WWOR EMI Service

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WWOR EMI Service
Type
network
CountryUnited States
Ownership
OwnerEastern Microwave, Incorporated (uplinker, 1965–1996; Superstation programmer, 1990–1996)
Advance Entertainment Corporation (uplinker and Superstation programmer, 1996)
History
LaunchedJanuary 1, 1990; 34 years ago (1990-01-01)
ClosedDecember 31, 1996; 27 years ago (1996-12-31)

WWOR EMI Service was a New York City-based American cable television channel that operated as a superstation feed of Secaucus, New Jersey-licensed WWOR-TV (channel 9). The service was uplinked to satellite from Syracuse, New York, by Eastern Microwave, Inc., which later sold the satellite distribution rights to the Advance Entertainment Corporation subsidiary of Advance Publications, a Syracuse-based company that also owned various print, broadcast and cable television properties.

In the

World Trade Center bombing, when the local WWOR's transmitter was knocked out for the day. Cable providers in the New York metro area used the superstation feed as a substitute until the transmitter returned to service. The other was on Long Beach Island in Ocean County, New Jersey. Although that area falls within the New York City market, the Comcast
system serving that area carried WWOR EMI Service instead of the local feed, as they were unable to obtain a microwave link to be able to carry channel 9. Months after the end of the feed, that system began carrying the local feed, which by that point was uplinked to satellite.

History

In 1989, the

as well as some holdover shows that had aired on the local New York feed before the SyndEx law's passage.

In mid-1996, EMI sold the satellite distribution rights to WWOR and Boston's WSBK-TV to Advance Entertainment Corporation. On December 31, 1996, AEC discontinued the feed,[2] selling WWOR's former satellite transponder slot to Discovery Communications for the then six-month-old Animal Planet,[3] which Advance still presently owns in part.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Is Axel in or out?". The Boston Globe. 1989-12-29. p. 63. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  2. ^ McConville, Jim. "N.Y.'s WWOR loses super status; satellite distributor discontinues service contract with television station", Broadcasting & Cable, January 6, 1997.
  3. ^ Paikert, Charles. "Discovery dogs WWOR; Animal Planet gets leg up on Open Slots", Multichannel News, January 6, 1997.