WYDN/48 (was Re: WMFP/WYDN)

["Peter Q. George" <radiojunkie3@yahoo.com>]

WYDN (Channel 48/Worcester, MA) is a curious animal. 
Allegedly, it is supposed to be a "non-commercial,
educational" station.  Yeah, right!  It is nothing but
a repeater for the "Daystar Television Network".  They
are obviously using a 18" dish to receive it as the
picture pixelates quite often.  When they lose the
signal, the "default screen" appears just like the
Dish Network receivers do.  I see some religious
infomercials quite often, especially "On The Wings Of
Eagles", the same informercial you see on the PAX
stations.  So much for being "non-commercial".

One big question, where is the studio?  The rules are
that you MUST have a studio within a specified
distance within the City of License (Worcester).  If
so, I have not seen ANY local origination!

As for the legal ID..... it is automatically keyed
locally through commands via the satellite feed at the
top of the hour just below the Daystar logo when they
show that "bumper".

Where is their public file?  Good question.

Peter Q. George (K1XRB)
Whitman, Massachusetts  




--- Paul Hopfgarten <paul@03038.com> wrote:
> I noticed that WMFP (Ch 62-Lawrence MA broadcasting
> SAH) was down last
> evening as well as this morning, though as of about
> 10:15AM they're back up.
> 
> Not that I need to check out SAH, but does anyone
> know what (if anything)
> happened?
> 
> Oh...and I also meant to ask.....does WYDN (Ch 48
> Worcester - Daystar
> Religion) EVER ID? I've tuned in from :55 to :05
> maybe a dozen times since
> they got picked up by Comcast.
> 
> Paul Hopfgarten
> East Derry NH 03041
> paul@03038.com
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> >
>
[mailto:owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org]On
> Behalf Of Roy
> > Lawrence
> > Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 10:15 AM
> > To: bri@bostonradio.org
> > Subject: Cystic Fibrosis TV show in Boston
> >
> >
> > This question doesn't relate directly to radio,
> but
> > thought I would give it a try. A friend of mine
> runs a
> > Cystic Fibrosis support mailing-list. She received
> a
> > question from a reader regarding a show about C.F.
> > that aired on a Boston television station
> recently.
> >
> >
> > This was the body of the message:
> >
> > "A few weeks ago I saw a beautifully done cystic
> > fibrosis video on a television station in Boston. 
> I
> > do not recall which station.  The video
> demonstrated
> > how difficult it is for people with CF to breathe.
> It
> > contrasted the difficulty with that of a fish out
> of
> > water gasping for air.  It was very effective,
> > colorful & tastefully done.
> >
> > Did anyone see this or does anyone have info on
> this
> > show?"
> >
> > **End message**
> >
> >
> > Does anyone here have any ideas on how I could
> locate
> > imformation on where this show cleared? Please
> reply
> > to me off the list! Thanks for all your help in
> > advance.
> >
> > Roy Lawrence
> >
> >
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Peter Q. George (K1XRB)
Whitman, Massachusetts
                           "Scanning the bands since 1967"
radiojunkie1@yahoo.com
radiojunkie3@yahoo.com
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