WIYC

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WIYC
City Troy, Alabama
Channels
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WALE-LD, WCOV-TV
History
FoundedDecember 18, 1986 (1986-12-18)
First air date
November 24, 2000(23 years ago) (2000-11-24)
Former call signs
WRJM-TV (1986–2009)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 67 (UHF, 2000–2009)
  • Digital: 48 (UHF, until 2020)
Call sign meaning
"It's Your Country" (former slogan; based on its previous affiliation with TCN)
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 62207
ERP 185 kW
HAAT 322.3 m (1,057 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 32°3′36.5″N85°57′1.8″W / 32.060139°N 85.950500°W / 32.060139; -85.950500
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Public license information

WIYC (channel 48) is a television station licensed to Troy, Alabama, United States, serving the Montgomery area as an affiliate of Cozi TV. It is owned by Allen Media Broadcasting alongside Fox affiliate WCOV-TV (channel 20) and low-power local weather station WALE-LD (channel 17). The three stations share studios on WCOV Avenue in the Normandale section of Montgomery; WIYC's transmitter is located on County Road 37 in rural Bullock County.

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History

WRJM's logo as a MyNetworkTV affiliate, used from 2006 to 2009 Wjrm mntv2.JPG
WRJM's logo as a MyNetworkTV affiliate, used from 2006 to 2009

The station came on the air on November 24, 2000, as WRJM-TV, an affiliate of the United Paramount Network (UPN). Following the announcement of the merger between UPN and The WB to form The CW, WRJM signed an affiliation agreement with News Corporation's new upstart programming service, MyNetworkTV. The station made the switch between affiliations on MyNetworkTV's first day of broadcast, September 5, 2006. In addition to MyNetworkTV programming, WRJM-TV showed traditional syndicated fare, local programming, and sports, including Troy University and high school sports.

In February 2008, the station went into receivership after defaulting on a $2.9 million loan to Citizens Bank.[ citation needed ] WRJM received an extension of time to construct its previously approved digital facilities, through November 19, 2008. [3]

Bankruptcy receiver Walter P. Lunsford filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that the station is being offered for sale. He noted that any new owner would be responsible for construction of WRJM's digital facilities, since no construction has taken place due to the station's financial condition. [4]

On January 16, 2009, Southern Venture Capital Group began operating WRJM via a local marketing agreement; on April 20, SVCG entered an agreement to purchase the station outright for $3 million. [5] In August 2009 SVCG assigned the LMA and purchase agreement to Artists and Fans Network, Inc.

In April 2009, the station ceased to carry MyNetworkTV programming; at the time, the station cited satellite problems and a need to reconfigure the station's equipment for its digital transition (though the station has also since dropped all syndicated programming, in favor of The Country Network (TCN), a subchannel featuring country music videos and performances). That May, WRJM suffered a lightning strike, forcing the station to end analog transmission; the station then ordered equipment to convert to digital. It would not be until 2014 when MyNetworkTV found another affiliate, low-powered WDSF-LD, which serves the immediate Montgomery area. Since WRJM's disaffiliation, most area cable systems carried WABM from the adjacent Birmingham market.

The station changed its call letters to WIYC in November 2009.

In 2011, WIYC dropped TCN in favor of WeatherNation, a weather information network similar to The Weather Channel. [6] It then changed affiliates again in 2013, this time affiliating with Cozi TV.

On November 15, 2017, Neal Ardman filed to sell WIYC to Woods Communications Corporation for $1 million. [7] The sale would create a duopoly with Fox affiliate WCOV-TV (channel 20); as Montgomery does not have enough television stations to permit a legal duopoly, Woods sought a failing station waiver for the purchase. The sale was completed on April 3, 2018. [8]

In 2020, MyNetworkTV reaffiliated with WIYC, sharing 48.2 with Decades.

Sale to Allen Media Group

On December 15, 2021, it was announced that Allen Media Group, a subsidiary of Los Angeles–based Entertainment Studios, would purchase WIYC, WCOV-TV and WALE-LD for $28.5 million; [1] the sale was completed on April 14, 2023. [9]

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WIYC [10]
Channel Res. Aspect Short nameProgramming
48.1 1080i 16:9 Cozi TV Cozi TV
48.2Catchy Catchy Comedy / MyNetworkTV
48.3 480i H & I Heroes & Icons
48.41080iCourtTV Court TV
48.5480iTBD TBD
48.6 4:3 Comet Comet
48.716:9Charge Charge!

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References

  1. 1 2 "Allen Media Buying Three Montgomery, Ala., Stations For $28.5M". TVNewsCheck. NewsCheckMedia. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WIYC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1245826 [ dead link ]
  4. ↑ "CDBS Print".
  5. ↑ http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/209417-Deals.php?rssid=20065&q=Deals [ dead link ]
  6. ↑ "WIYC 48 Drops The Country Network : Montgomery TV and Radio". montgomerytvandradio.com. Archived from the original on April 23, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Notification of Consummation". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. April 14, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  10. ↑ RabbitEars TV Query for WIYC
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