Ion Media wants to move WEPX-TV Greenville, N.C., off Channel...
Ion Media wants to move WEPX-TV Greenville, N.C., off Channel 51, the only channel the FCC is processing broadcaster changes from (CD May 23 p5). Ion wants to switch to Channel 26 “to expand service beyond that allowed on Channel…
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51” and “eliminate potential interference with wireless operations in the adjacent Lower 700 MHz A Block,” the company said in a petition for rulemaking posted Thursday to docket 12-130 (http://xrl.us/bm9dqp). The next day, a Media Bureau rulemaking notice was released seeking comment on the move (http://xrl.us/bm9drh). Using a non-directional antenna, WEPX on Channel 26 “would serve all viewers currently receiving digital service, and it would reach more” than 100,000 additional people, Ion said.