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Old 05-23-2015, 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Ed in Tx View Post
" in 1922, radio station WFAA in Dallas began transmitting" 1922 before they divvied up the country K & W and from ownership by the Belo Corp later on the air in 1949 with TV. Used to be when a station changed owners the W and K rule applied to the new owner, but I guess no more. Gannett owns Ch 8 WFAA TV now.
And that explains KDKA in Pittsburgh, pre-dated the requirement.

BTW - KJWP reception seems pretty stable here 55 miles west, until sunset. The DT low frequency channels act strangely with weather also.
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Last edited by DavGoodlin; 05-26-2015 at 04:19 PM. Reason: KYW removed - JeffHS posted story
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