W10BM explained

Callsign:W10BM
Branding:TV-10 Morehead
Analog:10 (VHF)
Affiliations:Independent
Founded:1988
Location:Morehead, Kentucky
Country:United States
Owner:Vearl Pennington
Erp:0.018 kW
Haat:300NaN0
Facility Id:69839
Class:TX
Coordinates:38.1842°N -83.4619°W (claimed on license)
Licensing Authority:FCC

W10BM (channel 10) was a low power television station in Morehead, Kentucky, United States, that later operated unlicensed and was fined as a pirate station by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Licensed broadcast term

The FCC granted an amended construction permit for W10BM by December 4, 1987,[1] and a license by March 29, 1990.[2] A license renewal expired on August 1, 1998.[3] The licensed parameters were for 18 watts at 30m (100feet) above ground level, broadcasting on VHF channel 10 with a city of license of Morehead, Kentucky, and licensee named as Vearl Pennington at a post office box in Mount Sterling, Kentucky.[4]

On April 27, 2004, the FCC sent the Mount Sterling post office box a letter saying that W10BM at Morehead, as well as W06BC at Mount Sterling, would be cancelled unless the FCC received a response.[5] On October 18, 2004, a letter was sent to the same address, stating that no response was received and both station licenses were cancelled.[6]

Pirate broadcasts and fines

On May 12, 2017, the FCC fined the station's operators, Vearl Pennington and Michael Williamson, $144,344 for continuing to operate W10BM despite the cancellation of the license.[7] The fine was upheld on January 28, 2019.[8]

The channel remained on the air through carriage via local Spectrum systems, until it was dropped on February 23, 2022.[9] If it was still broadcasting using its transmitter, likewise, it also violated the FCC's July 13, 2021, deadline for all analog television operations to end.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amendment to a New Analog LPTV Station Construction Permit Application; File Number: BPTVL-19870702Y7 . December 4, 1987 . Licensing and Management System . Federal Communications Commission . Washington, D.C. . May 1, 2020 .
  2. Web site: License To Cover for Analog LPTV Station Application; File Number:BLTVL-19900102IG . March 29, 1990 . Licensing and Management System . Federal Communications Commission . Washington, D.C. . May 1, 2020 .
  3. Web site: License Renewal Authorization . Licensing and Management System . Federal Communications Commission . Washington, D.C. . May 1, 2020 .
  4. Web site: Facility ID:69839; DW10BM . Licensing and Management System . Federal Communications Commission . Washington, D.C. . May 1, 2020 .
  5. Web site: In re: LPTV/TV Translator Renewal Application of: Veral Pennington; W06BC Mount Sterling, KY; Facility ID; 69842; W10BM Morehead, KY; Facility: 69839 . April 27, 2004 . Licensing and Management System . Federal Communications Commission . Washington, D.C. . May 1, 2020 .
  6. Web site: In re: LPTV/TV Translator Renewal Application of: Veral Pennington; W06BC Mount Sterling, KY; Facility ID; 69842; W10BM Morehead, KY; Facility: 69839 . October 18, 2004 . Licensing and Management System . Federal Communications Commission . Washington, D.C. . May 1, 2020 .
  7. News: Balderston. Michael. FCC Fines Unlicensed Kentucky LPTV Max Penalty. May 13, 2017. TV Technology. May 12, 2017.
  8. Web site: FORFEITURE ORDER. Federal Communications Commission . January 30, 2019 . January 29, 2019.
  9. IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR SPECTRUM CHANNEL LINEUP Communities Served: Lakeview Heights, Morehead, Olive Hill, Owingsville, Salt Lick; Counties of Bath, Carter, Rowan, KY.. Charter Communications. April 19, 2022.

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