union-Leader. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
- ↑ Taorima, Barbara (August 15, 2013). "Comcast to pull plug on WYCN Channel 13 in Nashua on Sept. 3 despite outcry". New Hampshire Union-Leader. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Milbouer, Stacy (August 22, 1999). "Local station is losing out to shopping channel". The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
- ↑ Spiller, Karen (August 17, 1999). "Operators of station may shut down business". The Telegraph. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
- ↑ Spiller, Karen (October 30, 1999). "Company plans channel shuffle to preserve local station". The Telegraph. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
- ↑ Spiller, Karen (March 21, 2000). "Cable carrier to shut off service to most towns outside of Nashua as of July 1". The Telegraph. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
- ↑ Brooks, David (October 2, 2013). "TV-13 digital transmitter gets federal OK, will be running by Christmas". The Telegraph. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
External links
- Official website
- Website of Rivier University, where WYCN's studios were located
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WYCN-LP
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