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Comcast sells WNBC-TV 's spectrum (yes, that WNBC) for $214 million

FreeAlabamaMedia said:
According to the two Broadcasting & Cable articles on the subject, Comcast will bank $214 million for giving up WNBC's digital space in the reverse auction for DTV spectrum. WNBC will now share a space on the NBCU-owned WNJU/Telemundo 47.

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/local-tv/nbc-sells-spectrum-wnbc-wsns-wwsi/164893

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/ne...-biggest-tv-station-payout-304-million/164887
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One of the many stories abut this stated that WNJU has some unspecified favorable conditions over WNBC in the future transmitter moves to the World Trade Center.
 
channel99 said:
One of the many stories abut this stated that WNJU has some unspecified favorable conditions over WNBC in the future transmitter moves to the World Trade Center.
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WNBC is authorized for 172 kW from 1WTC while WNJU is authorized for 530 kW from 1WTC.

- Trip
 
tripinva said:
WNBC is authorized for 172 kW from 1WTC while WNJU is authorized for 530 kW from 1WTC.

- Trip
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Well that's a very good reason, unless tied to an undesirable directional pattern. Is there anything that would prevent NBC from moving the call letters WNBC to WNJU?
 
As a channel sharing license, both callsigns would attach to the channel 35 frequency.

- Trip
 
In case anyone wants to know about their virtual channels after this change, both WNBC & WNJU although on Channel 35 digitally, their virtual channel positions are still the same, with WNBC still on 4.1 and WNJU still on 47.1.
 
Jonathan7157 said:
In case anyone wants to know about their virtual channels after this change, both WNBC & WNJU although on Channel 35 digitally, their virtual channel positions are still the same, with WNBC still on 4.1 and WNJU still on 47.1.
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Also, WNBC and WNJU will still have separate licenses. WNBC will remain licensed to New York and WNJU to Linden NJ.
 
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