W09CK
W09CK is an independent low-power television station in Flint, Michigan. The station is owned by P & P Cable Holdings. The station was previously a repeater of WXON-LP, whose license was cancelled in January 2012. W09CK is still on the air part-time and broadcasts public-domain movies. There are no plans to air full-time or to air new programs until after it is known if the station can stay on the air after the spectrum auction.
Flint, Michigan | |
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Channels | Analog: 9 (VHF) |
Programming | |
Affiliations | Independent |
Ownership | |
Owner | P & P Cable Holdings |
History | |
First air date | October 7, 1996 |
Former call signs | W61DB (1996-2000) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 61 (UHF, 1996-2000) |
repeater of sister station WXON-LP (1996-2009, when that station went off the air) | |
Call sign meaning | assigned by the FCC |
Technical information | |
ERP | 85 watts |
The station broadcasts on channel 9, but does not even cover all of Flint. The station currently broadcasts at 85 watts from a transmitter on the north side of Flint.
Since the 2009 DTV transition in the United States does not affect low power stations, neither W09CK nor former parent WXON-LP had plans to broadcast in digital; however, W09CK will be required to convert to digital or close down by the time that the digital transition takes effect for low power stations, if and when such plans take to effect. It is unlikely that the station will be allowed to convert to digital without a move to another frequency, as it could possibly interfere with CBET-DT in Windsor on VHF 9. The station could also lose its current channel position after the spectrum auction, as it is a low-power repeater station.
External links
- Michiguide: More info on Flint's W09CK
- Michiguide: More info on P&P Cable Holdings
- W09CK in the FCC's TV station database
- Query TV Fool's coverage map for W09CK