WBMS-CA

WBMS-CA
Satellite of WXMS-LP Jackson
Jackson, Mississippi;
Channels	Analog: 10 (VHF);
Branding	MeTV Jackson
Programming
Affiliations	Defunct
Ownership
Owner	American Spirit Media, LLC; (WDBD License Subsidiary, LLC);
Operator	Raycom Media
Sister stations	WDBD, WLOO, WXMS-LP
History
First air date	1994; 30 years ago
Last air date	April 20, 2012; 12 years ago
Former call signs	W10BD (1994–1995); WMVT-LP (1995-1997); WBMS-LP (1997–2003)
Former affiliations	Primary:; America's Voice (1994–1997); UPN (1997–2001, 2003–2005); America One (2001-2002); Pax (2002–2003); Independent (2005–2011); MeTV (2011-2012); Secondary:; America One (1997-2001, 2002-2003);
Technical information
Facility ID	23473
Class	CA
ERP	3 kW
Transmitter coordinates	32°12′47.0″N 90°22′54.0″W / 32.213056°N 90.381667°W

WBMS-CA, VHF analog channel 10, was a low-powered, Class A MeTV-affiliated television station licensed to Jackson, Mississippi, United States.

History

WBMS began broadcasting in 1994 as W10BD, affiliated with America's Voice. It was owned by Louisiana state senator Louis "Woody" Jenkins and his company Great Oaks Broadcasting. Jenkins owned two stations in Baton Rouge−WBTR (channel 36) and WTNC (channel 21). In 1994, he sold the station to Metrovision, a startup cable company, who changed the call sign to WMVT-LP the next year.

In 1997, the station's call sign was changed to WBMS-LP (later WBMS-CA), and joined the UPN network, with America One a secondary affiliation. In 2001, WBMS dropped UPN and moved America One to primary status. In 2002, the station joined Pax and pushed America One back to secondary status. On June 1, 2003, WBMS dropped Pax and America One, and rejoined UPN as a simulcast of WXMS-LP. In 2004, Jackson Television, LLC acquired WBMS and WXMS. As of 2012, WBMS still operated as a simulcast of WXMS. However, on April 20, WBMS' analog transmitter failed.^[1]

Vicksburg Broadcasting filed to sell WBMS-CA and WUFX to American Spirit Media in July 2012. As part of the deal, WBMS' operations were to be taken over by Raycom Media, owner of NBC affiliate WLBT (channel 3), under a shared services agreement; American Spirit also acquired Fox affiliate WDBD (channel 40) and WXMS-LP from Roundtable Broadcasting, with the WUFX license being sold to Tougaloo College (though it operates that station, now MyNetworkTV affiliate WLOO (channel 35), under a joint sales agreement).^[2] American Spirit Media never returned WBMS to the air; on May 1, 2013, the FCC cancelled its license for failure to broadcast for a year.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. January 14, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
^ Seyler, Dave (August 1, 2012). "TV dealings in the Jackson MS market". Television Business Report. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
^ http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=40797
^ Hashemzadeh, Hossein (May 1, 2013). "Re: WBMS-CA, Jackson, Mississippi…" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 6, 2014.

External links

[fcc-wbmsdark-1] "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. January 14, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2014.

[tvbr-saletoasm-2] Seyler, Dave (August 1, 2012). "TV dealings in the Jackson MS market". Television Business Report. Retrieved August 3, 2012.

[3] ttp://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=40797

[fcc-wbmsdeleted-4] Hashemzadeh, Hossein (May 1, 2013). "Re: WBMS-CA, Jackson, Mississippi…" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 6, 2014.

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