W46CR
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| Saginaw / Midland, Michigan | |
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| Channels | Analog: 42 (UHF) Digital: 24 (UHF, future) |
| Affiliations | 3ABN |
| Owner | Three Angels Broadcasting Network |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Former callsigns | W46CR (1999-2007) |
| Website | www.3abn.org/television |
W46CR (which seems to unofficially use W42DI instead), channel 42 is a low-power television station in Midland County, Michigan. It is a affiliate of the 3ABN. Its city grade signal is viewable in parts of rural Isabella, Midland and Gratiot counties.
In March 2005, W46CR applied for a move to channel 42 when full power CW affiliate WBSF received their construction permit for a station licensed to Bay City, also on channel 46. However, when WBSF signed on on September 13, 2006, W46CR continued their channel 46 broadcast, causing co-channel interference with WBSF outside its general coverage area, as far east as Auburn, in Bay County.
3ABN's request to move to channel 42 was granted sometime in mid-2007, which, at that point, the station moved to its new channel and was given new calls, W42DI. However, the move seems to have gone unnoted or was deleted from the FCC's database, as the entry for W46CR remains, or Three Angels has constructed the facilities and not let the FCC know it has done so.
According to the FCC database, W46CR has a construction permit for low power digital channel 24. However, since the DTV transition in the United States does not affect low power stations, there is no deadline for W46CR to go all digital.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- 3ABN website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for W46CR
- W42DI at Michigan's Radio & TV Broadcast Guide
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