WMUN-CD
WMUN-CD was a class A station license in New York. It operated on digital channel 45, airing infomercials.
| New York, New York United States | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Digital: 45 (UHF) |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Defunct (formerly infomercials) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Local Media TV Holdings (Local Media TV New York, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WNMF-LD |
| History | |
| Founded | January 4, 1988 |
| Former call signs | W57BC (1988–1995) WLIG-LP (1995–1996) WLNY-LP (1996–2010) WLIG-CD (2010–2012) |
| Former affiliations | independent via WLIG and WLNY-TV (1988–2012) Classic Arts Showcase (2012) Jewelry TV (DT2, 2015–2017) |
| Call sign meaning | MUN, a Welsh word which means "go" |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 73207 |
| Class | A |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°45′08″N 73°58′04″W |
| Translator(s) | W19EH-D Stamford, Connecticut |
History
As W57BC, WLIG, and WLNY
Founded in 1988, the station was owned by WLIG (now WLNY-TV) Inc. It was an independent translator station out of Mineola, NY, after W44AI (now WNYX-LD) moved the license to New York City as an independent station airing public access TV. In the following years, the call letters changed from WLIG-LP, WLNY-LP, and back to the original call sign of WLIG-CD in 2010. Despite the call changes, the programming stayed much the same. After WLNY-TV announced the station's sale to CBS, the translator station was sold to Local Media in 2012 and temporarily ceased broadcasting.
As WMUN-CD
In mid-2012, the call letters changed to WMUN-CD, and the station began running Classic Arts Showcase full-time. By late 2012, CAS was dropped and the station began airing infomercials. The following year, children's programming was added to fulfill E/I requirements, plus locally produced programming such as Community Impact. In the summer of 2014, The Balancing Act was added to the station's afternoon lineup.
WMUN-CD was the third television station that operated W19EH-D as a translator, behind WEBR-CD, WCBS-TV and WPIX.
Community Impact was moved to late afternoons in 2015, and additional children's programming was added for an hour on weekday and weekend afternoons, thus exceeding the E/I requirements. A few weeks later, the children's programming, along with public affairs programming, was dropped and the station began to air infomercials full-time. The following year, E/I programming returned on the air.
On April 13, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that WMUN-CD was a successful bidder in the spectrum auction, and would be surrendering its license in exchange for $23,191,413.[1] Local Media TV surrendered WMUN-CD's license to the FCC for cancellation on August 28, 2017.
Digital television
Digital channels
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP short name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.1 | 1080i | 4:3 | WMUN-CD | Infomercials |
| 45.2 | 1080i | 4:3 | WMUN-2 | Jewelry TV |
In March 2015, home shopping channel Jewelry TV was added to the station's 45.2 sub-channel under the name WMUN-2.
External links
- WMUN in the FCC's TV station database
- Call Sign History – Federal Communications Commission