WCMN-LD

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WCMN-LD
ATSC 3.0 station
Channels
Programming
Affiliations Religious Independent
Ownership
OwnerStarcom, LLC
History
FoundedAugust 28, 1989
First air date
June 9, 1992(31 years ago) (1992-06-09)
Former call signs
K13VS (1989–1996)
WCMN-LP (1996–2022)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog:
  • 13 (VHF, 1992–2022)
Silent (2021–2022)
Call sign meaning
Central Minnesota
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 62341
Class LD
ERP 15 kW
HAAT 95.1 m (312 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 45°32′35″N94°15′42″W / 45.54306°N 94.26167°W / 45.54306; -94.26167
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WCMN-LD (channel 13) is a low-power television station licensed to both St. Cloud and Sartell, Minnesota, United States, which primarily broadcasts religious programming. Owned by StarCom, LLC, the station maintains a transmitter on Julep Road (off State Highway 23) in Waite Park, Minnesota.

History

Channel 13 began as K13VS in 1992; it was affiliated with the Main Street TV network and was the first new TV venture in St. Cloud since KXLI channel 41 started in 1982. [1] While it also aired several local shows, it was hindered by a lack of visibility on cable systems. [2] By 1994, the station was purchasing time on a local cable channel to make its weekday evening shows, including a local newscast available to cable homes. [3]

StarCom sold three radio stations to Regent Broadcasting in 2000 so it could purchase and develop channel 13, which had become WCMN-LP in 1996. [4] It returned to the air on August 20, 2001, airing All News Channel with local inserts. [5] When ANC folded in 2002, the station switched to America One and then The Sportsman Channel. [6]

On January 4, 2022, the station filed a license to cover application for digital facilities, [7] stating that it is broadcasting in the ATSC 3.0 format, making it the first such station in Minnesota. It had operated in analog on VHF channel 13 until the FCC-mandated shutdown of analog LPTV stations on July 13, 2021, and did not construct an ATSC 1.0 facility. [8] The station was licensed for digital operation effective September 21, 2022, changing its call sign to WCMN-LD.

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References

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