WTMS-CA

Last updated
WTMS-CA
Channels
Programming
AffiliationsDefunct
Ownership
Owner
History
Founded2006;18 years ago (2006)
ShopNBC, Daystar, Telefutura
Technical information
ERP 405 W
Links
Website www.telefutura.com

WTMS-CA, VHF analog channel 7, was a low-powered, Class A Telefutura-affiliated television station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The station was owned by Silver Point Capital of Greenwich, Connecticut and was one of two Spanish language television stations in Minnesota, alongside sister station and Univision affiliate WUMN-LP (channel 13). It had air the Daystar Television Network, and been a ShopNBC affiliate.

On June 25, 2008, Equity disclosed that it was selling WTMS to Luken Communications, LLC. [1]

Equity Media Holdings has been in chapter 11 bankruptcy since December 2008 [2] and offers by Luken Communications to acquire Equity-owned stations in six markets have since been withdrawn. [3]

WTMS was sold at auction to Silver Point Capital on April 16, 2009. [4] The sale closed on August 17, 2009; [5] just a week later, on August 25, the station's license was canceled. [6] As of February 7,2010, however, WTMS-LD, a construction permit for a digital companion channel, remained active. This construction permit has since expired and the station is now listed as DWTMS, and is marked for deletion from the FCC database.

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References

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  2. Larson, Erik (December 8, 2008). "Equity Media, U.S. TV Station Owner, Seeks Bankruptcy". Bloomberg News . Retrieved December 9, 2008.
  3. Equity's Management Cause of Downfall, Former CEO Asserts, Mark Hengel, Arkansas Business, February 2, 2009
  4. "Takers found for 60 Equity stations". Television Business Report. April 18, 2009. Archived from the original on April 24, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
  5. "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. August 19, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
  6. "Station Search Details (DWTMS-CA)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved August 25, 2009.