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telcodad
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Lincroft, NJ

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Re: WACP Philadelphia - Atlantic City

FYI - An article with a few more details:

New Philly VHF-Station Set To Launch Next Week
TVNewsCheck - Oct 19, 2012
»www.tvnewscheck.com/arti ··· ext-week

The article says that "WACP will begin broadcasting on Oct. 23" but it has actually been on-the-air since June 18th "operating with program test authority," so I guess "testing" is coming to an end now.

I like one reader's comment at the end of the article:
This channel has been broadcasting nonstop infomercial dreckage in the Philly area for a couple months now. We occasionally watch to laugh at the used car clown salesmen.
telcodad

telcodad

MVM

Another article with a few more details:

New VHF Station WACP-TV Secures Pay TV Carriage
Station is one of two new full-power facilities

By Deborah D. McAdams, TV Technology - October 22, 2012
»www.tvtechnology.com/bus ··· -/216050

Anon
@comcast.net

Anon

Anon

Uhh this is NOT a local station here in New Castle County De and its crap programming so ...now they've changed our lineup for what. Why not give us a Wildwood NJ channel. It's closer than Atlantic City!

telcodad
MVM
join:2011-09-16
Lincroft, NJ

telcodad

MVM

Looks like there may be 2 new VHF OTA TV stations in NJ and DE, joining WACP in AC and WMDE in Seaford:

Court Reverses FCC Denial of Station License Reallocation to New Jersey, Delaware
Says move squares with the intent of law that each state have at least one VHF station if possible

By John Eggerton, Broadcasting & Cable - December 14, 2012
»www.broadcastingcable.co ··· ware.php
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has told the FCC to allow the reallocation of two station licenses from Nevada and Wyoming to New Jersey and Delaware, saying the move squares with the intent of a law that each state have at least one VHF station if it is technically feasible.

The FCC in September 2011 upheld a 2009 Media Bureau decision denying the move of TV station channel licenses from Wyoming and Nevada to New Jersey and Delaware, which at the time of the initial request had no VHF stations. When PMCM TV, owner of KJWY-TV Jackson (Wyo.), and KVNV-TV Ely (Nev.), filed for the move, New Jersey and Delaware were the only states without a VHF station. That was after WOR-TV Secaucus went digital and moved to a UHF channel.
BTW - Has the programming offered on WACP changed (improved) any yet?

SeattleMatt
Streaming Tech Director
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join:2001-12-28
Seattle, WA

SeattleMatt

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Nope - waste of infomercial space in HD.