WNYJ-TV
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HAAT | 167 m (548 ft) |
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Transmitter coordinates | 40°47′17.5″N 74°15′18.2″W / 40.788194°N 74.255056°W |
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WNYJ-TV (channel 66) was an
WNYJ-TV carried programming from
In April 2017, it was announced that WNYJ had sold its spectrum in the
History
Channel 66 as a translator
The channel 66 allocation in the New York City area originally began operation in 1970 as W66AA, which served as a repeater for WABC-TV (channel 7). Originally, most of the upper UHF band stations were used as a compromise to work around the "reflection" problem brought about by the then-new World Trade Center. The issue was that TV signals transmitted from the Empire State Building (about three miles north of the WTC) would bounce off the WTC skins, leading to viewers on that north/south direction getting excessive ghosting.
The use of UHF translators and repeaters that were mounted on the WTC with a northward transmission pattern allowed viewers in that zone the option of tuning in to the new, and clearer, signal.
Most of the TV stations moved their primary transmitters to the WTC's North Tower in 1975, thus leaving channel 66 at the Empire State Building as a backup.
WABC-TV ceased operating its channel 66 translator at some point in the late 1970s. Channel 66 was allocated in 1984 by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as a non-commercial educational station and was assigned to West Milford, New Jersey, northwest of New York City.[5]
As WFME-TV
WFME-TV was an outgrowth of radio station WFME (94.7 FM, now WXBK), which began broadcasting Family Radio programming in 1963 and was purchased outright by the ministry in 1966. Family Stations filed an application in 1986 for the non-commercial allocation for channel 66 and went on the air March 1, 1996.
The station's schedule consisted of repeated airings of Family Bible Reading Fellowship (a video broadcast of a Family Radio Bible study program),
As WNYJ-TV
In late October 2013, it was announced that WFME-TV would become an affiliate of the
Since then, WNYJ-TV has changed programming on its station. On February 1, 2014, WNYJ began carrying Blue Ocean Network from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. and then aired MHz Worldview programming from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. On May 1, 2014, programming was changed again with MHZ Worldview programming changed to France 24 in the nighttime hours. MHZ Worldview programming was moved to the third subchannel while France 24 was added full-time to the second subchannel. In mid-September 2014, Blue Ocean Network programming was dropped and France 24 went full-time, with the second subchannel reserved for future programming. On December 1, 2014, programming was changed again with CNC World programming placed on the primary channel and France 24 programming moved back to the second sub-channel. In 2015, France 24 programming was discontinued, leaving CNC World on channel 66.1, MHz Worldview on channel 66.2 and audio from WFME-FM on another subchannel.
In the FCC's
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's digital channel was
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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66.1 | 480i | 4:3 |
WNYJ | CNC World |
66.2 | MHz Worldview
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66.6 | audio only | WFME-FM audio |
Former subchannels
When the station was previously controlled by Family Stations, WFME-TV also carried a simulcast of
Analog-to-digital conversion
WFME-TV discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over
See also
- WYMK (106.3 MHz, formerly WDVY and WFME-FM)
- WXBK (94.7 MHz, formerly WFME)
- KCNZ-CD (former sister station in San Francisco)
- Family Radio
References
- ^ "About WFME-TV." wfme.net. Retrieved November 2, 2013
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WNYJ-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Home - WNYJ". Archived from the original on October 30, 2013.
- ^ a b Dampier, Phillip (April 13, 2017). "Spectrum Auction Over: 175 TV Stations Take Money to Vacate Their Channels". Stop the Cap!.
- ^ "More from the FCC" (PDF). Broadcasting: 32. July 2, 1984.
- ^ Camping, Harold (2002). The End of the Church Age...and After. Oakland, CA: Family Stations, Inc. Archived from the original on August 10, 2008. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
- ^ "New York City & Surrounding Area Gains Access to MHz Worldview & MHz International Mysteries on WNYJ, Nov. 1". Retrieved November 1, 2013.
- ^ "October 23, 2013 - WFME-TV programming to be discontinued." wfme.net. Retrieved November 1, 2013. [1]
- ^ "FCC Broadcast Television Spectrum Incentive Auction Auction 1001 Winning Bids" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. April 4, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ^ "Suspension of Operations of a DTV Station Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. October 23, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ "Cancellation Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. October 26, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WNYJ
- ^ List of Digital Full-Power Stations
- ^ CDBS Print