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Sec. 73.653 Operation of TV aural and visual transmitters.
The aural and visual transmitters may be operated independently of each other or, if operated simultaneously, may be used with different and unrelated program material.
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KSHW-LP, VHF analog channel 6, was a low-powered television station licensed to Sheridan, Wyoming, United States. The station was last owned by Lovcom, Inc., and last broadcast a sports radio format with programming from Fox Sports Radio.
KGHD-LD is a low-power television station in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The station is owned by Obidia Porras.
The following low-power television stations broadcast on digital or analog channel 6 in the United States:
References
- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WVOA-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ "Analog TV Stations Still on the Air in 2021". YouTube .
- ↑ Herbert, Geoff (October 6, 2013). Syracuse radio station starts playing holiday music 11 weeks before Christmas Syracuse Post-Standard. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
- ↑ Naughton, Peter (November 22, 2010). WMBO-LP returns to the airwaves CNYRadio.com. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Analog TV transmission turned off at 5PM Tuesday July 13, 2021. WVOA 87.7 Syracuse New York". YouTube .
- ↑ "Fifth Report and Order: In the Matter of Amendment of Parts 73 and 74 of the Commission's Rules to Establish Rules for Digital Low Power Television and Television Translator Stations" (FCC 23-58, MB Docket No. 03-185, Adopted: July 20, 2023, Released: July 20, 2023)
- ↑ "Media Bureau Announces That All LPTV Rules and Filing Requirements Are Now In Effect" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. December 28, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ↑ "RabbitEars query for WVOA". rabbitears.info. Retrieved July 4, 2023.