Just wondering if WFME TV 66 will be sold as well ?
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WFME TV 66, will they sell this as well ?
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DToTheJ said:
Wouldn't count on it. There's no requirement to drop the -TV -- it's legal for Cumulus to own WFME (FM) and Family to own WFME-TV, and if Cumulus changes the FM calls there's still no need to drop the -TV suffix even if there is no WFME(FM).
Indeed, there's some (minor) incentive to keep the -TV suffix: there's a charge for changing call letters, which need not be paid if the station remains WFME-TV. (however, IIRC that charge is only $90)
Two things to take note of here:
1. WFME-TV holds a non-commercial license. Perhaps it goes to an educational organization, perhaps to NJTV (doubtful), or (hopefully not) to a religious broadcaster. Or maybe it gets shut down altogether, which would be no big loss.
2. Most television production at Family Stations' headquarters in Oakland closed down last year following Harold Camping's stroke, about two-and-a-half weeks following his failed Armageddon prediction. At that point his Open Forum program ended as well. WFME-TV's signal does not reach where I am, but the last time I saw them they were still running some original programming -- basically taped church meetings from Camping's "Alameda Bible Fellowship" and some of Family Radio's teaching shows converted to TV form with graphics and video -- along with brokered shows, public affairs, and endless reruns of The Joy of Music. (awhile ago, they were airing the old NBC World War II docu-series Victory at Sea.) If the San Francisco station is being sold, this obviously means they are giving up on television.
1. WFME-TV holds a non-commercial license. Perhaps it goes to an educational organization, perhaps to NJTV (doubtful), or (hopefully not) to a religious broadcaster. Or maybe it gets shut down altogether, which would be no big loss.
2. Most television production at Family Stations' headquarters in Oakland closed down last year following Harold Camping's stroke, about two-and-a-half weeks following his failed Armageddon prediction. At that point his Open Forum program ended as well. WFME-TV's signal does not reach where I am, but the last time I saw them they were still running some original programming -- basically taped church meetings from Camping's "Alameda Bible Fellowship" and some of Family Radio's teaching shows converted to TV form with graphics and video -- along with brokered shows, public affairs, and endless reruns of The Joy of Music. (awhile ago, they were airing the old NBC World War II docu-series Victory at Sea.) If the San Francisco station is being sold, this obviously means they are giving up on television.
WFME TV is on Verizon Fios TV on channel 29 in NYC.
WNTIRadio said:
WNTIRadio said:
That's a good question. In the analog world, I'd say **no way**. However, the FCC allowed Pittsburgh's WQED to convert their second station WQEX to a commercial license, so I guess *never* isn't *never* anymore! That said, IIRC the Pittsburgh operation argued *neither* station could survive without the revenue from the commercial sale of WQEX -- leaving Pittsburgh without public TV. That's certainly not the case here.
If commercial, it may elect between must-carry and retransmission-consent. In practice it would be stupid for a commercial WFME-TV to try retransmission-consent: the chances any cable operator would be willing to pay for any programming a commercial WFME-TV would be likely to land would be just about zero. So they'll go for must-carry.
If non-commercial, must-carry is WFME's only choice.
Turn it into MeTV. It will be better than what is on there now.
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