W47CK
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| HAAT | 150 m (492 ft) |
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| Transmitter coordinates | 34°02′36″N 78°19′55″W / 34.04333°N 78.33194°W |
W47CK (channel 47) was a
low-power television station licensed to Shallotte, North Carolina, United States, which served the Wilmington area as an affiliate of MyNetworkTV. Owned by Timothy McIver, the station maintained a transmitter on Royal Oak Road in Lockwoods Folly Township, northwest of Supply, North Carolina
.
Background
W47CK used the fictional
digital switchover
on September 8, 2008, and continued to broadcast in the same format since the June 12, 2009, national transition date.
W47CK did not apply for
flash-cut" to digital with the FCC. Low-power television stations like W47CK were not initially required to switch to digital in the United States though two other low-power outlets (then-CBS affiliate and now independent station WILM-LD and former Trinity Broadcasting Network
station W51CW) did make an early switch in Wilmington on the voluntary date. Low-power television stations had to convert to digital on or before July 13, 2021.
For a period of time,
Spectrum
) would pick up W47CK on its digital tier and subsequently dropped WITN-DT2 from the lineup.
On December 11, 2020, the FCC canceled W47CK's license for failing to submit a license renewal application.[1]
References
- ^ "W47CK Cancellation Notice". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.