AM station deleted

Shamokin, Pennsylvania
WISL-1480 has been deleted.

New AM stations

Keystone, Colorado: 1320kHz:
Permit granted for new station.
(Advanced Modulation Broadcasting)
1,000 watts daytime
500 watts nighttime
DA-2 (different directional patterns day & night)
39-36-46N/106-00-05W
which is in the Rockies not too far from Vail.

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Wendell, Idaho: 1340kHz:
Permit granted for new station.
(IHR Educational Broadcasting)
250 watts fulltime, non-directional
42-45-58N/114-39-29W
Wendell is near Twin Falls.

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Manor, Texas: 1120kHz:
Permit granted for new station.
(JNE Investments)
250 watts daytime
153 watts nighttime
DA-2 (different directional patterns day & night)
30-20-51N/97-31-23W
Manor is somewhere near Temple.

New AM station

Gloverville, South Carolina: 1300kHz:
Permit granted for new station.
2,500 watts daytime
820 watts nighttime
directional, different patterns day & night
33-31-40N/81-49-18W

AM call letter changes

The following AM stations have changed call letters recently:

Eagle River, Alas. 1020  KABA from KAXX
Wasilla, Alas.     1430  KMBQ (new station)
Fort Smith, Ark.   1320  KWHN from KYHN
Fort Smith, Ark.   1650  KYHN from KWHN
Sacramento, Cal.   1240  KRJY from KSAC
Santa Paula, Cal.  1400  KKZZ from KUNX
Ventura, Cal.      1590  KUNX from KKZZ
Pueblo, Colo.      1350  KDZA from KGHF
Ewa Beach, Haw.    1320  KEWA (new station)
Cocoa Beach, Fl.   1300  WMEL from WTIR
Melbourne, Fl.      920  WDMC from WMEL
Winter Garden, Fl. 1680  WOKB from WLAA
Winter Garden, Fl. 1600  WLAA from WOKB
Meridian, Idaho     890  KXSL from KDJQ
Westbrook, Me.     1440  WJJB from WJAE
Petoskey, Mich.     750  WARD from WLDR
Austin, Minn.       970  KQAQ from KNFX
Dilworth, Minn.    1100  KKFL from WZFN
Little Falls, N.Y. 1120  WKAJ (new station)
Johnstown, Penna.   850  WKGE from WNTJ
Milford, Penna.    1450  WQCD (new station)
York, S.C.          980  WULR from WBZK
Ashland City, Tenn. 790  WLNU from WQSV
Moneta, Va.         880  WSLK from WCQV
Grafton, W. Va.    1260  WVUS from WTBZ
Big Horn, Wyo.     1370  KHNY (new station)

New AM station

Bon Air, Virginia: 1200kHz:
Permit granted to Hill & Glover Broadcasting for new station.
50,000 watts daytime
10,000 watts nighttime
directional, different patterns day & night.
Towers at 37-33-24N/77-41-50W.

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Jolivue, Virginia: 1490kHz:
Application for new station dismissed.

NC analog TV stations to go dark early

Broadcasting and Cable Magazine is reporting that Wilmington, North Carolina will be a test market for the digital TV transition. Mayor William Saffo told the magazine the city's network-affiliated TV stations will shut down their analog signals on September 8th and go digital only.

Presumably the FCC and stations hope to learn how well the digital conversion message is really getting out and whether there are any surprises that will have to be worked out before the rest of the country switches next February.

Earlier it had been reported that Fort Myers, Florida was also being considered for a similar test. To my knowledge that market has decided not to participate. However, there may be other test markets announced.

There are six TV stations in Wilmington:

• 3: WWAY (DTV channel 46, ABC)


• 6: WECT (DTV channel 44, NBC)


• 10: WILM-LP (DTV channel 40, CBS)*


• 26: WSFX (DTV channel 30, Fox)


• 39: WUNJ (DTV channel 29, PBS)


• 51: W51CW (DTV channel 51, TBN)*

* These are LPTV stations that do not automatically receive a digital facility. However, both stations do have permits for digital operation. W51CW's DTV permit is for the same channel as their analog, they cannot run both at the same time.

Other articles on this subject suggest WUNJ and W51CW are not part of this test and may continue to operate analog signals after September.

edited 20080508-0828 because I forgot to type a title!