RE: No Fox affilate for Bangor after all

[Cooper Fox <fox893@yahoo.com>]

i don't believe it is low power, but it is a UHF
station..


--- Paul Hopfgarten <hopfgapr@sprynet.com> wrote:
> Isn't WCKD an -LP station?
> I don't think the must-carry rules apply to -LP
> stations.
> 
> -Paul Hopfgarten
> -Derry NH
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> >
>
[mailto:owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org]On
> Behalf Of Tony
> > Randazzo
> > Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2001 3:45 AM
> > To: bri@bostonradio.org
> > Subject: No Fox affilate for Bangor after all
> > 
> > 
> > Although WCKD UPN 30 was suppose to switch
> affilations
> > to FOX on the same day that WPXT switches to WB,
> it
> > turns out that UPN will not let them out of thier
> > contract, so channel 30 will stay UPN for awhile. 
> As
> > a result, Adelphia has dropped them from the
> channel
> > lineup and replaced it with FOXNET.  However, they
> > continue to carry WSBK, UPN out of Boston.  My
> > question is, if anyone can clarify this, isn't it
> > illegal for a cable system to carry an out of town
> > station when a local affilate is availble?  And if
> > not, can WCKD request that all out of town UPN
> > programming be blacked out?
> > 
> > Tony
> > Bangor, Maine
> > 
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